With this present book we present another attempt to

set forth the general disposition of the subject matter

of this great epistle, this time in the form of a

great mansion, having two wings, one on either side of

the central tower, each wing having seven rooms, to correspond with the

sevenfold character of the doctrinal and practical sections of the epistle as

exhibited earlier.

This mansion is conceived of as being under the care of a steward, Paul,

who as surely has the keys of the Church as Peter had the keys of the kingdom of

Let us, in imagination, put ourselves under the care of the apostle Paul,

while he conducts us round the building, and gives us some indication of the

purpose of each chamber that we shall visit.