A. Doctrines of Natural Religion. a. Existence of God; I. Direct Proofs of it. Mark xii. 32. Sermon. 1 2 III. Comparative Influence of Atheism and Chris 3 4 c. Attributes of God; I. Eternity, III. Omnipresence, Ps. cxxxix. 1-12. Ps. cii. 24-27. II. Immutability, IV. Omniscience, V. Omnipotence, Gen. xvii. 1. 5 6 7 VI. Independence, VII. Benevolence; VIII. Justice. Deut. xxxii. 4. IX. Truth. Psalm cxvii. 2. . X. Mercy. Psalm ciii. 8. . XI. Wisdom. 1 Tim. i. 17. d. Decrees of God. Job xxiii. 13. e. Sovereignty of God. Jer. x. 23. I. Of Creation, . I. Heaven, II. As exhibited by Revelation. 1 John iv. 8. 9 II. Its Degree. Eccl. viii. 2. 31 III. Its Derivation-From Adam. Rom. v. 20. 32 33 34 VI. Man cannot be justified by the Law of God. Rom. iii. 20. S 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, II. The Attributes, S ofGod are there ascribed 35 36 to Him. Rom. viii. 3, 4. S IV. Divine Relations are there II. The Deity of Christ is the only III. The Jews otherwise are not Rom. viii. 3, 4. chargeable with guilt in putting >Rom. vill. Him to death, IV. The Prophets and Apostles can- ! 3, 4. . VI. Objections to the doctrines of the Unita rians. 1 Cor. iii. 20. VII. Objections to their manner of conducting b. The Covenant under which Christ acted: that of I. His Prophetical Office, I. His Personal Preaching; 1. The Necessity of his executing the Office 39 40 41 42 43 11. The Things which he taught. John vii. 46. 45 II. His Preaching by his Apostles; 47 48 Mark xvi. 15, 49 16, 20. Ps. cx. 4. 50 III. His Character as a Priest. His Holiness Heb. ii. In his Performance of the Duties . iv. To his setting before men an example? of righteousness. 1 John ii. 5. 54 55 III. Its Reality, IV. The manner in which it was Rom. iii. v. Its extent, VI. Objections answered. Rom. iii. 24—26. d. The Miracles of Christ. Acts ii. 22. 524 24-26. e. The Resurrection of Christ. Acts iii. 15. 61, 62 f. The Amiableness of Christ in publishing the Gos 63 64 65 66 I. The Agent in effecting it: The HOLY GHOST; 70 11. Testimonies to the Doctrine of the Trinity ii. Evidence of its existence, Gal. v. 22. 78 iv. Its consistency with our seeking salva 79 80 7. |