Systematic Theology [1878]

Contents

LECTURE I.
MORAL GOVERNMENT.
Definition of the term law. — Distinction between physical and moral law. — The essential attributes of moral law. — Subjectivity. — Objectivity. — Liberty, as opposed to necessity. — Fitness. — Universality. — Impartiality. — Practicability. — Independence. — Immutability. — Unity. — Expediency. — Exclusiveness	1
LECTURE II.
MORAL GOVERNMENT — Continued.
Definition of the term government. — Distinction between moral and physical government. — The fundamental reason of moral government. — Whose right it is to govern. — What is implied in the right to govern. — The limits of this right. — Moral obligation. — The conditions of moral obligation	6
LECTURE III.
MORAL OBLIGATION.
Man a subject of moral obligation. — Extent of moral obligation	19
LECTURE IV.
FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION.
What is intended by the foundation of moral obligation. — Self-evident principles. — That the sovereign will of God is not the foundation of moral obligation. — The theory of Paley. — The utilitarian philosophy	27
LECTURE V.
FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.
Right as the foundation of obligation	38
LECTURE VI.
FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.
The goodness or moral excellence of God as the foundation of obligation	49
xvi LECTURE VII.
FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.
Moral order as the foundation of obligation. — The nature and relations of moral beings as the true foundation of obligation. — Moral obligation as founded in the idea of duty. — The complexity of the foundation of obligation. — Summing up	64
LECTURE VIII.
FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. PRACTICAL BEARINGS OF THE DIFFERENT THEORIES.
The theory that regards the sovereign will of God as the foundation of moral obligation. — The theory of the selfish school. — The natural and necessary results of utilitarianism. — Practical bearings and tendency of rightarianism. — The practical bearings of the true theory of the foundation of obligation	80
LECTURE IX.
UNITY OF MORAL ACTION.
What constitutes obedience to moral law. — Obedience cannot be partial. — Possible suppositions. — Objections considered	95
LECTURE X.
OBEDIENCE ENTIRE.
Nothing virtue but obedience to the law of God. — No rule of duty but moral law: Condition of justification	115
LECTURE XI.
OBEDIENCE TO THE MORAL LAW.
What is not implied in entire obedience to the law of God	124
LECTURE XII.
ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE.
Certain facts revealed in consciousness. — Attributes of that love which constitutes obedience to the law. — Voluntariness. — Liberty. — Intelligence. — Virtuousness. — Disinterestedness. — Impartiality. — Universality	135
LECTURE XIII.
ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.
Efficiency. — Complacency. — Opposition to sin. — Compassion	145
xvii LECTURE XIV.
ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.
Mercy. — Justice. — Veracity	157
LECTURE XV.
ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.
Patience. — Meekness. — Self-denial. — Condescension. — Stability. — Holiness, or Purity	166
LECTURE XVI.
DISOBEDIENCE TO MORAL LAW.
What disobedience to moral law cannot consist in. — What disobedience to moral law must consist in	180
LECTURE XVII.
ATTRIBUTES OF SELFISHNESS.
Voluntariness. — Liberty. — Intelligence. — Unreasonableness. — Interestedness. — Partiality. — Efficiency. — Opposition to benevolence or to virtue. — Cruelty. — Injustice	183
LECTURE XVIII.
ATTRIBUTES OF SELFISHNESS — Continued.
Falsehood, or lying. — Pride. — Intemperance. — Total moral depravity	196
LECTURE XIX.
SANCTIONS OF MORAL LAW.
What constitutes the sanctions of law. — In what light sanctions are to be regarded. — Duration of the penal sanctions of the law of God	208
LECTURE XX.
HUMAN GOVERNMENT.
Me ultimate end of God in Creation. — Providential and moral governments indispensable to the highest good of the universe. — Human governments a necessity of human nature. — This necessity will continue as long as human beings exist in this world. — Human governments are plainly recognized in the Bible as a part of the moral government of God. — Objections answered. — The limits of the right of government	214
xviii LECTURE XXI.
HUMAN GOVERNMENT — Continued.
No form of civil government universally obligatory. — Revolutions. — In what cases human legislation is valid, and in what cases it is null and void. — The rights and duties of governments and subjects in relation to the execution of the penalties of law	222
LECTURE XXII.
MORAL DEPRAVITY.
Definition. — Distinction between physical and moral depravity. — Mankind both physically and morally depraved. — Moral depravity of mankind universal. — Moral depravity total	228
LECTURE XXIII.
MORAL DEPRAVITY — Continued.
Proper method of accounting for moral depravity. — Dr. 'Woods' view of physical and moral depravity examined. — Standards of the Presbyterian Church examined	235
LECTURE XXIV.
MORAL DEPRAVITY — Continued.
Further arguments in support of the position that human nature is in itself sinful. — The proper method of accounting for moral depravity. — Summary of the truth on this subject — Remarks	245
LECTURE XXV.
ATONEMENT.
Established governmental principles. — The term atonement. — Affirmations of reason upon the subject. — The fact of atonement. — Christ's obedience did not constitute the atonement. — The atonement not a commercial transaction. — The atonement a satisfaction of public justice	258
LECTURE XXVI.
EXTENT OF ATONEMENT.
For whose benefit the atonement was intended. — Objections answered	274
LECTURE XXVII.
REGENERATION.
The common distinction between regeneration and conversion. — The assigned reasons for this distinction. — Objections to this distinction. — What regeneration xixis. — The universal necessity of regeneration. — Agencies employed in regeneration. — Instrumentalities employed in the work. — The subject both passive and active. — What is implied in regeneration	282
LECTURE XXVIII.
REGENERATION — Continued.
Different theories of regeneration examined. — The taste scheme. — The divine efficiency scheme. — The susceptibility scheme. — Theory of a divine moral suasion. — Objections to this theory. — Remarks	291
LECTURE XXIX.
EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION.
Wherein saints and sinners may agree. — Remarks	300
LECTURE XXX.
EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION — Continued.
Wherein saints and sinners must differ	309
LECTURE XXXI.
NATURAL ABILITY.
The Edwardean notion of ability and of natural inability. — Natural ability identical with freedom or liberty of will. — The human will free. — Moral inability according to the Edwardean school. — This distinction between natural and moral inability nonsensical. — Fundamental error of the Edwardean school on the subject of ability. — Another scheme of inability	320
LECTURE XXXII.
GRACIOUS ABILITY.
What is intended by the term. — This doctrine absurd. — In what sense a gracious ability is possible	341
LECTURE XXXIII.
THE NOTION OF INABILITY.
Proper mode of accounting for it	353
LECTURE XXXIV.
REPENTANCE AND IMPENITENCE.
What repentance is not, and what it is. — What is implied in it. — What impenitence is not. — What it is. — Some things that are implied in it. — Some evidences of ft	364
xx LECTURE XXXV.
FAITH AND UNBELIEF.
What evangelical faith is not. — What it is. — What is implied in it. — What unbelief is not. — What it is. — What is implied in it. — Conditions of both faith and unbelief. — The guilt of unbelief. — Consequences of both faith and unbelief	373
LECTURE XXXVI.
JUSTIFICATION.
What justification is not.—What it is. — Conditions of justification. — Foundation of justification	382
LECTURE XXXVII.
SANCTIFICATION.
Some points that have been settled. — Definition of terms. — The real question. — Entire sanctification attainable in this life	402
LECTURE XXXVIII.
SANCTIFICATION.
Paul entirely sanctified	423
LECTURE XXXIX.
SANCTIFICATION.
Conditions of its attainment. — Relations of Christ to the soul	433
LECTURE XL.
SANCTIFICATION.
Objections answered	448
LECTURE XLI.
SANCTIFICATION.
Objections continued	462
LECTURE XLII.
SANCTIFICATION.
Remarks	472
xxi LECTURE XLIII.
Election	481
LECTURE XLIV.
Reprobation	499
LECTURE XLV.
Divine Sovereignty	515
LECTURE XLVI.
Purposes of God	524
LECTURE XLVII.
PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS.
The different kinds of certainty. — What is not intended by the perseverance of the saints	544
LECTURE XLVIII.
PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS.
The doctrine proved	554
LECTURE XLIX.
PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS.
Further proof	563
LECTURE L.
PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS.
Objections considered	585
LECTURE LI.
PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS.
Further objections	605

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Systematic Theology [1878]

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.

MORAL GOVERNMENT.

LECTURE II.

MORAL GOVERNMENT — Continued.

LECTURE III.

MORAL OBLIGATION.

LECTURE IV.

FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION.

LECTURE V.

FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.

LECTURE VI.

FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.

LECTURE VII.

FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. FALSE THEORIES.

LECTURE VIII.

FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION. PRACTICAL BEARINGS OF THE DIFFERENT THEORIES.

LECTURE IX.

UNITY OF MORAL ACTION.

LECTURE X.

OBEDIENCE ENTIRE.

LECTURE XI.

OBEDIENCE TO THE MORAL LAW.

LECTURE XII.

ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE.

LECTURE XIII.

ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.

LECTURE XIV.

ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.

LECTURE XV.

ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE — Continued.

LECTURE XVI.

DISOBEDIENCE TO MORAL LAW.

LECTURE XVII.

ATTRIBUTES OF SELFISHNESS.

LECTURE XVIII.

ATTRIBUTES OF SELFISHNESS — Continued.

LECTURE XIX.

SANCTIONS OF MORAL LAW.

LECTURE XX.

HUMAN GOVERNMENT.

LECTURE XXI.

HUMAN GOVERNMENT — Continued.

LECTURE XXII.

MORAL DEPRAVITY.

LECTURE XXIII.

MORAL DEPRAVITY — Continued.

LECTURE XXIV.

MORAL DEPRAVITY — Continued.

LECTURE XXV.

ATONEMENT.

LECTURE XXVI.

EXTENT OF ATONEMENT.

LECTURE XXVII.

REGENERATION.

LECTURE XXVIII.

REGENERATION — Continued.

LECTURE XXIX.

EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION.

LECTURE XXX.

EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION — Continued.

LECTURE XXXI.

NATURAL ABILITY.

LECTURE XXXII.

GRACIOUS ABILITY.

LECTURE XXXIII.

THE NOTION OF INABILITY.

LECTURE XXXIV.

REPENTANCE AND IMPENITENCE.

LECTURE XXXV.

FAITH AND UNBELIEF.

LECTURE XXXVI.

JUSTIFICATION.

LECTURE XXXVII.

SANCTIFICATION.

LECTURE XXXVIII.

SANCTIFICATION.

LECTURE XXXIX.

SANCTIFICATION.