. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. accordance with thelaw of the Moral Governor, that he can fulfil the true end of that true manhood is completed in the perfectly holy character only,and the perfect moral life is therefore possible to the true man only. 2d. The Condition of Struggle with Evil requires a HolyWill. — As this present world is a scene of struggle with evilin all its forms, open and insidious, the moral agent can onlyhope to accomplish the perfect moral task, if his character bestrong and holy, ^. e.,
. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. accordance with thelaw of the Moral Governor, that he can fulfil the true end of that true manhood is completed in the perfectly holy character only,and the perfect moral life is therefore possible to the true man only. 2d. The Condition of Struggle with Evil requires a HolyWill. — As this present world is a scene of struggle with evilin all its forms, open and insidious, the moral agent can onlyhope to accomplish the perfect moral task, if his character bestrong and holy, ^. e., if his will be right and permanentlyand powerfully right. A Holy and Strong Will.— It is manifest that, in order to the workingout of the perfect life in such a condition of evil, the entire humannature, with all its tendencies and dispositions, as expressing itself inthe will, must be powerfully, as well as permanently, inclined in theright direction. Without both tlie elements of strength and holiness,the agent must inevitably be borne down in the unequal conflict andrmake failure in his CHAPTER III. THE REQUISITE MORAL RECONSTRUCTION. Statement and Subdivision. ^PHE preceding investigations have repeatedly brought toJ- light evidence that mans nature is in a condition ofmoral disorder, and that the prescribed life of duty has there-fore become impossible to him without a moral reconstructionof that nature. To complete a true theory of ethics, it there-fore becomes necessary to consider the subjects presented inthe following Sections : Section 1. The Moral Disorder of Mans Nature. Section 2. The True Reconstruction Scheme. The Propriety of Treating this Subject may easily be made to mans moral nature is in such a state of disorder as to prevent himfrom accomplishing his prescribed mission of duty, then it becomesessential to a helpful philosophy of morals to point out the method ofrestoring that nature to its normal condition, so that the true and fullmor
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