000c. Contents

THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART The Prefaces 001. Of man’s chief end 002. Of the holy scriptures as the only rule for our direction 003. Of the holy scriptures, what they principally teach 004. Of the nature and perfections of God in general Of God’s:

Infinity Eternity Unchangeableness Being Wisdom Power Holiness Justice Goodness Truth 005. Of the unity of God 006. Of the Holy Trinity 007. Of the divine decrees 008. Of the execution of God’s decrees 009. Of the creation in general 010. Of the creation of man 011. Of providence 012. Of the covenant of works 013. Of Adam’s fall 014. Of sin in general 015. Of the first sin in particular 016. Of our fall in Adam 017. Of man’s state by the fall 018. Of the sinfulness of man’s natural state 019. Of the misery of man’s natural state 020. Of the covenant of grace 021. Of the only Redeemer 022. Of Christ’s incarnation 023. Of Christ’s offices in general 024. Of Christ as a prophet 025. Of Christ as a priest Of the first part of Christ’s priestly office, viz. his satisfaction Of the second part, viz. his intercession 026. Of Christ as a king 027. Of Christ’s humiliation 1. In his incarnation and birth 2. In his life (1.) In being made under the law (2.) In undergoing the miseries of his life (3.) In enduring the wrath of God 3. In his death 4. In what passed on him after his death 028. Of Christ’s exaltation 1. In his rising again from the dead 2. In his ascending up into heaven 3. In his sitting at the right hand of God the Father 4. In his coming to judge the world at the last day 029. Of the application of redemption 030. Of union with Christ 031. Of effectual calling 032. Of benefits in this life 033. Of justification 034. Of adoption 035. Of sanctification 036. Of the benefits that accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification 1. Of assurance 2. Of peace of conscience 3. Of joy in the Holy Ghost 4. Of increase of grace 5. Of perseverance 037. Of benefits at death 038. Of benefits at the resurrection THE CONTENTS OF THE SECOND PART 039a. The Preface 039b. Of man’s duty to God 040. Of the laws of God 1. Of the moral law 2. Of the ceremonial law 3. Of the judicial law 041. Of the ten commandments 042. Of the sum of the ten commandments 043. Of the preface to the commandments 045. Of the first commandment 1. Of the duties required in the first commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the first commandment 3. Of the words [before me] in the first commandment 049. Of the second commandment 1. Of the duties required in the second commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the second commandment 3. Of the reasons annexed to the second commandment 053. Of the third commandment 1. Of the duties required in the third commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the third commandment 3. Of the reasons annexed to the third commandment 057. Of the fourth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the fourth commandment 2. Of the change of the Sabbath 3. Of sanctifying the Sabbath 4. Of the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment 5. Of the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment 063. Of the fifth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the fifth commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the fifth commandment 3. Of the reasons annexed to the fifth commandment 067. Of the sixth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the sixth commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment 070. Of the seventh commandment 1. Of the duties required in the seventh commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment 073. Of the eighth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the eighth commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment 076. Of the ninth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the ninth commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment 079. Of the tenth commandment 1. Of the duties required in the tenth commandment 2. Of the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment 082. Of man’s inability to keep the law perfectly 083. Of sin in its aggravations 084. Of the desert of sin 085. Of the means of salvation in general 086. Of faith in Jesus Christ 087. Of repentance unto life 088. Of Christ’s ordinances in general 089. Of the word in particular as made effectual to salvation 090. Of the manner of reading and hearing the word 091. Of the sacraments as effectual means of salvation 092. Of the nature of sacraments in general 093. Of the number of the sacraments 094. Of the nature of baptism 095. Of the subjects of baptism 096. Of the Lord’s supper 097. Of the worthy receiving of the Lord’s supper 098. Of the nature of prayer 099. Of direction in prayer 100. Of the preface of the Lord’s prayer 101. Of the first petition 102. Of the second petition 103. Of the third petition 104. Of the fourth petition 105. Of the fifth petition 106. Of the sixth petition 107. Of the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer 108. HISTORICAL NOTES,

People James Fisher433 Ebenezer Erskine433 John Erskine, D.D. Ralph Erskine Richard Cameron

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