Part III

OF THE MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR CONSCIENCE	155
Proofs of the Existence of Conscience as a Distinct Principle of the mind	156
Nature of its Operation as the Regulating Principle	157
Analogy between it and Reason	158
Its Influence in conveying an Impression of the Moral Attributes of the Deity	163
Knowledge derived from this Source	164
Comparison of the Divine Attributes with the Actual State of Man	167
Difficulties arising from this Comparison removed only by the Christian Revelation	169
Mental Process by which the Regulating Power of Conscience is Impaired or Lost	172
Influence of this Condition upon the Judgment in regard to Moral Truth	176
Influence of Attention in Moral Decisions	179
Man’s responsibility for his belief	182
Important relation between Moral Emotions and voluntary Intellectual Processes	183