ments inflicted for the denial of this Perfec-

tion,
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SECT. IX. Of Divine Providence.-General Obfer-

vations. A particular Providence proved, from

the Means employed by God ;-from the concate-

nation of Circumftances;-the Seafon of Opera-

tion -the Difcovery of Secret Sin;-the Re-

femblance between Sin and Punishment; — the

choice of Inftruments for punishing Iniquity ;-

the Circumstances of Punishment. Events of a

Contingent Nature,

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SECT. X. The Natural Depravity of Man.-Ex-

ample infufficient to account for the Symptoms or

Univerfality of Human Corruption.-This proved

to be natural, from its early appearance ;-from

the History of Seth ;-from the Names given to

the Antediluvian Patriarchs ;-from the Death

of Children ;-from the Circumftances which al-

lude to the manner in which Sin is tranfmit-

ted,

SECT. XI. The Incurnation of the Son of God.-

His frequent Appearance in the likeness of Man

a Prelude of this.-Prefigured by the Smoking

Furnace and Burning Lamp ;—the Burning Bush;

-Jacob's Ladder the Cloud of Glory.-Re-

fpected in the Rights of Primogeniture ;-Law of

the Levirates-Circumcifion ;-Patriarchal Mode

of Swearing -Abftinence from the Sinew that

fhrank,

SECT. XII. The Miraculous Conception, illuftrated

from the Hiftory of Melchizedeck from va-

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rious inftances of Conception, beyond the ordinary

course of Nature ;-from the Laws given to If-

rael concerning Virginity,
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SECT. XIII. On Subftitution and Atonement.-The

Doctrine of Subftitution, known to the Church

from the beginning.-Impofition of Hands on the

Head of the Victim.-The Victim legally fubject-

ed to the Curfe.-Atonement made by Blood.-

Confirmed by Sacrifice.-In this the Worship of

the Church especially confifted.-The Ceremonial

Inftitute, even by its Defects, directed to a better

Atonement.-This prefigured by the Mercy-Seat.

-The Hiftory of the true Expiation, contained

in the New Testament,

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SECT. XIV. The Doctrine of Imputation illustrated,

-from the Raiment provided for our Firft Pa-

rents after the Fall-from the Guilty being

legally accounted Innocent, in confequence of ce-

monial Atonement ;-from the ancient Custom of

Feafting on the Sacrifice ;-from the manner in

which Salvation was conferred on Believers un-

der the Old Teftament,

SECT. XV. The Neceffity of Almighty Power for

changing the Heart, illuftrated from the Hiftory

of Creation;-from the Inefficacy of the fevereft

Judgments from the History of the promised

Seed-from the nature of the Victories ob-

tained by Ifrael;-from their being still taught

to depend folely on God;-from fome Circumftan-

ces attending the rebuilding of the Temple ;—from

the perfonal Ministry of Jefus,

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SECT.

SECT. XVI. The Doctrine of Particular Redemp-

tion illuftrated, from the First Promife ;-from

the Temporal Redemptions of Ifrael;-from the

Limitation of the legal Oblations ;-from the

Hiftory of Redemption as accomplished by

Chrift,

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SECT. XVII. The Confervation of Believers illuf-

trated, from the Hiftory of Ifrael.-The Perpe-

tuity of God's Love to the Seed of Jacob.-

His Faithfulnefs.-The Stability of his Covenant.

-His Love to David.-Ifrael united to God,

as a Peculiar People.-A Precious Seed Still

preferved among them.-The Spirit given to them.

-Ifrael faved at the Interceffion of his Ser-

vants.-Preferved by a conftant Exercife of Al-

mighty Power, by the Hand of the Angel pro-

mifed as their Leader,

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THE

USE

OF

SACRED HISTORY.

PART III.

ON THE

USE OF SACRED HISTORY,

ÁS ILLUSTRATING AND CONFIRMING THE GREAT

DOCTRINES OF REVELATION.

AVING taken a curfory view of the History

HAV

of God's ancient people, as containing many useful leffons; we may now turn our attention to Scripture-Hiftory in general, as confirming or illuftrating the doctrines of revelation. And so abundant is the evidence, which God is pleafed to give us of the truth of thefe, that fcarcely one of them wants this atteftation.-It is only a few of the more important doctrines that we can propofe to illuftrate in this manner.

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