ments inflicted for the denial of this perfec-

tion,

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SECT. IX. Of Divine Providence.-General Obser-

vations. A particular Providence proved, from

the Means employed by God ;-~from the concate-

nation of Circumstances ;-the Season of Opera-

tion ;-the Discovery of Secret Sin ;-the Re-

femblance between Sin and Punishment ; - the

choice of Instruments for punishing Iniquity ;-

the Circumstances of Punishment. Events of a

· Contingent Nature,

259

Sect. X. The Natural Depravity of Man.--Ex-

ample insuficient to account for the Symptoms or

Univerfiility of Human Corruption. This proved

to be natural, from its early appearance ;-from

the History of Seth ;—from the Names given to

the Antediluvian Patriarchs ;-from tbe Death

of Children ;--from the Circumstances which al-

lude to the manner in which Sin is transmit-

ted,

297

Sect. XI. The Incurnation of the Son of God.-

His frequent Appearance in the likeness of Man

a Prelude of this.--Prefigured by the Smoking

Furnace and Burning Lamp ;--the Burning Bush;

-Jacob's Ladder ;-the Cloud of Glory.--Re-

spected in the Rights of Primogeniture ;-Law of

the Levirate; --Circumcision ;-Patriarchal Mode

of Swearing ;--- Abstinence from the Sinew that

forank,

315

Sect. XII. The Miraculous Conception, illustrated

from the History of Melchizedeck ;-fron va-

346

rious instances of Conception, beyond the ordinary

course of Nature ; - from the Laws given to If-

rael concerning Virginity,

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Sect. XIII. On Substitution and Atonement.--The

Doctrine of Substitution, known to the Church

from the beginning.-- Imposition of Hands on the

Head of the Victim.—The Victim legally subject-

ed to the Curse. --Atonement made by Blood.

Confirmed by Sacrifice.—In this the Worship of

the Church especially confifted. The Ceremonial

Institute, even by its Defects, directed to a better

Atonement.—This prefigured by the Mercy-Seat.

-The History of the true Expiation, contained

in the New Testament,

Sect. XIV. The Do&trine of Imputation illustrated,

---from the Raiment provided for our First Pa-

rents after the Fall ;—from the Guilty being

legally accounted Innocent, in consequence of ce-

monial Atonement ;--from the ancient Custom of

Feasting on the Sacrifice ;- from the manner in

which Salvation was conferred on Believers un-

der the Old Testament,

370

Sect. XV. The Necessity of Almighty Power for

changing the Heart, illustrated from the History

of Creation ;- from the Inefficacy of the severest

Judgments ;—from the History of the promised

Seed ;- from the nature of the Victories ob-

tained by Israel ;- from their being still taught

to depend solely on God ;—from fome Circumstan-

ces attending the rebuilding of the Temple ;-from

the personal Ministry of Jesus,

Sect. XVI. The Doctrine of Particular Redemp-

tion illustrated, from the First Promise ;-from

tbe Temporal Redemptions of Israel ;- from the

Limitation of the legal Oblations ;- from the

History of Redemption as accomplished by

Cbrist,

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Sect. XVII. The Conservation of Believers illus-

trated, from the History of Israel. --The Perpe-

tuity of God's Love to the Seed of Jacob.-

His Faithfulness.—The Stability of his Covenant.

–His Love to David.-Ifrael united to God,

as a Peculiar People.-A Precious Seed still

preserved among them.--The Spirit given to them.

-Ifrael saved at the Interceffion of his Ser-

vants.—Preserved by a constant Exercise of Al-

mighty Power, by the Hand of the Angel pro-

mised as their Leader,

410

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AVING taken a cursory view of the History

of God's ancient people, as containing many useful lessons; we may now turn our attention to Scripture-History in general, as confirming or illustrating the doctrines of revelation. And so abundant is the evidence, which God is pleased to give us of the truth of these, that scarcely one of them wants this attestation. It is only a few of the more important doctrines that we can propose to illustrate in this manner.

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