VII. In the succession of the three dispensations, nothing

is repealed or altered, beyond what the progressive

development of God's plan absolutely required, p. 25

1. Particulars, in which the Law borrowed from

.: Patriarchism, p. 25

(1.) Sacrifice, p. 26

(21) Clean and unclean animals, p. 26

(3.) The priesthood, p. 27

(4.) The sabbath, p. 30

(5.) Tenths, p. 31

(6.) Moral precepts, p. 33

(7.) Tabernacle and Cherubim, p. 33

2. Particulars, in which Christianity has borrowed

from its predecessors, p. 38

(1.) The moral commandments, p. 38

(2.) Certain ritual ordinances, p. 42

PCHAP: IL.

Respecting the visible descents of the Saviour under the

three dispensations, p. 46

1. Temporary manifestations of the anthropomorphic

Word or Angel of Jehovah under Patriarchism, p. 48.

1. At the time when the woman's Seed was pro-

mised, p. 52

(1.) Reasons for believing, that Jehovah the Mes-

senger then appeared in a human form, p. 52

(2.) Reasons for believing, that our first parents

were not ignorant of the peculiar character of

their judge, p. 54

2. At the time of the dispersion from Babel, p. 56

3. To Abraham on his first entrance into Palestine,

p. 57

4. To Abraham under the title of Melchizedek, p. 58

(1.) Difficulties in supposing Melchizedek a native

prince of the country, p. 58

(2.) Difficulties in supposing him to be Shem, p.

62

(3.) Necessity of supposing him to be a manifesta-

tion of the Word or Angel of Jehovab, p. 66

5. To Abraham before the destruction of Sodom, p.

82

6. To Abraham at the sacrifice of Isaac, p. 86

7. To Isaac, p. 88

8. To Jacob at Beth-El, p. 89

9. To Jacob on his return from Mesopotamia, p. 91

II. Temporary manifestations of the anthropomorphic

Word under the Law. His appearance to Balaam

was the formal abrogation of Patriarchism, p. 93

1. To Moses in the bush, p. 99

2. In the pillar of fire, p. 100

(1.) The Angel of God's presence, p. 102

(2.) The glory of the Father, p.: 103.

(3.) The Angel.testified of by the Father, p. 104

3. To Joshua beforė Jericho, p. 106

4. To the Israelites at Bochim, p. :108

5. To Gideon, p: 109

6. To Manoah, p. 109

III. The permanent manifestation of the anthropomor- -

phic Word under Christianity, p. 111

1. He was to be born at this manifestation from a

woman. The canon of the Hebrew Scriptures

closes with the death-song of the Levitical Church,

p. 111

(1.) Testimony of Zechariah, p. 112

(2.) Testimony of Malachi, p. 115

(3.) Testimony of Daniel, p. 116

2. Accordance of the Christian dispensation with the

declarations of its predecessors, p. 117

(1.) The miraculous conception and birth of the

Word or Angel of Jehovah, p. 119

(2.) Christ is that Word or Angel of Jehovah, p.

121

(3.) Christ is the Jehovah of the Hebrew Church

and the Angel-God who conducted the Israelites

through the wilderness, p. 124

(4.) The title of the Angel of God is accordingly

- bestowed upon him by St. Paul, p. 126.

(5.) With the opinion here set forth, the ordinary

language, used both by him and of him, per-

fectly accords, p. 126 .

(6.) The manifestations of Christ under the Gospel

resembled those of the Angel of Jehovah under

the two prior dispensations, p. 128

(7.) His appearance 'at his second advent will re-

semble that in the day of his ascension, p. 130

. 5. (8.) His death corresponds with that bruising of

the heel, which the Seed of the woman was to

experience from the serpent, p. 132

Liis.. CHAP. III.

The opinions of the Jews relative to the drift of the Law

and the character of the Angel of Jehovah, p. 136 ,

I, It is testified by the Jews, that all the sacrifices and

rites and statutes of the Old Testament relate to the

Messiah, p. 1:37

1. They set out with the general proposition, that

all things, mentioned in the Law and the Prophets

and the Hagiographa, relate to the Wisdom, p. 137

2. They teach, that the piacular sacrifice of the Mes-

siah was shadowed out by the various sacrifices in

the temple, p. 138

II. They declare, that the Angel or Word of Jehovah is

the Messiah, p. 140 ;

1. Examples from the Targums, p. 140

r. (1.) Proofs from detached or insulated passages,

p. 140

· (2.) Proofs from their exhibiting the Word with

all the characteristics of the expected Messiah,

p. 144

(3.) Age of the several Targums, p. 149

2. Examples from the recorded opinions of the Rab-

i, bius, p. 150

. 3. Character of the Angel Metatron, p. 153

III. Concluding remarks on the testimony borne by the

Jewish Church, p. 159 .

,

Erroneous opinions respecting the connection of the three

.. dispensations, p. 161. ..

CHAP: I.

On the eternal personality of the Word, p. 161

I. Respecting the import of the terın born or begotten

...as applied to the Word, p. 161

II. The opinion of Mr. Bryant, that the distinct per-

sonality of the Word commenced in time, p. 164 .

III. A discussion of this opinion, p. 165 .

1. It by no means serves to liberate the doctrine of

' the Trinity from mysteriousness, p. 165 :

2. There is no contradiction in the idea of an eternal

...generation, whether that tenet be true or false, p.

.: 168

3. Import of the text, Thou art my Son, this day

have I begotten thee, p. 175.

4. Erroneous assertion of Mr. Bryant, that not a

single text can be produced to prove the eternal
distinct personality of the Word, p. 176: i

... ist . .. CHAP II. .

The error of certain of the Gentile converts respecting

the three dispensations, p. 179

I, An account of the paganizing error of the Gentiles,

as alluded to in various parts of the writings of St.
, : Paul, p. 180 mn., . .

... 1. A summary of their erroneous systein, p. 184

2. It was evidently built upon their ancient theologi-

..me:cal philosophy, p. 185

:.3. The special mode, in which it corrupted the

Gospel, p. 187

Il. An exemplification of the preceding remarks, p. 188

i !, The system taught by Simon Magus, p. 188.

c. 2. The system taught by the Gnostics, p. 190

3. The system taught by Manes, p. 1971

sursi,,;. estCHAP. III. . .."

The error respecting the connection of the Law and the

- Gospel peculiar to the Jews, p. 205

The error of the Jews was built on the notion, that the

Law of Moses was of, perpetual obligation, p. 205

I..An account of the error of the unbelieving Jews, p.

: 210 ..

II. An account of the error of the believing Jews, p. 218

III. An account of the error of the Judaizing Christians

- after the death of our Lord, p. 214.,rv

CHAP:: IV.

Respecting the authority, under which we are rationally

bound to admit the abrogation of one divine dispensa-

tion and the introduction of another, p. 218

The necessary evidence, required for the admission of a