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SANDERSOX, rOB THE WKSLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA, OFFICE 9, WKLLINQTON HUfLI»!!«03, KJJtG STRfccr. 1857. ^l\o^'b /. OONOOB, PRIMTBB. COURSE OF STUDY FOR CaKiihhs for itfitthrs^ijj IN THB CANADA CONFERENCE* -•-•»- iitst gar. For the Fira Ym-; C^i^^M be examined in Theology ,„ tlie following order : TEXT BOOKS: Tlie Bible; Home's Introdnction, Abridged f : We,, ley s Sermons, First Series; Plain Account of Christian Perfechon ; Wesley', Notes on the Ne„ Te,ta„er and Watson', Theological Institutes, Part First Krapuy ana Atlases ; and any approved Arithmetic. .1 111. _ _ • ! ^ccnmeoded to avail hi^tf tuTi ^ ;:r^^^ , '^'^'^^ "> circumstances will permit. ^ork. as far as bis ti. ad other "^ l-OLRhE Vi STUDY. AIUJITIONAL FOR HOXOLRS. Wesley on Original Sin ; Fletcher's Appeal j and Checks to Antinomianisin. THE BIBLE. J I. DOCTRINES. 1. The Being of God. 2. The Attributes of God : viz. : 1. Unity. 2. Spirituality. 3. Eternity. 4. Omnipo- tence. 5. Omnipresence. 6. Omniscience. 1. Immutability. 8. Wisdom. 9. Goodness. 10. Holiness. 3. The Trinity in Unity. 4. The Deity of Christ. 5. The Humanity of Christ. 6. The Union of the Divine and Human Natures in Christ 7. Deity and Personality of the Holy Ghost. 8. Original State of Man. 9. The Fall. 10. Depravity. 11. Redemption. 12. Atonement. 13. Repentance. 14<. Justification. 15. Regeneration. rOURSR OK STl'DT. 10. Adoption. 17. The Witness of the Spirit. IS. Crovvth in grace. 19. Entire Sanctification. 20. Backsliding. 21. Apostacy. 22. Perseverance. 23. Immortality of the Soul. 24.. Piesurrection of the Body. 25. General Judgment. 26. Future Rewards and Punishmenls. 27. Angels— Devils. II. M0RAL3. 1. The Duties we owe to God. 2. Tiie Duties we owe our Neighbour. III. INSTITUTIONS. 1. The Christian Sabbath. 2. The Christian Church. IV. SACRAMENTS. 1. Baptism. 2. The Lord's Supper. V. HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY. 1. Tha Leading Events recorded in the Old Testa- ment. 2. An Outline of the Life of Christ. 3. A Sketch of the Apostolic Church. 6 ^'OUBHK OF STUDY. The examination on the above to be strictly Biblical ; requiring the candidate to give the statement of the doctrine, and the Scripture proofs. To prepare for this, he should read the Bible by course, and make a memo- randum of the texts upon each of these topics as he pro- ceeds. " Binney's Tiieological Compend" will be found a useful help in this work. HORNE'S INTRODUCTION. PART FinST. !i On the Genuinenesty Authenticity, Inspiration^ SfC. of the Hdy Scriptures. I. NECESSITY, &c. OF A DIVINE REVELATIOX. 1. Revelation defined. 2. A Divine Revelation possible. 3. Probability of such Revelation. 4. Necessity of such Revelation, 5. Refutation of Objection from the Sufficiency of Philosophy and Reason. 6. Possible means of affording a Revelation. II. GENUINENESS AND AUTnENTICITY OF THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. 1. Genuineness and authenticity of the Old Testament. ctly Biblical ; ment of the (pare for this, ake a memo- ics as he pro- will be found I. ation, ^-c. of COURSK OF STUDV. 7 1. Genuineness and authenticity defined. 2. Historical testimony, or external evidence. 3. Internal Evidence. 4. Proofs of the genuineness and authenticity of (be Pentateuch in particular. 2. Genuineness and authenticity of the New Testa- ment. 1. General title of the Xew Testament. 2. Uanon of the New Testament. 3. Genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament proved. 3 Uncorrupted preservation of the Books of the Old and New Testaments. 1. Proofs for the Old Testament. 2. Proofs for the New Testament. nox. ufficiencjr of on. 30KS OF THE I Testament. m. CREDIBILITY OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. 1. Direct evidences of the credibility ,( the Old and New 'J esfaments. 3. Testimonies from Natural and Civil History 4. Various objections answered. 5. Testimonies of Profane Writers to the credibility of the New Testament. G. Co!l.teral testimony to the truth of Scripture facts. 7. Refutation of objections. 8 courrf: op study. IV, niVINR AimiORITY AND INSIMRATION OK THR SCRIFTl'KKS 1. Preliminary observations. 1. Inspiration defined. 2. Its reason and necessity. 3. Criteria of Inspiration. 2. Proof from Miracles. 1. A miracle defined. 2. Nature of the evidence arising from miracles. 3. Design of miracles. 4. Credibility of miracles. 5. Criteria of miracles. 6. Application of the criteria to the miracles related in the Seriptures. 3. On prophecy. 1. Prophecy defined. 2. Difference between Heathen Oracles and Scripture Prophecies. 3. Use and intent of prophecy. 4. Of the chain of prophecy. (a) Prophecies relating to the Jewish nation in partic- ular. (6) Prophecies relating to the nations or empires that were neighboring to the Jews. (c) Prophecies directly announcing the Messiah. (rf) Prophecies by Jesus Christ and his Apoailes. (c) Various objections answered. V. INTERNAL EVIDENCKS OF THE INSPIRATION OF THR SCRIPTURES. 1. The religion of the Patriarchal times. R SCRIfTrUKS liracles. iracles related and Scripture tion in partic- r empires that ffessiab. Apostles. >N OF THE f roL'KSE O"-' STUDY. 9 2. The doctrines and precepts of the Mosaic dispens- ation. 3. The doctrines and precepts of the Christian reve- lation. 4. Various objections answered. 5. The preservation of the Scriptures a proof of their truth and divine origin. 6. Their beneficial tendencies a proof, &c. 7. Peculiar advantages of the Christian rehgion over all others, a proof &c. 8. Reply to captious objectors. 9. Moral qualifications for the study of the Scriptures. PART SECOXD. On the Literary Histartj, Criticism, and Interpretation of the Scriptures, Book l.-On the literary history and criticism of the Scriptures. I. OX THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES OF SCRIPTURE. 1. The Hebrew language, and the Samaritan Penta, teuch. 2. The Greek language. U. ANCIENT VERSIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES. 1, The Tarffuma. nr ChaUao p«« — u ^ 2. Ancient Greek versions of the Old Testament. > J1HI(IIU>. '■a*K pi 10 COUnSE OF STUDY. 3. Ancient Oriental versions of the Old and New Testaments. 4. Ancient Western versions of the Scriptures. 5. Use and application of ancient Vfrsions. 6. Modern versions of the Scriptures, and especially the English Authorized V^eksion. 7. Various readings occurring in the Old and New Testaments. 8. Qijotations from the Old Testament in the New. III. OS THE POETRY OF THE HEBREWS. 1. Nature of Hebrew Poetry. 2. Gradation of the poetical parallelism. 3. Different kinds of Hebrew poetry. IV. HARMONIES OF SCRIPTURE, 1. Occasion and desii3:n of harmonie<(. 2. Harmonies of the Old Testament. 3. Harmonies of the New Testament. Book II. — On the Interpretation of Scripture, J, ON THE LITERAL, GRAMMATICAL, OR HISTORICAL SEXSE OF SCRIl'TURE. 1 . Explanation of terms. 2- Tvlllp* inr inVAstlOrnfinn* i\ia ntannlner nF ,,,n^A= ^^^ . *«r — . . , g..,,.,^ »..•.- Ilj^«JJIIIg \JH TTUJU3 n^n" erally. i COURSK OF STUDY. 11 3. Aids for investigating the meaning of words in combination. 1. Of the scope and context, 1. The scope defined. 2. Hints for ascertaining the scope. 3. The context defined. 4. Hints for examining the context. 2. Analogy of Scripture, or parallel passe ,. 1. Nature and importance of parallel passages. 2. Rules for comparing parallel passages. 3. Of the Analogy of Faith. 1. Analogy of Faith defined. 2 Hints for investigating the Analogy of Faith. 4. Historical Circumstances. 5. Ancient Versions. 6. Commentators. 1. Nature and classes of coraraentatora. 2. Use of commentators. 11. OX THE INTERPaETATION OP THE FIGURATIVE LAXGUAOR OF SCKIPTURE. 1- The interpretation of (ropes and figures. 2. Metonymies occurring in Scripture. 1. Metonymy of the cause. 2. Metonymy of the eflfect. 3. Metonymy of the adjunct, &c. 3. The interpretation of Scripture Metaphors and Allegories. 1. NfttllPA anA on...^.. _* . . '* '^'uiveo ui inccapaorg. 2. Nature of an allegorir. 3. Rules for determining the meaning of an allegory. 12 COURSK OF STUDY. 4. Interpretation of Scripture parables. 1. Nature of a parable. 2. Hints for the interpretation of a parable. 5. On Scripture proverbs. 1. Natitre of proverbs. 2. Different kinds of proverbs. 3. Interpretation of New Testament proverbs. 6. Concluding observations on the figurative language of Scripture. 1. Synecdoche. 2. Irony. ;{. Hyperbole. III. THE SPIRITUAL INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE. 1. General observations on the spiritual or mystical sense of Scripture. 1. The allegorical sense. 2. The typical sense. 3. The parabolic sense. 2. Rules for the spiritual or mystical interpretation of Scripture, 3. On the interpretation of types. 1. Nature of a type, and its different species. 2. Hints for the interpretation of typ'^s. IV. ON THE INTERPRETATION OF SCRIITURE PROPHECIES. 1. Rules for ascertaining the sense of the prophetic writings. COUnsK OP STUDY. la OPHECIES. 2. Observations on the accomplisliment of scripture prophecies. 3. Observations on the accomplishment of prophecies concerning the Messiah in particular. V. ox THE DOCTRINAL MOKAL, AND PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF SCRIITURE. 1. On the doctrinal interpretation of Scripture. 2. On the moral interpretation of Scripture. 3. On the interpretation of the promises and threaten- ings of Scripture. 1. Distinction between promises and threateningg. 2. Observations on promiii?g to particular persons. 4.. On the practical reading of Scripture. PART THIRD. Biblical Geography and Antiquities. Book I.— Geography of the Holy Land. I. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY LAND. 1. Its various names. 2. Its principal divisions. II. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY LAND. 1. Number and names of its seasons. 2. Seas, lakes, pools, wells, &c. 3. Mountains, &c. ■i. Valleys, jjlains, &c. 5. Wildernesses or deserts, 14 COUBSK OF STUDY" Book 11. — Political Antiquities of the Jews. I. DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, FROM THE PATRIARCHAI- TIMES TO THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITV. 1. The patriarchal. 2. Ihe theocracy. 3. The kingdom. n. POLITICAL STATE OF THK JEWS, FROM THEIR RETURN FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY, TO THE SIBVERSION OF THEIR CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL POLITY. 1. Under the Maccabees and Herodian family. 2. Under the Roman Procurators. IIL COURTS OP .TCDICATURE, LEOAI- PROCEEDINGS, CRIMINAL LAVSr, AND PUNISHMENTS OF THE JEWS. 1. Jewish courts of judicature, and legal proceedings. 2. Roman judicature, manner of trial, and treatment of prisoners. 3. Criminal law of the Jews. 1. Crimes against God. 2. Crimes against parents and magistrates. 3. Crimes against property. 4. Crimes against persons. 5. Crimes of malice. 4. Punishments mentioned in the Scriptures. 1. The non-capital, or inferior punishments. 2. Number and kinds of capital punishment. IV. JEWISH AND ROMAN MODES OF COMPUTING TIME, MEN- TIONED IN THE SCRIPTURES. 1. Hebrew computation of d.iys, &c, 2. Roman computation. COURSE OP STUDY. 15 PATRIARCHAI- V. RETURN FROM ION OF THEIR imily. rOS, CRIMINAL 3. proceedings, id treatment s. ;s. ts. ?nt. \ TIME, MEN- V. ON THE TRIBUTES AND TAXES MENTIONED IN THE SCRIP- TURES -CONTRACTS HOW MADE. 1. Tributes and taxes. 2. Contracts and bargains of sale. VI. ^'^^^^^^^^ ™"^« OP TH^/KWS. AVD OTHER NATIONS ML.NTIONED IN THE SCRIPTURES. 1. Military discipline of the Jews. 2. Military discipline of the Romans. Book ni.-Sacred Antiguities of the Jews, and of other nation, mentioned in the Scriptures. I. OF SACRED PLACES, 1. Of the tabernacle. 2. Of the temple. 3. Of the high places, proseucha, or oratories of the Jews. 4-. Of the synagogues of the Jews. n. SACRED PER3 XVS. 1. The Jewish Church and its members. 2. Ministers of the temple, and other Ecclesiastical oacred persons^ or m SACRED THINGS,-SACRlPICEg AND OTHER OFFERINGS. 1. Bloody offerings. ~. Burnt offerings. 3. Peace nffftrings, ■xrrr^ 16 COURSK OF STUDV. 4. Sin offerings. 5. Trespass offerings. 6. Periodical Sacrifices. 7. Unbloody sacrifices. 8. Drink offerings. 9. Various oblations. IV. SACRED TIMES AND SEASONS OBSERVED BY THE JEWS. 1. The Sabbath. 2. Monthly Festivals. 3. The Passover. 4. The Feast of Pentecost. 5. The Feast of Tabernacles. 6. The Feast of Trumpets. 7. The Day of Atonement. 8. The Feast of Purim. 9. The Feast of Dedication. 10. The Sabbatical Year. 11. The Jubilee. V. SACRED OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES. 1. Of oaths. 2. Nature and different kinds of vows. 3. Purifications. 4. Ceremonial uncleannesses. VI. ON THE COKRUPTIONS OF RELIGION BY THE JEWS. 1, Idolatry of the Jews, BY THE JEWS. COLHSE OF STUDV. It 2. Jewish sects mentioned in the New Testament. 3. The corruption of tlie Jewish people. Jiooh IV.— Domestic Antiquities of the Jews, ^c. I. ON THE DWELLINGS OF THE JEWS. H. ox THE DRESS OF THE JEWS. HL MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF THE JEWS. IV. BIRTH, EDLCATION, &c. OF CHILDREN'. V. THE CONDITIOxV OF SLAVES, AND THE CUSTOMS RELATING TO THEM, MENTIONED, OR ALLUDED TO, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. VI. DOMESTIC CUSTOMS AND USAGES OF THE JEWS. Vn. OCCUPATIONS, ARTS AND SCIENCES OF THE HEBREWS. 1 . Agriculture and horticulture of the Jews. 2. Arts and sciences of the Jews. r THE JEW3. Vm. ALLUSIONS TO THE THEATRES, TO THEARICAL PERFORM- ANCES, AND TO THE GRECIAN GAMES, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. IX. FUNERAL RITES, &c. AMONG THE JEWS. PART FOURTH. On the Analysis of Scripture. Book I.— Analysis of the Old Testament. I. THE PENTATEUCH. II. THE HISTORICAL BOOKS. III. THE POETICAL BOOKf, rV'. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPHETS AND THEIR WRITINGS. V. PROPHETS WHO FLOUiilSHED BEFORE THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. k 18 COURSE OP STUDr. VI. PROPHETS WHO FLOURISHED NEAR TO, AND DURING THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. VH. OF THE PROPHETS WHO FLOURISHED AFTER THE RETURN OF THE JEWS FROM BABYLON. VIII. ON THE APOCHRYPHA. Book IL— Analysis of the iVew Testament. I. HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. U. EPISTOLARY OR DOCTxJNAL WRITINGS, &c in. THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES. The outline given above is somewhat /?7 which is denoted His all-sufficiency and power of Hum&elf, without the intervention of any of the hosts of Kis subjects to execute his will, in which his dominion stands distinguished in kind from that of all lower potentates. 3. Considering this word nxvroxfdirup in two further senses which some ancients have ascribed to it. A s'lmnaary of what is contained in this great epithet applied to God. Sec, V. « Maker of Heaven and Earth.'* With respect to the attribute of Creation annexed to God the Father Almighty, 1. As to the object of that creation, viz. " Heaven and earth." 2. As to the nature of the Act, viz. Creation, which has been sufficiently considered in the second division of the first head. 3. As to the Agent, viz. God, considered with reference to this great act of his power. 4. As to the importance of thus recognizing Cod as the Creator : explain how it is necessary. A summary of this final clause of the first article of our Creed. If: 36 COURSE OP STUDY. ARTICLE If. •• AND IN JESUS CHRIST HIS ONLY SON OUR LORD." Sec. I. "And in Jesus^ In the appellation " Jesus Christ/' which characterizes the next great object of christian belief,— distinguishing between the proper name and the official title,— We be- gin with the formal, or the nomination strictly so called. And, 1. Respecting the ordinary use of the name « Jesus." 2. Respecting the import of the name. 3. Respecting the applicability of the name thus ex- pressed, though so common, to the actual Messiah or Christ (though not described by this his proper name) in the ancient prophecies. 4. Respecting the expressiveness to ourselves of this ever-blessed name of Jesus, to which all things in heaven and earth are to bow, and the importance of our thus personally acknowledging Jesus our Saviour. Sec. 11. " And in Jesus Christ, ''* We proceed from the proper name Jesus, by which even his enemies termed him, to the title Christ, which is in Greek precisely equivalent to the Hebrew Messiah. And, 1. Respecting the interpretation of this title h^M)3 2. Respecting the expectation of a person to whom '..^ COURSE OP STUDY. 37 !fit« >» this sacred title was to belong, in a most eminent and peculiar manner, of which all preceding unctions were but figures and precursors. 3. Respecting the fulfilment of this expectation of the Christ in the sole person of Jesus our Saviour. 4. Respecting the manifestation of the peculiar import explained to belong to the term Messiah, or Christ, in the actual work of Him who was thus expected and announced, and who thus fulfilled the expectation. 5. Respecting the mode in which He who was thus eminently Christ, the Messiah or Anointed, received the unction of the peculiar offices thus unfolded. 6. Respecting the necessity of believing and confessing this great and most distinguishing titular adjunct to the name of our Lord. A summary, in few words of what is meant by confes- iing our Lord Jesus as the Christ. ^ec. III. <« His only Son:' The appellation of Our Lord in the Creed, being im- mediately followed by the assertion of His filiation j in discussing this we must consider, 1. The account of this designation. 2. The explanation of it, stating how Jesus is the Son of God. 3. For the necessity of this article of faith, exhibit it in its bearing. A summary, in few words, of the momentous truth of Christian belief, expressed in these words, "His only Son." m I 1i t I, t^^l ir^^^H ^^1 ''-9 i^^^^l ^lil ^Wl.'i^^l W^l i i|"( ^^1 ^'ii'-^^l £ i^.; ^^^H k P^a^^^l • i^^H t-j. ^-^I^^^^H 38 COURSE OF STUDY. Sec. IV. "Our Lord." Respecting the next name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, viz. « Our Lord," which in the language of the Holy Scriptures is not merely a descriptive adjunct to the title of Christ, but itself a proper title or appellation, so as singly and separately taken to mean Him only : 1. Show the meaning of the terra KrPi02 in Scrip- ture. 2. The application of this name to our Lord Jesus Christ 3. The extent of the Lordship thus ascribed to Christ. 4. The necessity of believing and professing this article of faith. A summary of \\ hat is implied in this concluding circum- stance of the primary article of Christian belief. ARTICLE III. « WHO WAS CONCEIVED OW THE HOLY GHOST, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY." Sec. I. « Wlio was Conceived (and Born.''') State what is the difference between the older Creeds, and this our Creed in the latter editions of it, as to the con- ception and birth of Christ,— and what is important to be observed on this, that we may view the two clauses in connexion, (as being both 0/ the Virgin Mary, and both by the power of the Holy Ghost,) and thus learn the whole sense of the ancient church on this article. COURSE OF STUDY. 39 1. Proof that He of whom this is said, being true God from everlasting, is nevertheless neither the Father nor the Holy Ghost, but he alone whose eternal generation, and dominion, and Lordship, have been before severally proved. ' 2. That in His being conceived and born, we imply a true and entire participation of the same nature with other men. 3. That in this entire assumption of human nature. He did not cease to be, as to His Divine nature, the same as before ; the two natures of perfect God and perfect man remaining in the same subject, but entirely distinct. 4. That the doctrine proved under the preceding heads is not a bare scholastic speculation, but a most indispen- sable and fundamental truth in Christianity. Sec. 11. « By tJie Holy GJwst." With respect to th^ power and operation through which this conception of our Lord by the Virgin was effected, L Proof of what this assertion of a special Divine power excludes. 2. That the assertion includes an extraordinary opera- tion of Divine power, by which ths Virgin was caused to be a mother, in every respect as other mothers. 3. That the belief in this operation of the Holy Spirit of God in the conception and birth of Jesus Christ our Lord is necessary. A summary of what is implied in this part of the article. I'm .1 40 COURSE OP STUDV. Sec. Ill i' Born of the Virgin Marijjy Wilh respect to her, of whom Our Lord Jesus Christ was thus conceived and born— consider J. Her name. Heb. o-'-in. 2. Her descent. 3. Her condition— expressed by her inseparable and constant designation, the *' Virgin." 4. The necessity of believing this, viz that our Lord, the only-begotton Son of God, was thus born of the Virgin Mary as man. A summary of what is contained in this confession of Christ Our Lord as born of the Virgin. ARTICLE IV. "SUFFERED UNDER PONWUS^PILATE, WAS CRUCIFiED, DEAD. Sec. I. « Suffered:^ In this capital Article of the Christian Creed, the Pas- sion properly constituted but one subject :— Beginning therefore, generally, with the Article of Passion or suffer- ing, we are to consider — 1. Who it was that suffered: and that in two respects, official and personal, 2. What it was that Jesus Christ the only Son of God, did thus suiTer, as the Creed declares, under Pontius Pilate. 3. What is the necessity of the Kufferings of Jesus Christ our Lord, and our belief in them. ^ •"....„«. y VI luv ijiipuii oi mis arucie oi liie i'assion generally. L COURSE OK STUDY. 41 Sec. II. « Under Pontius Pilate^ Respecting Ihe circumstance of time declared by adding the name of the then Roman Governor of Judea, Pontius P;!aie, who though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, and to the Church of Christ, is thus commemorated among the objects of the Divine Faith of Christians to the end of time, — we have to consider, 1. His recorded name— consisting of two parts j [the 2}rcenomen not being mentioned nor known.] 2. His official state in the Roman Empire, as procura- tor of Judea. 3. His character and disposition as evinced in other circumstances, told in profane history as well as in the Gospel. •i. The necessity of this person's name and character expressed to us in this capital Article of our belief. A summary of what is contained in this second necessary circumstance of the article of the Passion. »«*!l ■ '11 ■' ■ 1 ■ p J Sec. III. « Was crucijledJ^ Respecting the most remarkable particular of this suf- fering of our Lord, via.. His Crucifixion, show 1. That this circumstance of the Messiah's sufferincr. though the great stumbling-stone of the Jews, was exhibit ed to them also very distinctly. ^2 COUKSB OK STUDV. 2. That Jesus whom we believe to be the Christ, did &o suffer as those preceding adumbrations and predic- tions stated that Christ should suffer. 3. The Future of this punishment— now not understood, as it was of old, by the bare mention of the word. 4. That thus to believe in "Christ crucified," is rightly made the necessary characteristic of Christian faith on several accounts. -A summary of this third and most particular circum- stance of our Lord's passion. Sec. IV. « Dead." In the assertion of Christ's death— not necessarily connected with the preceding one of His Passion, as may be shown, — 1. Prove that the Messiah was, according to the Scriptmes, to die, as well as to suffer. 2. That in conformity with these presignifications, our Lord did die. ? Wherein consisted this Death of Jesus Christ, our Lord and God. 4. That the belief of this great fact is necessary, as referred to Christ in His threefold capacity—viz., as Prophet, Priest, and King. j^Sum up, therefore, this article of our Lord's death. COURSE OP STUi)5r. Sec V. '' And buried?' 43 In the assertion of our Lord^s Burial, which in this clause follows the two preceding of His Tassion, and Hi. Death, show 1. That the Messiah must be buried. 2. That Jesus Christ, our Lord, was accordingly bu- ried. " "^ 3. That the belief of this circumstance is necessary. Sum up, therefore, tuis termination of the Central Ar- tide of the Christian Creed. n\ \ .Mi, ARTICLE V. ■■i.E DESCKNDKi, INTO HEL,. . T,,. ™,nD D,,v HE «„SE AGAIK FROM THE DEAiT." Sec, L « He descended into Hell, Respecting the descent into hell, shovr 1. Tha history of this dogrna of faith. 2. The explication of this article. Sun, up, therefore, in a few words, this remarkable pan^i the Article respectmg our SaWour's triumph orer 44 COURSE OP STUDV. Sec. II. " He rose againy On the great article of Christ's resurrection, that fol- lows in the Creed, consider the act implied in the word ^^RemrrexitP 1. Show that the Messiah or Christ was to rise again from the dead. 2. Show that Jesus oar Lord was evinced to be that Messiah or Christ, as by other tokens, so by this most eminently, that he did thus rise again from the dead according to the Scriptures. Sec. III. "He rose again from the dead.'^ Next, considering the precise nature of this act, as being the Resurrection frmn the Dead, 1. Define the true nature of such a Resurrection from the Dead. 2. Prove that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ truly answered to the abov§ definition. 3. Prore, respecting the cause of this resurrection, by which its true and proper nature is furthur confirmed j that, Sbc. Sec. IV. " Tlie third day he rose again P Considering the time so expressly marked as a point of faith in the Creed — viz., the third day : 1. Show that th<» Messiah f^^ rihriet nrn* flitio 4/> ..«. main dead three days, and also to rise again on the third i* ("OIJRSR OF STfJDV. 45 da, fro,n the day of IJis Passion-vi^., on the Lord^ day, or feunday. 2. Sho^v that Jesu, our Lord, the true Messiah or Chnst, did actually realize in both respects what was an- nounced of H.„,, having been cruciHed on the Friday of t e preparation of that Paschal Feast, and rising again the third day after, on Easter Sunday. n Declare the belief, and consequent observance, -h.ch the Church of Christ have ever since founded upon this great fact- viz, that our Lord buried with himself in the grave the obligation of the Jewish Sabbath, durin« winch he lay there, and raised up again in a new form tl.: obl.gat.on of the fourth commandment, ever since attached to the day on which he broke the bars of death, and opened eternal life to all believers. Sec. V. « The third day he rose again » Reverting, therefore, to the total consideration of the art.cle whose parts we have thus severally examined in the preceding sections, we have only left to, Finaliy, Show the importance of the doctrine of Chnst s Resurrection, which is thus proved, thus explained, and thus observed by the standing customs of the Christian world, in several respects. Sum up, therefore, in few words, this capital Article • of our Christian faith. *. r 46 couRSB or STcny. ARTICLE Vf. TIE ASCEXOEn IVTO ITIOAVEX. AVI) SITTETrf OX TIIK RIGHT IIAXI) OF ttOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY. Sec. I. « He ascended into heaven.^* In considering the ascension of our Lord from earth to heaven, preparatory to His sitting at the rij>ht hand of the Majesty on high, — 1. Prove that the promised Messiah or Clinst was thus to ascend. 2. Prove that what was thus foretold and represented of the promised Christ, was actually performed by Jesus our Lord. 3. Prove what was that heaven which was the termin- ation of our Lord's Ascension from earth. 4. Declare the use of this Article of faith. Sec. 11. ''And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father." In considering the Session of Christ the Son of God at the right hand of the Ahnighty Father,— 1. Prove that the promised Messiah was thus to sit at God's right hand. 2. Prove that Jesus, whom we worship as the true Messiah or Christ, did thus sit at God's right hand, from the testimony of the Apostles. 3. Explain the import of this phrase. 4. Show the use of this Xvi'uAt^ nf Koi;^f '.^ ni._;-i»_ Session at God's right hand. COUKSE OF STUDT. 47 »» Sec. III. « Of God the Father Abnighty: Sum up, in a few words, what is included in the whole of this Article of Christ's Ascension and Session at the right hand of power. ARTICLE vrr. "FROM THKXCr: HE SHALL COME TO JUDGE THE QHCK ANDTHE DEAD." Sec. I. ''From thence he sliall come?^ In the ne-.t great Article of Christian faith respecting the second coming of our Lord, yet future, 1. Considering the future Advent in itself. 2. Considering the place from which the Lord is to come, indicated by the words " from thence." Sec, II. ''He shall come to judge?"* Considering the third point connected with this Advent : Yiz., the principal purpose assigned for the future com- ing of our Lord from heaven : 1. Prove that there is a judgment to come. 2. Prove that though God, as God, is the judge of all his creatures, and therefore all the persons of the sacred Trinity are concerned in this judgment, vet is Christ peculiarly and distinctively the judge of (he world. 3. Show the circumstances of this judgment as they are represented, according to our capacity'^of understand- ing, in Scripture. 48 COURSE OP sTrnv. Sec. III. « 77,c quick and the decuir With respect to those who are the Objects of this action-viz., " The quick and the dead »~ 1. Prove negatively who the/ are not. 2 Prove positively that the persons Tneant are those hat Shan be found alive physically, and those that shall tivlly '' '*"' *'"'' '^ ^^''"'^' '"'""'^ ^^^^"^' ''^''P^^- 3. Show the necessity of this belief of Christ's Advent to judgment. Sum up, therefore, in few words, this great article of religion. ARTICLE Vril. " I BEIJEVE IN THE HOLY GHOST." "/ helieve in the Holy Ghost:' In the next Article, which begins the third division ot the Creed considering the great object of belief simply, without reference to the peculiar form in which this parL ..e the first and second, is understood; and from which the Divinity of the Spirit, as of the Father and the nas been inferred : oon, 2. De«:rifae his office in the Christian economy. COURSE OF STUDY. 40 ^ 3. Explain the necessity of llms believing in the Holy Ghost, hoth as to his nature and ofticc. Sum up, therefore, in a fe.y words, thi, fundamental Article of Christian Faith. ARTICLE IX. "THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE COMMUNION OF SALVTS." Sec. I. " The Churchy In the next Article, the - Holy Catholic Church " (ol which the last epithet was added b^ the Greeks), we have to consider, respecting the thing believed, which is the Church, (Ecclesia), — 1. The import of the word. Church. 2. The actual existence of the one Church of Christ thus propounded to us as an object of faith. ' Sec. II, "The Holy Church:' We have, in the next place, to consider the properties here assigned to the Church, as the Holy CatMic Church. And beginning with sanctity or holiness,- 1. Show how this most important attribute belongs to the Church on several accounts. 2. Explain in what respects this attribute of Holiness is thus predicated of the Christian Church. Sec. Ill " The Catholic Church.'' In COnSldfirino- tho nowf rv...^™^ A ii._.M- a . ^ .. .. c- ^'^'^^ o^'^'^ffr^'xiiriume — Viz., Ualfaoli- city : this word, though added to the Creed as it first r 50 COURsa OF STUDY. Stood, indicating a property of great dignity and impor- tance: we are to consider,— 3. The name, as used by the Fathers from the earliest times next to the Apostles, with some diversity of accept^ ation. '^ 2. The truth of the epithet, whose meaning in itself, and as applied to the Church, has been thus fully ex- plained. Sec. IV. " The Holy CatJwlic Church.''^ Having thus explained at large the nature and unity of the Christian Church, with its two great attributes of Sanctity and Catholicity, we have now to consider,-^ 3. The necessity of thus believing in the Holy cltholic Church. Sum up, therefore, in a few words, this essential Article of the Christian Creed. Sec, V. « The Communion of Saints r Respecting the Article of the "Communion of Saints"— 1. Consider those whose communion is here asserted. 2. Considering what is here predicted of the Saints first described-viz., Communion, declare the persons with whom they have this communion or fellowship. 3. Considering the importance of this belief, show how it is necessary to believe this Communion of Saints. Sum up, therefore, ^Oiat Christians believe on this Article. rOt'RSK OV STUDV. At ARTICLE X. "THE FORGIVEXESS OF SLVS." " 7'he forgiveness of St'ws." This Article being placed ia the Creed next after that which relates to the Holy Catholic Church, in which is the Communion of Saints, we have to consider,- 1. Kespecting the fact thus indicated-viz., that the Remission of Sins-which is equivalent to Pardon or Forg.veness-is obtained in the Holy Catholic Church. 2. Respecting the necessity of believing this forgive- Sum up, therefore, in a few words, w^ we profess to beheve on this great Article. ARTICLE XL "THE RESURRECTIOy (>P THE BODY." " The Resurrection of the BodijP Having already, in the great Article of Christ's rising agam from the dead, explained the nature of resurrection in general, it remains here that we should consider severally, — 1. What is the future Resurrection here mentioned and wherein differing from that great resurrection of our Lord ? 2. Who are those who shall be thui ra«i.^ fn..» *i,. dead ? ?! fi2 COUHSB OF BTDDY. 3. The mode, time, and circumstances of this general Besurrection. 4. The value and necessity of this great truth of the future general Resurrection. Sum up, therefore, in few words, this momentous Article of the Christian's belief. ARTICLE XII. «AND THE LIFE EVERLASTING." *^And the Life Everlasting.^^ On the last Ai ; Je of the Creed-" The Life Ever- lasting's—which expression, though, like that of the resur- rection of the dead, it be most frequently used in Scripture for the just alone, is, like that, capable of being under- stood with reference to both the great divisions of man- kind ; we have accordingly to consider,— 1. The true doctrine of everlasting life : and that doubly, as relating to the wicked and the good. 2. The uses of this doctrine thus expounded. Sum up, therefore, in a few words, this conclusion of our Christian faith. TAYLOR'S MANUAL OF ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORY. To this work is prefixed a full analysis of its contents, which, with the questions affixed to it, by the Rev. L. L. Smith, renders any topical arrangement of its leading COURSE OP STUDY. 53 aubjecti here, altogether unnecessary. Every assistance to both Candidate and Examiner will be found in the work itself. ADDITIONAL FOR HONOURS. SMITH'S SACRED ANNALS: (III.) "THE GENTILE NATIONS." Preliminary Dissertation. The Origin, Character, Mysteries, and Oracles of Pagan Idolatry. " I. Egypt: its History. IL Religion of the Egyptians. III. History of the Assyrians. IV. History of the Babylonians. V. Religion of the Assyrians and Babylonians. VL History of the Modes. VII. The Persians and the Medo-Persian Empire. VIII. The Religion of the Persians. IX. History of the Grecian States. X. The Religion of Greece. XI. History of Rome. XII. The Religion of Rome. XIII A General Review of the History and Religion of the Gentile Nations. ^ ru |0ttrt& Bm. For the Fourth Year the Candidates shall be examined in TheologT/, Philosophy, Logic and Rhetoric, in the following order : TEXT BOOKS. Butler's Analogy, with Tefft's Analysis; Upham's Mental Philosophy ; Whately's Elements of Logic j Whately's Elements of Rhetoric. ADDITIONAL FOR HOXOURS. Examination by miscellaneous Questions on the T/teo- logical part of the foregoing course. BUTLER'S ANALOGY. The peculiar form of this incomparable work, scarcely allows of any topical arrangement of its contents, other than that which is contained in the titles of its several Chapters. To these, are h«re subjoined, appropriate questions from.Hobart's Analysis of Butler, which will materially assist both (he candidate and the examiner. '«;■* (JOURSE OF STUDY. n5 IXTRODUCTION. 1. How hprobahle evidence distinguished from demon- strative; and to what may the former at length amount? Illustrate this by a fact in nature. 2. What exception does Locke justly produce to the following general rule, namely : that from observing a likeness in an event to another which has come to pass, we determine on the probability of its occurrence, and so of every thing else. 3. What imperfectio - ;rally attaches itself to our reasoning by analogy, from the extent of our observation being limited ? Quote Dr. Leland's observation as to the exact value of experience, in reasoning upon a reported fact. 4. How do men act in all worldly affairs with respect to probable evidence 1 5. Quote the argument from Beattie by which he endeavours to prove that likeness, would produce presumption, then opinion, lastly conviction. 6. What does Origen say upon the application of analogy to religion 1 How does Butler support and confirm his argument ? 7. What degree of weight is to be attached to the argument from analogy ; and in what consists its principal excellence ? 8. What general answer may we give to those who W'vuld araiip frnm iV\o, mno^J^J^*^. ** i.u_ _•_> f — o — — •- ^"t--..-atvc£.tty tu \.uKi yrcrpnsiy Qi 3i better than the existing form of Divine government ? ^i i I i* \r\\ If &6 COUR£J OF STUDY. PART r. Natural Religion. I. O.V A FUTURE STATE. 1. Describe at full iength the scheme of the first part of the analogy which treats on icatural religion. 2. How does Butler correct Locke in his definition of personal identity ? 3. How does the analogy of nature vvarrant us to assert that a future and different state of existence is probable 1 ^. Why is it probable that we may continue endued with the same capacities, unless they may be destroyed by death ? ^ 5. Show that there is no ground from reason or from analogy, to presume that death does destroy any faculty of perception or action. 6. What answer can be given in refutation of the ob- jection that " Living beings are compoundt-d, and so di- visible," and consequently liable to complete destruction? 7. By what argument do we arrive at the following conclusion, viz.: That the dissolution of matter in which living beings were most nearly i^itercstccl, is not their dissolution ? And to the truth of what proof is this con- clusion applied 1 8. Show that there is no probability that Death will cause the destruction of our present powers of rfiflec- tion. II. COURSE or sTcnv. 67 9. Explain what is meant by the asserlion that "Our entrance upon another state will be natural." 10. Show that the credibility of a future life, insisted on by Butler, in this chapter, answers all the purposes of religion that a demomtnxtixe proof would. II. ON THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD BY REWARDS AND PUNHIS- MENTS, AND PARTICULARLY ON THE LATTER. 1. What supposition makes the consideration of the question concerning a future life, evidently important to each individual ? 2. Describe the general analogy which makes a future state of rewards and punishments perfectly probable. 3. Why is the present happiness or misery of cr5^ tures left so much dependent upon themselves ? 4. Suppose it to be granted that "The dispensation of happiness and misery in this world is to be ascribed to the general course of nature;' what follows from that admission ? 5. What is the proper formal notion of government, whether human or divine 1 and what would be the most perfect manner of it ? 6. State the two objections urged against the assertion that « Pleasure or pain is annexed by God to certain ac- tions, as an apparent inducemtnt for our conduct," ancj refute them. 7. Describe at full length the particular instances of analogy between natural punishment in this life, and what religion teaches us of those in the next. fcl^i; 58 counsB or study. 8. For what purposes are the above-mentioned instan- ces of analogy amply sufficient ? 9. By what analogy may the fo'Iy of a person who is unconcerned about a future state be demonstrated ? m. OF THE MORAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 1 Explain the meaning of the term " moral govern- ment/' and show in what it consists. 2. In commencing the inquiry, « Whether in our world a righteous government be not discernible," what consid- erations, that might fairly be adduced in proof of i dots Butler omit to press as arguments 1 What reasons does he give for these omissions ? 3. State the four general heads under which the argu- ments, showing that God's government is to be moral, are comprehended in this chapter. 4. How does it appear from their effects on the mind and temper, that the uneasiness arises from vice, and pleasure from virtue. 5. Show that from the world in general, virtue, con- sidered as such, is actually rewarded; and vice, consid- ered as such, punished. 6. Whence is it that the above-mentioned rule of judgino; and acting is never inverted by manJ^ind in general ? 7. To the proof of what assertions does Butler apply these two facts, viz.: that mankind jt?055C5s a moral na- ture. and thnf- t\\ov ^-olr.^^ «_ _ —l-i- -, ~..^.j itittcji tta a vriiujc according; to it 1 -juuge an*' act COURSE OF sTuny. 8 How may we answer the objection, « That some persons are even rewarded for wicked actions, and others punished for virtuous ones " ? 9. Give a suuunary of the comparison which Butler institutes between reason and virtue j^^s to their natural tendency in causing power, under their direction^ to in- crease in society. 10. Name some of the obstacles which counteract the natural tendency of virtue to prevail. How and when does Putler suppose they may be removed ? n. For what purpose are the above-mentioned svpjio- iitions brought forward ? 12. By what supposed case - the possibility of which, however, is intimated in Scripture— may the natural hap- py tendency of virtue in a society be seen ? 1 3. All the reasonings here alleged, affording fow/r- mation of the usual arguments that the future state is to be perfectly moral, are summed up under four heads. Name them distinctly. \ li'i IV. OF A STATE OF PROBATION ; A3 DrPLYIXG TRIAL, DIFFICUL- TIES, AND DANGER. 1. What is the meaning of the terra " A state of pro- bation," as used in this work ? 2. From what analogy does the present life appear tc be such a state ? 3. Explain the analogy which appears to exist between hi s 1 ^^ COURSE op STUDY. our State of trial ij our temporal, and that in our reVg- ious capacity, 4. How do mankind commonly behave under both trials ? 5. By what cau^s common to both, are the difficulties of doing well increased ? 6. Answer the following two objections, viz.: 1st, " Why is not this state of trial less uncertain ? " 7. 2nd, « Is it not improbable that hazard should be put upon us by a Being v^hoseforeknoivledge is certain. V. OF A STATE OF PROBATIOX AS IXTEXDED FOR MORAL DISCIPLINE AND IMPROVEMENT. 1. What is the only question oi real importance to us that arises from the consideration of our being in a state of probation here ? and how may it be answered ? 2. State 1st, the general analogy by which Butler Illustrates this subject ; and 2nd, the four distinct consid- erations by which he shows the extent and force of that analogy. 3. How does he explain the passage in Ecclesiasticus, Chap. xlu. 24, and what consequences does he deduce from it ? 4. Slate whnt are our capacities of acquiring knowl- edge; and by what power we may acquire settle'd altera- tions of our character. i'«..^uu may wu institute between the habits of the bodt/ and those of the mind ? CoyRSE Oh' STUDY. J 6. Give a summarj of the argument showing the niw len- tous difference between prax^tical Itabits and passive im- i?ms^o«5onthemindj noting especially the only way in which the latter can become vseful to us. 7. Prove that the possession of capacities implies the necessity also of using them. 8. By what considerations may we distinctly see how, and in what respects, the present life may be a prepara- tion for a future stale ? 9. Show that, from the very constitution of our nature b Jng deficient, there is a necessity for discipline in hu- man creatures. 10. What meaning does Butler affix to the term, « a sense of our interests," when he proves it is perfectly compatible with moral rectitude? State his argument on this point. 11. How does it seem distinctly conceivable, from the very nature of particular affections implanted in them, that creatures made upright may fall \ 12. HoAV does it appear that upright creatures, by pursuing their integrity, may raise themselves to a more secure state of virtue? What inference is drawn from the two foregoing positions ? 13. By what arguments is it proved that this world is peculiarly fit to be a state of discipline for the purpose, not merely of improving, but of renewing men ? 14. Answer the following objections : 1st. « The pres- ent state becomes to most men a discipline of vice in- stead of virtue.''^ And I ii «n > • ii 62 COUnSK OV SitVDt. 15. 2nd. "Actions proceeding from Jiope or fea/-^ though they be matenallij virtuous, only discipline and strengthen self-love.^' And 16. 3rd. '' liQ\y can passive submission and resigna- tion, which are required only in ajliction,- :ind tliey are occasioned by a state of sin-serve to quaUfy us for perfect happiness and virtue ? " 17. 4.th. " Might not all our trouble and danger in this state of discipline have been saved, by God making us at once the creatures which he intends us finally to be 1 " 18. What purpose may be served by the manifestation of the real character of individuals in this life ] VI. OF THE OPINION OP NECE.SSITy CONSIDERED AS INFLUENCING PliACTICE. 1. Show that the proof of the existence of an intelli- gent Author of nature is not affected by the opinion of universal necessity; and give a familiar illustration of the argument. 2. Explain the meaning of ascribing to God a neces- sary existence. Why cannot anything similar be pre- dicted of all natural objects ? 3. In what manner does Hamilton distinguish between the existence of God and creatures ? 4. By what examples does Butler illustrate his asser- tion, that the opinion of universal necessity when practi- cally applied to our condition in the present life, i-s fnnn,! to be fallacious ? C0UR8B OF BTUDy. 63 5. How is it proved that in the application of the above opinions to the things of a future life, it will be found equally fallacious? 6. Show that from the facts of « our finding within ourselves a mil, and our being conscious of a certain character belonging to us » arguments may be deduced against the idea of universal necessity afiecting the sys- tem of a Moral Governor. 7. Prove that the opinion of necessity does not affect the practical proof of religion, derived from the particu- lar final causes of pleasure and pain annexed to actions. 8. State the heads under which it is argued that natu- ral religion has an external evidence that can not be af- fected by the doctrine of necessity. 9. Answer upon his own ground, the following objec- tion of a fatalist, viz.: " The method of government by rewards and punishments in a future life must go upon the supposition that we are not necessary agents; but the Author of nature knows tliat we are so, and, therefore, will not reward or puni.^h us for our actions hereafter, under the notion that they are of good or ill desert.'' 10. In what sense is it true that the doctrine of neces- sity is essentially destructive of all religion ? VII. OF TIIE GOVERNMENT OF GOD CONSIDERED AS A SCHEME OR CONSTITUTION. IMPERFECTLY COMPREHENDED. 1. What answer can analogij furnish to objections 64 COURSK OP 8TUi)V. against the wisdom, justice, and goodness of God's moral government 1 2. How does it appear that God's natural govern- ment of the world is a :iche/)ie, and one that is incompre- hensible ? 3. To what extent does Butler assert that the Divine, natural, and moral governments are connected, and what does he suppose to be credible from them ? 4. Prove that, from our very ignorance of the univer- sal scheme of Divine government, we are supplied with a reasonable answer to all objections against it. 5. " In the scheme of the natural world no ends are accomplished without means, and good ends are often brought about hy means undesir^e and apparently unsuitable:' Apply this to the case of the moral world. 6. What good reasons may be given for the fact that the natural government of the world is carried on by general laws? 7. Answer the following objections: 1st. That "we must argue from what we know, not from what we are unacquainted with." 8. 2nd objection. That " the answers here given to objections against religion might equally be made use of to invalidate its proof." 9. What conclusion does Butler draw frnm nil th-.t !>« has advanced in respect of natural religion ? to COURSK OK STUDY. 65 PART SECOND. Of Revealed Religion, I. OF THE LVfPORTANCE OK CHRISTIAN TV. 1. Give summarily the scheme of the ?ec iidpai:of this book ; in which the support given to re%r?M reli- gion, hy analogy, is described. 2. Show the extravagance of the assertion that Reve- lation IS m its very notion not incredible, as being su- perfluous. " 3. Refute the argument that " the only design of rev- elation must be to enforce the practice of nutural piety: and ,t IS immaterial whether we believe and practice upon the evidence of nature, or of revealed religion." 4. What are the two views which must be taken of Christianity, in order that we may understand its impor- tance ? *^ 5. In what manner does the revelation of Christianity confirm and support natural religion ? 6. How is it proved that this revelation, considered only as subservient to natural religion, is uiportant as an external institution of it ? 7. Answer the objection ''that Christianity has been proved, and has had little good influence." 8 What important duties arise on our part to God the Son, and the Holy Spirit, from Christianity revealing to us t.e partieuiar dispeiisution of Providence, carryinff On through them ? ' / 5 ,'l* ■■'*! V J) C6 COURSK OP STUDY". 9. What are the two instances by which Butler illus- trates his conclusion, " that Christianity can never be esteemed of little consequence till it be positively sup- posed ya/se/ 10. Show clearly where is the distinction between what is moral and what is positive in religion ? 11. Prove that the peculiar preference which the Scripture teaches us is due to the former, is reasonable. II. QF THE SUPP08KD PRESUMPTION AGAINST A REVELATION CONSIDERED AS MIRACULOUS. 1. Explain what Butler means by " the general scheme of Christianity," and show that there is no appearance of a presumption from the analogy of nature against it. 2. By what arguments does Hume attempt to prove that we ought not to believe in any miracles? Where- in does the fallacy of his reasoning consist % 3. Give the correct definition of a " miracle," and illustrate by examples the ttvo classes into which they are divided, of visible and invisible. 4. Why can there be no peculiar presumption from the analogy of nature against a revelation, considered as miraculous, at the beginning of the world I 5. Describe the three views under which alone the subject of a revelation from the beginning can be fairly considered. 6. Why may we safely admit the testimony of tradi- dition as to the original revelation, and what is that testi- mony ? , COURSE OF STUDV. 67 7. Give a general answer to the objection that « after the settlement, and during the continuance of a course of nature, there is a presumption from analooy agamst miracles/' ^ ^^ 8. What comparison does Butler draw between mira- cles and ordinarj facts, in order to show what is the only material question respecting the former? How does 1 nee support these assertions ? .9. What weight does the consideration of religwn, add to the testimony concerning miracles ? m f Ml ANALOGY. THAT IT MUST CONTAIN ThSSI "" ING LIABLE TO OBJECTIONS. 1. Name the three principal divisions under which the subjects m this chapter are comprehended. 2. What are the various objections usually brought against the Christian Revelation, and what general an- swer may be given to them, assuming Christianity to be a matter of fact ? 3. Prove, from analogy, that we are likely to be incompetent judges as to what were to be expected in a Divine Revelation. 4.. State fully the particular example in which Butler compares our ignorance concerning inspiration, before «8 C0UR8B OF STUDY. 5. How is the objection obviated, that " Revelation, unless given in such or such a way— ^. e. according to the objector's judgment of what was proper — would not answer its purposes ." 6. Give the argument by which the following assertion is proved, via. : that " the analogy of nature shows it to be probable, beforehand, that men will imagine they have strong objections against a revelation, however un- exceptionable.^' 7. Answer the objections against Christianity, drawn from the abuse of gifts and powers, said to be mirac- ulous, by persons exercising them. 8. Show that the improvements and hinderances of both natural and revealed instruction are of the same kind. 9. Answer the objection, that, " If Christianity be so great a remedy, why it has been so long withholden, and now so little known ? " 10. What is the proper province of reason in judging of revelation 1 IV. OF CHRISTIANITY CONSIDERED AS A SCHEME, OR CONSTITU* TION, IMPERFECTLY COMPREHENDED. 1. In obviating objections against the wisdom, justice, and goodness of Christianity, with what doth Butler com- pare it ; and what connexion does he assert to exist be- tween \t nnH thp orpnppnl mlnn nf nfnwiilannn. 1 -■■ j?^^— >--— -^ — .^,- .,, J-! rf T ii.?\.nvu : 2. Name two particular analogies, by the considera- ,IJ'i COURSE OP STUDY. 69 tion of which the credibility of Christianity being a scheme imperfectly comprehended by us, will more fully appear. ' 3. Upon what grounds is it said that the course of na^ ture is carried on by general laws? What inference may be drawn from this subject, applicable to miraculous interpositions ? i. How may the principal objections in particular against Christianity be answered ? 5. Answer the following particular objection, y\z.: « The Gospel scheme supposes God to have been reduced to the necessity of using round-about means to accomplish man's salvation." kW '■/ i a- V. OF THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM OF CHRISTIA\1TY-THP kJ> POINTMKNT OF A MEDIATOR. AND THE RSmoX^F^THE WORLD BY HIM. 1. Show that there can be no objection from analogy against the general notion of a Mediator. 2. In reasoning upon the redemption of the world— what supposition may we, without absurdity, assume, re- specting the way in which punishment may follow sin ? 3. Answer the objection that « supposing punishment to be the natural consequefice of sin, is taking the exe- cution of justice out of the hands of God." 4. Give fully the argument illustrating the assertion that •• with this supposition, we have a full analogy, in the cou se of nature, for a provision made for preventing 70 COURSE OP STUDY. the future consequences of vice from followin;r inevitably and in all cases." 5. How may we prove (he unreasonableness of those who wonder at finding it spoken of as at all doubtful^ that the ruinous consequences of vice might have been prevented ? 6. What considerations show the improbability that behaving well for the future, or any thing that we could do, would alone, and of itself, prevent the fatal conse- quences of vice. 7. What confirmation is given to the teaching of ihe light of nature by the Scriptural view of man's redemp- tion? 8. Prove that the i is no weight in the objection that " Christianity supposes mankind to be naturally in a very strange state of degradation." 9. Explain at large, under three different heads, the particular manner in which Christ interposed in the redemption of the world. 10. Against what part of Christ's office have most objections been urged, and how have men erred on contrary sides in their reasonings concerning it % 11. Answer the following objections: 1st "We do not see the necessity or expediency of the sacrifice of Christ." 12. 2nd objection. " The doctrine of Christ's beine- appointed to sufl'er for the sins of the world, represents do of C0UR8K OP STUDV. 71 God as being indifferent, whether He punished the innocent or the guilty." 13. By what arguments does Butler expose the pre- sumption and folly of these, and similar objections, to particular things revealed in Scripture ? VI. OF THE WANT OF UNrVERSALITY IV RRVELATIOV AND Of' THE SUPPOSED DEFICIENCY IN THE PROOF OF IT 1. Upon what supposition is the weak objection founded, that " because revelation is left upon doubtful evidence it cannot be true V Give a general answer to it. 2. Explain in like manner the foundation of the 2nd objection that " Revelation cannot be true from its want of universality ;" and answer it generally. 3. Give ti particular application of the subject to the evidence of revealed religion in different ages, and the degrees of religious light enjoyed by various parts of man- kind. 4 What considerations may tend to reconcile us to the apparently unequal dispensations of the Creator in regard to religion ? 5. Admitting revelation to be uncertain in its eviJence, there are three practical reflections which will tend to remove all causes of complaint. Name them. 6. How does Butler prove that there is not a great di^flfereuce between what might in reason be the rule of life to those who really doubt, and those who are fully convinced of the truth of reh^ion ? m si Matti J I 72 COURSR OP STT.'HV. 7. How does Butler prove that doubting necessarily implies some degree of evidence for that for whicli we doubt ? 8. Show that the same account maj be given of douHs in the evidence of religion as of temptation and difficul- ties in practiet. 9. Give a swmmary of itf- a;;n^ment m which it is ex- plained, that 'uncertainty m -•iUgkis truths may partly arise from our own neglect, 10. Answer the apparent analogy, by which an objec- tion is raised against the fitness of revelation being left lipca doubtful eviden^ie. Vn. OF THE PARTICUL vn EVIDENCE FOR CHRISTIANITY. 1. In what does Butler proceed to consider the^52V2W evidence for tLe truth of Christianity ? 2. Give summarily the five heads under which Butler treats of the historical evidence of miracles. 3. Why must peculiar importance be attached to the testimony afforded by the writings of St. Paul ? 4. State the argument which leads to the conclusion that « the conversion of many to Christianity, when education, prejudice and authority were against it, is an undoubted presumption of its Divine origin." 5. Answer the objection, that " enthusiasm greatly weakens, if not destroys, the cred"! :f"ty of evidence given even for facts, in matters relatint relit^ion." 6. How may we answer the assertion that " there is 4 COURSE OF STUDY. 73 aconsiderable degree of historical evidence for miracles acknowledged to be fabulous ? 7. What general answer may be given to all the /ore^^m^ objections against evidences of religion, taken trora the liability of men to be deceived ? a In stating the evidence of Christianity, derived from prophecies, how does Butler excuse the defects imputed to them, from the alleged obscurity of certain facts in them? 9. Answer the objection, that « considerino- each prophecy distinctly, it does not at all appear tliat the prophecies were intended for those particular events to which they are applied by Christians." 10. Explain why we may reasonably assert, that « It is useless [for a person arguing against the truth of prophecy] to show that prophecy is applicable to events of the age in which it was written." Also, give Butler's remarks in conclusion of this part of the chapter. 1 1. When considering both the direct and circumstan- tial evidence for the truth of Christianity, as making up one argument, in what light may Scriptural revelation be looked upon ? What is its general design ? And how does the supposed doubtfulness of evidence bear upon the question of its genuineness. 12. G[vQ^mmmiiTyoU\ie acknowledged facts,^^\i\c\ m connectionmih what is collected from the Old Testament respectinff its ancient rhmnnlrto-tr fim i.:^*^ — _r r . tjj 1 *"^ ijxatuijr ui israei, prophecies ^of^Christ ; or from the New, respecting the Kill Will ri I' If rl 74 COtJJlSK OP ^Tunv. Gospel History or prophecies, ought to have great weight with a reasonable and impartial inquirer. 13. Mention some of the specious reasonings by which unbelievers endeavour to evade the force of the above arguments, and answer them, 14. Prove the reasonableness of the following warning, given to a man noting down every thing which seems to be a proof against religion, " Let him remember that a mistake on one side may be, in its consequences, much more dangerous than a mistake on the other." 15. Taking it as an admitted principle, that the truth of our religion, as of other common facts, is to be judged by all the evidence taken together, show where the stress of the argument for Christianity lies. 1 6. Describe the argument given by Davison, to show that the evidences of religion being so exceedingly dissimilar, are highly characteristic. Vlll. OF THE OBJECTIONS WHICH MAY BE MADE AGAINST ARGU- ING FROM THE ANALOGY OF NATURE TO RELIGION. 1. How may the objections urged against arguing from analogy to religion be generally answered % 2. Give a special reply to each of the following objec- tions : — 1st. " What is wanted is, not to solve difficulties in revelation by saying that there are the same in natural religion, but to clear both of them of their common as well as their respective difficulties. 3. 2nd objection. ♦^It is a strange way of convincing COURSR OP STUDY. To men of the obligations of religion, to show them that they have as little reason for their worldly pursuits/' 4. 3rd objection. '' We cannot vindicate the justice, and goodness of the author of nature, and remove objec- tions against both, to which the system of nature is open, by showing that the like objections lie against natural Providence/' 5. 4th objection. '< Analogical reasoning, carried to the utmost extent, does not fully satisfy the mind/' 6. 5th objection. "We cannot imagine that men will forego their present interests and pleasures from regard to religion upon doubtful evidence/' 7. Give an exposition of the argument, by which Butler distinguishes between abstract truths and matters offact in religion. What important conclusion does he draw from thence ? 8. To what purpose may the force of this whole trea- tise be effectually applied ? 9. Deducting every thing that can upon skeptical prin- ciples, be required to be deducted from t... positive evidence of religion, what practical consequence can be drawn from that which remains unassailable by sophistry and cavil % j t j UPHAM'S MENTAL PHILOSOPHY. 1. A definition of the scieoce. 2. Primary truths. 3. The immateriality of the mind. I m m 76 COURSE OF- STUDY. 4. The laws of belief. 5. GeDeral classification of the mental states. 6. Classification of the intellectual stales. 7. Origin of knowledge in general. 8. Sensation an;l perception. 9. The senses J .i.eir number, use, credibih'ty, and habits. 10. Simple and complex ideas, and mental states. 1 1. Abstraction and general abstract ideas. 12. Attention and its benefits. 13. Original suggestion, consciousness and i-elatire suggestions. 14. Laws of association, primary, secondary, and casual. 15. Memory ; its improTement and duration. 16. Reasoning, both demonstrative and moral} practical directions. 17. Imagination, and the materials it employs. 18. Disordered intellectual acti , app- rations, liocy, partial and total insanity. 19. Relation of the intellect, to th^; .nsibilities. 20. Classification of the sensibilities. 81. Emotions of beauty and sublimity. 22. Nature of intellectual taste. 23. Emotions of the ludicrous and o*ber simp? 24. Desires, instinct: ., appetites, propensii fections. 25. Habits of the sensibiKties. 26. Proofs of a moral nature. mr ins. , aiiu af- C0UR8R OP STUDY. 77 and itire sual. tical Dcy, 27. Emotions of moral approval and disapproval. 28. Relation of reasoning to the moral nature. 29. Nature of moral beauty and sublimity. 30. Feelfngs of moral obligation, their existence and nature. 31. Uniformity of action in the moral sen.-' ilities. 32. Immutability of moral distinctions. 33. Moral eJiication 34. Disordered action of the appetites and propensities. S5. Sympathetic imitation. 36. Disor lered action of the affections, and moral sen- sibilities. 37. The use this science to a minister of the Gospel. The examinatic on the above, may be conducted by the aid of the que uons afT ns. , af- WHATELY'S ELEMENTS OF LOGIC. Introdtiction, 1. Definition of Logic. tit JuOfi^ic a.4 9 ttripnro anA nn ..-* jj — _ „ Mti« ai: at I. 3. Early waiters on logic, with moder* objectors. 7fl COURSB OP STUDY. 4. Mistakes respecting the nature and oflSce of logic. 5. Complaints against logic. 6. DiflScuIties coonected with lo^ic. Book I. Anahjlical Outline of the Science. 1. Reasoning defined, and similarity of the process in all subjects, 2. Origin of logic. 3. Analysis of argnraent. 4. Syllogism. 5. Eeason, proof, and cause. * 6. Apparent arguments. 7. Analysis of an argument. 8. Meaning of the mord " class". 9. Meaning of « logical reasoning." 10. Aristotle's Dictum. 11. Mistake respecting the meaning of the Dictum. 12. The Dictum a statement of argument in the ab- stract 13. Utility of non-significant symbols. 14. True character of the Dictum. 15. Detection of unsound arguments. 16. Distribution of terms. 17. Indefinite propositions. 18.- Quantity and quality of propositions. 19. Non-distribution of the predicate in affirmatives. Q.O. 7~)icfrihllf>'nn ^e .^MJI- X „ C0UR8B OP STUDY. 79 21. The dictum universally applicable. 22. Common and singular terms. 23. Abstraction and generalization. 24. Notions expressed by common terms. 25. Different abstractions from the same object. 26. Different modes of classification. 27. Utility of the analytical form. Book II. Synthetical Compendium. I. OP THE OrERATIOxVS OF THE MLVD, AXD OF TERMS. 1. Operations of the mind. 2. Language and its purposes. 3. Use of terras, propositions, syllogisms. 4. Defects guarded against. 5. Analysis of syllogism and proposition. 6. Division and definition of terras, with the rules of each. % m i »ff ! n. OF PROPOSITIONS, 1. Definition of proposition. 2. Division of propositions. 3. Quality of propositions. 4. Quantity of propositions. 5. Opposition of oroDositinns. 6. Conversion of propositions. m 80 COURSE OF STUDY. III. OF ARGUMENTS. 1. Syllogism. Defined, and distinguished from argu- ment. 2. Several parts of a syllogism, and their relation to each other. 3. Validity of an argument. 4. Aristotle's" dictum''. State and explain. 5. Axioms or canons involved in the syllogism. 6. Rules of the syllogism. State and prove them. 7. Mood and figure. 8. Variety of moods, with the valid and useful ones in each figure. 9. Perfect and imperfect moods. 10. Redufetiouv of syllogisms. Methods of reduction. 11. Reduce Baroko and Bolcardo by both methods. 12. Reduce the other imperfect moods ostensively. 13. Hypothetical syllogisms. I*. Explain the two modes of reasoning in conditional syllogisms. 15. Reduction of hypotheticals. 16. Enthymeme. 17. Sorites— its structure and laws. IV. OF TERM8. SUPPLEMENTARY. 1. Division of terms, as singular, common, 8^c< 2. Subject, predicate, copula. 3. Opposition of terms. COURSE OF STUDS". ai 4. Formation of common terras j abstraction and gcn- eraIi>:ation. 5. Predicables, genus, species, differentia, property, accident. a. Division and definition, with the rules of each. Book in. Of Fallacies. 1. Definition of fallacy. 2. Distinguish the several kinds of fallacies. S. Induction, and its reFation to syllogistic reasoning. 4. Discovery— physical and logical. 5. Distinguish between information and instruction. 6. Inference and proof ; philosopher and advocate. V. Distinguish between verbal and real questions. Examples. N. B.— Candidates for examination must be able to analyze the examples given in the appendix, and to pro- nounce upon the characters of each, applying the fore- going rules. Great importance is attached to this exercise ; and the student's expertness and accuracy in it, may be taken as a test of his logical skill. WHATELY^S ELEMENTS OF RHETORIC. Jntrodudion, 2. History of Rhetoric. < I mi' * isif t f I sition COURSE or STUDY. 86 8. Clearness of ideas in relation to clearness of ex- pression. 9. Perspicuity not always aimed at. 10. Sophistry veiled by indistinctness. 11. Spurious oratory. 12. Occupying time. 13. Display of eloquence. 14. Mistake arising from obscurity of style. U. OF ENERGY. 1. Choice of words with a view to energy. 2. Caution against general terms. 3. Choice allowed between generic and specific terms. 4i, Tropes. 5. Metaphors 6. Similes. f 7. Analogical metaphors. 8. Elevating or degrading metaphors. 9. Personifying metaphors^ 10. Novelty in metaphor. 11. Explanation of metaphors. 12. Mixed and complex metaphors. 13. Epithets as conducive to pner^Ve 14. Use of uncommon expressiou3, 15. Words considered as sounds. 16. Technical Language : its use, Stc. 17. Theoiogical Style, an exception, 18. Conciseness as contriu«ting to Energy, n ii; >< 'J mil mi if 86 COCRSK OF STUDY. \ • 19. Conciseness to be reconciled with Perspicuity. 20. Johnson's style. — Imitation of Johnson. 21. Suggestive Style. 22. Copiousness as dependent on Precision. 23. Arrangement as contributing to Energy. 24. The natural order of words. 25. Arrangement in the ancient languages. 26. Periods as promotive of Energy. 27. Loose and periodic clauses. 28. Difference of structure for the writer and the speaker. 29. Antithesis promotive of Energy. 30. Antithesis conducive to Conciseness. 31. Caution against excess in Antithesis. 32. Antithesis without period. 33. Interrogation. HI. OF ELEGANCE. 1. Elegance and Energy distinguished. 2. Preference of Energy. 3. Appropriate character of Poetical Diction. 4. Distinction between Poetry and Prose. 5. Definition of Poetry. 6. Illustration from Smith's " Essay on the Imitative Arts." . . /• !i'.4 couRse or sTunr. $7; PART IV. Of Elocution. 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATIVE TO ELOCl'XION. 1. Importance of this branch of Rhetoric. 2. Requisites of Elocution. 3. Reading and Speaifing, and their conneclioD with Rhetoric. 4. Artificial style of Elocution. 5. Natural style of Elocution. II. ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL METHODS COMPARED. 1. Understanding what is read, il. Sheridan's remarks on reading. 3. Imperfection of the artificial system. 4. Circoitousness of the artificial system. f>. Appearances resulting from the artificial system. 6. How to secure a natural manner. 7. Difficulties in the natural manner. 8. Importance of practice in Elocution. ra. CONSIDERATIONS ARISING FROM THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN READING AND SPEAKING. 1. ComparatiTe advantages of written and extem- porary addresses. 2. Adyantages of the natural manner. o. iiic iiiiiurai nianiiei' explained. 4, Familiarity of delivery as a species of the natural. 88 COURSE OF 8TUI>Y. 5. Bashfulness in the natural manner analysed. 6. Remedy proposed. IV. PRACTICAL DEDUCTIONS FROM THE FOREGOING VIEWS. 1. In reference to originality of composition. 2. Character of recitation-speeches at school, 3. Natural delivery more easily heard. 4. Recapitulation of advantages and disadvantages. 5. Action — why generally dbcusse^? Its natural order. > The Candidate should spare no pains to make himself master of this work, which will contribute so largely to his practical usefulness both in speaking and writing. If time allows, he should not fail to study also Campbell's Philo- sophy of Rhetoric. AN APPENDIX. CONTAINING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT OP PEARSON'S EXPOSITION OF THE FOR THE USE OF CANDIDATES AND EXAMINERS. PEARSON'S EXPOSITION OF THE CREED. ARTICLE I. "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH." Sec. I. « / believe/' 1. Whence is the name Creed derived? 2. To what extent of particulars does the expression I believe refer? 3. In what respects is it to be considered ? 4. Define Belief or FaiUt in general. t i ^\ 90 COUBSR OF sTunv. 5. Define what is properly credible; and distinguish the assent given on account oi credibility from knowledge or science, and opinion. 6. Whence arises the diversity of credibility 1 I. In what does the authority of a Testimony consist? 8. What are the two kinds of credibility 1 \). On what respectively founded ? 10. And what is the corresponding distinction in regard to Faith 1 * II. What is Human Faith ? 12. In what matters ar?^ we guided by this faith ? 13. Why can there Ife wo infallible, universal ground ofiti 14.. What is Divine Faith ? 15. Why is the testimony of God infallible? 16. Quote texts in proof and illustration of those per- fections of God which give authority to His testimony. 17. In what way is the testimony of God given 1 18. What difference must follow on a diversity of its delivery 1 19. What diversity of delivery is there in regard to Divine Revelation? 20. What is mediate Divine Revelation ? 21. What immediate ? 22. Give Scripture instances. 23 Through whom were divine revelations at uificrcut times made to mankind ? COl'KSE OP STVTtr. 91 24. Ho«r did persons inspired to reveal the will of 26. In what res^ ect did it difler ? 27 Make also a similar distinction in the case of in- spared propounders of rovea. d truth, and receivers of it from them subsequently to the time of Moses revTa'J'r^'' "'" ™ ''' "" ""' ^^' pre-eminently 29. How did behef in the revelations made through Moses and other inspired propounders o.' the will of God contmue obligatory after the deac. of such persons ? ' 30 Describe briefly the faith of the Israelites ; of the and of Christians smce that i^ne to the present. lected ?^"' '^ ''^'''' """• '"°' ''"' *^' ^'''^ ^''^ «o^- 32. And what is the nature of the assent we give to ^t m professmg to believe ? ^ 33 Why must it needs be thought that Christ an- pomted some exter?tal expression of Faith ? 34. Before what rite of the Christian Church has such expression been always required 1 35. Quote Scripture instances ? 36. Why are Christians under a necessity of making confession of their Faith ? maKing 1 ■rf IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) /, i- 1.0 1.1 ■ii|2£ 12.5 u 124 us ■u u IM IL25 i 1.4 2.0 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRUT WEBSTER, N.Y. MS80 (716) 872-4503 ^^ «>' 02 % 1 COURSE OF STUDY. 37. Quote texts in proof an d illustration. 38. On what occasions did the Church require the recitation of the Creed ? I! 39. Are Christians under an obligation, individually, both to believe and confess 1 40. Is individual profession of faith inconsistent with a common profession of it ? 41. Why is every individual Christian bound to be- lieve and confess ? 42. Give a summary of truths confessed by every Christian when in the creed he says^ I believe. Sec. II. I believe in God. 1. Why must the Confession of our Faith properly begin with the acknowledgment of belief in God ? 2. In what respects are the words, I believe in God, to be considered 1 3. What was the prevailing opinion in ♦he Latin Church, and grounded on whose authority, respecting the extent of meaning implied by believing in (with the pre- position) 1 4. Show that the opinion appears to have no founda- tion in the language of the Old Testament, and not to be favoured by the usage of Jewish or Christian Greek urrifAra "VVh^l' ilipn la ncGnrtoJ in tinvinrr 1 IwTlct'P in God? Liire the vidually, at with a i to be- )y every properly n i in God, lie Latin cting the 1 the pre- founda- not to be m Greek believe in COURSR OF STUnv. 93 5. In what respects may the nature of the truth thus expressed be considered ? 6. Of whom is the name of God in this article to be understood ? 7. In w^at causes is it otherwise applied ? And 8. How does such application differ from that here maoe { 9. VYI.at doos (he common notion of a Deity signify, and m what particulars does it consist ? 10. Why may we not imagine the knowledge of the existence oi God connatural to the human soul ? truu! ? ^^ ''^ "'' '^''"' ^^'' ''''''"'' '' ^' ^ self-evident 1-2. How then does it become known to us ? 13. State the proofs of the existence of God to be drawn from our own existence, and from that of all things ttiat are made. ** 14.. From the operations of natural agents. 15. From the universal consent of mankind. 10. From Prophecy. n. From Miracles. 18. From Conscience. 19. What are ihe practical uses of belief in the Fx- tstence ot God ? 20 How does it appear that the Unity, as well as the J'.xistence, of God, is included in this article \ 21. Quote texts in support of the doctrine. 22. In whnf rpupp/>< Jo *i,„ tt '^ ,. „ . re..|.e., ,, i^^ { „„^. ^j ^^^ peculiar, different from any other unity ? Quote texts. I i ppf m\ ' ' '/' mil and 9i COURSE OP STUDY. 23. What are the practical uses of Belief in tlie Unity of God ? 24. Give a summary of truths confessed in the affirin- ation, I believe in God. Sec. III. I believe in God the Father. 1. What are principal senses in which we believe in God as the Father.^ 2. In what character has God, wheresoever acknow- ledged, been understood and worshipped 1 3. What is the proper foundation of Paternity 1 4. Is the phrase, of generation, always used in its pro- per sense ? 5. If not, how do its various senses influence lati- itude of the application of the term, Father ? 6. On what accounts is the name of Father, in the sense of the term vow under consideration, given to God? 7. By which of His creatures is He more properly called Father as well as Creator ? 8. Quote texts in support and iDdstration of the rea- sons assigned for styling God our Father. 9. What are the practical uses of belief in God as our Father ? 10. What is the principal and most proper explication of God's Paternity ? 11. How far are we (in a Christian sense of the term) the Sons of God? Quote relevant texts. 12. According to what degree of filiation may all men] COURSE OP STUDY. 9:» according to what higher degree may some men, he ac- counted Sons of God ? 13. Who is the true and proper Son of God by a far higher degree and kind of filiation than all these ? 14. Quote texts, illustrating His pre-«minency, and the distinction between Him and us, whom He calls His bre- thren. 15. How does it appear that the pre-eminent notion of God's Paternity, as Father of Jesus Christ, is the origi- nal and proper explication of this article ,i the Creed 1 16. In what name is Baptism said, in the Acts of the Apostles, to be administered? 17. Why does it not folI;>w that that name, only, was used? 18. In what sense must the name of Father be taken in the form of Baptism ? 19. Why so there ? and therefore here ? 20. Why must the Father be here considered person- ally, not inclusively, ns He sometimes is, of the whole Trinity ? 21. In what ways may God be called the Father of Christ ? 22. Why is Paternity far more properly predicated of God as the Father of Christ, than of any human father m regard of his son ? 23. In what does the priority of the Father in regard to the Son consist ? 2I<. Quote texts. « My Father is greater than I"; It HI Vi H COURSB OF STUDY. i r 1 John xlv. 28. Some of the ancients interpreted this of Christ as the second persoo of the Trinity ; bat with re- ference to what ? 25. The Father bath life in Himself; the Son hath life in Himself; in what respects equally, and with what only difference ? 26. On what do we justly ground the congr uity of thf Divine Mission? 27. How does the Father diflfer from the Son and the Holy Ghost with regard to Mission? Quote texts. 28. How has the Father, in reference to Mission, es- pecially manifested His love to man? 29. How does the dignity of the Father appear from the order of persons in the Trinity ? 30 What is that order? And on what founded ? 31. Is it inyariably observed whenever the Three Per- sons are referred to iiii the same Scripture passage ? 32. Quote texts. 33. If not, what occasions are there on which it is and must be strictly observed ? 84. How did the ancient fathers speak of the Father as the fountain of the Son or of the whole Deity ? 35. And why did they make this distinction in regard of the Father? 86. Some of them may seem to have made such a dis- tinction as if, because the Son had not His essence from Himself, the Father had ; but show how their expressions iii such a case are rightly to be understood. lOLUSK OK STUDV. 97 37. The name of God, aken absolutely, is often in Scripture used of the Father : g've instances. 38. What are the practical uses of behef in God as the Father of Jesus Christ (and fountain of the whole Deity)? 39. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who ^iaffirms his belief in God the Father. Sec. IV. I believe in God the Father Almighty. 1. How is the notion of Almighty, in the Creed, to be interpreted ? 2. To what two Hebrew appellations of God does the word here used correspond, according to the usage of the ancient Greek interpreters: and what do they appear to have taken to be the force of the Hebrew terms? 3. On what authorities and testimonies do we, in this article, ascribe to God the Father universal dominion and government? 4. Into what branches may the power autlwritative, in this article ascribed to God, be divided ? 5. Why must a right of creation he first mentioned in treating of this subject ? 6. In what respects, and wherefore, is God's right of possessi?tg ^W things both i^idei^endent an( Quote texts. njinitei 7. On what is God's right to the use of all things founded ? 8. For wse benefit hath ht ie all things ? 98 COl'R.^R OF ^TI'DY. 9. For whom idtlmatcly? 10. C4od cannot receive any real benefit from his crea- tures, yet can, and does, reseive what has some similitude with it. How? 11. What are the practical uses of belief in the Al- mighty? Quote texts. 12. What are the derivations proposed for the Divine name Shacldai? 13. How does it appear that the sccotid notion of Al- mighty Cimplied in this term) is necessarily inferred from the frst? 14. How does the dominion of God differ from that of earthly rulers ? 15. The term Ahnight// in the sense of active power will come under special consideration hereafter in Article VI. Why? 16. What two other interpretations of Almighty are mentioned by Pearson ? 17. Show that they are true as regards the facts im- plied by them. 18. Give a summ^iry of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in God the Father Almighty ? Sec. V. Maker of Heaven and Earth, 1. Was the last clause of Article I. expressed in the t^'ficif-it creeds ? 2. What is required for its full explication ? <;oi;rsr of stcdy. \VJ 3. V\ lijit is comprehended under the terms *' heaven and earth 1 " 4. What words were used to express the same meaning in tiie Niceiie Creed ? 5. And from the expression there used, and the ad- dition " heaven and earth " made to it in the Constan- tinopolitan Creed, shows that the Latin Church using m the Apostle's Creed only this last expression, must have taken it in the same extent of meaning, as the words of the Nicene Creed? 6. Show the sense of the clause now under considera- tiouj from texts of scripture? V. Especially apply the language of Acts xvii. 24., il- lustrating this language hy reference to the manner in which Hebrew writers, Biblical and Rabbinical, express the world or universe, as also to usages of Greek writers ? 8. What necessary exception do we make when we say that, all things are made ? 9. Give a scripture illustration of a similarly elliptical expression ? 10. Quote texts sh)wing the universality of Creation ? 11. " Every house is builded by some man ; " Heb, iif. 4. Apply a similar argument in reference to the World. 12. Whatsoever hath any being is either made or not made. Contrast the made with the not made ? 13. From the creation of Angels and Heaven derive an argument for the universality of Creation ? 14. Did the Quost ancient. Heathen Philosophers hold a doctrine as to creation opposed to our Christian faith ? 1,1! h; h gaf I » : I 100 CODBRR OP STUDY. J i I 16. State the arguments on which they who first in this respect, denied the right faith, grounded their opin- ions; and refute the fallacies involved in them. 16. In what respects is the man7ier how the world was made to be considered f 17. What is tiie proper notion of the true nature of Creation ? 18. State why it is not to be collected from etymology, Latin or Hebrew : and show on what testimonies it really is collected : and 19. What was the opinion of the Jews on this subject? 20. Quote opposite texts. 21. Show the falsity of the opinion of the necessity of the existence of subject-matter for the production of the world, coevally with the Maker. 22. " Out of nothing, nothing can be produced." Is this proposition true ? 23. Confute the argument drawn by the maintainers of it, from their observation of the necessity of materials to artificers, and from the present course of mutation and production of things. 24. Distinguish between proper and improper Creation, giving instances of each. 25. In what respects may we consider the Agent in Creation ? 26. Why must we regard Him as not moved by any external cause ? 27. But by what ? Quote texts. ooirp.sR OF sTtnr. 101 28. Contrast goodness in creatures, with goodness in God. 29. What erroneous conclusion did the ancient hea- thens draw from their right conception of the goalncss of Cod as eternal, &c. ? How refuted ? 30. Contrast Creatures (with and without understand- ing) with God, in reference to freedom of action. 31. What al'surdity would follow if Cod were a neces- sary Agent in Creation ? 32. Why must the actions of God be free ? 33. In what sense is God necessarily— in what sense freely — good ? 34. Show that God creates by determining to create ? 35. Quote texts. 36. Show that the existence of the creature, however it might be imagined as possibly eternal, actually bad a temporal beginning? Quote texts. 37. State particulars as to ciri un accounts of the im- mense antiquity of the world : and show such accounts to be prima facie absurd or nugatory. 38. With what infallibly-true account of the time of creation is the view just mentioned— of the immense an- tiquity of the world, inconsi^ent? 39. Show that it derives no support from ancient His- torians and Poets, and is inconsistent with what we know of the invention of arts and sciences, &c.— the origin of nations, &c. 40. Give some particulars in illustration. II 1'' mt ml l-SJ m Si 102 OOURSK OF STinV. 41. Whence did tlie pretence of immense Babvlonish antiquity originate ? 42. What do the asserters, some of the eternity^ others of the immense antiquity, of the world, object to the arguments for its novelty brought forward? 43. Show the objection unfounded. 44. What two advantages does the propounding of it afford to the Christian fpith? 45. Whit are we to believe as to the actual time of creation? 46. Where is this authoritatively recorded ? 47. Show from calculations based on Scripture, and conclusions drawn from human observation and experience, the number of generations above which it is not probable that any one now living is distant from Adam. 48. How aoes the statement so obtained bear on the present argument 1 49. By what one God was the creation of the world performed i 50. Show that no argument ^or diversity of Makers, can be justly derived from any difference among things created, nor from the present badness of some of them ? 51. By what vain conceit did certain ancient heretics try to account for the contrariety now subsisting in the created things, which are respectively good and evil ? 62. Quote texts in refutation. 53. Show the Creator of the World to be identical with the Father of Jesus Christ Quote texts. COfRRK OF STcnv. ior{ Wne U Show that the Son and Spirit cannot be ex< luded from the act of Creation. ■ 5a In what two respects is it peculiarly attributed to the Father ? 56. What are the practical uses of belief in God the Father i^lmighfy, as the Maker of Ilearen and Earth ? 57. Quote texts throughout. 58. In order to our more effectual humiliation, what should we reflect on together with our creation? 59. Of all God's creatures, which only have proved disobedient ? 60. In what consists the happiness of him « whose hope IS m the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth?" 01. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who aflirms his belief in God the Father Almighty, as the Maker of Heaven and Earth. ARTICLE IT. "AND IN JESrs CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD." Sec. I, And in Jesus. 1. Quote texts enjoining belief in the Son of God. 2. In what respects is our Saviour represented in Ar- ticle II? 3. What kind of name belonging to our Saviour is Jesus ? When given to Him ? 4. Was it an usual name among the J ews ? 5. Give examples. f ' '1 fj' 104 COUBSE OF STUDV. 6. With what Hebrew name is it ideniical, and how formed from it ? 7. Who was first named by the Hebrew name identi- cal with Jesus ? 8. Mention other persons who bore it. 9. What change, and wljen, was made in the name of the person first so named ? 10. What was the difference between his successive names ; and what appears to be implied by the change ? 11. From the identity of the names Jesus and Joshua^ and from the circumstances under which they were given respectively to our Saviour and to the Jewish leader, what do you infer as to the work, to the performance of which Jesus was divinelv designated ? 12. What was the angelical interpretation given in Joseph's dream to the name Jesus ? 13. Show that it corresponds with the heightening of sense in Joshua, as distinguished from Hosea. 14. Why does it appear that the addition of the name of God, probable in Joshua, is more than probably con- tained in Jesus ? 15. What is the constant Scripture interpretation of the name Jesus? Quote texts. 16. To whom, and under what circumstances, did the ancient Greeks give the title of Saviours? 17. To what me7i do we find it given in the Old Tes- tament ? 18. In what respects is Jesus, peculiarlv and nronerlv. called our Saviour ? '!: COURSE OP STUDY. 105 19. How are preachers of the Gospel, in Scripture, said to save persons? 20. Contrast them in this respect with Jesus. 21. In what respects has Jesus procured our Salva- tion ? Quote texts. 22. Quote texts in reference to Jesus conferring fina salvation. 23. Quote some texts which especially (m words or meaning) term Jesus a Saviour. 24. To what Jewish Deliverers, or Saviours, does He thus especially correspond ? 25. Illustrate this correspondency, especially by par- ticulars relating to Joshua, showing their resemblance to particulars in the life, office, &c., of Jesus. Quote rele- Tant texts. 26. What are the practical uses of belief in Jesus? Quote texts. 27. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Jesus. ■V t m in il fr ^i m Sec. II, And in Jesus Christ. 1. What is required for the full explication of the term, Christ ? 2. What ki7id of name is Christ, as belonging to our Saviour? 3. What does the word Christ signify? 4. What is the synonymous Hebrew word ? lOG COURSE OP STUDY. 5. In what passages of the New Testament is the former given as explanatory of the latter ? And why? 6. Which name is used by the writers of the New Testament, and retained by the Latins and ourselves ? 7. What was the purport of the anointings practiced under the law ? 8. Give illustrative instances of the practice from the Old Testament. 9. What is hance to be inferred as to the full import of Messiah or Christ, as a title applied to our Saviour? 10. Quote passages, with requisite remarks, from the Gospel history, showing that the Jews evidently expected a Christ to come. 11. " In Isaac shall thy seed be called." How does St. Faul refer to this passage as relating to Christ ? 12. How does St, Peter apply the prediction made to Moses, of a Prophet to be subsequently raised up, like himself? 13. Were the prophecies and promises in the Old Tes- tament, concerning the Messiah, numerous ? 14. VTere they so explicit as to account without any difficulty, for the universal expectation of the Jews on this subject? 15. « And after three-score and two weeks shall Mes- siah be cut off," &c , Dan. ix. 26. What is there pecu- liar in the application of this passage ? 16. How do we account for the familiarity of the Jews, COURSE OF STUDY. 10 subsequently to the Babylonish Captivity, with the doc- trine and name of the Messiah ? 17. On what did they ground their expectation of his coming ? 18. Show that the Messiah is already come fiom the prediction respecting Shiloh. Quote texts and make le- quisite remarks. 19. Show the same from prophecies respecting the coming of the Messiah to the second Temple, and the glory of the second Temple above that of the first. Quote texts, and show in what manner these prophecies were fulfilled. 20. How did the time of Our Saviour's comina- cor- respond with the period assigned by the prophets for that of the Messiah ? 21. Show that the prophecies relating to the Familt/, Place, and Maimer of the birth, of the Messiah, were fulfilled in Jesus. Quote texts, &c. 22. What figment have the Jews invented as to a double Messiah. 23. Show that in excellency, authority, 8i,c,,o( teach- ing, Jesus eminently fulfilled what was predicted of the Messiah as a Teacher. Quote texts. 24. Show from the great number of miracles wrouoht by Jesus, and from the nature of his miraculous power y that He eminently did ali which the Messiah could be expected to do. Quote texts. H? fii 1| I; • \ I iil 108 COURSE OP STUDY. 25. Show th^t Jesus both in the contempt he met with through life, and His undergoing of death with preceding indignities and pains, suffered all which the JNJessiah was to sufifer. Quote texts, and make requisite remarks ? 26. Show that Jesus, in the fulfihnent of prophecies of what .should happen to the Messiah after His death, ob- tained what the Messiah was to obtain ? 27. On what suppositions do the propagation and recep- tion of the gospel in the world, prove Jesus to be the Clinst ? * 28. Show that ihe conversion of the nations, and the doing away with the religious distinction between Jew and Gentde, were to be accomplished by the Messiah. 29. Show that the nations accordingly were converted to the faith of Jesus. 30. State some particulars as to the first progress of His religion among the Jews and Gentiles. Quote texts. 31. When did the Roman Empire become professedly Christian ? ^ 32. What distinction was observed by the converts as to the moml and the cirenwnial, &c., parts of the Jew- ish Law ? 3.3. T.I ow did the abolition of the heathen oracles and Idols among the converts correspond with prophecy? 34. Show that the reception of the gospel is not to be accounted for from the nature ol" its \jo, trine, the per^ sonal condition, &c. of its teachers, nor the manner their delivering it. COUBSE OP STUDY. 109 35. How then, alone, can it be accounted for 1 36. Give a brief summary of the arguments to prove that Jesus was the Christ. 37. What are the principal things to be shown with regard to the unction of the Messiah, and the fulfilment of them in Jesus? 38. !^how that the Messiah was to be a Prophet, Priest, and King : by arguments drawn from the tt/pical usage of wict'on among the Jews,— also from the Offices which it was necessary for the promised Redeemer to sus- tain for effecting the salvation of shiners'i 39. Show that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed to the prophetical office, according to prediction ; and the proofs of it derived from his prejJaration for the office, his mission to it, and administration of it? 40. In particular, remark, in reference to hkprepar. ation, circumstances relating to the designation of Jere- miah and John the Baptist to the prophetical office ; and to the time when the Levites began their ministry :— name the two great testimonies to the Divinity of the Saviour's Mission :— and show how he fully administered the prophetical function in regard to promulgating^ con- firming, and perpetuating, the doctrine containing the will of God for the salvation of man. Quote texts, &c., throughout. 41. Show that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed to the sacerdotal office. After what order ? 42. To whom among the Jews did the pri.^sthood belong before the consecration of Aaron : 1 ;j M "ff i 110 COt'RSK OF STLnV. 43 Sho^v that Jems mWed the office of a Priest in Lfts&c! ""' '^^t-^cession, benediction Zo^ 44 Sho^v that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed to be a Amg, quoting texts, &c. 45. In what respects does He exercise His Regal Of- fice .n reference to His own people and to His enemies? Who are His enemies ? 46 How were they, who under the law were types of the Messiah, ai^ointed to their offices? 47. How does it appear that the same material unction Zm^'-'-'' ''''' ^- -^^-^^ '^ ^^^ offices of 48. What do the Jews say of the future finding, &c. ol their last anointing oil ? tl' Z^J "' '"'^' ""''^ "^ '^ ^' ^^'^y suppose ? 50. What does David call the oil used for the conse cratioo of the Messiah? '^ 51. What, in Scripture language, is the true oil, wherewith the Messiah was to be anointed ? 52. On what two special occasions was Jesus anointed therewith ? 53. Compare the correspondency of anointings, at dif- ferent times, in the case of David, the type of the Mes- siah. Quote texts, &c. 54. Show that, in the sundry particulars required by the Jews themselves, to complete their legal unctions Jesus was eminently and properly anointed with the Spi^^ Priest in Quote sinted to egal Of- inemies ? types of ■ unction •ffices of ag, &c., 5 conse- rue oil, Dointed at dif- e Mes- ired bj ictions, le Spi-" COUKSK OF STUDY. Ill rU of Gal ; especially with regard to the reasons as- signed by them for the use of oil, in respect of the action and the matter of the legal unctions. 55. What are the practical uses of belief in Jesus as Christ? Quote requisite texts. 56. Name some notorious errors in belief and practice among Christians, which expose their profession to the objections of Jewish opponents. 57. What were the principal names by which the early converts to Christianity were called ? 58. Where were they first called Christians? 69. Give a sumtrary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Jesus Christ. Sec. HI. His only Son. 1. Quote texts showing that the Jews accounted "the Christ" to be also the *' Son of God." 2. What Scripture did they interpret as attributing this Sonship to their Messiah ? 3. How did the primitive Christians connect our Sa- viour's filial title with His names ? 4. What in the phrase of Scripture and the Greek Church is the word whic' we translate only, in reference to Christ's Sonship? 5. What is required for the explication of the words Bis Only Son ? 6. In what remarkable senses, short of the highest and rr.G.?t peculiar sense, is Christ the Son of God? Quote texts. A- Hi ■ '01 112 COUnSE OP STUDV. 7. Show that to be born of a Virgin would not be suf- ficient to entitle Christ the only-begotten Son of God. ». It being then necessary to find another generation b7 which Christ is Son of God in a transcendent and pe- cuhar sense, and so rightly styled His only-begotten Son, what w,|l it be requisite to prove from Scriptu.e, to es- tabhsh such a generation ? 9. Show that Christ really was in Heaven, and conse- quently had a real being, before He was conceived in the Virgin. \ 10. Confute the extraordinary Socinian figment that Christ ascended into heaven before his death. 1 1. How are John the Baptist, and Adam, opposed to Christ in Scripture in reference to His heavenly Origin? 12. Jesus Christ was existent before John the Baptist, and before Abraham. What follows hence ? 13. Show that Jesus Ohrist was existent before John the Baptist, from John's own testimony ? 14. Show from our Saviour's own assertion that He existed before Abraham. 15. How do the Socinians explain the passage referred to? 16. And why are their modes of doing so inadmissible? 17. To what^ far-longer space of time does Jesus Christ's pre-existence extend? 18. Show that He existed before the Flood. 19. Slate and confute a vain mode of interpretation which has been adopted, of the passage used for this pur- pose by Pearson. COURSE OK STuny. 113 20. Show that He existed at the beginning of the vVorltl. 21. Quote a passage adduced hy Pearson from Heb. i. to prove that the literal creation of the world is to be ascribed to the Sun of God. 22. Why does he so specially insist on this passage? Make any requisite remarks. 23. Col. i. 15, 16, 17 : « Who is the image of the invisible God,- &c. Give Pearson's exposi:ion of this passage, showing that it properly and fully expresses the truth of the creation of all things by the Son of God. 24. Show that the old, literal, Creation, not the new and metaphorical one, (as has been pretended,; is here meant. 25 To whom were addressed the words, '< Let us make man", &c.: Gen. i. 26? 26. Give Pearson's exposition of John i. 1, 2, 3, noting the steps by which the Apostle proceeds in setting forth the Pre-existence and Divinity of the Son of God, and the Creation of the World by Him. 27. How, and wherefore, would the Jews be likely at once to understand what St. John meant by the Word ? 28. State some futile attempts which have been made to evade the real force of this passage, and show their ab- surdity, ^ 29. Give a summary of the arguments by which it has ■een proved that Jesus Christ had a real being before he was conceived of (he Virgin Mary. •t r '■1 m II in SI 114 COURSE OF STunr. 30. After whom were the heretics named against whom Pearson vindicates this doctrine ? 31. Show that tlie being which Christ had before he vras conceived of the Virgin was the Divine essence, from the ascription to Him of the creating of all things ; and prove from John i, 1, &c., (in opposition to certain cavils,) that He was the same God with wliom He was. 32. "Being in the form of God,'' &c., Phil, ii, 6 7 (See passage at length). What are the three principal propositions hence resulting? 33. Show from Phil. ii. 6, 7, that Christ was in the form of a servant as soon as He was made man. 34. Could He be properly considered a servant in re- spect of any earthly onastcr ? 35. In what did His taking on Him the form of a ser- vant properly consist ? 36. Give, and explain the effect of, Pearson's correction of our translation of Phil. ii. 7. 37. In what consisted Christ's humiliation? See verse 8. 38. In what his exinanition ? 39. « Mine ears hast thou opened;" Psa. xl. 6. To what is this equivalent according to the Apostle's inter- pretation in the Epistle to the Hebrews ? 40. And what follows from that interpretation? 41. Show, also from Phil. ii. 6, 7, that Christ was in the form of God before He was in the form of a s&rvafit consequently hefore He was made man ? COURSE OP STL'nV. H;) 4-2. Show, also from the same passage, that Christ wag as 77iuch in the form of God as in that of a servant, and as really subsistcnt in the 7iatiire of God as in that of man. 43. Show that the being which Christ had before he was conceived by the Virgin was the Divine essence, from bis being styled Alpha and Om, ga. 44. Quote the texts where he is so styled. 45. « I am Alpha," &c.. Rev. i. 8, admits of being re- ferred to the Father or the Son ; show that the conclusion affirmative of Christ's Divinity equally follows according to either interpretation. 46. Prove the eternal Divinity of Christ from Isaiah's description of Him whose glory he saw ; Isaiah VI. in connection with St. John's testimony that that glory was the glory of Christ; John xii, 41 ; quoting the requisite texts, &c. 47. What is to be concluded from Christ, thouoh man being frequently in Scripture called God, in a manner ap- plicable only to the One Eternal God ? 48. Show from Scripture that Jesus Christ, bein^ call- ed God, is not one of " Gods many" who in a certain sense are so called, and that He is therefore the One Supreme God. 49. Pearson states two rules invented in opposition to the truth of Our Saviour's being the same God with the Father. Vvhat are they ? and what observations have their framers founded upon them ? ■♦ 1 "14 I if u» COURSE OF STUDY. 50. Does Greek usage with respect to the insertion or omission of the Articles, afford any certain ground for the rules which the derivers of Our Saviour's divinity, have framed, from sucli insertion or omission in reference to the name of God ? 51. Why, even if their rules were granted, would their conclusion still be without certainty? 62. " God was manifested in the flesh," 1 Tim. iii, 16. Give Pearson's explication of this 'passage, showing from it that Christ ii the One Supreme God. 53. Show that no Divine Attribute, and no Divine person except the Son, can be the subject of the proposi- tion in this passage. 54. " Take heed . . . to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with His own blood ; " Acts XX, 28. Show from this passage, quoting other re- quisite texts, that Christ is the One Supreme God. 55. In disproof of what particular assertion of the de- niers of Christ's Divinity, have the two leading pns-xges in this paragraph been made use of? 66. Show in disproof of what assertion of the deniers of Christ's Divinity, that the name of God with an Avticle of excellency is attributed to Christ. t Make any requisite observations on the three lead- ing r-Lv ;v(-* quvced by Pearson, and quote requisite texts. m.r::,vo from K :n.ii,5,the Supreme Divinity of Christ. COURSE OF STUDY. sertion or round for nity, have erence to d, would n. iii, 16. 'ing from ) Divine proposi- hich the I Church blood;'' )ther re- 1. the de- pa Sf.M.ges deniers with an 2e lead- e texts, inity of 11' con 59. Show the force of the term " hlessed,'' and how voited Jcics would under.stand it. Quote requisite texts, & 60. Give a brief immary of the arguments by which it has been proved, that the being which Christ had before He was conceived by the Virgin, was the Divine essence whereby lie was the true, eternal God. * 61. Against whom (from whom named ?) is this doc- trine vindicated ? 6e. Show that the Divine essence which Christ had» he had by communication from (he Father. 63. Show that Christ must have the ivhole of the Divine essence communicated to Ilim. 61-. By what term did the Nicene Council denote the con&uUtantiality of Christ with the Father ? 65. Give Pearson's explication of«'I and the Father are One ; '^ John x, 30 ; and of « The Father is in me," &c., ver. 38, compared with " I came out from the Father ; " xvi, 37. 66 How does Fearson connect the Creation of the World with the communicahility of the Divine nature? 67. Show that God always had a Son. 68. Why did Mohammed deny that God ever had a Son? 69. " Thou art my Son, &c. ;'^ Psa. ii, 7. How do the followers of Mohammed corrupt this passage? .(). jLiOw is it applied by the lartr Jews? 71. Show the correctness of the view of it taken by 11 i 118 C0UR3K OP STuny. the ancient Jeivs, from the interpretation of it by St. Paul, lleb. i, 5. ^ 72. What is the true notion oi generation ? 73. Distinguish between two kinds of similitude in hu- man generations. 74.. What is the essential similitude founded on the communication of the Divine essence ? 75. How is this communication a far inore pro2)er gen- eration than any generation of the Creature ? 76. State M particulars in which human generation is inferior \xx propriety to the generation consisting in the communication of the Divine essence. 77. Animals on arriving at perfection become prolific j what argument may hence be drawn illustrative of the eternal fecundity of God ? 78. What then may the eternal communication of the Divine nature be termed ? 79. Quote texts founded on this conclusion. 80. What is the full force of " We are in the true Sonl " IJohn V, 20. 81. What is the proper and full signification o? onhj- heffotten, as applied to Christ 1 82. Pearson mentions two expositions given by heretics of this term. What are they ? and how shown to be far short of the truth ? Quote requsite texts. 83. Christ is the Father's «* beloved" Son ; is also the *« Only-Begotten " Son ; how should we understand those statements as they may concern oarseives? COURSE OF STUDY. 119 8i. Show that any others than Christ who are said to be sons of God, and to be begotten of Him, are not begotten in the same sense in which Christ is ; and 85. Show the distinction between the Word and the Holj Ghost as regards Sonship. 86. What analogy may be alleged in illustration from the difference between Eve and Seth in a similar respect though both produced from Adam. 87. Give a brief summary of the arguments from which it is concluded that Christ is the Only-Bogotten Son of God. 88. What are the practical uses of belief in Christ as the Onhj Son of God 89. Quote texts throusrhout. 90. Distinguish different degrees of idolatry according to the Godhead or otherwise of the object of worship, and the (knowledge or) belief of the Worshipper in reference thereto. 91. How does belief in Christ as the Onl?j Son of God, secure us from falling into idolatry with respect to Him 1 92. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Christ as the Only Sjii of God. Sec. IV. « Our Lord.'' 1. What is required for the explication of Our Lwd in Article H.? 2. Quote some of the texts in which the I^rd alone, absolutely taken, is in the New Testament used for Christ! 'K] i 12') COUr.SE OF STUDY. 3. What IS chiefly required to ascertain the true nota- tion of the Word ? 4. Show that the Lord, {Kv^„g,) though sometimes used m the Septuagint and New Testament with relation to dommion merely human, is certainly also used of Christ in a far higher sense. 5. How is that name most frequently used in the Books of the Law ? 6. For what names, and most universally for ivhat name, of God ? ' 7. How does Pearson explain Exodus vi, 3 ? 8. What is the (equivalent) etymology of nrn-,and of 9. Show from comparison of Scripture passages (in resolution of the doubt whether Lord, as the translatL oiJeJmah, belongs to Chut? or whether if so it be- longs to Him in the same propriety as to the Supreme Gori),ih^tih, original Jehovah is by the prophets ap- plied to Christ. ' ^ 10. Show similarly that Lmxl as the usual imrpreta- tion oUehovah is attributed to Christ by the Apostles. 11. Show that Lord in a Divme sense is attributed to Lhnst as the interpretation o^ Adon. 12. How does the notion oi Adon agree with and pre- suppose that other notion of Jehovah ? 13. What tu'o kinds of dominion belong to Christ ? 14. In what nature has He dominion as Creator of all inings ? COURSE OF STUnV 121 rue nota- ometimes 1 relation of Christ le Books or uhat ■"jandof ges (in nslation 0, it bc- upreme lets ap- rj)r€ta- stles. uted to id pre- ist ? •of all 15. In what nature as " made Lord and Christ ? Ifi. Nam' 55 oniinion be- \ Lordship ? some principal branches of the longing to Christ in respect of His acquin Quote requisite texts. 17. Show that the dominion given to Christ in His hw man nature had not all the same hesianing ; distinguish between different parts of 'it, and the different times of His receiving them. Quote texts. 18. Distinguish between parts of the same dominion in reference to difference in duration, 19. Show that - forever," (Heb ,) though not neees- sarily signifying absolute eternity, yet sometimes has that sense ; and that it must in that sense apply to a part (which?) of the dominion given to Christ in His huvian nature. Quote requisite texts. 20. How is Christ in a general sense Our Lord? 21. In what reai^ects jieculiarlT/ Our Lord ? 22. What are the practical uses of belief in Christ as Our Lord \ Quote requisite texts. 23. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Christ as Our Lord, ARTICLE III. "WHICH WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, BORN OF THE MRGLV MAllY." Sec, L " Which was conceived— horn, ^' 1. How did the ancient Creeds express Article III ? And, F G f i! 1 \ ■t i f I ill 't ^*^ C0UU3E OP STUDY. 2. How must their language be understood so as to be equivalent in meaning with the words as thej now stand? 3. What is the import of this Article as connected with the precedino- ? 4. How far does the force of the connecting pronoun extend in reference to following Articles ? 5. How was Christ made man ? 6. In what only person of the Trinity was made the union of the human nature with the Divine ? 7. Who was -the founder of the Patripassian heresy? 8. How is it inconsistent with the words of the Creed ? 9. What is Christ often called in reference to His manhood ? 10. To what persons was He in His human nature promised as a descendant ? 11. As real and perfect man, of what two parts does Christ consist ? 12. Show that Christ assumed a real human body C^uote requis«ite texts. '* 13. 13y what heretics (first by whom?) was the humanity of Christ denied ? U. Show that Christ assumed a real human soul. Quote texts. J 5. What heretics held that the lVo,d supplied in Christ s flesh the place of an informing soul ? 16. Show that the Divine and human natures in Christ are distinct ; not being confounded by com??iixiion nor cna?iged either mto the other by conversio?t. COUaSK OF STUDV. 123 17. " The word was made flesh." What y different erroneous interpretations, and by whom, have been made of f y/v£To in this passage ? 18. What argument did the ancient Fathers draw, in opposition to the Eutychian heresy, from the sacramental union, without change of the elements, in the Lord's Supper '? 19. How does their use of this argument militate against the antiquity of the doctrine of transubstantiation ? 20. Who was the founder of the Eutychian heresy? 21. Give a brief summary of the arguments whence it is concluded that the union of t2w distinct natures was made in the one person of the W^ord. 22. Show the importance of the true notion respecting this union. 23. Who was the founder o<*tlie Nestorian heresy? Sec. IL " Conceived hy the Holy Ghost:' 1. "Conceived by the Holy Ghost." What is the only subject for direct consideration in this Section ? 2. And why so? 3. What is excluded by attributing the Conception of Christ to the Spirit ? Quote requisite texts. 4. What is included in the Conception by the Holy Ghost? Quote requisite texts. 5. How is it manifest that Christ was not made of the substance of the Holy Ghost ? .: ^ J 124 COURSE OP STUDY. 6. Why may not phrases seeming to attribute the generation of Chri.t to the Holy Ghost be understood Dj^qpfT generation? V. What strange conjunction in Christ^s nature has been invented bj the Socinians ? And with what view t 8. What are the practical uses of belief in the Con- ception of Jesus Christ by the Holy Ghost? 9. Quote requisite texts throughout. 10. Why ^as the original holiness of our human nature in the person of bur Saviour so necessary ? n. In what particular respect, with reference to the subject under consideration, may the love of God, shown m the Incarnation of Christ, be regarded ? 12. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Je^s Christ as conceived by the ■Holy G/wst, ^ Sec. m. »Born of the Virgin Mary?' 1. In what three principal respects is our Saviour's Mother to be considered ? 2. Was hers a common name among the Jews of her time * 3 With what name in the Old Testament is it iden- tical ? 4. Who first bore that name ? And, 5. What may be observed of l>er in' reference to the bnng,ng of the Israelites out of Egypt 1 COURSE OF STUDY. 125 6. Of what tribe and family must our Saviour's mother Iiave sprung ? 7. Is such a descent recorded in Scripture ? 8. Who was her cousin Elizabeth ? 9. How is the mother of Jesus distinguished from others of the same name ? 10. Show, from predictions in the Old Testament, that the Messiah was to be born of a virgin. 11. Show the futility of Jewish objections to this ap- phcation of a prophecy which is to this purpose in Jere- miah, and of another, still more express, in Isaiah. 12. Show that our Saviour's mother was a virgin even when she had brought forth. 13. What reasons have persuaded the Church to be- lieve that she ever continued so ? 14. Show that the objection to this belief, drawn from St. Matthew's expression that " Joseph knew her not untU she had brought forth," &c., has no weight. 15 Quote texts in illustration. 16. Show the same as to the objection from the ex- pression, the first-hmn son of Mary ; " quoting requisite texts. 17. Show the same as to the objection from the men- tion in Scripture of the brethren of our Lord ; noticing two modes of accounting for their being so called, though not sons of his mother. 18. In answer to the last objection, as still fartlier ■ if 1 it] B! i 120 COURSE OF STUDY. urged, that Scripture shows /aw^s and JosesAheb,-ethre,i of Christ, to be aho sons of Mary His mother, sho^v, moreover, that they were actually sons oi another Mary. Quote the necessary texts. 59. How does our Saviour's mode of commending His mother, at His crucifixion, to the care of His beloved discple, favour the notion of her uninterrupted virginity ^ 20. What is to be attributed to the Virgin in the birth of Christ ? 21. By what three things is she His mother ? Quote texts. ^ 22. What remarkable epithets have been applied to her m th.s character by the Greeks and Latins ? 23. What are the practical uses of belief in Jesus Christ as born of the Virgin Mary ? Quote texts through, out. ** 24 How did the primitive Church distinguish between what was due to the Virgin and to her son ? 25. Levi, in the loins of Abraham, paid tithes to Melchizedec ; Christ, though Abraham's son, paid them not m him, but received them in Melchizedec : what contrast does Pearson hence illustrate ? 26. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Jesus Christ as harfi of the Virgin Mary. COURSE OP STL'DV. ]21 ARTICLE IV. "SUFFERED UNDER I'ONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DEAD AND BURIED." Sec. I. " S»fcred.''> 1. How did the most ancient Creeds express the IV Article ? 2. AVhat addition— and why?-did the Church after- wards make to this statement ? 3. " Suffered." What i, required for the explication of this expression ? 4. What is here distinctly considered ? 5. In what two principal respects are we to consider Ilim who suffered ? 6. Show that the promised Messiah was to suffer, from our Saviour's own, and from Apostolical, testimony. r. Show the same, especially as in opposition to un- believing Jews, from a remarkable prophecy in Isaiah. 8. What distinction have they invented to elude the Christian application of this prophecy ? 9. Show that this distinction is both false in itself, and invented to counterfeit the truth ; not only invalid against us, but advantageous to us. 10. Show that Jesus (our Messiah) suffered making reference to some particulars of His sufferings, and to testimonies which prove the reality of His sufferings «_„..j...,..!„ea Dy aJl. (^r.im the excepuoh of what ancient heretics only ?) 'II f A ■ >l i\ 128 COURSE OP STUDY. 11. Show from Scripture that the sufferings of the Messiah were agreed on between Iliin and the Father, determined according to covenant between them, and re- vealed to the prophets, who delivered them to the Church. 12. IIow did Moses say that Christ should suffer? 13. Mention some remarkable instances. 14.. Quote declarations of our Saviour, as to the fulfd- nient in Him of all those agreed on, &c., sufferings, and a similar declaration of St. Peter. 15. Show tha^ the Person, who, in His office of Messiah suffered, was no other .than God the So». 16. Why could not Christ possibly suffer in His Divine nature ? 17. In what nature alone did He suffer ? 18. What heretics held opinions inconsistent with the Catholic truth as to this subject ? 19. In consideration of what do we properly say "God did suffer," though we profess that the Godhead suffered not? 20. Show that the properties, and consequently the actions and passions, of the human nature may be attri- buted to the Son of God. 21. What is properly meant by the " communication of properties," as not involving a confimon of the proper- ties of the Divine and human natures ? 22. State briefly, in conclusion, from the arguments previously used, how God the Son suffered. " 23. How does the language of this Article limit the couRSR OP sTi-ny. 129 hcginnwg of the period of our Saviour's sulTeriiKTs con- sidered in tliis section ? ° 24. Under what two principal heads are we to consider the suflerings undergone by our Saviour in His human nature ? 25. What did He sulTor in His body ? 26. What did H e sufier in His soul ? 27. How is the intemitij of our Saviour's sufferings testified by the language of the sacred writers ? 28. How is the intensity of His sufferings manifest from the occasion of them ? 29. Wha^ are the practical uses of belief that Our Saviour suffered? 30. Give a summary of truths confessed by hi.n who affirms his belief that Our Saviour suffered ? Sec. II. TJ7id€r Pontius Pilate. 1. Why has the Church thought it expedient to mention in the Creed the governor under whom our Saviour suffered? 2. For what reasons is it expedient to ascertain what can be known concernino- him 'i 3. State particulars as to the two names by which that governor is described. 4.. Why should we suppose that he may have had an- other name, (of what kind ?) though none such be extant ? 5. What was his national origin, and rank ? 6. By whom was he sent to be Governor of Judea ? 7. When were the Jews made tributary to the Romans'? ». A iien jirst unmeuiately subjected to lioman Gover- nors 1 lii 130 COURSE OF STUDV. 9. Of what Roman province was Judea made a pirt? 10. What was the office which Pontius Pilate bore, properly designated ? 11. When and for what purpose originally instituted ? 12. What was the increased (why?) extent of power attached to it in Judea ? 13. What important end was thus brought about by Divine providence ? Quote texts. U. Show that Pilate of himself was unwillino- to con- demn Jesus ; and account for his condemning and cruci- tying h.ra notwithstanding. Give requisite texts and il- lustrations. 15. What are the practical uses of belief that Christ suttered under Potnius Pdate ? 16. Mention some false duties which have been assir^n- cd (with what views?) by enemies of Christianity to Our Saviour's passion. 17. What written testimonies did Pilate give to Our Saviour's passion and innocence ? 18. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief that Christ suffered unler Po^ius Pi. late. Sec. III. " Was crucified:' 1. What is required for explication of Our Saviour's crucifixion ? 2. Mention some remarkable types of Christ's cruciHx- lon ; noting particulars of correspondence. 3. Mention some remarkable prophecies of His cruci- ...'-^'^ OOURSU OF STUDY. 131 4. So applied by wliicli of the Evangelists? 5. Show the reality of Our Saviour's Crucifixion by enumerating some of llie leading incidents of the accounts given of it by (he Evangelists. 6. What extravagant fi.tion ii relation to Simon the Cyrenian as connected with Christ's Crucifixion has been broached ? By whom ? 7. Why is it not now so easy as once it was to ascer- tain the exact nature, &c. of Crucifixion ? 8. By whom and why was it first abolished as a punish- ment? 9. Give some account of the Roman Cross, and of the manner in which Our Saviour was affixed to it. 10. What was the accusation, and how do we ascertain it to be so, on which Pilate actually condemned Jesus ? 11. Illustrate the aggravaiions of our Saviour's pas- sion arising from the cwerbity, and from the ignominy of it. 12. What are the practical uses of belief in Christ cruci- fied ? Quote texts throughout. 13. W\x^i 2^articular curse of the law did our Saviour take on Him by the manner of His passion ? 14.. What epithet has been applied to Him by the Jews in reference of His crucifixion ? 15. Mention an important particular in which the case of persons who, according to certain heathen tradi;ions, died and rose again, diflered from that of our Saviour. 16. Give a summaiy of truths confessed by him who I' if I affirms his belief in Christ crucified. 132 COURSE or STUDY, Sec. IV. " Bead.'' 1. What is required to illustrate that clause of the treed which affirms that our Saviour was dead? 2. Mention types representing the death of our Saviour. S. fehovv that the saving of Isaac .live when brought to be sacrificed, does not invalidate such an application in his case. '^ 4. Quote prophecies foretelling Christ's death. 5 How is the reality of Christ^s death established by the belief of hostile witnesses? And hy certain attend- ant circumstances? C. How do both the Christian Sacraments bear refer- rence to the death of Christ, and to what particular cir- cumstances connected with it? V. What is the proper meaning of ^m^/, in reference to human beings ? And in what accordingly did the death of Christ consist? 8. Quote an expression used by Christ, and another ly ►St. Luke, (in connection with that of Christ's recorded by him,) which show the reality of His death. 9. Illustrate also the reality of His death from its m- medat tune, first introduced the descent into Hell i»to her Creed ? 2. What was the antiquity of the reception of the de- scent itself in some sense or otlter ? 3. « Hell ; » what was tl>e term here used in the Aqui- leian Creed 1 4.. With what variety translated by the Greeks ? 5. How does it appear that the words " He descended into Hell," were when first used intended to express only Christ's burial % ^ 6. 8how, however, that their meaning cannot be so re- stricted in the Creed as it now stands. 7. How must we proceed to ascertain the Scripture ground of belief in the doctrine that Christ descended into Hell 1 8. " Now that He ascended," &c., Eph. iv. 9. Show that we cannot be assured that this passage is to be un» derstood of the descent into Hell. 9. Christ was "put to death in the flesh," but, &c., 1 Peter iii. 18, 19. 8how that this passage cannot pro- mferpreted of the descent into Hell. eside the two leading texts considered, what other perly •i |i I I 'i I 1^6 COURSE OP STUDV. 1^ passage has been especially brought forward to prove the descent into Hell ? 11. Give it as delivered in the Old Testament, and quoted and applied in the New 1 and show that the truth of the proposition now under consideration is clearly estab- lished by it. 12. Among the different opinions as to the meaning of the descent of Christ into Hell, what kind of explication must be looked for ? 13. Show that the (singular) opinion of Durandus as to the descent being merely metaphorical (in what partic wlar sense ?) is inadmissible. 14 What was Calvin's opinion as to the descent into Hell ? 15. Show that in a literal sense Our Saviour certainly did not suffer infernal torments. \^. Show that if Our Saviour be said metaplwrically to suffer infernal torments, in reference to the greatness of the sufferings which He endured in His soul, this inter- pretation would not be ^jiertinent explication. 17. What explication has been made of the clause un- der consideration, as if referring to burial only, founded on a oertam translation, (what ?) of the original terms used for " soul » and « hell " i„ the passage on which the pro- position of Christ's descent into Hell is founded % 18. Show that it must be acknowledged that such a translation can be supported by instances of £ ;ripture c. COURSE OF sn-or. 137 »e!L!'rV'"' ;'" "»"''"'^'-'J'"S "-= advantages just be 11; ' '"'"P^^'"'""' '-""ever it might ;erhaps be .ought a probable one of .he words of David, canno has Lr '.'''l'"''"™ °f "'^ '^""^ <"">" co„sidera.io„ has been grounded on an interpretation of" Hell " as ^ -O-mg the state or condition of the dead » ^ JLTrT '''■ """"'"" " ■•-'"'-'"'le, because d "°""" """"""'^ =" '» «>e meaning of 23. Also, because, as (he Creed now s.aods th„ .1 »o e,piica.ed would be superlluous? ' " "''""' 21. Wha. interpretation of Christ's descent i„t„ tt n .yet remains, grounded on th. , " ^^'" souls of men deparfed ? ' ^ ^' °^ ^^'"^ o»"egr;:;;:-:r-^^^^^^^^^ 27. In what did the Ancients a^ree? Onwh,»; ^^ subjects did .hej differ ^ As re J,!) V. 7 f *"* to Hell! -*^ '^^S^'-'ls Christ's descent in- 98. % such of the Ancients as believed " Hell " ,h. Senera,. receptacle of ^. souls, to .;«^,o„„ „„ ch^sl .i.i 138 C'OLKSE Of STl'lvr i ! I ii thought to Jescend ? and on what remarkable point did they differ respecting the effect prodnced by Ilis descent 1 29. By such of the Ancients as thought Hades never in Scripture denoted a place of hajjpines to whose souls was Christ believed to descend ? And for what end ? 30. And what difference of opinion was there among them, as to the number of the souls to whom the effect of His descent extended ? 31. By what means did they conceive deliverance to be wrought for the souls in Hell ? 32. Show that their notion of the e7id, or 7ieans to effect the end of Christ's descent, cannot be admitted • as wanting good authority, and false, &c., in itself 33. Show also that their opinion as to the efect thus supposed to be wrought by Christ's descent, is not to be admitted in respect of the authority on which it is built. 34. Nor in respect of the doctrine involved in it. 35. What opinion respecting the end of Christ's de- scent into Hell, because prevalent in the later ages of the Church, and was delivered as amatttT of faith by the schools ? 36. How was it supposed to fall from a denial of the deliverance of the souls of the damned ? 37. Show that the opinion vainly claims to be founded on the consent of antiquity. 38. Mention briefly some opinions of the most ancient fethers inconsistent with it. foi'ftsp: Of sinnr. 139 39. Show .ha, there is n„ o,.,oh,ty a, ,o ,he truth of the u.t, or any change made in their condition, or the de- cht'r'rr,:'' ^""""""^ '=^^"'"» - '"^ "-=-' of ^nrist into Hell. JXuT'r 7"' """'" '^"'"''"'^ ""'-■-•> ■•» Scrip. ' ture .vl„eli are adverse to that opinion. ' h sti i the^T ''°'' ''""'''""'■ "''' "■' '"'-'°"> of Abraham la t,P'^«f om,sed to the souls of the faithful? Vnlv, nu "! "P'"'"" ■"" o'""''"^''' "P^eially in the „..?:, "7 ""■' ^°'- "• '5. »"t Chr«=t' tri>!" ♦Ill''' -^c^ «.~^:_ i o_. • j^ proofs, that after his resurrection he had a real human COL-RSK OF STUDV. Ml body and real human soul, identical, identical with the body and soul which he had before. 9. Show that Christ truly rose again in the same soul and body, from a consideration of the meritorious cause of His resurrection. 10. Show the same from a consideration of the ejftd' ent cause of it. 11. VVhy must the resurrection of Christ be attributed to God generally, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 1*2. Quote texts in which it is ascribed to God the Father? 13. Show that in Scripture it is also ascribed to God the Son? 14. How do the Socinians attempt to deny this? 1 5. Show the futility of their arguments. 16. How are we especially assured of the truth of Christ's proper resurrec:ion, in the same soul and body, from a consideration of Him as raised by the Father, and as raised by himself 17. How was the distance of time between the death and resurrection of the Messiah typified 18. In reference to the distance between the death of Jesus and His resurrection ; show why it was requesite that some space of time, and yet 7iot a long space, should intervene between them. 19. Show also what was the determinate space which ■^^ COURSE OP sTunv. did thus intervene, giving requisite quotations and illustra- tions. 20. What things are to be considered in respect to (he precise day on which Christ rose ? 21. Row was the day of His resurrection typified ? 22. Oo what day of the week di I Christ rise ? 23. And how does it appear to have corresponded With the day typical of it ? 24 How ar6 these points settleu from consideration of the day, from which the resurrection day is reckoned the third ? 25. How does the language of the Evangeh'sts, expres- smg the time of Christ's resurrection sliow on what day of the week, and about what time of the day it took place? 26. For what reason was the observation of a Sabbath on one day in seven enjoined 1 27. W/mt seve?2th day of the week was enjoined as a Sabbath to the Jews, and for what additional reason in regard to that particular day ? 28. Why is the first day no>v sanctified as our weekly Sabbath, instead of the day formerly enjoined to the Jews? 29. Give instances from Scripture of the Apostles' practice in religiously observing the frst day of the week. 30. What peculiar name has it received in Scripture in reference to our Lord 1 31. How are Christians distinguished from Jcus and (.'OURSE OF STUDY. 143 Mohammedans by their religious observance of the Jirst day '>f the week 1 32. Wliat are the practical uses of belief that Christ rose again from the dead / 33. In what two respects is His resurrection a cause of ours ? Quote texts throughout. 34.. Give a summary of truths confessed bj him who affirms his belief that Christ the third day rose again from the dtid. ARTICLE VI. "HE ASCENDED INTO nEAVEX, AVD SITTETH OX THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY." Sec. I. ^*.He ascended into Heaven.''^ 1. What things are required for the illustration of Christ's ascension ? 2. How was His ascension typified ? 3. How prophetically foretold ? 4. What was this proper ascension? Quote texts throughout. 5. Show that the ascension now considered cannot be understood figuratively, of any change in his body con- sequent on His resurrection. 6. In what sense only could it be truly said that Christ had before ascended into He tven ? lu OOLTSK OP STL-Oy. 7. Show that Christ's more proper ascennon was to be performed not Jong after His resurrection. 8. What are the testimonies to Christ's ascension ? y. A^ hat diiference existed, and why? as to the neces- ^•ty of an eye-witness of Christ's resurrection and of iJis ascension? 10 Show, quoting requisite texts, what is meant by that Heaven mto which Christ ascended. 11. What are the practical uses of belief that Christ ascended into' Heaven? Quote texts throughout. 12. G.ve a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief that Christ ascended into Heaven, Sec. II, « And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almightfj:^ 1. How was the latter part of Article VI. stated by the ancients I ^ 2 What is require,] for the exphcatioa of the session of Christ ? 3. How was the sitting of the Messiah at the right hand of God pretypified? 4. How expressly foretold ? 5. Refute Jewish misapplications of the prophecy. 6. Show, quoting requisite texts, that Jesus did ac- cordmgly so sit down. 7. Can the same be predicated of any other man or angel ? 1 COURSE OP STUDY. 145 S. « Or. the right hand of God." Show what is meant b)' th!s expression ? 9. Show that Christ'fi session on the right hand of God corresponds in all respects to that meaning. 10. « He sitteth." What is meant by this expres sion ? 11. Show that ChrisCs ^ssion on the right hand of God corresponds in all respects to that meaning. 12. What is the substance of the doctrine conveyed in the phrase of Christ's sitting on the rieht hand of God? 13. What promise was mad^ by God to David of the continuance of his kioiiaom ? 14. Oq what condition did the fulfillment of it depend I 15. And why was it not literally fulfilled? 16. In what highest sense was it completely fulfilled? 17. From diflerent times of David's anointings and accessions of power, iUIustrate Christ's entrance after divers gradations on full and entire dominion. 18. What is the immediate effect of His regal power? 19. What Oriental custom is referred to unUer the image of His making His foes His footstool? 20. Who are the temporal enemies of Christ? 21. Who have especially been so? 22. And how made His footstool ? 23. Who are the spiritual enemies of Christ? -- uisitrjguiau bctwucii lue loioi aesCiuctton and th« absolute subjection of Christ's spiritual enemies. 146 COURSE OF STUDY. 25. "With respect to whom are these His enemies destroyed? 26. Instance in each particular enemy. 27. With respect to whom are they continued in ope- ration, and not destroyed,iho\xg\i subdued to Christ? 28. How long shall Christ's regal power in this media- torial capacity continue ? 29. When and wherefore will His mediatorial office, in all its brancjies, cease ? ' J. What clause was added to the Nicene Creed, and wny? respecting the eternity of Christ's kingdom? 31. Show in what respects He will nevertheless be a King forever ? 32. What are the practical uses of belief in Christ as sitting 0)1 the right hand of God? 33. « God the Father Almighty." Why does the attri- bute Almighty require to be here considered, and not the nature of God, nor relation of Father? 34. Define i\\^ potency, uxiA fviviher, the Omnijwtency signified here by this term. 35. Explain how God is to be called Omnipotent in regard of power derived from Him. 36. How in regard of inability in any thing to resist Him. 37. How, yet more properly, in regard to the infinite extent of His power, both as to the object and the effects of it/ COUKSR OF STUDY. 147 38. When is a thing said to imply a contradiction? 39. What things only are absolutely impossible, and wherefore consequently not within the power of God 1 40. In what ways may an action imply a contradiction in respect of the object.? 42. Show that it is not derogatory to the Ommpotency" of God that He cannot elfect such an action. 4-2. How may an action imply a contradiction m re- spect of the agent ? 43. Show that it is not derogatory to the Oranipotency of God that He cannot effect such an action. 44. Show that God only is Omnipotent. 45. Show that the attribute Almighty is not confined to the Father only. 46. Why is He here peculiarly so described? 47. What are the practical uses of belief in God Almighty % Quote texts. 48. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in Jesus Christ who sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. ARTICLE Vir. "FROM THENCE HE SHALL COME TO JUDGE THE QUICK AND THK DEAD," Sec. L '' He sliall comeP 1. In illustration of the future coming of Christ, show that such a coming of the promised Messiah was foretold in Scripture. 148 COURSE OF STUDY. 2. Confute a Jewish misrepresentation of a remarkable prophecy to this purpose. 3. Show how we are assured that our Jesus shall ac- cordmgly so come. Quote texts. Sec. II. "From ThenceP 1. Whence shall He so come ? Quote texts. 2. How therefore appearing most fit for the office of judging ? , Sec. III. <'Tojudge:^ 1. What things are necessary to be considered for the exphcation of this particular ? 2. How does a future judgment appear demonstrable from consideration of our own conscience and its operation ? 3. How from consideration of the perfect justice of God, especially when we regard the rewards and punish- ments of men in this life ? 4. Show that the doctrine of future judgments is cer- tamly true, as being expressly revealed by God in His word. 5. Illustrate by instances recorded in Scripture the expectation entertained by the heathen of a judgment to come. 6. To whom alone, and wherefore, does Supreme judi- ciary power by right belong ? 1^ What follows, in respect of the future judgment, COURSR OF STUDY. 149 with regard to the three persons of the Blessed Trinity? 8. To which of the three persons of the Trinity shall execution of the judiciary power be committed in the day of judgment 1 9 Distinguish between the original and derived judi- ciary power of Christ. 10. The Father hath given Christ " Authority to exe- cute judgmen ' because He is the Son of man ." What is here understood beyond the mere fact of Christ's human.;) > 11. Illustrate Christ's fitness for the office of Judge, from considerations of what He hath done and suffered as the Son of Man, and the Divine justice manifested in His consequent exaltation. 12. « The Father judgeth no man," &c. Show what is here asserted of the Father is applicable also to the Holy Ghost. 13. Illustrate Christ's fitness for the office of Judge from considerations relating to ourselves as of the same (human) nature with Him, and to His being man as well as God. 14.. Show from Scripture that from the resurrection and ascension of Christ, we are assured that He shall be judge. 15. Mention some of the figurative and parabolical descriptions under which Christ is in ScrintnrP r«.nr*>conf_ ed as Judge. 150 COUItSK OF STL-IIY. le. In what does the rea^it,/ of the act of the future judgment consist ? 17. Recount, quoting requisite texts, the steps of the formal judiciary process by which the manner of it is represented to us ia Scripture. Sec. IV, « The quick and the dead:' 1. Give Scrjpture instances of the use of the phrase "Ihe quick and the dead." 2. Why is it capable of several interpretations ? 3. Why have some understood by « the quick," the souls, by - the dead," the bodies of men ? 4. What, according to them, would the phrase imply in reference to the gener^J judgment 'i 5. Why is their interpretation inadmissible ? 6. Answer the same questions in reference to those who have understood by « the quick," ih. just, "the dead," the unjust. 7. What remains as the true meaning 1 ere of « the qu.ck and the dead," and the proper sense of the article? 8 What only doubt, and induced by what considers- tion, has been objected to this interpretation ? 9. Confute from Scripture the objection so raised. 10. What are the practical uses of belief in Christ's commg to judge the quick and the dead ? 11. Quote illustrative teits. ^ ^^l■ COURSE (IF STL'DV. 151 12. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who professes his belief that Christ shall come to judge the quick and the dead.'"' ARTICLE VIII. " I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY GHOST." 1. What are the two particulars relating to tlie Holy Ghost, necessary to be set forth for the explication of Article VIII? 2. And what may be considered under each of them? 3. Show, quoting requi^ite texts, &c., that it will be needless to begin the indagation of the nature of the Holy Ghost by proving his exigence, 4. Why would it be presumptuous and unreasonable, even before taking into account the positive evidence to the contrary, to suppose the Holy Ghost nothing but an operation or quality ? 5. Some things are in Scripture, spoken of the Holy Ghost, wiiich are proper,-some which are not proper to a person— Why do the latter contain nothing to invalidate the conclusion for the personality of the Holy Ghost drawn from the former ? 6. Show that the Scriptures describe to us the Holy Ghost na a. 'jJcf cvii. 7. How do the Socinians attempt to answer the argu- ^^"^ COURSE OF STUDY. ment drawn from the Scriptural expressions attributino- Personality to the H0I7 Ghost? ° 8. Show the futi'ity of their answer. 9. What further explication did Socinas contrive in answer to the orthodox argument ? 10. Show the futility of this second explication. 11. Instance some Scriptural expressions used of the Holy Ghost, which the Socinians object against this Per- sonality. , 12 Show that one of them, /. e , that God is said to gzve the Holy Ghost, is not inapplicable to a person, and that the others, even if so inapplicable, are rightly to be understood in a sense-what ? whl^h does not invalidate the orthodox doctrine. 13. Against what opponents is .^e Personality of the Holy Ghost asserted? H. In proving that the Holy Ghost is not a created person, what admission of the adversaries themselves may first be alleged ? 15. Prove that the Holy Ghost is a persor,, and un- created, from the words of our Saviour concerning the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. 16. Show the futility of the Socinian objection to thi, application of the passage. 17. Prove, quoting requisite texts, that the Holy Ghost IS no created person, because in the beoinnino- not made by Christ, nor now subjecteu under His feet ° COL-nSE OK STUDY. 18. Prove the same truth from Christ's being called the Son of God, because conceived in the Virgin by the operation of the Holy Ghost. 19. Against what heretics is it asserted that the Holy Ghost is not a created person ? 20. Show that the assertion of the proper God-head of the IJoly Ghost, necessarily follows from the preceding assertions, and that it is proved even by the admissions of the respective adversaries of those assertions. 21. When Moses " went in before the Lord/' &c., he took the veil off, &c. Exod. xxxiv. 34. From \x, Paul's interpretation of that passage, 2 Cor. iii: 15, &c., proye the Deity of the Holy Ghost ; and show the futility of the Socinian evasions of the force of the Apostle's declaration that " the Lord is that Spirit." 22. Prove the Deity of the Holy Ghost from lying to the Holy Ghost, in the case of Ananias, being repret sented by St. Peter as equivalent to lying to God; and refute objections to the orthodox argument. 23. Prove the same truth from the bodies of Chris- tians being by St. Paul called Tcmp'es, because of the inhabitation of the Holy Ghost ; and refute objections. x54.. Prove the same truth from attributes in Scripture given to the Holy Ghost. 25. And from works attributed to Him. 26. Show that the Wt\\v niw^^* ie «r.f iV- -»T mat lue xioij v.;,i,.joi; IS not Ifiu same person as the Son. Ui COURSE OF STUDV. 27. Quote texts in which the Holy Ghost is distin- guished both from the Father and the Son. 28. Against what ancient heresy is the distinctness of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son asserted ? 29. Show that the Holy Ghost is in order the Third person of the Blessed Trinity. 30. Show that the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Father, is a truth expressly delivered in Scripture, as also evidently following from the identity in nature, but difference in person of the Father and the Holy Ghost. 31. Show that the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Son, is virtually contained in Scripture. 32. What was asserted as to the procession of the Holy Ghost by the Latin Fathers in the primitive times? 33. How did the Greek Fathers differ from them in language as to this particular ? 34.. Show that this involved no difference of doctrine, 35 How in -egard to the procession of 'he Holy Ghost from the Son, did the great schism arise between the Eastern aud Western Churches. 36. Wuat are the six assertions in which the ?tature of the Holy Ghost has been declared 1 37. How may the Holy Ghost be called Holy in him- self or by way of distinction from other Spirits ? 38. But why is He rather so called ? 39. What is His peculiar office ? 40. What are the two branches of the work wrought COURSE OP STUDY. 155 by the Holy Spirit in enlightening men with the knowl- edge of God ? 4-1. What heretics have denied the necessity of the internal operation of the grace of God to enable a man to believe the gospel ? 42. In respect to regeneration and renovativn, what is wrought by the Spirit of God? Quote texts. 43. What in respect to the directing, animating, &c., of our actions ? Quote texts. 44. What appears to be the correct Scripture notion of riapa rXiiTor? (Paraclete). 45. Whit is wrought by the Holy Ghost in respect of joining us to Christ ? Quote texts. 46. W^hat in respect of assuring us of adoption? &c. Quote texts. 47. What in respect of ordination of Ministers? Quote texts. 48. What are the parts of which the Office of the Holy Ghost consists ? 49. What are the practical uses of belief in the Holy Ghost? Quote requisits texts. 50. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief in the Holy G/wst, 156 COURSE OK STLDT. ARTICLE IX. "THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURrn. THE COMMUMO.V OF SAINTS." Sec, I. ^ The Holy Catholic Church:' 1. What is to be Observed of the iXiXx Article with regard to the variety of its position in different creeds, and the additions made to it as original y stated ? 2. Vv hat must be shown in expounding the clause "The H0I7 Catholic Church ? :^. Show bV reference to the etymology and original s^n.ficat.on, &c., of the English word Ch.rch, and of the Greek word Ex..,./,, that the nature of the Church here intended, is not sufficiently described by the nomi^ nal definition or derivation of the word. 4. To whom, and in opposition to what notions of greater latitude, must the notion of the Church be here restrained ? 5. Whence must be concluded the true nature of the Church ? «• Quolethe passage wherein it is first rae„.i„„ed a, pro,msed ,0 be built, and passages showing the fulfilment or the promise. 1- Of whom did the Church at first consist? Quote requisite texts. ^ 8 .How was that Church one ? 9. In what other way is the Church which we believe COtRSK or Hl'DT. m F" SAINTS." icle with t creeds, t r ise "The ori^ginal and of Church no77ii' .\om of be here of the 3ned as filment Quote elieve. 10. Why is it requisite to show how those several Churches, into which the one Primitive Church were divided, were constituted ? 1 1. In what sense is Exx^y;(7la used in the New Testa- ment? 12. In respect of the latitude in which it is used in its most usual sense, giv i instances of its admitting of dis- tinction and plurality. 13. Also of its reducing all into conjunction and unity; as regards the Churches of a district. 14'. In what most comprehensive extent may Churchc ^ be reduced to the denomination of one Church? 15. What is the Church in this creed ? 16. How is the unity expressly marked in some other creed ? 17. In what must the unity of this Church consist? 18. IJow did members added to the first Church, be- come members of the same Church 1 19. Show, quoting requisite texts, how the Church is one by unity of origination, of faith, of the sacraments, of Jwpe, of chanty, of regimen ?nd disciu'ine. 20. With reference to the distmction between thin^^s past, present, and future, how is the Chuich in the creed now propounded, and how has 't in every age since it was constituted, been propounded, as the object of faith? Church, and what must we therefore prove concerning it? 168 COURSE Olc ST(;i)l'. 22. Why js the uninterrupted continuance of its cxis- tence to the end of the world, strictly an object of f.uU 23 How does it appear that the Universal Church i, not (/i/^e//- indefectible? 24 Show, quoting requisite texts, that nevertheless according to the promise of God, it never sha i perish. ^D. In what respects and for what reasons is the Church univeraally holj ? 26. How has St. Paul represented another (What?) kmd of holiness, which must be more restricted ( Whv?) m Its application? ^'* 27 What two opposite kinds of persons are compre- hended m the enernal communion of the Church^ 28. Illustrate this comprehensiveness from Scripture. ^y. Agamst what schismatics did the ancient Catho- iics vmdicate this comprehensiveness ? 30. When do the wicked totally cease to be members ot the Church ? 31. Define how in respect to its godly members the Church .s (or shall be) truly (though imperfectly) holy j perfectly holy, and m.ost completehj holy. 32. How must we ascertain the interpretation of the word QatMic? 33. When attributed otherwise than to the Church in what senses is it used by the ancient Fathers ? Jtn ^' "T"""'"^ '' *'" ^^"^^^'' '" ^^'^ «^"«es, es. '"'"">' '" ^h^^ »nost comprehensive sense ? COLIISB or STUDT. 159 ' its exis* oifuith? .'liurch is Brthelesa )erisih. J is the What?) ^Why?) :ompre* 1? n'pture. Catho- embers rs the holy J Df the ch, in s, es- 35. In what acceptations did the ancient Fathers con- sider, and do we in tlie creed understand, the Church in respect of its universality to be Catholic? Quote re- quisite texts. 36. What are the praciic..' uses . f belief of the Holy Catholic Church? Quote re nisite iexts. 37. Give a nummary of truths confessed bj him who affirms that he believes in the Holy Catholic Church, Sec. II. « 'Ihe Communion of Saints." 1. In explicating "the Communion of Saints," how are we directed by a consideration of the time of the insertion of this clause in the Creed? 2. Why may not " the Communion of Saints" be here understood (as otherwise it might be), of the com- munity of goods, charity, &c., among the first Christians? 3. What must be considered in order to the explica- tion of it 1 k In ascertaining the meaning of the « Saints," what senses are previously taken for granted to be not here applicable ? 5. How is the clause now under consideration, connec- ted with, and more restrictive than the preceding clause of the article ? 6. In inquiring in what saintship consists, what must lie observed with reference tn n^rc^nc K^r^.^ ... ._-ij .. after the begmning of the Church of Christ? 16) COURSE OF STUDY. 7. How has Moses expressed the true notion of saints j 8. What is the primary and general sense of holiness? 9. How is it thus predicted of the whole people of Israel ?— of all the professors of Christianity ? 10. What further is required to make persons reaili/ and truly Iwly ? Quote requisite texts. 1 1. And who accordingly are saints ? 12. What saints are here particularly understood, in reference to distinction between the time before and after the beginning of the Church of Christ. 13. Show, quoting requisite texts, that there never was any Church of God but there were saints in it. 14.. Show that saintship does not cease at death; and distinguish between the Church railitant and the Church triumphant. Quote requisite texts. 15. chow, quoting texts, the existence of, and particu- lars relating to, the Communion of the Saints with God the Father,— with God the Son,— with God the Holy Ghost : (and, which is necessarily implied, with the whole Trinity.) 16. With the Holy mgels 17. In what things hare the living Saints communion, in what have they not with men not truly saints ? 18. Noie particulars, (quoting requisite texts) respect- ing the communion of all living Saints one with another. 19. Show that the saints living, have communion with all saints Ueparletl COURSE OF STUDY. 261 20. How is it that all communion between saints and hypocnts, ends on the death of either, but the oommun- ZedT''" '''"*' "''"^ '"^ '''"*' ^'P''*''^' '■' ''•" '^°"- 21. In what do we communicate with saints departed/ 22. Is anjthmg to be proved from Scriptu - in regard to what the saints in heaven do in relation to us on earth ? 23. As to what we ought to perform in refeoence to them, what .s the limit beyond which we have no warrant m Scripture ? 24. In regard to what is done by the saints in heaven for us, and what we ought to do in relation to them, how docs ,t appear that the Church of Rome teaches what is new as well as unwarrantable ? 25. What are the practical uses of belief of the Lommunwn of Saints ? Quote texts. 26. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms h.s bel.ef of the Communwn of Saints, ARTICLE X. "THE FORGIVENESS OF SLVS." 1. What i, ,0 be observed as to the antiquity of Article Tenth ! i ; "' 2. With what preceding clause was it at first i„,. ».ed.ateljr connected, and what is its sense a. shown by that connection ? ' 3. What is required for the explication of the Article thus understood ? "'uwe f /f »i»i y . 162 COURSE or STUDr. 4. Show, (|«oting requisite texts, wliat is the ?mCure of sin. 5. How majr sin be distinguished in respect of ami- mission, omission, evil habit, and evil inclination f 6. What is the obligation of sin ? 7. Show tbe difference between »ini, whether cxf com- mission or omission, and the guilt contracted by them, in respection of dmation, 8. Show, from Scripture, that a sinner's obligation to eternal punishment is, or is not, taken o^ according as respecting there is, or is not, remission of sins. 9. Whose act is the forgireness of sins ? 10. What is tbe Greek word used in the Creed to ex- press "forgiveness]" 11. Show that tbe true nature of forgiveness of sin» cannot be sufficiently ascertained by consideration of any word used to express it ; how, therefore, must we proceed to ascertain it? 12. Show, from Scripture, tbe necessary conne tion, in fulfilment of legal types, of Christ's death with tbe remission of sins j the vicarious nature and intent of His sufferings, and the consequent accomplishment of the forgiveness of our sins. 13. In reference to God &sofe?ided, and as ;W, what two main particulars, respectively, are contained in « the forgiveness of sins ? " 14. Show, from Scripture, tlwt Christ, bv liis de.f h, reconciled God to man. ICS isation to COURSE OF STUDY. J 5. What is meant by reconciliation? 16. Show that God's anger against mer. was not incoa- gr«ous with His love for them. n. The Socinians object that Scripture says Christ reconciled men to God, b«t not that He reconciled God to man : show, from instances of the usage of Scripture language m reference to reconciliation, the futility of this objection. ' 18. Show, quoting requisite Scriptures, that Chrisl, by Ills death, made satisfaction to God for our sins. 19. What is meant by a ransom ? befvJ^-V^; ^"T^ '^ ''^"'' '^ ^"ffi^*^"* --•"« to be a full satisfaction for our sins ? 21. Describe, by a summary of what has been said, !• what forgiveness of sins consists. 22. Show, quoting requisite Scriptures, that remission oi sins was to be obtained in the Church'of Chr sTand " "' '''' "'"'^*^°" ^ P-"«- to the 23 Show that the Law of Moses did not so pixipound it as does the Gospel. 21. By virtue of what only did remission of sins, ev.n before it was clearly revealed, at any time take effect ? ^5. How is remission of sins ^-^ to be procured in the Church (notice and refute some erroneous statements of Sotinus connected with this point), and how subsequently? --tUOie requisite texts. 26. Whose was the hersey, (when promulgated?}, of ! 1G4 COURSR OK STUDY. denying that repentance was available to the lorgiveness of sins after baptism ? 27. What are the practical uses of belief of the for- giveness of sins? Quote texts. 28. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief of the forgiveness of sins. ARTICLE XI. » " THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY." 1. What was the only verbal difference in the delivery of the Article concerning the Resurrection of the flesh b" *}\Q ancient Churches? 2. How does our Creed verbally differ here from the ancient Creeds ? 3. Show, by quoting an illustrative passage from the services of the Church of England, that no difference of doctrine is intended. •1. Under what Articles of the Creed has the proper notion of Resurrection in general been considered ? 5. What points remain to be here treated of ? 6. What peculiar difficulties attend the R^surrecUon now under consideration different from thoso whirls night seem to obstruct belief of the Resurrectioi. of Christ 1 1. W'hat must be shown in proof that there will ba a Resurrection of the Body ? 8, What difference of opinion existed among ancient COURSE OK STUDY. 165 philosophers in respect of another life in regard of the 9 What was their general opinion, (on what ground- ed ? ), as to the possibility of a resurrection of the oody? 10. Quote a par-;age from the Acts in illustration. - 11. Show that the resurrection " not impossible, in reference to the Agent to whom we ascribe it, oi. *he ground of deficiency of knowledge. 12. Nor of deficiency of power. 13. Show that it is not impossible in reference to the patient. U. Show that the resurrection is highly probable from consideration of the part, of which man consists, and the .hortnes, of h>s life in this world compared with that of many mferior creatures. 15. Also, from a consideration of man's capability of domg moral good or evil, and his consequent liability to reward or punishment. 16. Why are Angels incapable of a resurrection ? 17. Why will there be no resurrection of the creatures mferior to man ? 18. Why would it not be reasonable to think that the fXe HfeT °^ ^ '''"'^' ''^' '° "°'^^''^'' '"^' '"^' ^" ^ 19. Show that the resurrection ishxgh\j probable from analogies presented in the course of external nature? 0. How only can we be assured thai there certainly will be a resurrection ? ie« COi-nSE OF STUDT. 21. Show that God hath revealed, evi^n in iLse Old Testament, His intention to raise iU dead. 22. •' I know that my iledeemcr liveth," &c. Job XIX. 25, 26. Give Pearf^nn's expi;. alioo cf IJsis pas- sage, and refutati-n of interpretations, (whsr?), adverse to the voii elusion of a future resurrection from (t. 23. ^iiiow iUM God Jiath fuHy revealed, in the New Testamei^t His intention to raise the dead. 24. " r A.1 ..he God of Abraham," &c. Esod. iii. 6. What is ihc! force of our Saviour's argument hence in proof of a resurrection ] 25. Notice another passage of the Pentateuch whence the Jews have drawn (how ?) a similar argument. 26. Show that God hath confirmed our faith in the Resurrection by examples already given of a resurrection. 27. Give three such examples under the Law. 28. Give three such examples (of persons raised by Christ) under the Gospel. 29. Show that God hath, moreover, confirmed our faith in the Resurrection in a peculiar manner, beyond that of example, by the Resurrection of Christ. 30. In what two respects does the consequence of a future resurrection, as deduced from'that of Christ, con- cern all men in general \ 31. How does it peculiarly concern the cl n^on ser- vants of God ? 32. What d-nrsity at the resurrecti , of ther part of man, from t part as existing in th ■ni, would be inconsistent with the identity of the man ras . t ? counsE on sTcnv. 167 33. Wha .s unquest,oned-what .., (o be proved?-as to he Identity of both parts respectively at the Lsul recfon with both as existing in this Jife? 34.. Show that from Scripture wp havo tv. round, for believing .l,e idenfit^f Z t^^^Z rZL ' " '" '^""'"^ "'^' '"- "«' ^•--2' -- verf tefm"^ "" ''''""•^ °^ ""= ^"^^ '' '"P"'"' ■■• the ('vl.at ?) notions under which it may be regarded 36. Show tl,e .ame identity from the description giren .ujenpture of the place whence the re^^rcion'!; 37. Also, from the immediate consequent of the resur- rection even the rewards and punishments to be revived upon judgment, according to the things done in ;"::;.' never d} ng, shall never rise. Instance them. of! Ret:::;ctr'''''^ "'"•'''''"'■'''■ '■-■'-.-en *0. Against whom is maintained the identitv „f ,1. nsing with the formerly dying body ^ ^ °^ "" *1. With respect^o the Eesurrection as belonrinir to all men, and the difference to be observed asM^.h revelation of this truth under the La^ an, , Z „ -- """''- ■^'"'•-" opinions on this subject. «. Show that the New Testament clearly reveal. 168 COURSE OF aiuDy. that the Resurrection belongs not to the just alone, but to the unjust also. 44. And, further, to all, both of the just and unjust. 45. What heretics, in the Apostles' days, erred (how ?) in respect of the time of the Resurrection ? 46. Whom does St. Paul name as thus erring? 47. By what interpretation of the doctrine of the Re- surrection is the Article under consideration in effect desired ? 48. Prov^ from Scripture that the Resurrection is yet to come, at the end of the world. 49. What are the practical uses of a belief of the resurrection of the body? Quote texts. 50. Give a summary of the truths confessed by him who aflSrms his belief of the resurrection of the body, ARTICLE XII, «» THE LIFE EVERLASTING." 1. What is to be observed as to the occurrence of Article XII, in Ancient Creeds, and the modes in which it was there connected with the preceding article 1 2. What, in reference to this connection, is the true interpretation of this article ? 3. What is the Scriptural usage of the expression «'-' »-■•«" on idtl,':' f ?;"■!''''' "'"■ ""^ ^'"^o"'' "-">. fro" a death " """"' '" ^"'P'"--^ ^y ">=" Te,y m^tT ""™' '^ '"" "*«''" «>>» that j«.t alleged to ,,. ., e an annihilation of the wicked. II. fehow that thp name r.e 4.U • , , . .. remitted. " ' ""'' "' ^^" ^'^'^'"^ '*"^« ^e^^"* l>« 170 COURSE OP 8TTTDY. 12. What erroneous opinion did Origen entertain on this point t 13. In what sense is the « life everlasting " to be un- derstood in this Article ia reference to the resurrection of tiip just 1 14. Distinguish the eternal life of the just as Initial^ Portialy and Perfectional. 15. In what does the life of the saints after the resur- rection consist, considered not only as natural but spiritual ? 16. Why i^ it especially called life? 17. In what does the happiness (so far as revealed) of the saints, in the perfectional life everlasting, cuusist, with regard to tLc3ir boclies ? 18. With regard to their souls? 19. With regard to the condition in waicli thej shall exist ? 20. How is the life of the sait s after the resurrection nfe everlasting . .esptct of du. ation ? 21. Why is the duration of the life equally necessary with the life 'self f 22. Show, quoting requisite tens, tiat that lif. ihall be eternal ? 23. What are the practi: jse of belief of ^he life everlating in reft ence to rnii —1, of torment, and 2, 01 felicity ? Quote texts. 24. Give a summary of truths confessed by him who affirms his belief of tlie life everlcdsting^ tain on be un- rection resiir- iritual ? ed) of t, wiUi r shall 'ection essary . shall he life it, and J who