Contents.

CONTENTS.

PART 1.—DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY.

BOOK 1.—DOCTRINES RELATING TO GOD.

1. The Existence of God

2. The Attributes of God

3. The Divinity of Christ

4. The Personality and Divinity of the Holy Spirit

5. The Holy Trinity

6. The Creation

7. Divine Providence

BOOK 2.—DOCTRINES RELATING TO MAN.

8. The Primeval State of Man

9. The Fall of Man—The Divine Administration Vindicated

10. The Effects of the Fall of Man—Penalty of the Law Considered

11. The Effects of the Fall of Man—Depravity—The Doctrine Defined and

Proved

12. Depravity—Objections Considered

13. Depravity—Objections Considered—Moral State and Legal Relation

of Infants

14. The Moral Agency of Man

15. The Moral Agency of Man—Objections

BOOK 3.—THE REMEDIAL SCHEME—ITS PROVISIONS.

16. The Atonement—Its Necessity

17. The Atonement—Its Nature—Patriarchal and Mosaic Sacrifices

18. The Atonement—Its Nature—Expiatory Character of the Death of

Christ

19. The Atonement—Its Extent—Various Theories Exhibited

20. The Atonement—Its Extents—More Modern Phases of Calvinism

Examined

21. The Atonement—Its Extent—The Arminian View Exhibited and

Proved by Scripture

22. The Atonement—Its Extent—Predestination, Election,

Foreknowledge, and Sovereignty

23. The Atonement—Its Extent—Election and Predestination—Special

Scriptures Examined

24. Calvinism and Arminianism Compared

BOOK 4.—THE REMEDIAL SCHEME—ITS BENEFITS.

25. The Influence of the Holy Spirit

26. Repentance—Its Nature, Means, and Necessity

27. Faith—Its General Import—Justifying Faith Considered

28. Justification—Its Nature Considered

29. Justification—False Theories Refuted—Justification by the Imputation

of Christ’s Active Obedience Considered

30. Justification—False Theories Refuted—Justification by Christ’s Active

and Passive Obedience Taken Together, Considered

31. Justification—False Theories Refuted—Justification by Works Alone,

and by Faith and Works United, Considered

32. Justification by Faith only, Illustrated and Proved

33. Justification by Faith only—Objections Answered

34. Regeneration

35. Adoption—Witness of the Spirit

36. Perseverance of the Saints

37. Christian Perfection

BOOK 5.—THE FUTURE STATE.

38. Immortality of the Human Soul—Philosophical Objections Considered

39. Immortality of the Human Soul—The Doctrine Established

40. The Resurrection of the Human Body

41. The General Judgment

42. Future Punishment of the Wicked

43. Future Happiness of the Righteous

PART 2.—EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.

BOOK 1.—PREPARATORY EVIDENCE.

1. Introduction—Importance of the Subject, and Method of Investigation

2. Revelation Necessary to the Knowledge and Worship of God

3. Revelation Necessary to Teach the Origin, Duty, and Destiny of Man

4. The Character of Evidence Proper on the Subject of Revelation—

Connection between the Christian Religion and the Bible

5. Antiquity of the Scriptures

6. Authority of the Scriptures—Genuineness and Authenticity of the Old

Testament

7. Authority of the Scriptures—Genuineness and Authenticity of the New

Testament

8. Authority of the Scriptures—Inspiration of the Sacred Writers—The

Sense in which it should be Understood

BOOK 2.—DIRECT EVIDENCE—EXTERNAL.

9. Miracles—Definition Considered

10. Miracles—Hume’s Argument

11. Miracles—The Character of their Testimony

12. Miracles of the Old Testament

13. Miracles of the New Testament

14. The Prophecies of Scripture in Relation to the Jews

15. Prophecies in Relation to Nineveh, Babylon, and Tyre

16. Prophecies in Relation to Messiah

17. The Success of Christianity

BOOK 3.—DIRECT EVIDENCE—INTERNAL.

18. Harmony of the Dispensations—General Consistency of the Bible—Its

Analogy with Nature

19. Origin of the Bible—Life of Christ—Style of the Sacred Writers—

Adaptation of Doctrines to the Character and Condition of Man

20. Experimental Evidence—Considered in Reference to Men in general,

and to Christians in particular

PART 3.—THE MORALS OF CHRISTIANITY.

BOOK 1.—INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES.

1. Connection between Moral Philosophy and Divine Revelation—The

Manner in which Morals are Taught in the Scriptures

2. Philosophical Theses Exhibited—The Nature of Rectitude—The Ground

of Moral Obligation

BOOK 2.—OUR DUTY TO GOD.

3. Love—The Fear of God

4. Prayer—Its Nature and Propriety

5. Prayer—Scripture View—Different Kinds of Prayer

6. Prayer—Form of Public Worship

7. The Sabbath—Its Origin and Perpetuity

8. The Sabbath—Its Change from the Seventh to the First Day of the

Week

9. The Christian Sabbath—Its Observance

BOOK 3.—OUR DUTY TO OUR NEIGHBOR.

10. Its General Principles Considered

11. Application of the Law to Special Cases and Conditions—Husbands

and Wives

12. Application of the Law to Special Cases and Conditions—Parents and

Children

13. Application of the Law to Special Cases and Conditions—Rulers and

Subjects

14. Christian Consecration

PART 4.—THE INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY.

BOOK 1.—THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH—ITS

ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT, AND POLITY.

Introductory

1. Foundation Principles Examined

2. The Apostolic Office

3. Form of Church Government

4. Form of Church Government—Scripture Testimony—The Old

Testament

5. Form of Church Government—Scripture Testimony—The New

Testament

6. The Highest Governmental Authority—Originally Vested in the

Apostles

7. The Governmental Authority—Deposited in the Ordained Eldership

8. The Ministry—Different Orders—Ordination of the Ministry—Its

Connection with the Churches

9. The Claims of Independency Examined

10. Written Creeds, Disciplines, and Confessions of Faith

BOOK 2.—THE CHRISTIAN SACRAMENTS.

11. The Number and Nature of the Sacraments

12. Christian Baptism—Its Nature, Obligation, Design, and Efficacy

13. Christian Baptism—Its Subjects

14. Christian Baptism—Its Mode

15. The Lord’s Supper—Its Origin and Nature

16. The Lord’s Supper—The Right to Partake of it Considered

17. Objections to Free Communion Answered