AN EXPLICATION OF THE ASSEMBLY'S SHORTER CATECHISM. MARROW OF MODERN DIVINITY, WITH NOTES. AND CHRIST’S EVERLASTING ESPOUSALS. BY THE REV. THOMAS BOSTON. OF ETTRICK. ABERDEEN: lahna CONTENTS OF VOL. VII. 157 159 166 CHAP. I.–Of the Law of Works, or Covenant of Works. Sect. I. The nature of the covenant of works, 171.-Sect. 2. Adam's fall, 176.-- Sect. 3. The sinfulness and misery of mankind by the fall, 177.— Sect. 4. No re- covery by the law, or covenant of works, 179.-Sect. 5. The covenant of works binding, though broken, 181. Chap. II.- Of the Law of Faith, or Covenant of Grace. Sect. I. Of the eternal purpose of grace, 183.–Sect. II. Of the promise, 186-1. The promise to Adam, ib. 2. The promise renewed to Abrabam, 191.-3. The law as the covenant of works, added to the promise, 195.-4. The promise and co- venant with Abraham, renewed with the Israelites, 206.---5. The covenant of grace under the Mosaic dispensation, 209.–6. The natural bias towards the covenant of works, 224.–7. The Antinomian faith rejected, 232.-8. The evil of legalism, 236.- Sect. III. Of the performance of the promise, 239.-1. Christ's fulfilling of the law in the room of the elect, 239.—2. Believers dead to the law as the co- venant of works, 246.-3. The warrant to believe in Christ, 262.–4. Evangelical repentance a consequent of faith, 278.–5. The spiritual marriage with Jesus Cbrist, 285.-6. Justification before faith refuted, 290.--7. Believers freed from the commanding and condemning power of the covenant of works, 292. Chap. III.- Of the Law of Christ. Sect. 1. The nature of the law of Christ, 306.-2. The law of the ten commandments a rule of life to believers, 308.—3. Antinomian objections answered, 312.–4. answered, 321.-6. Holiness and good works attained to only by faith, 324.-7. Slavish fear and servile hope not the springs of true obedience, 331.-8. The efficacy of faith for boliness of heart and life, 338.- 9. Use of means for strengthen- ing of faith, 345.-10. The distinction of the law of works, and law of Christ, applied to six paradoxes, 346.-11. The use of that distinction in practice, 351.- 12. Th distinction a mean betwixt legalisin and Antinomianism, 361.–13. How to attain to assurance, 362.-14. Marks and evidences of true faith, 365.-15. How to recover lost evidences, 366.–16. Marks and signs of union with Christ, Chap. IV._Of the Heart's Happiness, or Soul's Rest. Sect. 1. No rest for the soul till it come to God, 372.—2. How the soul is kept from rest in God, 374.-3. God in Christ the only true rest for the soul, 380. ... ... 397 ... 432 ... Dedication, 391 Ignorant men confine the meaning of the ten commandments, The ten commandments an epitome of the law of God, Six rules for the right expounding of the ten commandments, ib. ib. Wherein the first and second commandments differ, &c. Wherein the second and third commandinents differ, &c. The difference betwixt the third and fourth commandments, &c. The sum of the fifth commandment, The sum of the sixth commandment, The sum of the seventh commandment, The sum of the eighth commandment, The sum of the ninth commandment, The sum of the tenth commandment, The Lord requireth perfect obedience to all the ten commandments, ib. Every man's best actions are corrupted and defiled with sin, The least sinful thought makes man liable to eternal dampation, Though ran cannot be justified by his obedience to the law, yet shall not his obe- Man is naturally apt to think he must do something towards his own justification, Christ requires that believers do desire and endeavour to yield perfect oberlience to Believers shall be rewarded for their obedience, and with what, 154 After what manner believers are to make confession of their sin upon a day of Why and to what end believers are to receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper, 458 The DifferenCE BETWEEN THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL, ATPENDIX, 439 ... 436 ... ... 440 ... 453 ... 465 |