CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

DISSERTATIONS.

DISSERTATION XIV.

On Jesus Christ, CONCEIVED OF THE HOLY GHOST,

AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.

IV.

Pages 1-35.

SECT.

The incarnation of the Son of God was promised of old,

when he said that he should walk in the midst of his

people . . . . . . 1.

Several preludes of it were exhibited to the ancient Church II.

Method to be observed in treating this mystery - III.

The Son alone became incarnate

Reasons of that . •

The manner of the Incarnation explained

VI. VII.
It consisted in the assumption of a human nature into the

individual unity of the Divine person . VIII.-XII.

God is the principal cause of the Incarnation - XIV.

It is particularly ascribed, however, to the Holy Spirit XV. XVI.

Zech. vi. 12, 13. explained

- - XVII.

VOL. II.

v.

XVII.
XXIII.

XXIX.

Sect.

Mary must not be overlooked

XVIII.

As to her pedigree, she was of the house of David XIX. xx.

With regard to her condition, she was a real Virgin XXI. XXII.

Her virginity remaining unblemished, she became indeed

the Mother of Christ - - - - - XXIII.

The dangerous error of the Anabaptists, relative to the

origin of Christ's human nature - - XXIV.---XXVII.
The benefit resulting from our Lord's Incarnation xxviii.

Having become Man, he is our Mediator. - -

And is capable of fulfilling the law which was prescribed

to man - - - - - - XXX. XXXI.

Which was enigmatically signified by the boring of the

ears - - - - - - - - XXXII.

Again, he became one OF MANKIND, that he might be

our Goel - . .. - - XXXIII.

The meaning of this term explained - XXXIV. XXXVIII.
He was born of A VIRGIN, that he might be pure from
every blemish. ..

- XXXIX.

The purity of the birth of Christ, is part of his complete

righteousness, and directly opposed to our original

sin - - - - - - - - XL.-XLII.

Improvement of this article

XLIII. XLVI.

DISSERTATION XV.

On Christ's Suffering under Pontius Pilate.

. Pages 36–61.

For an exordium, Zech. ii. 9. is explained

.Heads to be treated in this Dissertation

Christ, God-man suffered, each nature contributing its

part.

.

The human nature suffering in body and soul -
The Divine nature affording strength to the human
And imparting infinite value to his sufferings ,
Socinus in vain urges his cavils against this truth VII. vin.
Christ suffered the wrath of God

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IX.
Which cannot fail sooner or later to burn against sinx.-XII.

SECT.

And hence divine justice must be declared, even in the

remission of sin . - - - - XIII. XIV.

Christ sustained the wrath of God from the beginning to

the end of his life

- XV. XVI.

And that in order to reconcile sinners to God - XVII.-XIX.

For there is a propitiation in his blood - - XX.

Not for all mankind and every individual ; but, according

to the counsel of God and Christ, for the elect only XXI. XXII.

Reasons for PILATE's being mentioned in the Creed XXIII.

His temper and disposition - - -

His supreme power in Judea

xxv.

Which, being a foreign and a heathen power, suggests

several things of great moment . - - XXVI.

Improvement - - - - . - XXVII.

From the sufferings of Christ, we learn our misery XXVIII. XXIX.

XXIV.

Our deliverance .

XXX.

.

XXXI.

And the gratitude we owe

DISSERTATION XVI.

On the Crucifixion and Death of Christ.

Pages 62–116.

The Cross of Christ is the foundation of all Religion

Explication of the Latin terms Patibulum, Furca, Crux 11.

The form, the parts, and the size of the cross

III.-V.

The cross of Christ had probably nothing very different

from those in common use

VI.

The history of the discovery of the cross by Helena VII. IX.
Which, by many arguments, is shown to be fabulous X.-XVI.
Crucifixion was preceded, 1. By beating

XVII. xvii.

Which was done cruelly to Christ - - XIX. XX.

2. By the bearing of the cross

To which he, in like manner, submitted - XXII.

3. By stripping of clothes - - -

From which also Christ was not exempted

The mode of crucifixion various

Our Lord was crucified, probably, in the most usual form XXVIII.

The circumstances that commonly followed crucifixion

These were not wanting to the cross of Christ

XXI.

XXII.

XXIII.

XXIV.

XXV.

XXVII.

XXIX.

XXX.
XXXY.

XLVI.

XLIX.

LI.

SECT.

The punishment of the cross was justly deemed the highest XXXI.

It was accursed by God himself - - XXXII. XXXII.

The death of Christ on the cross, was indeed holy and

tranquil

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- - -

XXXIV.

Yet cursed - - - - -
The crucifixion of Christ ought to be devoutly contem-

plated, as full of mysteries, in which we have thc deep-

est concern . . . . XXXVI.
His being scourged, bearing the cross, and being stripped

of his clothes, were predicted and prefigured of old XXXVII.

David and Zechariah prophesied of the crucifixion XXXVIII.

The reading of 1982 in Psalm xxii. 17. defended XXXIX. XL.

Types of the crucifixion - - - XLI.-XLIII.

The guarding, revilings, and death, were also foretold and

prefigured . . . . XLIV. XLV.

All things, in short, happened to Christ, according to the

determinate counsel of God

Scourging was exceedingly grievous to Christ XLVII. XLVIII.

And his expulsion from the city, bearing the cross

And his being stripped of his garments - LII. LIII.

But above all, the punishment of the cross itself . LIV.

And what immediately succeeded it, -Guarding - Lv. LVI.

Revilings ·

LVII.

Death - - - - - - - LVIII. LIX.

It is not without a spiritual sympathy, that we should

meditate on these sufferings . • LI.-LXII.
We should turn all our grief and anger against sin LXIII. LXIV.
The crucifixion of Christ, in its several parts, is a spring

of consolation - - - - LXV. LXXIII.
From the death of Christ, we learn to live and to die
holily

LXXIV. LXXV.

DISSERTATION XVII.

On the Burial of Christ.

Pages 117–136.

It is profitable for our instruction, to consider that the

burial of Christ was conducted by wealthy and honour.

able men, and chiefly by Joseph of Arimathea

VII.

XIV.

XVII.

XIX.

XX.

XXI.

XXII.

Sect.

The dead body of Jesus was wrapped in clean linen, as

an expression of respect - - -

The mixture of myrrh and aloes was added by Nicode-

mus, either for embalming, or for burning

VIII. IX.

This attention to corpses was probably referred by the

pious to the hope of the resurrection . . .

The form of the Jewish sepulchres . . XI. XII.

Why the sepulchre allotted to Christ was the property of

another - - - - - XIII.

Hewn out of a rock

New

• - - XV.

In a garden -

XVI.

Very near the place of crucifixion - -

The burial of Christ was foretold, Psalm xxii. 15. XVIII.

Psalm xvi. 9, 10. - - - -

Isaiah liü. 9.

- - . - XX.

Christ's suspension on the tree, is not his burial with the

wicked - - - - -
The type of Jonah
Jonah's great fish is not a Whale, but rather a Sea-dog xxin.
The fable of Hercules Tri-esperos borrowed from it XXIV.
“ The heart of the earth” is the grave - - xxv.
With regard to the analogy as to time, the simple explan-

ation commonly received seems preferable to the learn-

ed refinements of eminent men . - XXVI.-XXIX.
There is no proof that Jonah continued three complete

days in the great fish

Improvement of this article - .

DISSERTATION XVIII.

On Christ's Descent into Hell.

Pages 137—165.

That Christ descended into Hell, is nowhere expressly. af-

firmed in Scripture -
Nor in the most ancient Creeds . . . v.
The Creeds which mentioned the descent, were generally

silent with respect to the burial; nor was it without
some mistake that both were afterwards joined together VI. VII.

XXX.

XXXI.-XXXIII.

I.-

IV.