Divine Truths in Jesus Christ, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. I. A ſhort View of Gods Allſufficiency and condeſcenſion in revealing himſelf, p. 1, 2. The various ways of manifeſtation; In the making of the World and Man; p. 3, 4, 5, 6. After the fall, in the Moral Law; and in types and ſhadows, p. 7. Laſtly, and above all, in and by Jeſus Chriſt, p. 8.
CHAP. II. Chriſt conſidered as a Prophet, and a Speculum, p. 9. The Divine Attributes ſhine in him; particularly, Wiſdom, p. 10. The obſtacles of Redemption to be removed, p. 11, 12. The Son of God fit for the work, p. 13. Many admirable conjunctions of God and Man, of Juſtice and Mercy, of Puniſhment and Obedience in Chriſts ſufferings, p. 14, 15. Of Satisfaction and a kind of execution of the Law, p. 16. Of Satisfaction and Merit, p. 17. Of Merit and Example, p. 18. All tending to our ſalvation, ibid. The rare conqueſt of Sin, Satan, the World, Death, p. 19, 20, 21. Humility of mind neceſſary, p. 21. The deſperate iſſue of the pride of Human Reaſon, p. 21, 22. Need of Humility from the threefold ſtate of Reaſon, in Integrity, after the Fall, after Faith, p. 23, 24, 25.
CHAP. III. Holineſs the glory of the Deity, p. 26. By it God acts like himſelf, and doth all for his own glory, p. 27. It imports an hatred of ſin, and love of holineſs in man, p. 27, 28. In all theſe reſpects it was manifeſt in Chriſt, p. 28, 29, &c. It was not indecent for God to come in the fleſh and dye, p. 29, 30. The glory of God breaks forth therein, p. 31, 32. His hatred of ſin, and deſign to extirpate it, p. 33, 34, 35. His love to holineſs, in doing ſo much to recover it, and linking it with ſalvation, p. 35, 36, 37, 38. We ſhould be followers of God therein, p. 38, 39, &c.
CHAP. IV. Gods Punitive Juſtice aſſerted from Scripture and Nature, p. 42, 43, 44. It was neceſſary that there ſhould be a Satisfaction for ſin, p. 45. Rectoral Juſtice required it, p. 46, to 48. Ʋnleſs Chriſts ſufferings were ſatisfactory, no good account can be given of them, p. 49, 50. It's not enough to ſay, That he was an Example of Patience, p. 50. That he confirmed the Covenant, p. 51. That Gods immenſe love was manifeſted therein, or that his Reſurrection aſſured ours, ibid. 52, 53. Gods Juſtice appears, in that He, though of infinite Mercy, inflicted thoſe ſufferings on Chriſt, p. 54, 55. In that Chriſt, the Patient, was Man, the Son of God, an holy innocent One, p. 55, to 58. In that the ſufferings of Chriſt were proportionable to the ſinning-powers in man, p. 59. To the Law, p. 60, 61. To the ſin and ſufferings of a World, p. 61, 62, 63. The fruits of his ſufferings as to Himſelf, and as to us, p. 64, 65. The dreadfulneſs of ſin in reſpect of the ſufferings of Chriſt, and the miſerable end of impenitent ſinners, p. 65, 66, &c.
CHAP. V. Gods Love and Mercy manifeſted, in that he ſtood not upon the old terms as he might, and in giving his Son for us, p. 70, to 75. The Socinian objection, (That if God loved us, he was not angry) anſwered, p. 76, 77, 78. The earlineſs and freeneſs of Gods love in giving his Son, p. 79, 80, 81. The greatneſs of the gift, p. 82. The manner how he was given, p. 83, 84, 85. The perſons for whom, p. 85, 86, 87. The evils removed, and the good procured by it, p. 87, to 91. The excellent Evangelical terms built upon it, p. 91. Theſe are eaſie and ſure, p. 92, 93, 94. The Love and Mercy of God an excellent Motive to ſtir up our love towards God and man, p. 95, 96, 97, &c.
CHAP. VI. The Power of God manifeſt in Chriſt, p. 99, 100. In his incarnation and conception, p. 100, 101, 102. In his Miracles, p. 103, 104. Theſe were true in the Hiſtory, p. 104, 105, 106. True in the nature of Miracles, p. 107. They were numerous and great, 108, 109, 110. They were ſuited to the Evangelical Deſign, p. 111, 112. Divine Power manifeſt in converting the World, notwithſtanding its deep corruption, and the oppoſition of Potentates and Philoſophers to the Goſpel, p. 113, to 124. The inſtruments mean, that the power might be of God, p. 124, 125. The Goſpel propoſes ſuper-rational Myſteries, ſupermoral Virtues, ſuper-mundane rewards; things ſo much above us, that without a Divine power the propoſal would have been fruitleſs, p. 126, 127.
CHAP. VII. The Truth of God manifeſted in Chriſt, p. 133, 134. The Promiſe of the Meſſiah, p. 134. The Meſſiah is already come, ibid. 135. Jeſus is the true Meſſiah, p. 136, 137, 138. All the other promiſes are built upon him, 138, 139. The truth of the Moral Law evidenced in him, 139. The Mandatory part proved by his active Obedience; The Minatory by his Sufferings, p. 139, 140, 141. He is the ſubſtance of the Types and Sacrifices, p. 142, 143, 144. Somewhat in him anſwers to them, p. 144, 145. And ſomewhat in him infinitely tranſcends them, p. 146, to 149. The truth of Worſhip ſet forth in him, p. 150. He unclogged it from Rituals, opened the ſpiritual mode of it, communicates Grace for it, reveals the great Reward of Eternal Life, p. 150, 151, 152.
CHAP. VIII. Gods Providence aſſerted from Scripture, Philoſophy, and Reaſon, 156, 157, 158. It hath a double act, Conſervative and Ordinative, p. 159, 160, 161. Both are manifeſted in Chriſt, p. 162. It was over Chriſt, over his Genealogy, Birth, Life, Death, p. 162, 163, 164. Over the fruit of his Satisfaction, in raiſing up a Church, p. 165. It aimed at a Church, directed the means, and added the bleſſing, p. 166, 167. That opinion, That Chriſt might have dyed, and yet there might have been no Church, is falſe, p. 168, 169, 170. All other Providences reduced to thoſe over Chriſt and the Church, p. 171, to 176. Epicurus's Objection againſt Providence anſwered, p. 176, 177, 178. Providence over free acts of men aſſerted, and yet Liberty not deſtroyed, p. 178, to 186. The objections touching the afflictions of good men, and the event of ſin, ſolved, p. 186, to 192 The Entity in ſinful actions diſtinct from the Anomy, the Order from the Ataxy, p. 192, 193, &c.
CHAP. IX. The Doctrine of Original ſin, the great moment of it, p. 202, to 205. Adam's ſin imputed to us, p. 206. The proof of it from Scripture, p. 207, to 209. Adam's capacity, p. 210. Adam's righteouſneſs, ibid. Objections anſwered, p. 211, to 215. Our inherent pravity, p. 216. The proof of it from Scripture, p. 217, 218. The experience of our hearts, p. 219, to 221. The actual ſins in the world, p. 222, 223. The doctrine of Original ſin manifeſted from Chriſts extraordinary Conception, p. 224, 225. His Headſhip oppoſed to Adam's, p. 226, from the inſtitution of Baptiſm, p. 227. The wickedneſs of the Jews in crucifying of Chriſt, p. 228, 229. The purchaſe of Regeneration and Salvation made by Chriſt, p. 230, to 234. A ſhort improvement of this Doctrine, p. 235, 236, &c.
CHAP. X. Touching Grace, p. 239. The fountain of it Gods love, ib. 240. The ſtreams ſupernatural gifts, p. 240, 241. The center Heaven, p. 242. Its freeneſs, in that all periſh not in the fall; Original ſin meriting death, and Chriſt being a free gift, p. 242, to 248. Its freeneſs in chuſing a Church to God, p. 248. Election not of all, p. 249. No Legiſlative act, but a ſingling out of ſome to life in an infallible way, and meerly of Grace, 250, to 259. It's freeneſs in the external and internal Call, p. 259, to 262. The diſtinction between the two Calls, 263, to 269. The efficacy of Grace as to the Principles of Faith and other graces; with the manner of their production, p. 269, to 276. As to actual believing and willing; with the proofs of it, 276, to 285. As to perſeverance in faith and holineſs, p. 285, 286. The Habits of Grace deſectible in themſelves, but not in their dependence, p. 287, to 295.
CHAP. XI. Touching Juſtification as to the Law, p. 325, to 327. Chriſts Righteouſneſs conſtitutes us righteous, p. 328. A double imputation: One to the proper Agent, another to thoſe in conjunction, p. 329, 330. The conjunctions between Chriſt and us, p. 331, to 334. How Chriſts Righteouſneſs is imputed to us, p. 335, to 337. That it is not only the Meritorious, but Material cauſe of our Juſtification, 338. This is proved from that phraſe, The Righteouſneſs of God, ib. 339, 340. From the nature of Juſtification, p. 341, to 343. From the parallel of the two Adams, 344, to 351. From other phraſes in Scripture, 351, to 357. From a pardon as not being the ſame with Juſtification, 357, to 364. From Chriſts ſuffering in our ſtead, 364, 365. The Objections againſt imputed Righteouſneſs anſwered, 365, to 374. What juſtifies us as to the Goſpelterms, 374, &c. The neceſſity and connexion of a twofold Righteouſneſs, 375, to 381. How we are juſtified by Faith, 381, 382. How Good works are neceſſary, 382, to 387. A ſhort concluſion, 387, 388, &c.
CHAP. XII. Touching an Holy Life, 390, to 392. It is not from principles of Nature, 393, 394. It is the fruit of a renewed, regenerated heart, 395, to 401. It iſſues out of faith and love, 401, to 407. It proceeds out of a pure intention towards the will and glory of God, 407, to 414. It is humble, and dependent upon the influences of Grace, 414, to 421. It requires a ſincere mortification of ſin, without any ſalvo or exception, 421, to 427. It ſtands in an exerciſe of all Graces, 427, 428. It makes a man holy in ordinances, alms, proſperity, adverſity, contracts, calling, 428, to 441. There is ſuch an exerciſe of graces as cauſeth them to grow, 441, to 447. The concluſion of the Chapter, 447, to 449.