PAGE Matt. vii. 24, "Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine," referred to ib. John xv. 10, "If ye keep my commandments," &c. and v. 14; ib. 21 22 The parable of the prodigal son, referred to Psalm li. 17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," &c. The verse "If righteousness came by [the] law," &c. explained Prov. xvi. 6, "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged," &c. CHAPTER II. Inquiry into the doctrine of the Christian Atonement.-A change 26 ib. Gen. iv. 4, "The sacrifice offered by Abel, and approved of 29,30 Micah vi. 7, 8, referred to ib. Hosea vi. 6, Isaiah i. 11,[16-18,] Psalm 1. 8, [8-15,] referred to 32 [1] Sam. xv. 22; Prov. xxi. 3; Eccl. v. 1, referred to 29 In what sense such expressions as "This man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins," and others like them, should be tak Common notions of justice; Exod. xx. 5; Matt. xviii. 8, referred to 35 Numb. xiv. 19, 20; 2 Chron. xxx. 18-20; Psalm cvi. 23, xxxii. 5, referred to Psalm cxli. 2; Isaiah lv. 7; Jer. vii. 21-23, referred to Heb. x. 4, "It is not possible that the blood of bulls," &c. examined Gen. xxii. 3, [13,]; Heb. x. 5, referred to 3853 36 37 The death of Jesus was a spiritual and virtual sacrifice PAGE ib. 40 ib. rb. 41 ib. 1 Peter ii. 4, 5, quoted in proof of spiritual sacrifices The Editor's reference to Noah's sacritice, and God's promise Matt. v. 8, 11, Luke xi. 28, referred to Isaiah lxiii. 16, lx. 16; Job xix. 24-26 referred to 41, 42 42 43 . The sense in which the application of the term "Lamb" is made Psalm ii. 1, compared with Acts iv. [25, 26,] and Psalm xvi. 8— 11, compared with Acts ii. 25, 27, &c. &c. noticed as bearing no relation to the vicarious sacrifice of Jesus 46, 47 Psalm xl. 6-8, examined by referring to their context 48 50 Matt. xxvi. 36, [37-39,] 42, referred to ib. Mark xiv. 36; Luke xxii. 42-44, referred to 51 The assertion of the Editor that "This iniquity, if it be such, the Father willed," examined The Editor's objection to the application of human notions of justice to judge the unsearchable things of God, examined The Editor's applying human notions of justice to Divine things 54 The orthodox divines, like the Editor, have recourse to human notions of justice in their attempt to prove the atonement of Christ Examination of Isaiah vii. 14, deferred to the subsequent chapter 56 Isaiah xi. [3] "And he shall make him of quick understanding," &c. examined; Isaiah xix. 19, 20, noticed 55 ib. The Editor's attempt to prove the atonement from the applica- 56, 57 57, 58 Answer to the question, "When previously to Christ's coming, PAGE 58 ib. ib. 59 Isaiah xxxv. 10, The ransom of the Lord," &c. examined 2 Cor. v. 21; Isaiah liii. examined Answer to the question, "Is not our repentance sufficient?" &c. ib. Jer. xxiii. [5], xxxi. [31, 33]; 1 Cor. i. 30, examined Ezek. xxxiv. 23; Dan. ix. 26, examined Hosea iii. [5]; Joel ii. 28; Amos ix. [11], noticed 60 61 62 Obadiah ver. 21, examined; Micah iv. and v. noticed Zech. iii. 8, 9, vi. 12, 13; Malachi iii. 1, noticed Rom. iii. 24, Being justified freely," &c. ch. viii. 32, 15, 16, Locke's paraphrase on Rom. iii. 24, quoted Locke's note on the word "Redemption" Locke's note on the word " Mercy-seat" Reference to a few texts explaining the terms "sacrifice," "ransom," "offering," &c. 71, 72 Of a two-fold nature in Christ Allusion to the three-fold nature of a Hindoo incarnation Solemn denial of ridiculing Christ's intercession The Editor's assertion, that "the blood of no mere creature The Editor's assertion, "As to the appointment of Jehovah by . The Israelites punished finitely for sins committed against the 1 Chron. xxi. 11 [12] and 15; Judges xiii. 1, referred to The phrases" everlasting fire," and "everlasting punishments," 77 PAGE CHAPTER III. Inquiry into the doctrine of the Trinity The term Trinity not found in the Scriptures Gen. xlviii. 16, "The angel which redeemed me ;" xxxi. Judges 78 ib. ib. 79 79,80 80 "The sons 81 i 1, "I brought you out of Egypt;" Gen. xxii. ib. Judges xiii. 16; 2 Sam. xxiv. 16, referred to viii. 24, "If ye believe not that I am," ver. 58, examined. ib. Psalm lxxxix. 27; [1] Chron. xiv. 8, xviii. 1—8, referred to The phrase "To trust in him," examined Jer. xvii. 5, explained Psalm xxiv. [1, 2] "The earth is Jehovah's," &c., compared Heb. i. 2; Eph. iii. 9, referred to; 1 Cor. x. 25, 26, "Whatsoev- er is sold," &c. compared with Psalm xxiv. 1, examined 92,93 94 1 Cor. x. 22, " Do we provoke the Lord?" &c. examined ib. 1 Kings xix. 10, referred to 95 Psalm xxiv. 8, compared with Eph. iv. 8, examined ib. Psalm lxviii. 18, referred to; Locke's note quoted 96 Psalm xxxvi. 1, "O Jehovah thou preservest," &c. compared 97 John xvii. 2, v. 30, and John xiv. 24, "The word which ye hear," Psalm xlv. 6, as quoted in Heb. i. 8, "Thy throne, O God," & &c. examined ib. PAGE The Editor's substitution of the term "Jehovah" for "God," no- Direct application of Psalm xlv. to Solomon, illustrated Psalm cii. 25-27, referred to Heb. i. 10-12, Deut. xxxii. 10; 99 100 101 Thou, Lord, in the beginning," &c., examined ib. 45, referred to The Editor's endeavor to weaken the force of the evidence re- 1 Cor. xv. 24, 25, and 28, referred to Application of the term shepherd," examined ib. b. . Isaiah Ixiii. 11; Jer. xxiii. 4, "I will set up shepherds over Ezek. xxxiv. 23, "I will set one shepherd," &c., examined Figurative application of the terms “The sons of God,” “The ib. Luke ii. 7, 21, 40, 42, 51, 52; Matt. xi. 19; Mark iii. 5; John iv. 114 The commonly-received doctrine of Christ's two-fold nature, 115 Moses and the chiefs of Israel termed gods and men, and 116 Terms, phrases or circumstances strictly applicable to God alone The argument of Moses and others being types of Christ, no- Exod. xxv. 8; Deut. vii. 6, x. 15, xiv. 1, referred to |