The members of the Maurice Memorial Union intended, at first, to publish a complete American edition of his works; but in deference to Macmillan’s copyrights, held for Mrs. Maurice, this is deferred during her lifetime; and they bring out only the foregoing volume, which Macmillan does not reprint, and of which Mr. Maurice in his lifetime said, that he “would rather all the other works would go out of print than it,” a remark easily understood by the readers of his two volumes, What is Revelation? and Sequel to the Same, in which he discusses Sir William Hamilton’s doctrine of the Unknowable, and the opposite but equally logical deductions therefrom of Mr. Mansell and Mr. Mill, and asks if the Omnipotent Father cannot reveal Himself.
His other studies in the Scriptures are to be obtained of Macmillan in New York, viz.:
The Patriarchs and Lawgivers of the Old Testament.
The Prophets and Kings of Israel.
(The above works illustrate the truth of Coleridge’s saying, that the Bible, truly interpreted, is the best manual for the devout statesman.)
St. Luke’s Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven.
St. John’s Gospel of the Word.
Christian Ethics (Lectures to the Workingmen’s College on St. John’s Epistles.)
The Apocalypse; a Vision.
(Of this last work the Nonconformist said: “Never has Mr. Maurice been more reverent, more careful of the letter of Scripture, more discerning of the purpose of the Spirit, or more sober and practical in his teaching, than in this volume on the Apocalypse.” He shows in it that the historical allusions are to passing or recent events, and that the spiritual interpretation of them must needs apply to the catastrophes of the history of all times, which illustrate identical principles and everlasting laws.)
The Doctrine of Sacrifice Deduced from the Scriptures. (Speaking of “Sacrifice” in every aspect in which the Bible presents it.)
The Ten Commandments Considered as Instruments of National Reformation.
The Lord’s Prayer. (Nine sermons preached in 1848.)
Grounds of Hope for Mankind. (Three sermons preached in 1867.)
Ecclesiastical History of the first two Centuries.
Theological Essays. (Containing the remarkable one on the word Eternal.) The Religions of the World, and their Relation to Christianity.
Learning and Working. (In which volume are bound up four lectures on The Religion of Ancient Rome before the Greek Infusion.)
His last publications were:
Nine Lectures on Conscience.
Twenty-seven Lectures on Social Morality. (Discussing Domestic Morality and Worship, National Morality and Worship, Universal Morality and Worship.)
A new edition of the
History of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, up to the time of Hegel, etc.
Besides the above works, are many on the Education of Women, Queen’s College, etc. More especially interesting to England: Exposition of the Book of Common Prayer; Dialogues on Family Worship; The Claims of the Bible and Science; and, in his earlier life, many pamphlets on social subjects. “Christian Socialism;” “Co-operation;” “The Workman and the Franchise.” And somewhat later, on the Controversy between Protestantism and Romanism, to which belongs the Essay on Development, which forms the introduction of the English edition of the “Commentary on the Hebrews.” Also pamphlets on “Sunday Excursions,” the “Opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays,” etc. To a man so vital, truly nihil humani alienum.
Sermons preached in country Parishes (posthumous).
Since his death, Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., has edited a volume of his fugitive pieces, entitled, from the first one, The Friendship of Books.