A Body of Divinity...

Objections against providence answered
Unequal distributions of providence vindicated

Adam a federal head

All fell in him, except Christ
His sin imputed to his posterity
Penal evils which followed
Appointment of his headship vindicated

QUEST. XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI. Of Sin.

60

61

Original righteousness lost

Man's nature inclined to sin

Propensity to sin not put into our nature by God

Not harmless even in childhood

Origin of moral evil

The notion of two first causes exploded

Pre-existence of souls a mere fancy

Corruption of nature not by the soul's traduction

Not from imitation

Necessarily ensues on the privation of original righteous-

ness

131

QUEST. XXVII. Of man's misery by the Fall.

Various opinions about the salvation of infants

Punishment of original sin increased by actual

Sinners liable to God's wrath and curse

Slaves to Satan

Sin exists in the intentions, in a noté

Horror of conscience. When judicial

Punishment of sin in outward things

In the world to come

This will be perpetual, in a note

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QUEST. XXVIII, XXIX. Of the punishment of sin

in both worlds.

QUEST. XXX. Of man's Recovery.

Of judicial blindness of mind

Difference between the hardness found in believers and

God's love the only moving cause of it

Covenant of grace. Its various periods

Opposed to that of innocency

128

ibid

Covenant, scriptural sense of the word

Between the Father and Son, explained

And proved

QUEST. XXXI. The covenant of grace made with
Christ, and, in him, with the elect.

Of redemption distinguished by some from the covenant of

grace

178

170

God's covenant differs from human

How he covenants with man

181

How man covenants with him

183

QUEST. XXXII. Of the grace manifested in the se-
cond covenant.

Conditions of a covenant, how understood

Faith is a duty, in a note

Meritorious performed by Christ

Conditional promises uncertain

Interest in Christ, what meant by it

Grace glorified, in ordaining, promising, and working faith 197

Other graces promised and connected with salvation 195

189

Christ revealed of old by promises and prophecies

Ceremonial law typified Christ and the gospel

Types. Cautions about them

QUEST. XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV. Of the various
dispensations of the covenant of grace.

Saints and angels no Mediators

Christ the only Mediator

190

193

Rules how to judge of them

How the Jews knew their meaning

207

Cocceius's sentiments about the bondage and darkness of that

dispensation

Gospel-dispensation, when it began

208

212

How it excels the Legal

213

Two distinct natures in Christ, but not two Persons

His human nature was united to his Person

195

191

QUEST. XXXVI, XXXVII. Of the Mediator of the

QUEST. XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL. Of the necessity of
the Mediator's having two natures.

Why he should be God

Why man

Why both God and man

QUEST. XLI, XLII. Of the Mediator's name and

offices.

Why he was called Jesus

Why he was called Christ

His offices distinguished, but not divided

He was set apart and authorized to execute them

He was fitly qualified for them

QUEST. XLIII. Of Christ's prophetical office.

He reveals the will of God

He was qualified for it

He does it in various ages

To whom and how he does it

QUEST. XLIV. Of Christ's priestly office.

Priesthood of Christ and Aaron compared
Typified by Melchisedek

Various opinions who Melchisedek was
Proved that he was Christ (quære tamen)
Objections answered

Satisfaction demanded for sin, of what value and kind

Of Christ was necessary

His active obedience a part of it

Least degree of his sufferings not sufficient for it

No redemption without price

290

293

290

Objections answered

ibid

Modern opinions on the atonement, in a notc, 276 to 280, and

292 to 297. 1

Death of Christ a ransom

Confirmation of his doctrine not its principal end

Christ died in our stead

but for his sheep and friends

and for his church

244

245

252

248

249

253

254

257

255

297'
297

301 & 276

316

318

Dr. Magee's Discourses, in a note

Christ purchased grace and glory

Universal redemption,

its consequences

Arguments for it considered

Texts urged for it explained

How the word All, &c. is to be explained

Special Redemption,

298-317

Various orinions about it

Some have gross Ideas of it

What shall precede or attend it

Gospel shall then be more spread

How this doctrine to be treated

consistent with the covenant of grace

and with preaching the gospel

It advances grace more than general does

337

It leads not to despair

331

Whether it be contrary to scripture

338

Christ intercedes not for all

324

Divine expostulations explained

333

How all should repent and believe, though Christ died not

for all

335

349

Sacrifice of Christ sufficient for all, in a note

QUEST. XLV. Of Christ's Kingly office.

326

327

343

341

In what respects it is to be allowed

Some prophecies of the call of the Jews not yet fulfilled

Why Christ shall not reign visibly in his human nature

Temple-service not to be revived'

Gospel-ordinances shall be continued

As respecting his subjects

What they were, before subdued

How brought into subjection

353

354

357

How their subjection expressed at first

Their behaviour and conflicts

358

How Christ deals with them

361

As respecting his enemies

362

He governed the church before and since his incarnation 364

This office executed by him in glory

Of the MILLENNIUM.

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