III. Miracles--particularly the miracles which accompanied the deliverance of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt 25 IV. What was necessary as the first step in the process of revelation 34 V. The necessity of affectionate obedience to God; and the manner of producing that obedience in the hearts of the Israelites 36 VI. The design and necessity of the Moral Law 41 VII. The development of the idea of holiness, and its transfer to Jehovah as an attribute 45 VIII. The origin of the ideas of justice and mercy, and their transfer to the character of Jehovah 53 IX. The transition from the material system, by which religious ideas were conveyed through the senses, to the spiritual system, in which abstract ideas were conveyed by words and parables 61 X. The medium of conveying to men perfect instruction in doctrine and duty 66 XI. Some of the peculiar proofs of the Messiahship of Christ 70 XII. The condition in life which it was necessary the Messiah should assume in order to benefit the human family in the greatest degree, by his example and instructions 75 XIII. The essential principles which must, according to the nature of things, lie at the foundation of the instruction of Christ 81 XIV. Faith, the exercise through which truth reaches and affects the soul 82 XV. The manifestations of God which would be necessary, under the new and spiritual dispensation, to produce in the soul of man affectionate obedience 89 XVI. The influence of faith in Christ upon the moral disposition and moral powers of the soul 117 XVII. The design and the importance of the means of grace--prayer--praise--preaching 133 XVIII. The agency of God in carrying on the work of redemption, and the manner in which that agency is exerted 146 XIX. The practical effects of the system as exemplified in individual cases 150 PHILOSOPHY OF THE PLAN OF SALVATION. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. MAN WILL WORSHIP--HE WILL BECOME ASSIMILATED TO THE CHARACTER OF THE OBJECT THAT HE WORSHIPS--CHARACTER OF HEATHEN DEITIES DEFECTIVE AND UNHOLY--FROM THIS CORRUPTING WORSHIP MAN HAS NO POWER TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF.