his Second Apostolical Journey. - IV. To the End of his

Second Apostolical Journey. - V. To the End of his

Third Apostolical Journey. VI. To his Release from his

First Imprisonment at Rome. - VII. To his Death. -

VIII. His Character, and Observations upon his Epistles

Page 292

CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.

Of the Genuineness and Arrangement of St. Paul's Epistles 321

CHAPTER THE NINTH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

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I. Date and other Circumstances of this Epistle. II. The

Introduction of the Gospel into Rome. - III. Design and

Substance of this Epistle

CHAPTER THE TENTH.

OF THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS.

325

I. State of the Church at Corinth. - II. Date of this Epistle,

and Occasion of its being written. III. Its Contents 329

CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH.

OF THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS.

I. The Occasion of this Epistle being written. -II. The Date

and Substance of it

CHAPTER THE TWELFTH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS.

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334

I. Date of this Epistle. II. Design and Substance of it 337

CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS.

I. This Epistle was really written to the Ephesians.

II. Date

and other Circumstances relative to it. III. Its Con-

tents

- 342

CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS.

I. Date of this Epistle, and Occasion of its being written.

II. Its Contents

Page 346

CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS.

I. The Occasion of this Epistle being written, and its Date.

II. Whether St. Paul, when he wrote it, had been at

Colosse. III. By whom the Church at Colosse was

founded. IV. The Substance of this Epistle

348

CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH.

OF THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS.

I. The Occasion of this Epistle being written, and its Date.

II. Substance of this Epistle

CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH.

OF THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS.

353

I. The Occasion of this Epistle being written, and its Date.

II. Substance of this Epistle

CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH.

OF THE FIRST EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY.

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356

I. History of Timothy. II. Date of this Epistle.-III. Design

and Substance of it

358

CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH.

OF THE SECOND EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY.

I. Date of this Epistle. -II. Where Timothy was when it was

written to him. III. Substance of it

- 369

CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH.

OF THE EPISTLE TO TITUS.

I. History of Titus. - II. From what Place St. Paul wrote this

Epistle. III. Its Date. -IV. When a Christian Church

was first founded in Crete.-V. Design and Substance of

this Epistle

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.

OF THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON.

Page 374

I. Who Philemon was.. -II. Date of this Epistle.-III. Occa-

sion of its being written. IV. Substance and Character

of this Epistle

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CHAPTER THE TWENTY SECOND.

OF THE EFISTLE TO THE HEBREWS.

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378

I. Authenticity of this Epistle.-II. Its Date.-III. Language

in which it was originally written. IV. To whom it was

addressed.

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- V. Design and Substance of it

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD.

Of the Seven Catholic Epistles

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH.

OF THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

I. History of St. James. II. Genuineness of this Epistle.

III. Its Date. -IV. The Persons to whom it was ad-

dressed. V. Design and Substance of it

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CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH.

OF THE FIRST GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. PETER.

392

I. History of Peter.-II. Genuineness of this Epistle. -III. To

whom it was addressed. IV. Whence it was written. –

V. Its Date.-VI. Design and Substance of it

OF THE SECOND GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. PETER.

I. Genuineness of this Epistle. II. Its Design and Date.

III. The Substance of it

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.

OF THE FIRST GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN.

I. Genuineness of this Epistle.-II. The Persons to whom it

was addressed.-III. Its Date.-IV. Design and Sub-

stance of it

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH.

Page 414

OF THE SECOND GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN.

I. Genuineness of this Epistle. II. To whom it was ad-

dressed. III. Design and Substance of it.—IV. Its Date

417

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH.

OF THE THIRD GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN.

I. Genuineness of this Epistle.-II. Its Inscription and Date.-

III. Design and Substance of it. — IV. Observations upon

this and the foregoing Epistle

CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH.

OF THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF ST. JUDE.

419

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I. History of St. Jude.—II. Genuineness of this Epistle.

III. Its Inscription and Date. —IV. Substance of it 421

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST.

OF THE REVELATION OF JOHN THE DIVINE.

I. Genuineness of this Book.-II. Its Date. - III. Its Con-

tents

CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND.

The New Testament History abridged

424

430

Summary of Church History, by the Editor

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PART I.

CHAPTER THE FIRST.

ON THE AUTHENTICITY AND INSPIRATION OF THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, or DIVINITY, teaches from Revelation the knowledge of God, his various dispensations to mankind, and the duties required of men by their Creator.

The Scriptures, or Bible, are the only authentic source from which instruction upon these important points can be derived. The word Scriptures literally signifies Writings, and the word Bible, Book; but these words are now, by way of eminence and distinction, exclusively applied to those sacred compositions, which contain the Revealed Will of God. The words, Scriptures and Scripture, occur in this sense in the Gospels, Acts, and Epistles; whence it is evident, that, in the time of our Saviour, they denoted the books received by the Jews as the rule of their faith. To these books have been added the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists, which complete the collection of books

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Matt. xxi. 42. xxii. 29. John, v. 39. Acts, xviii. 28. Rom. xv. 4. 2 Tim. iii. 16. 1 Pet. ii. 6. James, ii. 8.