Chapter 27: Fanaticism

Grace Family Church

When the affections, or mere sensibilities of the heart are excited, and the understanding and conscience are but little employed, there is a sad preparation for false hope-for some wild delusion or fanatical faith. The judgment and conscience should take the lead of the affections- but when the affections take the lead, they will be very apt to monopolize the whole soul-judgment and conscience will be overpowered, or flung into the background- and then, the deluded mortal will have a religion of mere impressions-more feeling than truth-more sensitiveness than faith-more fancy and fanaticism than holiness.