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| BOOK I. |
| Doctrines Relating to God | 21 |
| CHAPTER I. |
| 1. | Existence | 26 |
| 2. | God Self-Existent | 26 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| ATTRIBUTES. |
| 1. | Unity | 27 |
| 2. | Spirituality | 28 |
| 3. | Eternity | 28 |
| 4. | Immutability | 29 |
| 5. | Omnipotence | 29 |
| (1.) Shown by the Fact of Creation, 29. (2.) By the Vastness and Variety of His Works, 30. (3.) The Ease with which He is said to Create and Uphold All Things, 30. (4.) Terrible Descriptions of Divine Power, 31. (5.) By the Universality of His Dominion, as well over Intelligent Beings as over the Material Universe, 32. (6.) Direct Scriptures, 33. | |
| 6. | Omnipresence | 34 |
| 7. | Omniscience | 34 |
| 8. | Wisdom | 36 |
| 9. | Goodness | 36 |
| 10. | Holiness | 38 |
| 11. | Justice and Truth | 39 |
| 12. | Majesty and Glory | 40 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD. |
| 1. | Trinity | 44 |
| 2. | Three Persons, and three only, are spoken of under Divine Titles | 44 |
| 3. | Baptism is in the Name of Three Divine Persons | 45 |
| 4. | The Apostolic Benediction is in the Name of Three Divine Persons | 45 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| DIVINITY OF CHRIST PROVEN. |
| 1. | By His Pre-Existence | 45 |
| 2. | He was the Jehovah of the Old Testament | 46 |
| 3. | Divine Titles ascribed to Christ | 48 |
| (1.) He is called God, 48. (2.) He is called Lord, 48. (3.) He is called the Son of God, 50. (4.) Christ, as the Son of God, calls God Father, 51. (5.) Christ, as the Son of God, is distinguished from Created Beings by the Phrase, "Begotten, Only Begotten," etc. (6.) Christ is One with the Father, 52. (7.) The Same Things are spoken of God the Father and of Christ, 52. (8.) Equal with God, 53. (9.) Styled God's Fellow, 53. (10.) Called Word of God, 53. | |
| 4. | Divine Attributes Possessed by Him | 53 |
| (1.) Eternity, 53. (2.) Omniscience, 54. (3.) Omnipotence, 54. | |
| 5. | Divine Acts are attributed to Him | Images not to be Worshiped, though enjoined by Human Authority | 160 |
| 6. | Threatenings against Idolatry | 160 |
| 7. | The Following Crimes, as partaking of the Nature of Idolatry, are Prohibited | 161 |
| (1.) Magic, 161. (2.) Sorcery, 163. (3.) Enchantments, 164. (4.) Soothsaying, 164. (5.) Observing of Times, 164. (6.) Witchcraft, 164. (7.) Divination, 166. (8.) Consulting Familiar Spirits, 166. | |
| 8. | Idolatry is Debasing | 167 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| THE THIRD COMMANDMENT. |
| 1. | Profane Swearing is Forbidden | 168 |
| 2. | False Swearing is Forbidden | 169 |
| 3. | Swearing by Creatures is Forbidden | 171 |
| 4. | Instances of Swearing to commit Sin or to encourage it | 172 |
| 5. | Civil Oaths Lawful | 173 |
| 6. | Articles of Peace and Private Contracts ratified by an Oath | 174 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. |
| 1. | The Sabbath must be observed as a Day of Rest from Secular Work | 178 |
| 2. | The Sabbath a Day for Religious Worship | 181 |
| 3. | Works of Necessity and Mercy may be done on the Sabbath Day | 182 |
| 4. | The First Day of the Week is the Christian Sabbath | 183 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT. |
| 1. | This Command requires Reverence and Obedience on the Part of Children | 185 |
| 2. | It requires Reverence to the Aged, whether they are our Parents or not | 186 |
| 3. | God's Judgments against Disobedient Children | 186 |
| 4. | It requires Reverence and Submission to Civil Rulers | 187 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT. |
| 1. | Murder is Prohibited | 188 |
| 2. | Threatenings against Murderers | 189 |
| 3. | Cases where Killing a Man is not to be punished with Death | 190 |
| 4. | Human Life authorized to be taken by the Civil Government | 190 |
| 5. | Hatred Forbidden | 191 |
| 6. | Malice Forbidden | 191 |
| 7. | Anger Forbidden | 191 |
| 8. | Wrath Forbidden | 192 |
| 9. | Contention Forbidden | 192 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT. |
| 1. | Statement of the Law | 193 |
| 2. | Threatenings against Fornication and Adultery | 193 |
| 3. | Impure Thoughts Condemned | DOMESTIC DUTIES. |
| 1. | The Marriage Relation Instituted and Recommended | 308 |
| 2. | Cautions against Improper Marriages | 308 |
| 3. | Mutual Duties of Husbands and Wives | 308 |
| 4. | Duty of Parents to their Children | 309 |
| (1.) To Provide for them, 309. (2.) To Administer Needful Correction, 309. (3.) Encouragements to Parental Faithfulness, 309. | |
| 5. | Duty of Children to their Parents | 310 |
| 6. | Disobedient Children Punished | 310 |
| 7. | Divorce | 310 |
| 8. | Polygamy | 311 |
| BOOK VII. |
| Christian Experience | 315 |
| CHAPTER I. |
| CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| 1. | Conviction for Sin | 317 |
| 2. | Sinners called upon to Repent | 318 |
| 3. | God Expostulates | 320 |
| 4. | Repentance Demanded | 321 |
| 5. | Repentance includes Sorrow for Sin and Confession | 321 |
| 6. | Genuine Repentance Acceptable to God | 323 |
| 7. | Repentance includes Reformation | 324 |
| 8. | Conversion, including Pardon and Regeneration | 325 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| 1. | Evidences of Regeneration | 327 |
| 2. | Christian Holiness | 329 |
