CONTENTS. Pige PREFACE .......................... ....... 1 OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD ....... Of the Christian Doctrine, and the Number of its Divisions . . . ibid. Of Predestination .... ....................... 56 Of the Son of God ............................ 103 Of the Holy Spirit ............................ 201 Of the Creation .............................. 227 Of the Providence of God, or of his General Government of the Of the Special Government of Man before the Fall; including the lostitutions of the Sabbath and of Marriage ......... 296 CHAP. XI. of the Fall of our first Parents, and of Sin .............. 339 Chap. XII. Of the Punishment of Sin ........................ 353 Chap. XIII. Of the Death of the Body ........................ 361 CHAP. XIV. Of Man's Restoration, and of Christ as Redeemer .......... 382 Chap. XV. Of the Functions of the Mediator, and of his threefold Office . . . 400 Chap. XVI. of the Ministry of Redemption ..... CHAP. XVII. Of Man's Renovation, including his Calling ............. 431 Chap. XVIII. Of Regeneration ............................. 443 VOLUME II. Chap. XIX. Of Repentance ................................ 9 CHAP. XX. Of Saving Faith ............................... 17 Chap. XXI. Of being planted in Christ, and its effects ............... 25 CHAP. XXII. Of Justification ............................... 36 CHAP. XXIII. Of Adoption ..................... ........... 49 Chap. XXIV. Page Of Union and Fellowship with Christ and His Members; wherein is considered the Mystical or lovisible Courch......... 53 CHAP. XXV. or Imperfect Glorification; wherein are considered the Doctrines of Assurance and Final Perseverance .............. 58 CAP. XXVI. Of the Manifestation of the Covenant of Grace, including the Law of God ................................ 75 CHAP. XXVII. Of the Gospel, and of Cıristian Liberty ................ 83 Chap. XXVIII. of the External Sealing of the Covenant of Grace ......... 112 Chap. XXIX. Of the Visible Church .......................... 141 Chap. XXX. Of the Huly Scriptures ...... CHAP. XXXI. of Particular Churches CHAP. XXXII. CHAP. XXXIII. the Resurrection of the Dead, and the General Conflagra- . . Book II. OF THE SERVICE of God........ .......237 Chap. I. Of Good Works ....... CAP. II. of the Proximate Causes of Good Works . . Chap. III. Of the Virtues belonging to the Service of God ........... 261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Of Zeal .................................. 318 CAP. VII. Of the Time for Divine Worship; wherein are considered the Sabbath, Lord's Day, and Festivals ............... 326 Chap. VIII. Of our Duties towards Man, and the general Virtues belonging thereto ................................. 342 Cuar. IX. Of the first Class of Special Virtues connected with the Duty of Man towards himself ....................... 332 Cuap. X. Of the second Class of Virtues connected with the Duty of Man towards himseif .......................... 371 СәАР. XI. Of the Duties of Min towards his Neighbour, and the Virtues comprehended under those Duties ................., 375 Chap. XII. of the Special Virtues or Duties which regard our Neighbour . . . 389 Chap. XII. of the second Ciass of Special Duties towards our Neighbour ... 395 CHAP. XIV. The second Class of Special Duties towards our Neighbour continued 416 Chap. XV. Of the Reciprocal Duties of Man towards his Neighbour; and specially of Private Duties . ..................... 425 Cap. XVI. Of the remaining Class of Private Duties ............... 438 | CHAP. XVII. Of Public Duties towards our Neighbour ............... 445 JOHN MILTON, TO ALL THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST, AND TO ALL WHO PROFESS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PEACE, AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE TRUTH, AND ETERNAL SALVATION IN GOD THE FATHER, AND IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Since the commencement of the last century, when religion began to be restored from the corruptions of more than thirteen hundred years to something of its original purity, many treatises of theology have been published, conducted according to sounder principles, wherein the chief heads of Christian doctrine are set forth sometimes briefly, sometimes in a more enlarged and methodical order. I think myself obliged, therefore, to declare in the first instance why, if any works have already appeared as perfect as the nature of the subject will admit, I have not remained contented with them-or, if all my predecessors have treated it unsuccessfully, why their failure has not deterred me from attempting an undertaking of a similar kind. VOL. I. |