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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
ON RELIGION IN GENERAL.
Universal Importance of Religion---The Belief of God
its first principles Nest of the Immortality of the
Soul.-Universality of these Principles.---Arguments
for them.-Faith their best Support.-9
CHAPTER II.
ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
Nature and design of the Scriptures. Their claim to our
Regard, and to the Belief of their being divinely in-
{pired.—Objections answered—First, to their Genuine-
ness and truth. Next, to their Inspiration.-All re-
lated of good men not intended for imitation. Impar-
tiality of the Scriptures.-Great Judgment necessary
in applying them.-- Possibility of placing too much
Dependence on them.-Remarks on calling them the
Word of God.-13.
CHAPTER III.
ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
The Fall of Man and Promise of a Redeemer.-Diffe-
rent Modes of Divine Communication to Map.-Prof-
peets and Prophecies of the Gospel Day.-Christ comes
among the Jews.--The Benefits of his coming design-
ed to be universal.--Objects of his coming recapitulat-
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ed..--Christian Redemption a Work of Love..--Divi-
nity of Christ, and of the Holy Spirit.---The Trinity.
--- Justification.---The Resurrection.---Arguments and
Evidences of Christianity. - The true and perfect
Christian.-35
CHAPTER IV.
ON THE INFLUENCES OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT.
The Gift of the Spirit an Effential of Christianity.-
Different Names for the Spirit.-Neceffity of its Affift-
ance.-Universally afforded and in all Ages, but most
plentifully in the Gospel.—Unconditional Election and
Reprobation disowned and disproved.—49.
CHAPTER V.
ON DIVINE WORSHIP AND GOSPEL
MINISTRY.
Worship an act of the Soul towards God.-Meetings for
Worship may be held in filence.--Public Worship
an indispensable Duty, reasonable and beneficial.—Si.
lent Worship adapted to all States.-Its Advantages.-
Scripture Arguments for it.---Prayer a necessary Duty.
-The qualifications of Ministers.--Human Learning
not essential to the Ministry.-No Individual has an
exclusive right to assume the Exercise of it.-Women's
Preaching ---Preaching for Hire.---Tithes.-54
ON BAPTISM AND THE SUPPER.
Preliminary Observations. Two kinds of Baptifm.-Wa-
ter and the Spirit.--Remarks on Matt. xxviii. 19. This and other arguments in favour of Water Baptism,
answered.—Sprinkling not Baptism.-Sprinkling of In-
fants not authorised by the Scriptures.--Circumstances
attending it highly objeĉtionable.—The Lord's Supper.
- The circumstances attending it fully admitted.-
Not perpetual any more than Washing of Feet.--The
true Lord's Supper.-Our sentiments on these subjects
not from a difesteem of Christianity, but the reverse.
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CHAPTER VII.
ON THE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE OF
DAYS AND TIMES.
Exemption from Cenfure claimed for their Non-observance.
The Observance disapproved by the Apostle Paul.-More
injurious than beneficial to Religion, especially Festivals.
Setting apart one Day in seven approved.-On public
Fafts, &c.—Conclusion from Rom. xiv. 5, &c.—100.
CHAPTER VIII.
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ON OATHS AND WAR.
Quotations from Matt. V.-Oaths unneceffary.--Argu-
ments in Favour of them answered.--Arguments in
Favour of War answered.-The Christian Religion
the only Remedy for this Evil.-104.
CHAPTER IX.
ON AMUSEMENTS.
General remarks on Amusements.-Rules respect-
ing them.-Dancing and Music.—Necefsity of
properly regulating Amusements for Youth.-
Propriety of avoiding Temptations.—115.
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CHAPTER X.
ON DRESS AND ADDRESS.
Our principle for regulating Dress.-Scripture
Paffages in support of it.-An objection an-
fwered.---Non-conformity to the World. to be
united with the Transformation of the Mind.
-Our peculiarities of Address supported by
Reason, by Propriety, and by Religion.---Rea-
son for not taking off the Hat.---Custom too
much followed by Christians.-- 118.
CHAPTER XI.
ON CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Peaceableness of our Principles a Security to Govern-
ment.--Duties of Subjects.-Suffering peaceably fub-
mitted to, when active Compliance cannot be consci-
entiously rendered.--Civil and religious Liberty valu-
ed and how best supported.-124.
CHAPTER XII.
ON DISCIPLINE,
Necessity of Discipline in religious Societies.-Objec-
tions to it answered.Objects of our Discipline enu-
merated.-Different Meetings in which the Discipline
is transacted.-Importance of transacting it in a right
Spirit.-127.
CONCLUSION.
Address to the Youth on the Remembrance of their Crea.
tor.-Reason and Revelation.—The Holy Scriptures
and Christianity. Our peculiar Principles.—The Ne-
cessity of Regeneration.-Address to Persons not of
our religious Persuafion.134.