Excerpt from The Christian System, Vol. 3 of 3: Unfolded in a Course of Practical Essays on the Principal Doctrines and Duties of Christianity We are directed by an apostle to judge of our sincerity and our religious attainments by the obedience we yield to the precepts of Christ. Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him The position. Is undeniable, that the true and spiritual know ledge of-the Lord, which alone is available to salvation, will lead its possessors to admire, rc vere, love, and serve him. Those therefore, and those only, are to be acknowledged as realchris tians, who pay an unfeigned regard and sub mission to his will, in whatever way it may be published or made known they keep his com mandments. It should be matter ofthankfulness to us, while enquiring, What hath He enjoined. 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.