PART III.
Reading edition
OF THE MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR CONSCIENCE155
Proofs of the Existence of Conscience as a Distinct Principle of the mind156
Nature of its Operation as the Regulating Principle157
Analogy between it and Reason158
Its Influence in conveying an Impression of the Moral Attributes of the Deity163
Knowledge derived from this Source164
Comparison of the Divine Attributes with the Actual State of Man167
Difficulties arising from this Comparison removed only by the Christian Revelation169
Mental Process by which the Regulating Power of Conscience is Impaired or Lost172
Influence of this Condition upon the Judgment in regard to Moral Truth176
Influence of Attention in Moral Decisions179
Man's responsibility for his belief182
Important relation between Moral Emotions and voluntary Intellectual Processes183