"The Christian Philosopher. Number III [A Vision]"

Year for Search
1790
Secondary Title
The Christian Scholar's and Farmer's Magazine (Elizabethtown, NJ)
Annotation

Christian allegory with three routes to salvation, which is represented by the temple of Contentment. Two, gaiety and melancholy, are dead ends. The third, Virtue, leads to the temple, but the rich are told that they cannot enter with their wealth and turn back, as does Pride. Temperance, Benevolence, and Cheerfulness gain entry.

Volume / Edition
2.4
Pagination
422-26
Published Date

October/November 1790

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1790 “The Christian Philosopher. Number III [A Vision].” The Christian Scholar’s and Farmer’s Magazine (Elizabethtown, NJ) 2.4 (October/November 1790): 422-26.

Christian allegory with three routes to salvation, which is represented by the temple of Contentment. Two, gaiety and melancholy, are dead ends. The third, Virtue, leads to the temple, but the rich are told that they cannot enter with their wealth and turn back, as does Pride. Temperance, Benevolence, and Cheerfulness gain entry.

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