According to Henry Scougal, true religion is not an accumulation
of outward works, but "a union of the soul with God, a real
participation of the divine nature, the very image of God drawn
upon the soul." Originally written as a letter to a friend, The
Life of God in the Soul of Man, first published in 1677, has
been through numerous editions and has greatly impacted the
history of the church. Among the many whose lives have been
changed by this book was George Whitefield, who received it as a
gift from his friend Charles Wesley. "O what a ray of divine
life did then break in upon my soul," wrote Whitefield, who
dated his conversion from that hour. Olive Tree is pleased to be
able to make this important classic available for use on your
PDA or mobile phone. Born in 1650, Henry Scougal was the son of
a Scottish Presbyterian minister. Being especially bright, he
entered King's College, Aberdeen, at the age of fourteen.
Scougal taught for four years at the college before he was
twenty-three years old, a testimon