The Gospel compared to light, as dispel-

ling moral darkness, or barbarism.

2. Barbarism may be measured by the strength of

Malevolent Sentiments.

3. Occasion of these Discourses.

4. Method proposed.

5 llatred, its nature how to be investigated.

6. By contrast.

7. By distinguishing it from other sentiments, to

which it bears some affinity.

8. More of Hatred as distinguished from disappro-

bation.

9. Hatred described by describing the object.

10. The result of these descriptions.

11. A few objections.

12. Scriptural language relative to the nature of

hatred. Preliminary observations.

13. Instances; first of hatred in its proper sense ;

where of hating the partner of guilt--the virtuous-the

poor.

14. of hating things inanimate.

15. of avoiding being called liating,

16. of wearisomenss expressed by the term

Hatred.

17. of envy mixed with hatred.

18. of enmity mixed with hatred.

19.

of disapprobation mixed with hatred.

20. of hating comparatively.

21. of hating in effect.

22. Effects of hatred. And first its good effects.

23. The difference between justifying God and di-

recting Man,

24. Good effects of hatred, generally.

25. more particularly.

26. Not to be neglected because they relate chiefly

to the finer parts of human nature.

27. Sentiment how more useful than mere reason.

28. Objection, how can it be useful to hate Defor-

mity? Where of men's priding themselves in fasti.
diousness,

29.

How the good effects of hatred increase.

30. Idea of the world cn supposition that those qua-

lities which are now odious, excited no disgust.

31. Hurtful effects of hatred ; and first as generat-

ing ill-will.

32. In domestic life.

33. In public life.

34. Towards persons unknown, or little known.

35. Estimated by the good which it prevents.

36. Proportioned to its growth.

37. Regulation of hatred: the question whether it

can be too much weakened : and the true meaning of

its being forbidden in general terms.

38. Practical directions for the object of hatred :

when such by his own faults.

39. When such by the faults of others,

40. Practical directions for the man who haies : And first of restraining hatred in general.

41. Storing the mind with good principles.
42. Suspending decision and action.
43. Acquiring a knowledge of characters.
44. Curing hatred by beneficence.

45. Being aware that disgusts are not always destructive of friendship.

46. that our disgust may arise from our faults.

47. Caution about adopting the aversions of other

own

men.

48. Conclusion of practical directions.

PART II.

Of Misanthropy.

1. GENERAL idea of Misanthropy.
2. Division of the subject.
3. Description of the Misanthrope.

4. Fallacies encouraged by the Misanthrope: in general.

5. That man must deceive himself, who fancies himself a friend to virtue, and does not promote happiness to the utmost of his

power. 6. The misanthrope deceives limself in respect of his sincerity.

7. in respect of his love of good order.
8.

in

respect of his fortitude.
9. of his freedom from selfishness.

10. The fallacies in the reasoning of the Misanthrope.

11. The mischiefs of Misanthropy; and first, its making blame useless.

12. Its evil influence on public happiness. 13. - on private. 14. Its encreasing nature. 15. Its evil influence on the Misanthrope himself.

16. Remedies for these evils ; and first of rectifying the understanding. Men differ in their knowledge of morals.

17. - in their opinionis concerning right and wrong

18. Remedies to be applied to the Heart; and first, of care of bodily health.

19. Of correcting one Misanthrope by another. 20. Of introducing pleasure into the mind of the Misanthrope: caution required.

21. The first pleasure offered should be moral. 22. The next religious, 23. Afterwards pleasures of the imagination and

senses.

24. This method innocent, when not successful.

PART III.

Of Envy.
1. Our former method adopted.

2. The nature of Envy more easily explained than that of hatred.

3. Envy a frequent motive of action.

4. how far a sentiment excited by personal qualities.

5.

5 distinguished from Emulation. 6. Jealousy defined. 7. Circumstances in which men are not envious. 8. The existence of Envy universally allowed. 9. Scriptural use of the word Envy. 10. Jealousy is generally mixed with other passions ; whence its power.

11. Effects of envy: and first its good effects.
12. Its hurtful effects.
13. Effects of Jealousy ;-good.
14.

evil. 15. Scriptural instances. 16. Regulation of envy. And first the question whether any kind or degree of it is right.

17. Practical directions for the object of envy.

18. Practical directions for the envious. And first of being aware when envy is our real motive.

19. Of checking imaginations of other mens happiness.

20. Of nourishing an habitual humility.

21. Of acquiring a taste for moral pleasures, or other pleasui es not sensual.

22. Of changing envy into emulation. 23. Of cultivating a benevolent spirit.

Of the use of benevolent words and actions. 25. Method of restraining lighter kinds of envy. 26. Additional remarks on jealousy.

27. Recapitulation, taken from the History of Josep...

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