040. QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 17.

QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 17.

1. In what light has the Christian doctrine of atonement generally been presented by infidels?

2. What is the grand and leading proposition expressive of the true doctrine of the atonement proposed to be established?

3. What are the Socinian and Arian hypotheses on this subject?

4. What do we understand by the phrase, meritorious and procuring cause of salvation?

5. How may it be shown that the promise concerning “the seed of the woman” contained an intimation of this doctrine?

6. What was the origin of the patriarchal sacrifices?

7. How is this proved?

8. What is the evidence from the sacrifice of Abel?

9. Of Noah?

10. Of Abraham?

11. Of Job?

12. What is the grand objection to the divine origin of sacrifices?

13. How is it answered?

14. What is necessary to be proved, in order that the argument for the atonement, from the Mosaic sacrifices, may be conclusive?

15. What are the three distinct parts of which the Mosaic law consisted?

16. What is meant by each?

17. What is the distinction between a moral and a ceremonial expiation?

18. What is the evidence that St. Paul made this distinction?

19. Is it contended that all the sacrifices of the law were expiatory?

20. What is the Scripture proof in reference to the yearly expiation?

21. In reference to the scape-goat?

22. In reference to the Passover?

23. What are the allusions from the New Testament?

24. What is the probable origin of heathen sacrifices?

25. What is the proof from them?

26. Has the piacular character of heathen sacrifices been denied?

27. What has been replied?

28. How is the argument summed up?