V. THE SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, THE ONLY'

RULE OF FAITH, AND JUDGE OF CONTROVERSIES

VI. THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE

VII. THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

VIII. THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY, INCLUDING THE DIVINITY of

CHRIST, THE ETERNAL GENERATION OF THE SON, THE PER-

SONALITY, DIVINITY, AND ETERNAL PROCESSION OF THE HOLY

GHOST, AND THE SEVERAL PROPERTIES AND MUTUAL RELA-

TIONS OF THE PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD

97

IX. THE DOCTRINE OF THE DIVINE DECREES IN GENERAL.

X. PREDESTINATION

139

147

XVI. SIN ITS NATURE; ADAM'S SIN, AND THE CONSEQUENCES

XVII.

160

164

187

200

222

XV. THE COVENANT OF WORKS

AVIIL THE DOCTRINE OF FREE AGENCY AND OF HUMAN INABILITY

XIX. THE COVENANT OF GRACE

287

301

XX. THE PERSON OF CHRIST

319

XXI. THE MEDIATORIAL OFFICE OF CHRIST

334

XXII. THE ATONEMENT: ITS NATURE, NECESSITY, PERFECTION, and

XXX V. DEATH, AND THE STATE OF THE SOUL AFTER DEATH

XXXV. THE RESURRECTION

XXXVI. THE SECOND ADVENT AND GENERAL JUDGMENT

XXXVII. HEAVEN, AND THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL PUNISHMENTS.

XXXVIII. THE SACRAMENTS

XXXIX. BAPTISM: ITS NATURE, DESIGN, MODE, SUBJECTS, EFFICACY,

AND NECESSITY

695

713

735

811

832

839

894

SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I.

BEING OF GOD.

QUES. 1. definitions, 1. Ques. 10. principal arguments, 3. Ques.

23. teleological, 3. Ques. 33. Atheism, 3, other chapters.

CHAPTER II.

THEOLOGY AND ITS SOURCES.

Ques. 2. definition, theology and religion distinguished, 5; neces-

sity of a revelation: (a) reason, (b) culture, both insufficient, 5.

CHAPTER III.

THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.

Ques. 2. revelation antecedently probable, (a) conscience, (b) his-

tory, 6. Ques. 5. Scriptures authentic. Ques. 6. a miracle, 6.

Ques. 8. value of miracles, 7. Ques. 12. fulfilled prophecies:

(1) (a) Jews, (B) Tyre, 8, (ý) Nineveh, 13, (8) Babylon, 14, (e)

Chaldean, Medo-Persian, Greek, and Roman Empires, 22, (II) Con-

cerning Christ, 27, Christ and His Apostles, (a) Jerusalem, 31,

(8) apostacy, 35. Ques. 14. Scriptures and early history, 35. Ques.

17. Christianity its own witness, 37. Ques. 19. early successes, 37.

Ques. 20. moral and sanctifying power the principal evidence, 38.

CHAPTER IV.

INSPIRATION.

Infallible Scriptures. Ques. 2. inspiration and revelation differ.

Ques. 8. sacred writers inspired. Ques. 9. extended to language, 39,

(C) infallibility, (c) verbal, 40. Ques. 13. miracles prove inspira-

tion, 41, inspiration promised, 42, claimed, 43, substantiated:

Moses, 46, David, 47, and substantiated by miracles, 48. Apostles'

manner of citing, 49, express declaration, 51, appeal to, as of final
authority: Christ, 52, Apostles, 53.

CHAPTER V.

THE RULE OF FAITH AND PRACTICE.

All-sufficient, Romish traditions, invalidity of all but the Scriptures,

Romanists rebuked, 55, Scriptures furnish proofs, Christ never ap-

pealed to other, Bereans commended for searching them, 56, Israel

commanded so to do, Christ rebukes the same class, 57, elsewhere

taught, 58, completeness, clearness, 59, other arguments: (a) direct

address, 60, command, Scriptures judge and rule, how to be read,

Romish statement that their church is, 63, arguments (a) of promise,

64, (b) commission, (c) declaration, (d) resistance, (e) power, (ƒ) dis-

cernment, 65, arguments refuted: (a) to all believers, not to officers,

66, meaning of "church," 67, spiritual people of God, Epistles how

addressed, 69, Romish claims never established, 72, direct proofs

that the Scriptures are: (a) commanded to search, 72, (b) the Holy

Spirit's aid, 73, personal responsibility, 74.

CHAPTER VI.

THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE.

Meaning, Old Testament when completed, Pentateuch, 75, genuine-

ness established, 76, Apocrypha, how rejected, Talmud, how re-

garded, 77.

CHAPTER VII.

THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.

OBJECT-names, Jehovah, God, Lord, Almighty, 79, Most High,

Hosts, King, Lawgiver, Judge, 80, Rock, Fortress, Tower, Deliverer,

Shepherd, Husbandman, Father; Divine attributes, 81, principle of

comprehending God, descriptions how understood: (a) face, 82,

(b) eyes, (c) nostrils, (d) arms and feet, (e) repenting and grieving,

(ƒ) jealous, 83, UNITY, one God proved, 84, God a Spirit, RELA-

TION TO SPACE, different modes of the Divine presence, 85, TO

TIME, immutability, 86, knowledge, 87, power, absolute, 89, WILL,

secretive and revealed, JUSTICE, love of holiness, and hatred of

sin, 90, proved by death of Christ, 91, GOODNESS, how known, gra-

cious in forgiving, 92, TRUTH, conditional promises and threatenings,

SOVEREIGNTY asserted, 93, without limit, HOLINESS defined, 95.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY.

Meaning of the word Trinity, meaning of iróσraois, pre-existence
of Jesus, 97, all Divine appearances of the ancient economy referred