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THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTES
or, a View of the
EVIDENCES, DOCTRINES, MORALS, AND INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY
BY
RICHARD WATSON

A NEW EDITION, WITH A COPIOUS INDEX, AND AN ANALYSIS BY J. MCLINTOCK
COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES.
New-York
PUBLISHED BY LANE & SCOTT, 200 MULBERRY-STREET
JOSEPH LONGKING, PRINTER
1851.

CONTENTS

Preface

Part First - EVIDENCES OF THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

Chapter 1

MAN A MORAL AGENT.

Chapter 2

THE RULE, which determines the Quality of MORAL ACTIONS, must be presumed to be matter of REVELATION FROM GOD.

Chapter 3

FARTHER PRESUMPTION OF A DIRECT REVELATION from the Weakness and Corruption of human Reason, and the want of Authority in merely human Opinions.

Chapter 4

FARTHER PROOFS OF THE WEAKNESS AND UNCERTAINTY OF HUMAN REASON.

Chapter 5

The Origin of those Truths which are found in the Writings and Religious Systems of the Heathen.

Chapter 6

The Necessity of Revelation; -State of Religious Knowledge among the Heathen.

Chapter 7

The Necessity of Revelation: -State of Morals among the Heathen.

Chapter 8

The Necessity of Revelation: -Religions of the Heathen.

Chapter 9

THE EVIDENCES NECESSARY TO AUTHENTICATE A REVELATION- External Evidence.

Chapter 10

THE EVIDENCES NECESSARY TO AUTHENTICATE A REVELATION-Internal Evidence-Collateral Evidence.

Chapter 11

The Use and Limitation of Reason in Religion.

Chapter 12

ANTIQUITY OF THE SCRIPTURES.

Chapter 13

THE UNCORRUPTED PRESERVATION OF THE BOOKS OF SCRIPTURE.

Chapter 14

THE CREDIBILITY OF THE TESTIMONY OF THE SACRED WRITERS.

Chapter 15

THE MIRACLES OF SCRIPTURE.

Chapter 16

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROOF FROM MIRACLES CONSIDERED.

Chapter 17

PROPHECIES OF SCRIPTURE.

Chapter 18

OBJECTIONS TO THE EVIDENCE FROM PROPHECY CONSIDERED.

Chapter 19

INTERNAL EVIDENCE of the Truth of Scripture-COLLATERAL EVIDENCE.

Chapter 20

MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.

   

Part Second - DOCTRINES OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

Chapter 1

THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.

Chapter 2

ATTRIBUTES of God: Unity, Spirituality.

Chapter 3

ATTRIBUTES of GOD-Eternity-Omnipotence-Antiquity

Chapter 4

ATTRIBUTE OF G0D-Omniscience.

Chapter 5

ATTRIBUTES of God-Immutability, Wisdom.

Chapter 6

ATTRIBUTES OF God-Goodness.

Chapter 7

ATTRIBUTES OF God-Holiness.

Chapter 8

GOD.-The Trinity in Unity.

Chapter 9

TRINITY.-Scripture Testimony.

Chapter 10

TRINITY-Pre-existence of Christ.

Chapter 11

TRINITY.-JESUS Christ the Jehovah of the Old Testament.

Chapter 12

THE TITLES OF CHRIST.

Chapter 13

CHRIST POSSESSED OF DIVINE ATTRIBUTES.

Chapter 14

THE ACTS ASCRIBED TO CHRIST PROOFS OF HIS DIVINITY.

Chapter 15

DIVINE WORSHIP PAID TO CHRIST.

Chapter 16

HUMANITY OF CHRIST-HYPOSTATIC UNION-ERRORS AS TO THE PERSON OF CHRIST.

Chapter 17

THE PERSONALITY AND DEITY OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Chapter 18

FALL OF MAN-DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN.

Chapter 19

REDEMPTION.-PRINCIPLES OF GOD'S MORAL GOVERNMENT.

Chapter 20

REDEMPTION-DEATH OF CHRIST PROPITIATORY.

Chapter 21

REDEMPTION-SACRIFICES OF THE LAW.

Chapter 22

REDEMPTION-PRIMITIVE SACRIFICES.

Chapter 23

BENEFITS DERIVED TO MAN FROM THE ATONEMENT-JUSTIFICATION.

Chapter 24

BENEFITS DERIVED TO MAN FROM THE ATONEMENT-CONCOMITANTS OF JUSTIFICATION.

Chapter 25

EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT.

Chapter 26

THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.

Chapter 27

AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE, SUPPOSED TO LIMIT THE EXTENT OF CHRIST'S REDEMPTION.

Chapter 28

THEORIES WHICH LIMIT THE EXTENT OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST.

Chapter 29

REDEMPTION-FARTHER BENEFITS.

   

Part Third - THE MORALS OF CHRISTIANITY.

Chapter 1

THE MORAL LAW

Chapter 2

THE DUTIES WE OWE TO GOD.

Chapter 3

THE DUTIES WE OWE TO GOD-THE LORD'S DAY.

Chapter 4

MORALS-DUTIES TO OUR NEIGHBOUR.

   

Part Fourth - THE INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY

Chapter 1

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Chapter 2

INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY-THE SACRAMENTS.

Chapter 3

The INSTITUTIONS OF THE CHURCH-BAPTISM.

Chapter 4

THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE CHURCH-THE LORD'S SUPPER.

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