A Body of Divinity A BODY OF DIVINITY: WHEREIN THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ARE EXPLAINED AND DEFENDED. BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF SEVERAL LECTURES ON THE ASSEMBLY’S LARGER CATECHISM. BY THOMAS RIDGLEY, D. D. WITH NOTES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED, BY JAMES P. WILSON, D. D. IN FOUR VOLUMES. _VOL. IV._ FIRST AMERICAN, FROM THE THIRD EUROPEAN EDITION. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY AND FOR WILLIAM W. WOODWARD, CORNER OF CHESNUT AND SOUTH SECOND STREETS. 1815. THE CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME. QUEST. CXXXVII, CXXXVIII, CXXXIX. An Explication of the Seventh Commandment. _Page_ 9 _THE government of the affections_ 10 _All uncleanness forbidden_ ibid _Polygamy was ever unlawful_ 11 _The aggravations of uncleanness_ 13 _The occasions of it_ 14 _Of Theatres—a note_ 15 QUEST. CXL, CXLI. An Explication of the Eighth Commandment 16 _Of frugality and diligence_ 17 _Of justice in our dealings_ 19 _Of charity to the poor_ 20 _To whom to be extended_ ibid _And in what proportion_ 21 QUEST. CXLII. The Sins forbidden in the Eighth Commandment 22 _Of theft and breach of trust_ 23 _Of borrowing and not paying_ ibid _Whether_ Israel _was guilty of it_ 24 _Of plunder in war and oppression_ 25 _Of unjust law-suits_ 26 _Of sinful usury_ 27 _Restitution a duty. Objections answered_ ibid QUEST. CXLIII, CXLIV, CXLV. An Explication of the Ninth Commandment 28 _The duties required_ 29 _Sins forbidden_ 31 _Of bearing false witness_ 32 _Of lying. The definition of a lie_ 33 _Its various kinds_ ibid _The midwives report, in_ Exod. i. 19. _no lie_ 34 _Of_ Rahab’s _lie_, Josh. ii. 4, 5. ibid _Of_ Jacob’s _deceit, in_ Gen. xxvii. 19. 35 Elijah’s _treatment of the_ Syrian _host_ 36 Paul’s _answer relating to the high priest_ 37 David’s _lie to_ Ahimelech, _in_ 1 Sam. xxi. 2. 38 _His feigned madness at_ Gath, _ver._ 13-15. ibid _Of hypocrisy_ 39 Paul _and_ Daniel _vindicated_ 40 _Of reproach. It differs from reproof_ 42 _Things unjustly made the matter of it_ 43 _Aggravations thereof_ 44 Elisha _reproached at_ Bethel Ibid _Of backbiting. Instances of it_ 48 QUEST. CXLVI, CXLVII, CXLVIII. An Explication of the Tenth Commandment 50 _Contentment required in every state_ 50 _Motives to it under various troubles_ 51 _The corruption of Nature forbidden_ 56 _Of covetousness and its aggravations_ 58 _Excuses for it answered_ 59 _Remedies against discontent_ 61 QUEST. CXLIX. Of man’s inability to keep the Commandments of God 62 _How man sins daily_ 63 _Of sinful thoughts_ 64 _The kinds, causes and cure of them_ ibid