CXVII

So far as the laws of conduct are determined by the intellect, I

apprehend that they belong to science, and to that part of science which

is called morality. But the engagement of the affections in favour of

that particular kind of conduct which we call good, seems to me to be

something quite beyond mere science. And I cannot but think that it,

together with the awe and reverence, which have no kinship with base

fear, but arise whenever one tries to pierce below the surface of

things, whether they be material or spiritual, constitutes all that has

any unchangeable reality in religion.

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