The Covenant of God Entered with Mankind, Table of contents
The Analytical Table being chiefly intended for, and ſuited to learned capacities, the vulgar Reader may here ſee the whole of the following Treatiſe, as it is digeſted into Chapters, and theſe eaſily found by the pages oppoſite to them.
Chap. 1. AN Introduction into the whole. page 1
Chap. 2. The Covenant of God entred with mankinde diſtinguiſhed. page 8
Chap. 3. A Covenant between God and fallen man in the proper nature of it aſserted. page 10
Chap. 4. The Covenant of grace is between God and man, and not between God and Chriſt. page 13
Chap. 5. The Outward, and not the Inward Covenant, is a Covenant, properly ſo called. page 19
Chap. 6. Six poſitions tending to clear the thing in question. page 24
Chap. 7. The Covenant of Grace calls for conditions from man. page 33
Chap. 8. A grand Objection againſt this Doctrine anſwered. page 36
Chap. 9. Further Objectious againſt the former Doctrine anſwered. page 48
Chap. 10. God in the dayes of the Goſpel, keeps up the power and authority of his Law. The obligation of it is ſtill inforce, to bind the conſciences of Beleevers. page 53
Chap. 11. The Moral Law is a perfect rule of righteouſneſſe. page 62
Chap. 12. The Moral Law bindes as it was delivered by the hand of Moſes. page 73
Chap. 13. God entring a Covenant of Grace with his people, keeps up his Soveraignty in exerciſe of Diſcipline, in the correction and chaſtiſement of his people for ſinne. page 77
Chap. 14. … between the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace. page 86
Chap. 15. Differences between the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace. page 87
Chap. 16. A further difference between the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace. page 91
Chap. 17. Works incumbent upon the Mediatour of the Covenant of Grace. page 93
Chap. 18. Further differences between the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace. page 99
Chap. 19. Objections againſt the former Doctrine anſwered. page 113
Chap. 20. Further differences in the conditions in the Covenant of Works, and the conditions in the Covenant of Grace. page 115
Chap. 21. Faith is a condition of the Covenant of Grace. page 118
Chap. 22. Objections againſt the conditionality of Faith anſwered. page 130
Chap. 23. Repentance is a condition of the Covenant of Grace. page 136
Chap. 24. Objections againſt the conditionality of repentance anſwered. page 144
Chap. 25. What degree of obedience, the Covenant of Grace calls for from Christians. page 148
Chap. 26. The neceſsity of a Miniſtry to bring men into Covenant with God, and to bring them up to the termes of it. page 160
Chap. 27. Schooles, and Nurſeries of learning, in order to a gifted Miniſtry neceſſary. page 173
Chap. 28. An orderly way of admiſſion of men into the Miniſterial function, neceſſary. page 180
Chap. 29. Miniſters of Christ must bring their people up to the termes of the Covenant, preſſing the neceſſity of faith and repentance. page 188
Chap. 30. A people in Covenant muſt come up to the termes of the Covenant, being engaged to God they muſt anſwer their engagements. page 190
Chap. 31. The diſtribution of the Covenant of Grace into the Old, and New Covenant, with the harmony and agreement, that is found between them. page 202
Chap. 32. Differences aſſigned between the Old and New Covenant. page 205
Chap. 33. Poſitions tending to clear the firſt Covenant, under Old Teſtament-diſpenſations. page 210
Chap. 34. The Old Covenant was not made up of meer carnal promiſes, but contained New Govenant-promiſes, that were ſpiritual and ſaving. page 219
Chap. 35. The Old Covenant was a pure Goſpel Covenant, and not mixt. page 224
Chap. 36. The Covenant of Grace, admits Christians in Goſpeltimes in a state of unregeneration, and is not limited in the bounds of it to the elect regenerate. page 231
Chap. 37. New Teſtament-Scriptures aſſerting the latitude of the Covenant of Grace in Goſpel times. page 235
Chap. 38. Arguments evincing the Covenant of Grace in Goſpeltimes in that latitude as before is aſſerted. page 248
Chap. 39. Objections againſt this latitude of the Covenant anſwered. page 257
Chap. 40. Profeſſed beleevers are under a Covenant of Grace, and not a Covenant of Works. page 262
Chap. 41. Interest in a Church-ſtate is of equal latitude with the Covenant. page 267
Chap. 42. A man in Covenant with God, and recieved into the univerſal Church viſible, needs no more to give him acceſſe to, and intereſt in particular viſible Churches. page 270
Chap. 43. A dogmatical faith entitles to Baptiſme. page 289
Chap. 44. Impenitence and unbelief in profeſſed Chriſtians is a breach of Covenant. page 294
Chap. 45. The queſtion stated concerning the birth-priviledge of the iſſue of beleevers. page 295
Chap. 46. Arguments concluding the natural iſſue of Abraham, Iſaac, and Jacob, to be taken into Covenant. page 301
Chap. 47. Rom. Chap. 9. Verſe 6, 7, 8, vindicated. page 309
Chap. 48. The Covenant in New Teſtament times takes in parents, with their children. page 316
Chap. 49. Rom. 11. 16. vindicated. page 323
Chap. 50. Arguments from a late hand for ingraffing into the Church inviſible, and breaking off from it, anſwered. page 330
Chap. 51. 1 Corinth. 7. 14. vindicated. page 349
Chap. 52. Galat. 4. 29. vindicated. page 366
Chap. 53. Mat. 19. 14 Mark. 10. 14. Luke 18. 16. vindicated. page 393
Chap. 54. Reaſons evincing the birth-priviledge and covenant-holineſſe of Believers and their iſsue. page 401
Chap. 55. A Corollary for Infant-Baptiſme Infant-baptiſme by arguments aſſerted. page 410
Chap. 56. The reality of connexion between the Cavenant and initial ſeal aſſerted. page 422
Chap. 57. The with-holding Infants of Chriſtian parents from baptiſme, is the ſin of Sacriledge. page 437
Chap. 58. The children of all that are Chriſtians in profeſſion, are by vertue of Covenant-interest, to be recieved into the Church by baptiſme. page 448
Chap. 59. A defence of the former Doctrine reſpective to the latitude of Infant-Baptiſme. 468, page 458
Chap. 60. The application of the whole in ſeveral inferences. page 478