and his mediatorial kingdom, which is founded upon a so-

lemn compact and agreement with the Father; and this is

the kingdom which shall be surrendered, 232. At the con-

clusion of the day of judgment the whole mediation will

cease, the end of it being fully accomplished, 234. An ac-

count of the cessation of the mediatorial kingdom, from

1 Cor. xv. 24-28. ibid. The whole passage resolved into five

propositions, 235. first, that the kingdom there spoken of

was committed to him by God the Father, ibid. secondly,

that he is to possess this kingdom so long and no longer, as

till all things are actually subdued unto him, 236. thirdly,

that during his possession of this kingdom, he is in a state

of subjection to the Father, 237. fourthly, that when he

hath delivered it up to the Father, he will be otherwise sub-

ject to him than he is now, 238. fifthly, that he being thus

subjected to the Father, all power and dominion shall be

henceforth immediately exercised by the Deity, 241.

SECT. XIII.

Of the reason and wisdom of this method of God's govern-

ing sinful men by his own eternal Son in our nature.

Five reasons of this method assigned: first, that he might

govern us in a way more accommodate to this degenerate state

of our nature, 244. secondly, that he might the more effec-

tually cure and prevent the spreading contagion of idolatry,

248. thirdly, that thereby he might give us the more power-

ful encouragement to obedience, 257. fourthly, that he might

the more powerfully excite our gratitude and ingenuity, 260.

fifthly, that he might thereby give us the more ample assur-

ance of our future reward, 262.

SECT. XIV.

That Jesus is this Mediator of whom we have been treating.
Three ways by which God hath testified that Jesus is the
true Mediator: first, by prophecy; secondly, by a voice from
heaven; thirdly, by miracles, 266. the last of these only in-
sisted on, as being that to which our Saviour most commonly
appeals, ibid. this, together with the goodness of his doc-

trine, a most certain evidence of his being the Mediator, 267.

The miracle of his resurrection was that which both our Sa-

viour and his apostles most insisted on, 268. The reality of

this attestation capable of being proved only by credible tes-

timony, 271. The testimony of our Saviour's resurrection

accompanied with all the most credible circumstances, which

are six, 272. first, they who testified it were most certainly

informed whether it were true or no, ibid. secondly, there

was a concurrence of several witnesses to the truth of the

fact, 274. thirdly, there was no visible reason to suspect their

honesty and integrity, 278. fourthly, there was no apparent

motive to induce them to testify falsely, 283. fifthly, they

gave the greatest security for the truth of what they testified,

285. sixthly, they gave certain signs and tokens that what

they testified was true, 288. What a most convincing argu-

ment this of miracles, and particularly of Christ's resurrec-

tion, was of the truth of his being the Mediator, shewn in

four particulars: first, that it was the most proper and con-

venient evidence, 295. secondly, that it was the most certain

and infallible evidence, 298. thirdly, that it was the plainest

and most popular evidence, 302. fourthly, that it was the

shortest and most compendious evidence, 304.

PART III.

OF JUSTICE.

CHAP. I.

Of justice, as it respects the rights of men, whether natural

or acquired. The natural rights of men shewn in four par-

ticulars: first, as dwelling in mortal bodies; secondly, as ra-

tional creatures; thirdly, as joined to one another by rational

relations; fourthly, as naturally united in society, 314. As

men dwell in mortal bodies, they have a right to their bo-

dies, 315. and to their bodily subsistence, 316.

CHAP. II.

Of justice, in preserving the rights of men, considered as

rational creatures, 320. which rights are reduced to four par-

ticulars, 321. first, that every man hath a right to an equit-

able treatment from every man, ibid. secondly, that every

man hath a right to judge for himself so far as he is capable,

323. thirdly, that every man hath a right not to be forced

to act contrary to the judgment of right reason, 328. fourthly,

that every man hath a right to be respected by every man,

330.

CHAP. III.

Of justice, in preserving the rights of men, as united to-

gether by natural relations, 333. and as joined together in

society, 334. wherein is shewn first, that they have a right

to love, 335. secondly, to peace, 336. thirdly, to truth, 337.

fourthly, to credit, 340. fifthly, to protection, 343. sixthly,

to communication in the profits of commerce and intercourse,

344.

CHAP. IV.

Of justice, as it preserves the acquired rights of men; and

particularly those which arise from sacred and civil relations.

As, first, of sovereign and subject, 349. secondly, of subor-

dinate magistrates to the sovereign and people, 353. thirdly,

of pastors and people, 355. fourthly, of husband and wife,

356. fifthly, of friend and friend, 359. sixthly, of masters

and servants, 361. seventhly, of truster and trustee, 362.

eighthly, of the benefactor and receiver, 364. ninthly, of

creditor and debtor, 366.

CHAP. V.

Of justice, as it preserves the rights of men acquired by

legal possession, 369.

CHAP. VI.

Of justice, in reference to the rights of men acquired by

personal endowments, 374. and of outward rank and qua-

lity, 376.

CHAP. VII.

Of justice, in reference to the rights of men acquired by

compact, 378. Wherein are prescribed some general rules

of righteousness to conduct our bargains and contracts:

first, that we should use plainness and simplicity in our deal-

ings; secondly, that we should impose upon no man's igno-

rance or unskilfulness; thirdly, that we should take no ad-

vantage of another's necessities; fourthly, that we should not

substract from the commodity or price for which we have

contracted; fifthly, that we should not go to the utmost

verge of what we conceive to be lawful; sixthly, that in

doubtful cases we should choose the safest side, 379–382.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the eternal reasons whereon justice is founded, and

which render it morally good; which are these four, 383.

first, the eternal proportion and congruity of justice to the

nature of things, ibid. secondly, the eternal conformity of it

to the nature of God, 386. thirdly, the agreement and cor-

respondency of it with the divine providence and disposals,

389. fourthly, the everlasting necessity of it to the happiness

of men, 392.

CHAP. IX.

Some motives and considerations against the sinfulness and

unreasonableness of injustice; viz. first, the great repugnancy

of it to the terms and conditions of the Christian religion,

397. secondly, the great vanity or desperateness of it, 400.

thirdly, the manifest inexcusableness of it in itself, 403.

fourthly, the fruitfulness and mischievousness of it to our-

selves, 406. fifthly, the high provocation it gives to God,

410.

OF MERCY.

CHAP. I.

Of mercy, as it relieves the miseries of the souls of men,

414. which miseries are, first, sorrow and dejection of mind,

ibid. secondly, errors and mistakes in matters of less import-

ance, 417. In which case the proper acts of mercy are,

first, forbearance and toleration, 419. and secondly, to en-

deavour by all prudent and peaceable ways to rectify one

another's mistakes, 420. thirdly, another of the miseries of

the soul which mercy relieves, is blindness and ignorance in

things of the greatest moment, 421. fourthly, malice and ob-

stinacy of will in mischievous and destructive courses, 424.

fifthly, impotency, or want of power to recover themselves

out of their vicious courses, 429. For the enforcement of

which duty are subjoined the following considerations: first,

the inestimable worth of those souls upon which our mercy

is to be employed, 432. secondly, the great interest we have

in the fate of the souls of others, 433. thirdly, the mighty

influence our mercy may have upon their welfare, 435.

CHAP. II.

Of mercy, as it relieves the miseries of the bodies of men,

which are reduced to five heads: first, natural blemishes and

defects, 438. secondly, sickness and diseases, 439. thirdly,

outward force and violence from those in whose power they

are; such as bondage and captivity, 441. imprisonment,

443. bodily torments and persecutions, ibid. fourthly, civil

or arbitrary punishments inflicted on them for injuries re-

ceived, 445. In which the law of mercy requires us, in pu-

nishing offenders, first, that we do it with good intention,

447. secondly, not to exact punishment for small and trifling

offences, ibid. thirdly, not to punish an offender, when we

can do no good by it, either to ourselves, or to him, or to

others, ibid. fourthly, not to punish an offender, so long as

the end of punishing him is fairly attainable by gentler

means, 448. fifthly, to inflict no more punishment than what

is absolutely necessary to the obtaining those good ends we

design by it, 449. sixthly, always to punish short of the of

fence, ibid. fifthly and lastly, another of the miseries which

affect men's bodies is want of the outward necessaries of this

present life, wherein is shewn the proper remedies which

are to be applied to them, 451.