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§ 1. General Observations. Perpetual

obligation of the Moral Law.

Extent of its Obligations

First day of the week

§ 5. Parental relation. Duty of Pa-

rents. Children

§ 2. Exposition of the first and sec-

ond Commandments.

Male and female. VII. Com-

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mand. Cases of Violation

Law of theft. VIII. Command. 77

Of falsehood IX. Command.

10. Of covetousness. X. Command. 78

11. Of master and servant.

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Morality of the Gospel. The Savior's

construction of the Law.

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Treatment of Enemies

Male and female

Honesty

Government of the tongue

§ 10. Property

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CHAPTER IV.

Impossible to deliver himself

CHAPTER III.

Character after the Apostacy.

Disobedience to God universal

The fruit of an unholy heart

Disposition towards God. I.

Love to God wanting

II. It is hostile towards him

III. The degree of its hostility.

1. Resists the strongest in-

ducements to love. 2. The

strongest obligation. 3. Re-

sists conviction. 4. It is un-

remitting and impenitent. 5.

It is unfounded and unjust.

6. In the highest degree un-

grateful. 7. Voluntary. 8.

Occasions total insensibility

to the claims of God. 9. Pro-
duces misrepresentations,
persecution, riots, &c.

§ 4. Disposition towards men.

fishness supreme

DESERT OF SIN

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FIFTH GENERAL TOPIC.

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SECOND GENERAL TOPIC.

TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE.

CHAPTER I.

Repentance.

1. The duty enjoined

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2. Acceptance promised to the

penitent

§ 3.

tence

God's displeasure at impeni-

§ 4. Repentance described. Con-

sciousness of guilt. Godly sor-

row. Renunciation. Confes-

sion. Restitution

§ 5. Means of Repentance. Reflec-

tion. Study of God's Word.

Inducements

§ 6. Repentance illustrated. I. In-

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stances of Repentance. Isra-

el; Nebuchadnezzar; Zacche-

us; Malefactor; Paul; David 140

II. The convicted Sinner

III. Language of the Penitent.

IV. The Convert.

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1. Faith required

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

§ 7.

CHAPTER II.

Faith.

§ 1.

§ 2.

§ 3.

Described.

Illustrated. Abraham; the Cen-

turion; Martha; Paul, &c.

How obtained.

Evidence of faith.

Objects of faith

Fruits of faith

CHAPTER III.

Confession of Christ

CHAPTER IV.

The Church.

Christian believers a distinct

community.

The unity of the Church

Ordinances of the Church. I.

Public worship. 1. Appointed.

2. Exercises: praise; prayer;
instruction; benedictions; so-
cial meetings

II. Seals of Covenant. Bap-

tism. 1. Baptism of John

2. Christian baptism

3. Relation of baptism to

Jewish rites

III. Memorials. Of deliverance

among the Jews. The Sa-

crament

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pos-

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IV. Religious festivals: thanks-

givings; fasts

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•

§ 5. Ministers of Instruction and

government. I. The ministry

appointed

II. Character they should

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sess.

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III. Duties of the Ministry 167

IV. To be supported

V. Duties toward the Ministry 173

VI. The Minister's reward.

VII. Mi isterial responsibili-

ties.

VIII. Officers of secular affairs.

IX. False teachers

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§ 6. Discipline, or government of

the Church. I. Authority, na-

ture, and where vested

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II. Rule and process of disci-

pline. III. Does not extend

to conscience or faith

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IV. Restoration of an offender 180

THE CHRISTIAN.

CHAPTER I.

Feelings and principles to be cherished,
contrasted with those to be avoided.

§ 1. Humility; Pride

§ 2. Benevolence; Covetousness

3. Love. I. To God; enjoined;

how evinced. II. To Chris-

tians; enjoined; how culti-

vated; its fruits. III. To all

men; enemies as well as

friends. IV. Passions and

practices by which the law

of love is violated: malice;

wrath; envy; evil speaking;

strife

5.

4. Charity. Bigotry

Deadness to the world. I. To

its riches. II. Its honors.

III. Its pleasures

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§ 6. Solicitude for the welfare of the

church and salvation of sin-

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cause

2. For his covenant and prom-
ises

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203

3. Argument from former mer-

cies and deliverances. VI.

Confession

VII. Importunity in prayer 204

VIII. Encouragement to pray;

promises; illustrations . 205

IX. Characteristics of a spirit

of acceptable prayer. 1. Sin-

cerity. 2. Faith. 3. Sub-

mission. 4. Forgiveness. 5.

With purity of heart. 6. With

fervor

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209

XII.

X. How prayer is hindered

XI. Positions in prayer.

Kinds of prayer. 1. Secret

2. Social. Public

XIII. Occasional prayers. 1.

Dedication. 2. The Savior's

at the Communion. 3. In

distress. 4. Penitential

Confidence in God

9. Moral courage: encountering

opposition fearlessly; rebuking

sin; opposing sinful customs

and maxims; breasting un-

sanctified public sentiment;

extending to sacrifice of life 220

§ 10. Watchfulness: over the heart;

life; against temptation

8.

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1.

2.

CHAPTER II.

Christian Deportment and Duties.

Of the tongue

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Duties from social relations. I.

Marriage relation. Appointed of

God; widows; the relative

duties; fornication; marriage

of Christians with unbeliev-

ers; duties where the rela-

tion is already formed with

unbelievers; divorce; second

marriage; fornication; its

fearful prevalence, and God's

indignation against it

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II. Parental relation; its du-

ties; religious instruction;

government and provision on

the part of the parent; obe-

dience, gratitude, love from

children; fruit of a faithful

performance of these duties;

consequences of neglecting

them

III. Master and servant

§ 3. Civil relations. I. Duties of

subjects to rulers; duty when

the demands of rulers contro-

vert the law or will of God.

II. Duties of rulers

III. Consequences of per-

verting judgment. IV. Rul-

ers subject to God; exalted;

deposed; directed by Him 234

Consecration to Christ and his

cause. I. Supreme devotion.

II. Property consecrated to

Christ

§ 4.

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§ 1.

§ 2.

§ 3.

§ 4.

III. Personal effort

§ 5. Sanctification, and increasing in

holiness; resisting sin; en-

couragements; exhortations;

means; how to be obtained

§ 6 Resisting temptation. I. Spirits

have access to us and influence

over us; good spirits; evil

spirits

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II. This influence may be re-

sisted

§ 7. Self-denial; wine and strong

drink; Nazarites; total absti-

nence

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From supreme love to God;

how evinced

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CHAPTER III.

Evidences of Piety.

Evidences from the life, or obe-

dience

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From love to Christians

From love to enemies and all

men

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