CHAPTER I. —THE CHURCH

• SEC. 1. Nature of the Church.
• SEC. 2. Notes of the Church.
• SEC. 3. Promises to the Church.
• SEC. 4. Different Theories of the History of the Church .

CHAPTER II. —THE COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM

• SEC. 1. Scripture Narrative.
• SEC. 2. The Rule of Church Power.
• SEC. 3. Authority of Church Officers.
• SEC. 4. The Place of Church Members.
• SEC. 5. Subordination of Church Courts.
• SEC. 6. Obligation of Apostolic Practice.
• SEC. 7. Divine Right of a Form of Church Government.

CHAPTER III. —THE APOSTLES’ CREED

CHAPTER IV. —THE APOSTOLICAL FATHERS

• Introduction.
• SEC. 1. Barnabas.
• SEC. 2. Hermas.
• SEC. 3. Clemens Romanus.
• SEC. 4. Polycarp.
• SEC. 5. Epistle to Diognetus.
• SEC. 6. Ignatius.

CHAPTER V. —THE HERESIES OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE

CHAPTER VI. —THE FATHERS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD CENTURIES

• Introduction.
• SEC. 1. Justin Martyr.
• SEC. 2. Irenaeus.
• SEC. 3. Clemens Alexandrinus.
• SEC. 4. Origen.

• SEC. 5. Tertullian.

• SEC. 6. Cyprian.

CHAPTER VII. —THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST TWO CENTURIES

• Introduction.
• SEC. 1. The Doctrines of Grace.
• SEC. 2. The Sufficiency of Scripture.
• SEC. 3. Rights of the Christian People.
• SEC. 4. Idolatry.
• SEC. 5. The Sacraments.
• SEC. 6. The Papal Supremacy.

CHAPTER VIII. —THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH

• SEC. 1. Prelacy:—State of the Question.
• SEC. 2. Prelacy:—Argument from Antiquity.

CHAPTER IX. —THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY

• SEC. 1. Testimony of the Early Church on the Trinity.
• SEC. 2. Nicene Creed—Consubstantiality.
• SEC. 3. Nicene Creed—The Eternal Sonship.
• SEC. 4. Nicene Creed—Procession of the Spirit.

CHAPTER X. —THE PERSON OF CHRIST

• SEC. 1. The Eutychian Controversy,
• SEC. 2. The Nestorian Controversy.

CHAPTER XI. —THE PELAGIAN CONTROVERSY

• SEC. 1. Historical Statement.
• SEC. 2. Depravity—Original Sin.
• SEC. 3. Conversion—Sovereign and Efficacious Grace.
• SEC. 4. Perseverance of the Saints.

CHAPTER XII. —THE WORSHIP OF SAINTS AND IMAGES

• SEC. 1. Historical Statement.
• SEC. 2. Doctrinal Exposition.

CHAPTER XIII. —THE CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITIES

• SEC. 1. Voluntaryism.
• SEC. 2. Coordinate Authorities.
• SEC. 3. Erastianism.
• SEC. 4. Popish Theory.

CHAPTER XIV. —SCHOLASTIC THEOLOGY

CHAPTER XV. —THE CANON LAW

CHAPTER XVI. —WITNESSES FOR THE TRUTH DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

• SEC. 1. Perpetuity and Visibility of the Church.
• SEC. 2. Waldenses and Albigenses.

CHAPTER XVII. —THE CHURCH AT THE ERA OF THE REFORMATION

CHAPTER XVIII. —THE COUNCIL OF TRENT

CHAPTER XIX.. —THE DOCTRINE OF THE FALL

• SEC. 1. Popish and Protestant Views.
• SEC. 2. Guilt of Adam’s First Sin.
• SEC. 3. The Want of Original Righteousness.
• SEC. 4. Corruption of Nature.
• SEC. 5. Concupiscence.
• SEC. 6. Sinfulness of Works before Regeneration.
• SEC. 7. Sinfulness of Works after Regeneration.

CHAPTER XX.. —THE DOCTRINE OF THE WILL.

• SEC. 1. The Will before and after the Fall.
• SEC. 2. The Bondage of the Will.
• SEC. 3. Bondage of the Will—Objections.
• SEC. 4. The Will in Regeneration.
• SEC. 5. God’s Providence, and Man’s Sin.

CHAPTER XXI. —JUSTIFICATION.

• SEC. 1. Popish and Protestant Views.
• SEC. 2. Nature of Justification.
• SEC. 3. Imputation of Christ's Righteousness.
• SEC. 4. Justification by Faith alone.
• SEC. 5. Office of Faith in Justifying.
• SEC. 6. Objections to the Scriptural Doctrine.
• SEC. 7. The Forgiveness of Post-baptismal Sins.
• SEC. 8. The Merit of Good Works.
• SEC. 9. Practical Tendency of the Popish Doctrine of Justification.

CHAPTER XXII. —THE SACRAMENTAL PRINCIPLE.

• SEC. 1. Sacramental Grace.
• SEC. 2. Baptismal Regeneration.
• SEC. 3. Popish View of the Lord's Supper.
• SEC. 4. Infant Baptism.

CHAPTER XXIII. —THE SOCINIAN CONTROVERSY.

• SEC. 1. Origin of Socinianism.
• SEC. 2. Socinian Views as to Scripture.
• SEC. 3. Socinian System of Theology.
• SEC. 4. Original and Recent Socinianism.
• SEC. 5. Distinction of Persons in the Godhead.
• SEC. 6. Trinity and Unity.
• SEC. 7. Evidence for the Divinity of Christ.

CHAPTER XXIV. —DOCTRINE OP THE ATONEMENT.

• SEC. 1. Connection between the Person and Work of Christ.
• SEC. 2. Necessity of the Atonement.
• SEC. 3. The Necessity and Nature of the Atonement.
• SEC. 4. Objections to the Doctrine of Atonement.
• SEC. 5. Scriptural Evidence for the Atonement.
• SEC. 6. Socinian View of the Atonement.
• SEC. 7. Arminian View of the Atonement.
• SEC. 8. Extent of the Atonement.
• SEC. 9. Evidence as to the Extent of the Atonement.
• SEC. 10. Extent of Atonement and Gospel Offer.
• SEC. 11. Extent of Atonement, and its Object.
• SEC. 12. Extent of the Atonement, and Calvinistic Principles.

CHAPTER XXV. —THE ARMINIAN CONTROVERSY.

• SEC. 1. Arminius and the Armenians.
• SEC. 2. Synod of Dort.
• SEC. 3. The Five Points.
• SEC. 4. Original. Sin.
• SEC. 5. Universal and Effectual Calling.
• SEC. 6. Efficacious and Irresistible Grace.
• SEC. 7. The Decrees of God.
• SEC. 8. Predestination-State of the Question.
• SEC. 9. Predestination, and the Doctrine of the Fall.
• SEC. 10. Predestination, and the Omniscience of God.
• SEC. 11. Predestination, and the Sovereignty of God.
• SEC. 12. Scripture Evidence for Predestination.
• SEC. 13. Objections against Predestination.
• SEC. 14. Perseverance of Saints.
• SEC. 15. Socinianism-Arminianism—Calvinism.

CHAPTER XXVI. —CHURCH GOVERNMENT.

• SEC. 1. Presbyterianism.
• SEC. 2. Testimony of the Reformers as to Presbyterianism.
• SEC. 3. Popular Election of Office-bearers.
• SEC. 4. Congregationalism, or Independency.

CHAPTER XXVII. —THE ERASTIAN CONTROVERSY.

• SEC. 1. The Civil Magistrate and Religion.
• SEC. 2. Erastus and the Erastiana.
• SEC. 3. Erastianiam during the Seventeenth Century.
• SEC. 4. The Free Church of Scotland.

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