INDEX. CHAPTER I. PAGE THANKS to the Reverend Editor for his labors 7 Author's Vindication of himself from the charge of presumption 8 ib. sus," in proof of this Author's precaution in the Second Appeal Quotation of a part of" The Introduction to the Precepts of Je Quotation of some parts of the First Appeal The assertion of the Editor as to his ignorance of the Author's belief Author's public avowal of his faith Author's vindication of himself from the charge of vanity Unbiassed common sense suffices to find the unscripturality of the Trinity : Experiment proposed The Editor's ridiculing of the suggestion offered as to the study of the Bible The reason assigned for his disapproval of the suggestion Impossibility of a belief in the Trinity and Hindoo Polytheism, unless inculcated in youth No liberal parent can take advantage of the confiding credulity ib. 9 ib. 10 Traditional instructions inculcated in childhood one of the caus- The reason assigned by the Editor, for his omission of several arguments in the Second Appeal, noticed The Editor's position of the insufficiency of the Precepts of Jesus to procure men salvation, noticed ib. The irregular mode of arguing adopted by the Editor 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; Matt. xxv. 31, et. seq. referred to The argument adduced by the Editor to depreciate the weight of the passage, "This do, and thou shalt live," examined The Editor's question "Did Jesus regard the lawyer as sinless?" answered ib. 21 22 The verse "If righteousness came by [the] law," &c. explained 23 The Editor's omission to notice those passages that represent repentance as a sufficient means for procuring pardon Luke v. 32, xxiv. 47, xiii. 3, referred to The parable of the prodigal son, referred to Psalın li. 17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," &c. 24 ib. Prov. xvi. 6, "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged," &c. ib. CHAPTER II. Inquiry into the doctrine of the Christian Atonement.—A change of arrangement by the Editor Gen. iii. 15, "I will put enmity between thee and the woman,” Gen. iv. 4, "The sacrifice offered by Abel, and approved of 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 . 33 In what sense such expressions as "This man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins," and others like them, should be tak ib. en 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. Psalm cxli. 2; Isaiah lv. 7; Jer. vii. 21-23, referred to 36 37 Heb. x. 4, "It is not possible that the blood of bulls," &c. examined . ib. Gen. xxii. 3, [13,]; Heb. x. 5, referred to 38, 39 The death of Jesus was a spiritual and virtual sacrifice . PAGE 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 41, 42 42 43 44 "But I Isaiah lxiii. 16, 1x. 16; Job xix. 24-26 referred to 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 52 The Editor's objection to the application of human notions of justice to judge the unsearchable things of God, examined. 53 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 50 Isaiah xi. [3] "And he shall make him of quick understanding," &c. examined; Isaiah xix. 19, 20, noticed. 53 ib. The Editor's attempt to prove the atonement from the applica- 56, 57 57, 58 PAGE Answer to the question, "When previously to Christ's coming, did the Egyptians cry to Jehovah ?" &c. Isaiah xxxv. 10, "The ransom of the Lord," &c. examined 58 ib. ib. 59 Isaiah xlii. [2,] 51, "He shall not cry," &c. "The Lord is well 2 Cor. v. 21; Isaiah liii. examined Answer to the question, "Is not our repentance sufficient ?" &c. ib. 60 61 Hosea iii. [5]; Joel ii. 28; Amos ix. [11], noticed 62 Obadiah ver. 21, examined; Micah iv. and v. noticed 62, 63 Nahum i. 15; Hab. [ii. 4,] “The just shall live by his faith," Haggai ii. [6, 7, 9], examined Zech. iii. 8, 9, vi. 12, 13; Malachi iii. 1, noticed Rom. iii. 24," Being justified freely," &c. ch. viii. 32, 15, 16, Reference to a few texts explaining the terms “sacrifice,” Of a two-fold nature in Christ 71, 72 Allusion to the three-fold nature of a Hindoo incarnation 69 ib. 70 71 The Editor's assertion, that "the blood of no mere creature ib. The Editor's assertion, "As to the appointment of Jehovah by ib. Arguments in proof of the finite effects of Christ's appearance 75 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," . 76, 77 |