Excerpt from Presbytery: A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Synod of Cincinnati, in the Second Presbyterian Church, Oxford, Ohio, October 18, 1850 In the human body, far more strikingly than among the brutes, the head occupies the chief seat of dignity. Here is the wonderful organism of thought; here the source of those vital currents that traverse the entire system and flow to the extremities. From this comes forth the clear view, the profound understanding, the energetic purpose, the vigorous will. It is this dome of the ever-thinking soul, that proclaims man's supremacy above brute nature. With this erect he treads the earth, its acknowledged lord. The body, dependent on, and so subordinate to, this intelligent chief, has its own work and its own char acteristics. It is constructed of many parts, adapted to diverse operations, bearing various forms. It has its limbs without, as the executives of the will of the indwelling spirit; while within, it is furnished with that wonderfiil mechanism, which, independently of the volitions, elabor ates the blood, and diffuses and maintains the animal vitality through the entire system. To this human form the apostle in our text compares the Christian Church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.