Excerpt from The True Plan of a Living Temple, Vol. 1 of 3: Or Man Considered in His Proper Relation to the Ordinary Occupations and Pursuits of Life The treatise of Howe, in fact, is a great system of theoretical, as well as of practical theology - but the object of the present treatise is much more pre cise and limited, and, being confined to the mo mentous question, - In what light should we regard the occupations and pursuits of this life; - when we view ourselves as beings preparing for another and a more enduring state of existence, - it has chiefly had in view to undo the desecration, which, in the minds of religious men, is apt to be associated with the ordinary interests and affairs of this world, -aand to show, that, in the conscientious and high minded discharge of the most familiar offices, man may approve himself a Living Temple' in the sight of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.