Chap. X. Page Of the Special Government of Man before the Fall; including the Institutions of the Sabbath and of Marriage 296 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 410 CHAP. XVII. Of Man's Renovation, including his Calling 431 CHAP. XVIII. Of Regeneration 443 ČIAP. XXIV. Page of Union and Fellowship with Christ and His Members; wherein is considered the Mystical or lovisible Curch. 53 CHAP. XXV. Of Imperfect Glorification; wherein are considered the Doctrines of Assurance and Final Perseverance. CAP. XXVI. Of the Manifestation of the Covenant of Grace, including the Law of God .. 75 58 Of Particular Churches 180 CHAP. XXXII. Of Church Discipline . . 201 CHAP. XXXIII. Of Perfect Glorification; including the Second Advent of Christ, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the General Conflagra- 211 249 CHAP. II. CHAP. III. 261 CJAP. VII. Sabbath, Lord's Day, and Festivals ... 326 CHAP. VIII. Of our Duties towards Man, and the general Virtues belonging thereto.. 342 CHAP. IX. 352 CHAP. X. Of the second Class of Virtues connected with the Duty of Man towards himseif 371 CSAP. 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. XIII. 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 CHAP. 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. 1 VOL. I. |