ANALYSIS OF THE WORK.

SYSTEM OF DOCTRINES.

. A. Doctrines of Natural Religion. a. Existence of God;

Sermon.

I. Direct Proofs of it. Mark xii. 32.
II. Atheistical Objections and Schemes of Doc-
trine considered. Ps. xiv. 1.

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I. As proved by the Works of Creation and

Providence. 1 John iv. 8.

II. As exhibited by Revelation. 1 John iv. 8.

VIII. Justice. Deut. xxxii. 4.

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3. Soul not a chain of Ideas and Ex-
Gen. ii. 7.

ercises.

iii. Chief End of Man. 1 Cor. x. 31.

II. Of Providence ;

I. Probation of Man. Gen. ii. 15-17.
II. Temptation,

III. Fall,

Gen. iii. 1-6.

IV. Sentence. Gen. iii. 14-19.

V. Depravity of Man;

1. Its Universality,

i. Proved from Revelation and Facts.

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Rom. v. 12.

ii. Proved from Man's rejection of the

Word of God. Jer. viii. 9.)

11. Its Degree. Eccl. viii. 2.

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III. Its Derivation-From Adam. Rom. v. 20.
IV. Remarks upon it. Rom. vi. 12.

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VI. Man cannot be justified by the Law of

God. Rom. iii. 20.

B. Doctrines peculiar to the Christian Religion; or the
Mediatorial System.

a. The Character of Jesus Christ the Mediator;

I. He is the True and Perfect God;

I. He is spoken of as such in the Scriptures,
1. The Names of God are there given
Him. Rom. viii. 3, 4. S
II. The Attributes, ( ofGod are there ascribed
to Him. Rom. viii. 3, 4. S

V. Objections answered. 1 Cor. iii. 20.
. VI. Objections to the doctrines of the Unita-
rians. 1 Cor. iii. 20.

. VII. Objections to their manner of conducting
the Controversy. 1 Cor. iii. 20.
II. He is Man. Or the Incarnation of Christ.
Rom. viii. 3.

b. The Covenant under which Christ acted: that of

I. His Personal Preaching;

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1. The Necessity of his executing the Office
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of a Preacher. Luke xxiv. 19.
11. The Things which he taught. John vii. 46.
III. The manner of his Preaching. John vii. 46.
IV. The Consequences of his Preaching.
John vii. 46.

II. His Preaching by his Apostles;
1. The Fact that they preached the Gospel
of Christ. Mark xvi. 15, 16, 20.
II. The Necessity of their preach-

ing it,

III. The things which they preached,
IV. The Consequences of their

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III. His Character as a Priest. His Holiness;

11. Prodigality.

III. Fraud. Ex. xx. 15.

IV. Gaming. Ex. xx. 15.

IX. The Ninth Commandment;

1. Nature and Importance of Truth. Ex.

11. Nature and Causes of Lying. Ex. xx.

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xx. 16.

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III. Mischiefs and Preventives of Lying.
Ex. xx. 16.

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1. Contentment. Ex. xx. 17.
II. Charity. 1 Tim. vi. 17-19.
III. Avarice. 1 Tim. vi. 9, 10.

IV. Ambition. Rom. xii. 16.

c. Man's Inability to obey the Law of God.

B. Duties of the Christian Religion.

Rom.

viii. 17.

a. Mode of Restoration to the Spirit of Obedience :
By Faith and Repentance. Acts xx. 20, 21.

b. Means of Restoration, or Means of Grace.

I. Ordinary Means of Grace.

I. Generally considered;

1. Hearing of the Word of God. Luke 138

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