THE

KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS

THE

MOST EXCELLENT

OF

THE SCIENCES.

BY

ALEXANDER CARSON, LL. D.

NINTH THOUSAND.

NEW YORK:

EDWARD H. FLETCHER,

117 NASSAU STREET.

1855.

PREFACE.

GOD has revealed himself in his works and in his Word; and the knowledge of God ought to be sought wherever it is revealed. Every thing that God communicates of himself must be most important and to neglect any information which he may afford with respect to his character is an insult to him, and an injury to ourselves. These two witnesses are perfectly accordant in their testimony, as far as their evidence bears on the same points; but they are extremely different in the extent of their information. Both of them manifest God as One, Eternal, Almighty, perfectly Wise, and perfectly Good. But one of them goes beyond this, and testifies of God in his character with reference to sin; and displays those attributes of his nature which secure the salvation of his people. On this subject, the revelation of God in the heavens and the earth received no information: on this it communicates no instruction.