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[182]
Important relation between Moral Emotions and voluntary Intellectual Processes[183]