iv -to comfort, establish, and edify experienced Christians in the truth-and to promote practical piety and godliness. JEDEDIAH CHAPMAN, Minister of the Gospel at Geneva, State of New-York. Extract from a review of Dr. BELLAMY'S "True Religion De lineated," in the London Evangelical Magazine. "The value of Dr. BELLAMY'S writings is already well known to the religious world: but we are obliged to the Rev. ANDREW FULLER for his history and recommendation of this work: which, we hope, will introduce it to those persons who are yet unacquainted with it. The Author's leading object is, to discriminate between the Law and the Gospel: and to define and illustrate the duties which they respectively require. We hope that the circulation of this volume will be as extensive as its contents are interesting and important; and that STUDENTS of DIVINITY especially, will avail themselves of the information. which it contains." Mr. Benedict's Sermon delivered at the Funeral of Mr. Bellamy, Page 9 SI Love to God implies right apprehensions of him, and a sense of his amia- That we esteem him, so as to exult in his supremacy. So value his honour and interest, as to be devoted to him, So delight in him, as to live upon him as the portion of our souls. Love to God takes its rise, originally from a sense of his infinite glory and A sense of his glory is imparted to the soul by the immediate influence of the The infinite glory and amiableness of God lays us under such an obligation But since it requires no more than all the heart, it is just and equal. It being upon a level with our natural capacities. And our inability to perfect holiness arises only from our badness. We are wholly to blame for not perfectly conforming to it. Even the heathen are without excuse. Much more inexcusable are those who enjoy the benefit of divine revelation. 170 163 From any love whatsoever, that arises merely from self-love. ib. Page -Love to God and our neighbour is a radical conformity to the whole law, 192 And lays the foundation for all true obedience, And is that whereby true religion is distinguished from all counterfeits. Therefore they must be such as we cannot resist, or we shall never be re- And it is natural to suppose, that he who in such wise begins this work, will That they must expect spiritual conflicts from remaining corruption. 959 Or, if the law means something else than what is supposed. Various questions occasionally considered in the first discourse. Is it any matter what men's principles are, if their lives are but good? Will speculative ideas of God beget a sense of his amiableness, in a heart that Is sin an infinite evil? and does it deserve an infinite punishment? Can future obedience make the least amends for past sins? Will the sinfulness and misery of the damned be forever increasing? Are all things right, or wrong, merely because GOD wills them so to be? Or merely because they do or do not tend to make us happy? How was it consistent with God's goodness to permit sin? Does perfect obedience deserve any thanks at the hands of God? 100 What influence have false notions of the law on men's religion? 116 118 Can a man, merely from self-love, love God more than himself? 146 Are we to blame for our spiritual blindness ? 144 Or for our corrupt nature? 155 Why do not mankind see the sinfulness of it? Do all actual sins proceed from it? What is it that brings awakened sinners to take all the blame to themselves, Page Do true believers feel themselves wholly to blame for not being perfectly holy? 160 Does God's withholding the sanctifying influences of his Holy Spirit lessen Why does the scripture, in some places, speak of the external advantages of What good does it do for sinners to use the means of grace? 225, 423 What is the shortest and easiest method to bring the main controversies be- In what sense are wicked men ignorant of their own hearts? - Is it a sin for believers ever to doubt of their good estate? What is the most fundamental difference between the Arminians and Cal- Who was constituted our public head, 301 -GOD was not moved to provide a Saviour for us, under any notion that -GOD may now, through Christ, consistently with his own honour, save And use what means he pleases for the recovery of obstinate sinners. A view of the methods of divine grace with mankind, from the beginning of Which lays a foundation for a supernatural belief of the gospel. Regeneration, faith, repentance, and conversion, connected together. The faith of the legal and of the evangelical hypocrite described. 442-4 -The everlasting life promised to believers, implies the everlasting love and favour of GOD, and the everlasting indwelling of the Holy Spirit as a 45$ 460-61 Various questions occasionally considered in the second discourse. What is the difference between the law of nature and the first covenant ? 304, 320, 458 What is it that does most commonly convince men of the doctrine of origin- Why is original sin no oftener spoken of in scripture ? 301 313 220, 314 Were we by the fall brought into a state of being worse than not to be? Does it render sin a less evil, or take away its natural ill desert ? 377 Does it move the divine compassion? 378 Are the elect, before faith, as much under the wrath of GoD as others, not- Wherein consists our need of CHRIST, and when is it seen? 124, 378 Are all the common mercies, which mankind enjoy, the effects of CHRIST'S Is a confirmed habit of grace before the first act of faith, or after? An Election Sermon, preached at Hartford, May 13, 1762. 463 495 517 |