Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will, Table of contents
A General TABLE Of the CONTENTS.
PART I. Wherein are explain'd various Terms and Things belonging to the Subject of the ensuing Discourse.
SECT. I. Concerning the Nature of the Will.
Pag. 1, &c.
SECT. II. Concerning the Determination of the Will.
Pag. 5.
SECT. III. Concerning the Meaning of the Terms Necessity, Impossibility, Inability, &c. and of Contingence.
Pag. 13.
SECT. IV. Of the Distinction of natural and moral Necessity and Inability.
Pag. 20.
SECT. V. Concerning the Notion of Liberty, and of moral Agency.
Pag. 27.
PART II. Wherein it is considered, Whether there is, or can be any such Sort of FREEDOM OF WILL, as that wherein Arminians place the Essence of the Liberty of all moral Agents; and whether any such Thing ever was, or can be conceived of.
SECT. I. Shewing the manifest Inconsistence of the Arminian Notion of Liberty of Will, consisting in the Will's self-determining Power.
Pag. 31.
SECT. II. Several supposed Ways of evading the foregoing Reasoning considered.
Pag. 35.
SECT. III. Whether any Event whatsoever, and Volition in particular, can come to pass without a Cause of it's Existence.
Pag. 41.
SECT. IV. Whether Volition can arise without a Cause, thro' the Activity of the Nature of the Soul.
Pag. 47.
SECT. V. Shewing that if the Things asserted in these Evasions should be supposed to be true, they are altogether impertinent, and can't help the Cause of Arminian Liberty; and how this being the State of the Case, Arminian Writers are obliged to talk inconsistently.
Pag. 51.
SECT. VI. Concerning the Will's determining in Things which are perfectly indifferent, in the View of the Mind.
Pag. 55.
SECT. VII. Concerning the Notion of Liberty of Will consisting in Indifference.
Pag. 63.
SECT. VIII. Concerning the supposed Liberty of the Will, as opposite to all Necessity.
Pag. 73.
SECT. IX. Of the Connection of the Acts of the Will with the Dictates of the Understanding.
Pag. 76.
SECT. X. Volition necessarily connected with the Influence of Motives. With particular Observation of the great Inconsistence of Mr. Chubb's Assertions and Reasonings, about the Freedom of the Will.
Pag. 84.
SECT. XI. The Evidence of God's certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of moral Agents.
Pag. 98.
SECT. XII. God's certain Foreknowledge of the future Volitions of moral Agents, inconsistent with such a Contingence of those Volitions, as is without all Necessity.
Pag. 117.
And infers a Necessity of Volition, as much as an absolute Decree.
Pag. 122.
SECT. XIII. Whether we suppose the Volitions of moral Agents to be connected with any Thing antecedent, or not, yet they must be necessary, in such a Sense, as to overthrow Arminian Liberty.
Pag. 131.
PART III. Wherein is enquired, Whether any such Liberty of Will as Arminians hold, be necessary to moral Agency, Vertue and Vice, Praise and Dispraise, &c.
SECT. I. God's moral Excellency necessary, yet vertuous and Prais…-worthy.
Pag. 135.
SECT. II. The Acts of the Will of the human Soul of JESUS CHRIST necessarily holy, yet vertuous, praise-worthy, rewardabl…, &c.
Pag. 139.
SECT. III. The Case of such as are given up of God to Sin, and of fallen Man in general, proves moral Necessity and Inability to be consistent with Blame-worthiness.
Pag. 153.
SECT. IV. Command, and Obligation to Obedience, consistent with moral Inability to obey.
Pag. 159.
SECT. V. That Sincerity of Desires and Endeavours, which is supposed to excuse in the Non-performance of Things in themselves good, particularly considered.
Pag. 170.
SECT. VI. Liberty of Indifference, not only not necessary to Vertue, but utterly inconsistent with it: and all, either vertuous, or vicious Habits and Inclinations, inconsistent with Arminian Notions of Liberty, and moral Agency.
Pag. 178.
SECT. VII. Arminian Notions of moral Agency inconsistent with all Influence of Motive and Inducement, in either vertuous or vicious Actions.
Pag. 185.
PART IV. Wherein the chief Grounds of the Reasonings of Arminians, in Support and Defence of their Notions of Liberty, moral Agency, &c. and against the opposite Doctrine, are considered.
SECT. I. The Essence of the Vertue and Vice of the Dispositions of the Heart, and Acts of the Will, lies not in their Cause, but their Nature.
Pag. 192.
SECT. II. The Falseness and Inconsistence of that metaphysical Notion of Action and Agency, which seems to be generally entertain'd by the Defenders of the foremention'd Notions of Liberty, moral Agency, &c.
Pag. 198.
SECT. III. The Reasons why some think it contrary to common Sense, to suppose Things which are necessary, to be worthy of either Praise or Blame.
Pag. 206.
SECT. IV. It is agreable to common Sense, and the natural Notions of Mankind, to suppose moral Necessity to be consistent with Praise and Blame, Reward and Punishment.
Pag. 212.
SECT. V. Concerning those Objections, That this Scheme of Necessity renders all Means and Endeavours for the avoiding of Sin, or the obtaining Vertue and Holiness, vain and to no Purpose; And that it makes Men no more than meer Machines, in Affairs of Morality and Religion.
Pag. 220.
SECT. VI. Concerning that Objection against the Doctrine which has been maintain'd, That it agrees with the Stoical Doctrine of Fate, and the Opinion of Mr. Hobbes.
Pag. 227.
SECT. VII. Concerning the Necessity of the divine Will.
Pag. 230.
SECT. VIII. Some further Objections against the moral Necessity of GOD'S Volitions, considered.
Pag. 239.
SECT. IX. Concerning that Objection against the Doctrine which has been maintain'd, That it makes GOD the Author of Sin.
Pag. 252.
SECT. X. Concerning Sin's first Entrance into the World.
Pag. 268.
SECT. XI. Of a supposed Inconsistence of these Principles with GOD'S moral Character.
Pag. 270.
SECT. XII. Of a supposed Tendency of these Principles to Atheism, and Licentiousness.
Pag. 274.
SECT. XIII. Concerning that Objection against the Reasoning by which the Calvinistic Doctrine is supported, That it is metaphysical and abstruse.
Pag. 278.
The CONCLUSION.
WHAT Treatment this Discourse may probably meet with, from some Persons.
Pag. 285.
Consequences concerning several Calvinistic Doctrines; such as an universal, decisive Providence.
Pag. 286.
The total Depravity and Corruption of Man's Nature.
Pag. 287.
Efficacious Grace.
Pag. 288.
An universal and absolute Decree; and absolute, eternal, personal Election.
Pag. 289.
Particular Redemption.
Pag. 290.
Perseverance of Saints.
Pag. 291.
Concerning the Treatment which Calvinistic Writers and Divines have met with.
Pag. 292.
The Unhappiness of the Change lately in many Protestant Countries.
Pag. 293.
The Boldness of some Writers.
Ibid.
The excellent Wisdom appearing in the holy Scriptures.
P. ult.