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翻译如下：
‘The Life of God In The Soul of Man’ was originally written as a private letter to a ‘dear’ friend, to explain Christianity.
《灵魂中的神的生命》最初是作为一封私人的信件，写给一位“亲爱的”朋友，以解释基督教。
It was never intended for publication.
这本书并不是为了出版而写的。
Yet it has become a classic Puritan text
然而，它已经成为一部经典的清教徒作品，
and one of the most read and influential treatises ever written for the comfort of God’s saints.
也是为神的圣徒带来安慰的最受欢迎和有影响力的著作之一。
Henry Scougal was born in 1650 and lived only 27 years, when he died of tuberculosis.
亨利·斯卡德于1650年出生，27岁时因肺结核去世。
Just before his death in 1677, Scougal allowed the private communication to his friend to be published.
在1677年去世前，斯卡德允许这封写给朋友的私人信件出版。
Nearly 70 years later, George Whitefield ‘decided’ to live a life of obedience and self denial to obtain the approval of God and assurance of salvation.
近70年后，乔治·怀特菲尔德“决定”过一种顺服和自我否定的生活，以获得神的赞许和救恩的保证。
To deny himself he quit the only thing he enjoyed, the Oxford ‘Holy Club’ where he was acquainted with John and Charles Wesley.
为了否定自己，他放弃了唯一享受的事情——牛津的“圣俱”，在这里他与约翰和查尔斯·卫斯理相识。
In the spring of 1735, at the age of 20, they handed Whitefield this book ‘The Life of God In The Soul of Man.’
在1735年春季，20岁的他们将这本《灵魂中的神的生命》交给了怀特菲尔德。
Whitefield said, “I really wanted to know God and be assured of salvation,
怀特菲尔德说：“我真的想认识神，并且确认自己的救恩，
but even strict discipline didn’t seem to help.
但即使严格的纪律似乎也无济于事。
God showed me (in Scougal’s writings) that I must be born again.”
神在斯卡德的著作中告诉我，我必须重生。”
The rest is history.
后来的事情就成了历史。
The brief life of a young Christian, whose only ‘work’ was a letter to a friend,
一位年轻基督徒短暂的生命，他唯一的“作品”就是给朋友写的一封信，
was used profoundly in the seeding of the great awakening in America.
这一封信在美国大觉醒中产生了深远的影响。
Scougal wrote that Christianity is not about external duties to perform,
斯卡德写道，基督教并不是关于外在的职责，
nor is it an emotion or feeling one has.
也不是人们所拥有的一种情感或感觉。
He defines true religion as the union of the soul with God,
他将真正的宗教定义为灵魂与神的结合，
a partaker of the divine nature,
是对神性本质的分享，
or in the apostle’s words, “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
或者用使徒的话说，“基督在你们里面，就是荣耀的盼望。”
Henry Scougal (1650-1678) was a Scottish theologian, minister and author.
亨利·斯卡德（1650-1678）是一位苏格兰神学家、牧师和作家。
Henry Scougal was the second son of Patrick Scougal and Margaret Wemys.
亨利·斯卡德是帕特里克·斯卡德和玛格丽特·维米斯的第二个儿子。
His father was Bishop of Aberdeen for more than 20 years.
他的父亲担任阿伯丁主教超过20年。
From his infancy, Scougal was raised with religion.
从婴儿时期起，斯卡德就生活在宗教氛围中。
From his youth, Scougal spent his free hours in reading, meditation and prayer.
从年轻时起，斯卡德就利用空闲时间进行阅读、默想和祷告。
He especially enjoyed studying the historical passages of the Old Testament.
他尤其喜欢研究旧约中的历史章节。
In 1665 Scougal entered King’s College, University of Aberdeen,
1665年，斯卡德进入阿伯丁大学国王学院，
and, after graduation, was promoted to the office of Professor of Philosophy.
毕业后，他被晋升为哲学教授。
In 1672, Scougal was ordained and appointed minister of a church 20 miles from Aberdeen,
1672年，斯卡德被按立，并被任命为阿伯丁20英里外一座教会的牧师，
where he served for one year before returning to take the office of Professor of Divinity at King’s College,
在那儿服务一年后，他返回国王学院担任神学教授，
where he taught for five years.
在这里教授了五年。
He spoke Latin, Hebrew, and a few Asian languages.
他能说拉丁语、希伯来语和一些亚洲语言。
Scougal produced a number of works while a pastor and professor of divinity at King’s.
斯卡德在担任牧师和国王学院的神学教授期间，创作了多部作品。
His most recognized work, The Life Of God In The Soul Of Man,
他最为人所知的作品是《灵魂中的神的生命》，
was originally written to a friend to explain Christianity and give spiritual counsel.
最初是写给朋友的，用于解释基督教并提供灵性辅导。
This work was almost universally praised by the leaders of the Great Awakening,
这部作品几乎得到了大觉醒运动领袖们的普遍赞誉，
including George Whitefield, who said he never really understood what true religion was until he had digested Scougal’s treatise.
包括乔治·怀特菲尔德，他说在消化了斯卡德的著作之前，他从未真正理解什么是真正的宗教。
On 13 June 1678 Scougal died of tuberculosis.
1678年6月13日，斯卡德因肺结核去世。
Table of Contents
目录
PART I. On Religion; the Natural and Divine Life
第一部分：关于宗教；自然与神圣的生命
PART II. On the Excellency of Religion and Divine Love
第二部分：关于宗教和神圣爱的卓越性
PART III. On the Difficulties and Duties of the Christian Life
第三部分：关于基督徒生活中的困难与责任