A Body of Divinity, Vol. 3 (of 4): Wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are explained and defended, being the substance of several lectures on the Assembly's Larger Catechism — John Shaqi
A Body of Divinity, Vol. 3 (of 4): Wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are explained and defended, being the substance of several lectures on the Assembly's Larger CatechismRidgley, Thomas
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A Body of Divinity, Vol. 3 (of 4): Wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are explained and defended, being the substance of several lectures on the Assembly's Larger Catechism
_Was no ceremonial institution_ 481
_Its change proved_ 486
_From the example of Christ_ 488
_Objections answered_ 488
_From the practice of the Apostles_ 491
_And of the Christian church_ 494
_The proportion of time to be observed_ 495
QUEST. CXVII, CXVIII. Of sanctifying the Sabbath or Lord’s-day 497
_The duties preparatory for it_ 497
_The rest required upon that day_ 500
_Works of necessity then lawful_ 502
_The whole day to be sanctified_ 505
_The duties of the evening of that day_ 506
QUEST. CXIX, CXX, CXXI. Of Sins forbidden in the Fourth Commandment 508
_The omission of holy duties_ 509
_A careless performance of them_ _ibid._
_The reasons annexed to this Commandment_ 510
_Objections answered_ 511
_The import of the word_ Remember 512
_Inferences_ 513
QUEST. CXXII. The Sum of the six Commandments, respecting our duty to
man; or, of doing as we would be done by 514
QUESTIONS CXXIII, CXXIV, CXXV, CXXVI, CXXVII, CXXVIII. An Explication of
the Fifth Commandment 517
_Relations, how founded_ 518
_Duties of each differ_ _ibid._
_Superiors, why called fathers_ _ibid._
_Duties of inferiors to superiors_ 520
_Of children to parents_ _ibid._
_Of servants to masters_ 523
_Of subjects to magistrates_ 525
_The necessity and advantage of civil government_ 524
_Papists arguments for deposing princes, answered_ 526
_The sins of inferiors_ 529
QUESTIONS CXXIX, CXXX, CXXXI, CXXXII, CXXXIII. The Duties of superiors,
_&c._ 530
_The duties of parents to their children_ 531
_Of masters to servants_ 533
_Of magistrates to subjects_ 534
_The sins of superiors_ _ibid._
_The duties of equals_ 535
_The sins of equals_ 536
_Reasons annexed to this Commandment_ _ibid._
_Of the promise of long life_ 537
_Old age how far to be desired_ 538
QUEST. CXXXVII, CXXXV, CXXXVI. An Explication of the Sixth Commandment
539
_The life of others to be preserved_ 540
_When lawful to take it away_ 541
_Of duels_ 542
Elijah _not guilty of murder_ 543
_Nor_ Abraham _in offering_ Isaac 544
_Nor_ Moses _in killing the_ Egyptian 545
_Self-murder a great sin_ _ibid._
_Whether_ Samson _was guilty of it_ 546
_God’s judgments on murderers_ 547
_Sinful anger is heart-murder_ 548
_Passionate men, their sin and guilt_ 549
_How to be dealt with_ 550
THE _DOCTRINES_ OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION EXPLAINED AND DEFENDED.
Quest. LXV., LXVI.
QUEST. LXV. _What special benefits do the members of the invisible
church enjoy by Christ?_
ANSW. The members of the invisible church, by Christ, enjoy union
and communion with him in grace and glory.
QUEST. LXVI. _What is that union which the elect have with Christ?_
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