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Theological Institutes or,
A View of the Evidences, Doctrines, Morals, and Institutions of Christianity

By Richard Watson

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

Attributes of God - 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