sin? Who actually committed this sin; and how did they commit it? In what different ways may the sin unto death be committed? Why is this sin declared to be unpardonable? What persons, may we conclude, have not committed this sin? Is this sin committed by many; and at the present day? What is said respecting all the sin of the finally impenitent? What is incumbent on all sinners, in the view of this subject?

ESSAY XVIII.--Repentance and Conversion.--Page 143.

What is Repentance, according to the most literal meaning of the word? What is it, according to the strict meaning of the word, in the original language? What is conversion? What are repentance and conversion, as distinguishable from each other? What do repentance and conversion imply? What is the first remark on this subject? What passages of Scripture prove, that repentance and conversion are the gift of God? What is the third remark?-the fourth-the last?

ESSAY XIX.---The Christian Faith.--Page 148.

What is the primary and literal meaning of the word faith? To what things has it respect? What is the most correct definition of faith, which we find in the Scriptures? What is a summary of the things stated, on this subject? In what words have we a lively description of this faith? What does the joy of Christian faith arise from? What the natural and genuine effect of faith? Which is first, repentance, or faith? What is the last remark?

ESSAY XX.--Justification by Faith.--Page 154.

What is Justification in its primary sense? What is Gospel justification? What is the great thing necessary to gospel justification? What four things are implied in the doctrine of justification? What is the difference between justification by faith and justification by works? What great error have some held, on this subject? What impropriety of expression has there been, on this subject? What has this doctrine a strong tendency to promote?

ESSAY XXI.---Perseverance.---Page 160.

What other doctrines imply and prove the doctrine of perseverance? If the perseverance of all individual saints be inseeure, what consequences follow? What passages of Scripture establish the doctrine of perseverance? What is the first remark on this subject?-the second?--the third?

ESSAY XXII.---Self-denial, and True Benevolence.--Page 166. What is Self-denial?--By what is it taught? What does selfdenial not mean? What is said about private good? In what does a great and distinguishing part of this duty consist? What is not to be understood by loving our enemies? What is the first remark on this subject?-the second?

ESSAY XXIII.--Submission to God.—Page 172.

On what account. is it important, that this subject be well investigated? W hat eight things are implied in submission to God? From what three considerations does our obligation to be submis» sive to God aris e?

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ESSAY XXIV.-Prayer and Praise.-Page 176.

To whom is prayer to be addressed? In what does it consist? On what condition are we allowed to ask God to be merciful? In what consists the chief excellency of prayer? What encouragement have we to pray? What is said respecting associations for special prayer? To what has a great part of the importunate prayer of Christians respect? How is prayer consistent with the immutable purposes of Jehovah? What remarkable answers to prayer are recorded in the Bible? What is the first remark on this subject? What is said of singing the praises of the Lord? What is the last remark?

ESSAY XXV.-Duties of the Unregenerate, and the Means of Grace.-Page 186.

What is the testimony of the Scriptures respecting the doings of the unregenerate? What is the meaning of these Scripture declarations? How is the question to be answered, is it the duty of impenitent sinners to pray; or to attempt any religious duties? Is it proper to say that sinners can perform the matter of duty acceptably, when the manner and spirit of it are wrong? Does God require the same of sinners, that he does of saints? What is said of those who shun and despise the special means of grace? What is to be understood when we say, that impenitent sinners ought to pray, and attempt other duties? Dissuade all impenitent sinners from religious instruction, and what will be the consequence? Why is it more probable that those, who attend to the external duties of religion, will be converted, than those who do not? Why may not impenitent sinners come to the Lord's table, as well as to the throne of grace? What is the first and immediate duty of all sinners? When only are means efficacious? Are the means of grace necessary to salvation? What is a gross and dangerous delusion, on this subject? What are the support and comfort of all sinners?

ESSAY XXVI.-The Holy Sabbath.-Page 198.

What is the first argument to prove, that the Church has now a Sabbath? What is the second argument, in support of the law of the Sabbath? What is the third argument? Why is not the New Testament more copious, on the subject of the Sabbath? What do reason and experience teach, on this subject? What is the fourth argument?--the fifth--the last? What passages of Scripture prove the Change of the Sabbath? From what other consideration, is this change evident? What does the law of the Sabbath prohibit? What are the duties of the Sabbath? What is the first remark on this subject? What is the second remark?

ESSAY XXVII.--The Ministry of the Word.--Page 209. What is meant by the Word of God? What is meant by the Ministry of the Word? What is said of the ministry of the word, and a faithful and persevering attention to it? Where is this subject illustrated? How may it be further established? Where do we find a solemn charge to ministers to be faithful? How does it appear, that people are bound to hear the gospel? What awful warning has God given to those, who envy, ha te, and despise his ministers? What is evident from the history of the labours and sufferings of the first ministers of the gospel? What five inferences from this subject?

ESSAY XXVIII.-Evidences of Piety.-Page 224.

What passages of Scripture teach us, that we may have evidence of piety in ourselves and others? What is the first thing which is mentioned, as evidence of true piety? What is said of love to the brethren? In what does the sum total of the evidence of grace consist? What are the commandments of Christ, by obedience to which, we are to evidence our piety?

ESSAY XXIX.-The Christian Church.-Page 228. What constitutes the invisible Church? What is the visible church? What does the term church mean, in its most common and appropriate sense? How many orders of ministers are there in the church? What passages of Scripture prove, that the office of an elder, and of a bishop, are the same? What other offi cer is there in the church? What is the duty of a Deacon? What number of deacons ought there to be in a church? What must we be able to do, in order to unite consistently with the church of Christ? What two considerations prove, that saving faith is a necessary qualification for admission as a member of the visible church?

ESSAY XXX.-The Ordinance of Baptism.-Page 235.

How long has baptism been used in the church? What pas ́sage of Scripture points out the meaning of circumcision, and its sameness with baptism? What is baptism a sign of? What is the condition of Christian baptism? How do you prove that the infant seed, or households, of believers, are proper subjects of Christian baptism? What is one of the precious blessings of the covenant of grace? What was the idea, from the beginning of the world, on this subject? What is said respecting the posterity of godly parents? What is said of the salvation of Noah's family? In what relation do baptized children stand to the visible church? (Answer, negatively, in three particulars; and then positively.) What obligations are brought on children by their baptism? What should be the treatment of baptized children? What is said of those who are past the age of minority? What is said of the mode of baptism? Where do we learn the doctrine of Immersion? What two inferences may be made from the doctrine of Infant baptism?

ESSAY XXXI.-The Lord's Supper.-Page 249.

Was Judas present at the institution of the Lord's supper? What do the bread and wine represent? What is the design of this sacrament? What affections are excited, in view of this ordinance? What must we do, if we would avoid a perversion of this ordinance? Ought a member of the church to commune at the Lord's table, having a certain knowledge, but no means of proof, that one or more of the communicants are guilty of censurable crimes? Is it proper for those who are under a course of discipline, to be indulged with Christian communion? When there are great difficulties in churches, ought they not frequently to suspend the communion, until those difficulties can be healed?

ESSAY XXXII.-Church Government.--Page 254. Ought churches to act alone, in ecclesiastical matters? Where do we find the government of the church, as it respects the disci

pline of offenders, clearly stated? To whom does the power of excluding members belong? What is the form of church government, which is found in the gospel? Is there such an officer as a ruling elder in the church, distinct from a pastor? What is said of the right of a presbytery? What duties belong to the presbytery? Of what is a Consociation composed? What is the business of consociations? What is said of the decisions of a consociation? What is there in scripture respecting the mode of forming presbyteries and consociations? What advantages may arise from a general Association? How are those to be treated who are cut off from the church? What is meant by the prohibition, 1 Cor. 5, 11? What is the condition of an excommunicated person? What is the design of excommunication? What remarks

on this subject?

ESSAY XXXIII.-The Millennium.-Page 267.

How does it appear that the duration of the latter day glory will be a thousand years? What is meant by the last days, in Scripture prophecy? What passages of scripture prove the restoration of the Jews? From what considerations is the restoration of Israel further evident? What is meant by the armies of Gog and Magog--Ezek. 38 and 39,-and what will they do? In what will the peculiar glory and felicity of the Millennium consist.? How extensive will the blessedness of the Millennium be? What is the first remark on this subject?--the final reflection?

ESSAY XXXIV.-The immortality of the Soul.-Page 279. What five arguments prove the immortality of the soul? What do the Scriptures teach on this subject? What is the first remark?-the second?

ESSAY XXXV.-Death, and the Separate State.--Page 283. soul when the body dies? What is meant What is the more general opinion respectWhat passages of Scripture support this testimony of St. Paul on this subject?

What becomes of the by the separate state? ing the separate state? opinion? What is the

ESSAY XXXVI.-The Resurrection of the Dead.-Page 287. What do we find in the Old Testament, in support of this doctrine? What do we find in the New Testament? By what is this doctrine established in the strongest manner? Where have we an account of the manner in which the dead will be raised; and what is there said on this subject? What will become of the last generation of men? What kind of a resurrection will that of the saints be? Reject the doctrine of the resurrection, and what will follow?

ESSAY XXXVII.-The final Judgment.--Page 291.

What is one great end of the resurrection of the dead? What is said of the doctrine of a final judgment? What do the Scriptures say on this subject? What three ideas are prominent, in these passages of Scripture? What does St. Matthew say respecting the process of the final judgment? What is said respecting the duration of the day of judgment? Will the sins of the saints be brought to light, in the final judgment? How will the day of judgment issue?

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