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II. ANSWER TO MR. TOPLADY'S VINDICA-
TION OF THE DECREES.
INTRODUCTION,
Page
77
SECT. I. The Calvinian Scheme evidently im-
plies that some Men shall be saved,
do what they will; and others damn-
ed, do what they can,
II. Calvinism upon its Legs: Or a full
View of the Arguments by which
Mr. Toplady attempts to reconcile
Calvinism with God's Holiness,
III. Mr. Toplady appeals in vain to Scrip-
ture and Reason to support the Ab-
soluteness and Holiness of the Cal-
IV. Calvinian Reprobation cannot be re-
conciled with Divine Justice,
V. Much less can it be reconciled with
Divine Mercy,
VI. A View of the Manner in which Mr.
Toplady attempts to prove Calvinian Reprobation from the Scriptures,
VII. The arguments answered by which Mr. Toplady tries to reconcile Cal- vinism with a future Judgment,
and absolute Necessity with Moral Agency,
VIII. Mr. Toplady's Arguments from
God's Prescience answered,
IX. An Answer to the Charges of Robbing
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123
129
137
154
the Trinity, and encouraging Deism, 162
X. Mr. Toplady attempts in vain to retort
the Charge of Antinomianism, and
SECT. XI. A Caution against the Tenet-"What-
ever is, is right,"
XII. Some Encouragements for those who,
from a Principle of Conscience, bear
their Testimony against Absolute
Election and Reprobation,
168
. 184
III. POLEMICAL ESSAY.
PREFACE.Reasons of the Title given to this
Tract.-The Doctrines of the Hea-
thens, the Papists, and Calvinists,
concerning the Purgation of Souls
from the Remains of Sin.-The
Purgatory recommended in this Book,
SECT. I. The Doctrine of Christian Perfection
"placed in a Scriptural Light,
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198
II. Pious Calvinists dissent from us chiefly
because they confound the Law of
Innocence, and the Law of Liberty,
or Adamic and Christian Perfection, 206
III. Objections against this Doctrine solved
merely by considering the Nature of
Christian Perfection,
IV. The Ninth and Fifteenth Articles of
our Church, properly understood,
are not against the Doctrine of Chris-
tian Perfection. That our Church
214
SECT. V. St. Peter and St. James declare for
VI. St. Paul preached Christian Perfec-
tion, and professed to have attain-
ed it,
VII. St. Paul was not carnal, and sold un-
der Sin. The true Meaning of Gal.
v. 17, and of Rom. vii. 14,
VIII. An Answer to the Arguments by
which St. Paul's supposed Carnality
IX. St. Paul presents us with a striking picture of a perfect Christian, by occasionally describing his own Spi- rituality,
X. St. John is for Christian Perfection, and not for a Death-Purgatory,
XI. Why the Privileges of Believers under
the Gospel cannot be justly measured
by the Experience of Believers under
the Law of Moses,
XII. A variety of Arguments to prove the
Absurdity of the twin Doctrines of
Christian Imperfection and a Death-
Purgatory,
XIII. A Variety of Arguments to prove
the mischievousness of the Doctrine
of Christian Imperfection,
XIV. The Arguments answered by which
the Imperfectionists support the
Doctrine of the necessary indwelling
of Sin till Death,
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300
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343
SECT. XV. The Doctrine of Christian Perfection
is truly Evangelical.-A Recapi-
tulation of the Scripture-Proofs
whereby it is maintained,
XVI. The Distinction between Sins and Infirmities is truly Scriptural.-An Answer to Mr. Henry's grand Ar-
gument for the continuance of in-
. 368
381
397
XVIII. To Prejudiced Imperfectionists,. 407
XIX. To Imperfect Believers, who em-
hrace the Doctrine of Christian
499
IV. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
I. Observations on the Redemption of
Mankind by Jesus Christ,
II. The Three Princ ples of Life, Intel-
ligence and Love, the Image of the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
III. Observations on Fanaticism,
514
518
V. IMPORTANT LETTER ON THE
PROPHECIES.
Respecting the Fall of Anti-Christ and the Mil-
On Staying the Mind on God,
On Shadrach, &c. refusing to worship the Golden
Image,
On the Agony of Christ,
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