The life of all living

This book is not a proof of the great truths of Christianity but a description and an analogy of these verities in terms of life. The great arcana of Divine Mysteries cannot be known by reason, but only by Revelation. Reason can however, once in possession of these truths, offer persuasions to show that they are not only not contrary to reason, or destructive of nature, but eminently suited to a scientific temper of mind and the perfection of all that is best in human nature. Such is the purpose of this book: an analogical description of Revealed Truths in terms of biology. In other words it might be called a Supernatural Biology - a treatise on Divine Life... (from inside front cover.)