CHAPTER VII.

SATISFACTION OF CHRIST.

PAGE

$1. Statement of the Doctrine . . . . . . . . 480

§ 2. The Sense in which the Work of Christ was a Satisfaction

• 482

$ 3. The Doctrine of the Scotists and Remonstrants . . . . 485

$ 4. Christ's Satisfaction rendered to Justice . . . . . . 489

8 5. Christ's Work a Satisfaction to Law . . . . . . 493

$ 6. Proof of the Doctrine as above stated . . .

. 495

Argument from Christ's Priestly Office. — From the Sacrificial

Character of His Death. - Proof of the Expiatory Character of

the Sacrifices for Sin. — Argument from the Fifty-third Chapter

of Isaiah. — Passages in the New Testament in which Christ's

Work is set forth as a Sacrifice, Romans iii. 25; Hebrews x. 10;

1 John ii. 2; 1 Peter ii. 24 . . . . . . . 512

Argument from the Nature of Redemption . . . . 516

Redemption from the Penalty of the Law. — From the Law itself.

- From the Power of Sin. — From the Power of Satan. — Final

Redemption from all Evil. — Argument from Related Doctrines 520

Argument from Religious Experience of Believers . . . . 523

$ 7. Objections . . . . . . . . . . . 527

Philosophical Objections. — Objections drawn from the Feelings.-

Moral Objections. — Objections urged by the Modern German

Theologians . . . . . . . . . . 532

Answer to the Theory of these Writers . . . . . 535

Popular Objections . . . . . . . . . 539

CHAPTER VIII.

FOR WHOM DID CHRIST DIE ?

§ 1. State of the Question . . . . . . . . . 544

8 2. Proof of the Augustinian Doctrine . . . . . . . 546

1. From the Nature of the Covenant of Redemption. — 2. Election.

- 3. Express Declaration of the Scriptures. — 4. From the

Special Love of God. — 5. From the Believer's Union with

Christ. – 6. From the Intercession of Christ. — 7. Church Doc-

trine embraces all the Facts of the Case . . . . . 553

Objections. — From the Universal Offer of the Gospel. - From cer-

tain Passages of Scripture . . . . . . . . 558

CHAPTER IX.

THEORIES OF THE ATONEMENT.

§ 1. The Orthodox View . . . . . .

8 2. Doctrine of some of the Early Fathers . .

§ 3. Moral Theory . . . . . . .

Objections to that Theory . . . .

$ 4. Governmental Theory . . . . . .

Remonstrant Doctrine . .

. .

.

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Supernaturalists . . . . . . . . . . 576

Objections to Governmental Theory ·

· 578

$ 5. Mystical Theory

eory

.

. .

..

. . . . . . . . 581

Early Mystics. — Mystics of the Time of the Reformation.— Osian-

der. — Schwenkfeld. — Oetinger. — The Modern Views : 589

§ 6. Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . 589

CHAPTER X.

INTERCESSION OF CHRIST.

§ 1. Christ our Intercessor . . . . .

§ 2. Nature of his Intercession . . . .

§ 3. Its Objects . . .

. . . .

§ 4. The Intercession of Saints . . . .

CHAPTER XI.

KINGLY OFFICE OF CHRIST.

§ 1. The Church the Kingdom of God . . . . . . 596

§ 2. Christ truly a King . . . . . . . . . 597

$ 3. Nature of the Kingdom of Christ . . .

. . . 599

His Dominion over the Universe. — His Spiritual Kingdom. — His

Visible Kingdom. — Nature of that Kingdom . . . 604

§ 4. The Kingdom of Glory . . . . . . . . . 608

CHAPTER XII.

THE HUMILIATION OF CHRIST.

$ 1. Includes his Incarnation . . . . . . . . . 610

§ 2. His Being made under the Law . . . . . . . 612

$ 3. His Sufferings and Death . . . . . . . . . 614

8 4. His Enduring the Wrath of God .

. . . . . 614

$ 5. His Death and Burial . . .

. 615

The “ Descensus ad Inferos.” — The Lutheran and Modern Doc-

trines of the Humiliation of Christ . . . . . . 621

CHAPTER XIII.

THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST.

§ 1. His Resurrection . . . . . .

$ 2. His Ascension

· · ·

§ 3. His Session at the Right Hand of God . .

CHAPTER XIV.

VOCATION.

§ 1. Scriptural Usage of the Word . . . . . . . 639

§ 2. External Call . . . . . . . . . . . 641

§ 3. Common Grace . . . . . . . . . . 654

Lutheran Doctrine. — Rationalistic Doctrine. . . . . 657

Proof of the Inward Call of the Spirit as distinct from the Truth 660

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This Influence may be without the Word. — The Work of the

Spirit distinct from Providential Efficiency . . . . 665

An Influence of the Spirit Common to all Men. — Effects of Com-

mon Grace . . . . . . . . . . 670

$ 4. Efficacious Grace . . . . . . . . . 675

Why Efficacious. — Not simply ab eventu. — Not from its Congruity 677

The Augustinian Doctrine . . . . . . . 680

Statement of the Doctrine. - The Main Principle involved . 682

It is the Almighty Power of God. - Hence 1. It is Mysterious and

Peculiar. 2. Distinct from Common Grace. 3. Distinct from
Moral Suasion. 4. Acts immediately. In what Sense Physical.
5. It is Irresistible. 6. The Soul is Passive in Regeneration.
7. Regeneration Instantaneous. 8. It is an Act of Sovereign

Grace . . . . . . . . .

. . 688

8 5. Proof of the Doctrine . . . . . . . . . 689

1. Common Consent. 2. Analogy. 3. Ephesians iii. 17, 19.

4. General Teachings of Scripture. 5. Nature of Regeneration.

6. Argument from related Doctrines. 7. From Experience 706

$ 6. Objections . . . . . . . . . . . 709

$ 7. History of the Doctrine of Grace . . . . . . . 710

Doctrine of the Early Church. — Pelagian Doctrine. — Semi-Pe-

lagian. — Scholastic Period. — Synergistic Controversy. — Con-

troversies in the Reformed Church. — Hypothetical Universalism.

- Supernaturalism and Rationalism . . . . . 728

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY.

PART II.
ANTHROPOLOGY.