tion of Moral Causes on the Will 120

Nature of these Causes, and Source of the Diversity of
their operation in different individuals 123

Circumstances required for the Uniformity of their Operation:--

1. Knowledge 128

Truths of Natural and Revealed Religion.

2. Attention 132

Its influence on Moral Decisions.

3. Moral Habits 137

Origin and Progress of Derangement of Moral Harmony.

Influence of Habits upon Character 142

Means of Correcting Injurious Moral Habits 143

Practical Conclusions from these Principles. Important
Influence of Moral Habits 145

Necessity and Probability of Divine Aid in correcting
Moral Derangement 149

Influence of the Mental operation called Faith 152

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PART III.

OF THE MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR CONSCIENCE 155

Proofs of the Existence of Conscience as a Distinct Principle
of the mind 156

Nature of its Operation as the Regulating Principle 157

Analogy between it and Reason 158

Its Influence in conveying an Impression of the Moral
Attributes of the Deity 163

Knowledge derived from this Source 164

Comparison of the Divine Attributes with the Actual
State of Man 167

Difficulties arising from this Comparison removed only
by the Christian Revelation 169

Mental Process by which the Regulating Power of Conscience
is Impaired or Lost 172

Influence of this Condition upon the Judgment in regard
to Moral Truth 176

Influence of Attention in Moral Decisions 179

Man's responsibility for his belief