H. J. Thomas epub One Hundred Short Sermons: Being a Plain and Familiar Exposition of the Apostles Creed; The Lord's Prayer; The Angelical Salutation; The Commandments ... And the Seven Deadly Sins (Classic Reprint)

Canon Thomas, now presented for the first time to the American public, may be said to constitute an epitome of Moral Theology, and of Dogmatic Theology also, so far as this is connected with Moral. The chief characteristics which mark these discourses are brevity, clearness, solidity, simplicity, unction, method and thoroughness. The Canon Penitentiary of Liege has much to say, and he says it well, without superfluity of words or circumlocution. He goes straight to the point, and deals seldom or but slightly in incidental matter, or in illustrations not directly pertinent to the subject. When you have read one of his SHORT SERMONS, you have before you the skeleton of a much more lengthy discourse; with all its parts in their proper places, and the whole well knit together. He is terse and condensed, without becoming either dry or obscure. And withal, there is a simplicity and an unction in the style and manner, which attracts you onward, and prevents your growing weary. In a moral or devotional work this is a great recommendation. But what chiefly distinguishes the SHORT SERMONS from many other works of the kind with which we are acquainted, are the qualities of method and thoroughness.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org