CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

On the nature and design of the Atonement,

CHAPTER II.

On the Atonement in its relation to the Person of the Son

SECT. 1. The personal dignity of Christ,

2. The personal relationship of Christ to mankind,

3. The personal character or the active righteous-

ness of Christ,

4. The personal substitution of Christ,

5. The personal voluntariness of Christ,

6. The personal sufferings of Christ,

CHAPTER III.

On the Atonement in its relation to the perfections of

God,

SECT. 1. The whole character of God concerned in the

Atonement,

2. On wrong views of the relation between the

Atonement and the divine perfections,

3. The divine perfections honored by the Atone-

ment,

4. The extent of the Atonement illustrated by its
relation to the divine attributes,

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CHAPTER IV.

On the Atonement in its relation to the purposes of God,

SECT. 1. The Atonement the foundation of the divine

purposes,

2. The Atonement an expression of the divine

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counsels,

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3. The Atonement a vindication of the decrees of

God,

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4. The extent of the Atonement explained by the

character of the divine purposes,

CHAPTER V.

On the Atonement in its relation to the works of God,

SECT. 1. The constitution of the universe mediatorial,

2. The intelligences of the Universe benefitted by

the Atonement,

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4. The extent of the Atonement illustrated by its

relation to the Universe,

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CHAPTER VI.

3. Christ the President of the Universe,

4. The death of Christ the ground for suspend-

ing the Penalty,

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5. A limited Atonement inconsistent with moral

Government,

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CHAPTER VII.

On the Atonement in its relation to the Providence of God,

SECT. 1. All Providence centering in the Atonement,

2. The administration of Providence founded on

the Atonement,

3. Providence subservient to the ends of the

4. The administration of the Atonement analo-

gous to that of Providence,

5. A limited Atonement inconsistent with the

Providence of God,

CHAPTER VIII.

On the Atonement in its relation to the whole system of

divine Truth,

2.

SECT. 1. Every divine Truth related to the Atonement,

A limited Atonement inconsistent with the

whole system of divine Truth,

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CHAPTER IX.

On the Atonement in its relation to Sin,

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SECT. 1. The Atonement a demonstration of the Evil of

4. Particular Atonement inconsistent with the

substituted sufferings of Christ,

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CHAPTER X.

On the Atonement in its relation to the Salvation of the

SECT. 1. The Atonement rendering the Salvation of all

human race,

men possible,

2. The duty of every one who hears the Gospel to

believe that Christ died for him,

CHAPTER XI.

On the Atonement in its relation to the Work of the Holy

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Spirit, -

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SECT. 1. The personal agency of the Holy Spirit in con-

On the Atonement in its relation to the Church,

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SECT. 2. The influence of the Atonement on the inter-

ests of the Church,

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CHAPTER XIII.

On the Atonement in its relation to the various dispen-

sations of revealed Religion,

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SECT. 1.

2.

The progressiveness of divine Dispensations,

The influence of the Atonement retrospective

as well as prospective,

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3. The universality of the Atonement consistent

with the limited promulgation of the Gospel,

CHAPTER XIV.

On the Atonement in its relation to the eternal State of

SECT. 1. The influence of the Atonement on the happi-

ness of Heaven,

2. The aspect of the Atonement on the Perdition

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of the Lost,

CHAPTER XV.

On the moral grandeur of the doctrine of the Atonement,

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ON THE

EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT.

CHAPTER I.

ON THE NATURE AND DESIGN OF THE ATONEMENT.

THE atonement which the Lord Jesus Christ by his death gave to the divine government, is a subject of stupendous interest to every sinner. It concerns him personally: it is a matter of life and death to him. No man can be innocently indifferent to the doctrine of the gospel concerning the atonement; and by its dignity and authority, it deserves and demands the most serious consideration of every man who hears of it.

It is extremely difficult to make this subject plain to a careless inquirer, or to a captious disputant. Should this book be read by a convicted offender, whose eternal life depends on the answer to the question, "How shall a man be just with God?" I should regard the task of unfolding this doctrine as comparatively easy. On the contrary, should the offender think lightly of the evil of his offence, he will care proportionably little about the means of his acquittal. It is always found true, that slight thoughts of the atonement of Christ, engender and foster slight thoughts of the evil of sin.