UNITY IN VARIETY.

A SERIES OF ARGUMENTS

BASED ON

THE DIVINE WORKMANSHIP IN OUR PLANET;

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND;

AND

THE INSPIRED HISTORY OF RELIGION.

BY

GEORGE WARBURTON WELDON, M.A.,

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,

VICAR OF ST. SAVIOUR'S, UPPER CHELSEA.

Mobilis Constantia.

LONDON:

BELL & DALDY, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

DEIGHTON, BELL & Co., CAMBRIDGE.

110. m. 80.

NUSITI

London:

FREDERICK BELL, Steam Printer, 132, King's Road, Chelsea.

1871.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER.

Preface.

I. Introductory Chapter--The Nature of Unity

II.-One Plan, many Forms

III.-The study of Natural Science in no way adverse to True

Religion

IV. The Constitution of the Human Mind

V. The Inspired History of Religion

VI.-The Evidence of the Divine Arrangement ...

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VII. The different Administrations of Religion co-existing in

the earthly days of our Blessed Redeemer

VIII.-The healthy results of these Independent Administrations 54

IX. The argument of Unity in Variety deduced from the

general resemblance of the Bible to the structure of

the Earth on which we reside.....

59

X.-Unity in Variety illustrated by the Framework of

Redemption .....

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71

XI. The conflict of Opinion in other departments of know-

ledge besides Religion

XII.-The Language of Flowers on the subject of Unity in

Variety

XIII. The Archetype and its Modifications

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XIV.-Unity of Principle amid Variety of Administrations

XV. Unity in Charity

XVI.-Unity in Error

XVII.-Instance of Analogy between Revealed Truth and the

course of Nature- the Ammonite and the Nautilus. 134

XVIII. Concluding Chapter

Appendix....

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