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VII. In the succession of the three dispensations, nothing
is repealed or altered, beyond what the progressive
development of God's plan absolutely required, p. 25
1. Particulars, in which the Law borrowed from
Patriarchism, p. 25
(1.) Sacrifice, p. 26
(2) Clean and unclean animals, p. 26
(3.) The priesthood, p. 27
(4.) The sabbath, p. 30
(5.) Tenths, p. 31
(6.) Moral precepts, p. 33
(7.) Tabernacle and Cherubim, p. 33
2. Particulars, in which Christianity has borrowed
from its predecessors, p. 38
(1.) The moral commandments, p. 38
(2.) Certain ritual ordinances, p. 42
́ ́ CHAP. IL
Respecting the visible descents of the Saviour under the
three dispensations, p. 46
I. Temporary manifestations of the anthropomorphic
1.
Word or Angel of Jehovah under Patriarchism, p. 48.
1. At the time when the woman's Seed was pro-
mised, p. 52
(1.) Reasons for believing, that Jehovah the Mes-
senger then appeared in a human form, p. 52
(2.) Reasons for believing, that our first parents
were not ignorant of the peculiar character of
their judge, p. 54
2. At the time of the dispersion from Babel, p. 56
3. To Abraham on his first entrance into Palestine,
p. 57
4. To Abraham under the title of Melchizedek, p. 58
(1.) Difficulties in supposing Melchizedek a native
prince of the country, p. 58
(2.) Difficulties in supposing him to be Shem, p.
62
(3.) Necessity of supposing him to be a manifesta-
tion of the Word or Angel of Jehovah, p. 66
5. To Abraham before the destruction of Sodom, p.
82
6. To Abraham at the sacrifice of Isaac, p. 86
7. To Isaac, p. 88
8. To Jacob at Beth-El, p. 89
9. To Jacob on his return from Mesopotamia, p. 91
II. Temporary manifestations of the anthropomorphic
Word under the Law. His appearance to Balaam
was the formal abrogation of Patriarchism, p. 93
1. To Moses in the bush, p. 99
2. In the pillar of fire, p. 100
(1.) The Angel of God's presence, p. 102
(2.) The glory of the Father, p. 103
(3.) The Angel testified of by the Father, p. 104
3. To Joshua before Jericho, p. 106
4. To the Israelites at Bochim, p. 108
5. To Gideon, p. 109°
6. To Manoah, p. 109
III. The permanent manifestation of the anthropomor-
phic Word under Christianity, p. 111
1. He was to be born at this manifestation from a
woman. The canon of the Hebrew Scriptures
closes with the death-song of the Levitical Church,
p. 111
(1.) Testimony of Zechariah, p. 112
(2.) Testimony of Malachi, p. 115
(3.) Testimony of Daniel, p. 116
2. Accordance of the Christian dispensation with the
declarations of its predecessors, p. 117
(1.) The miraculous conception and birth of the
Word or Angel of Jehovah, p. 119
(2.) Christ is that Word or Angel of Jehovah, p.
121
(3.) Christ is the Jehovah of the Hebrew Church
and the Angel-God who conducted the Israelites
through the wilderness, p. 124
(4.) The title of the Angel of God is accordingly
bestowed upon him by St. Paul, p. 126
(5.) With the opinion here set forth, the ordinary
language, used both by him and of him, per-
fectly accords, p. 126
(6.) The manifestations of Christ under the Gospel
resembled those of the Angel of Jehovah under
the two prior dispensations, p. 128
(7.) His appearance at his second advent will re-
semble that in the day of his ascension, p. 130
(8.) His death corresponds with that bruising of
the heel, which the Seed of the woman was to
experience from the serpent, p. 132
CHAP. III.
The opinions of the Jews relative to the drift of the Law
and the character of the Angel of Jehovah, p. 136
I. It is testified by the Jews, that all the sacrifices and
rites and statutes of the Old Testament relate to the
Messiah, p. 137
1. They set out with the general proposition, that
all things, mentioned in the Law and the Prophets
and the Hagiographa, relate to the Wisdom, p. 137
2. They teach, that the piacular sacrifice of the Mes-
siah was shadowed out by the various sacrifices in
the temple, p. 138
II. They declare, that the Angel or Word of Jehovah is
the Messiah, p. 140
1. Examples from the Targums, p. 140
(1.) Proofs from detached or insulated passages,
p. 140
(2.) Proofs from their exhibiting the Word with
all the characteristics of the expected Messiah,
p. 144
(3.) Age of the several Targums, p. 149
2. Examples from the recorded opinions of the Rab-
bins, p. 150
3. Character of the Angel Metatron, p. 153
III. Concluding remarks on the testimony borne by the
Jewish Church, p. 159
SECT. II.
Erroneous opinions respecting the connection of the three
dispensations, p. 161
CHAP. I.
On the eternal personality of the Word, p. 161
I. Respecting the import of the term born or begotten
as applied to the Word, p. 161
II. The opinion of Mr. Bryant, that the distinct per-
sonality of the Word commenced in time, p. 164.
III. A discussion of this opinion, p. 165
1. It by no means serves to liberate the doctrine of
the Trinity from mysteriousness, p. 165
2. There is no contradiction in the idea of an eternal
generation, whether that tenet be true or false, p.
168
3. Import of the text, Thou art my Son, this day
have I begotten thee, p. 175.
4. Erroneous assertion of Mr. Bryant, that not a
single text can be produced to prove the eternal
distinct personality of the Word, p. 176
The error of certain of the Gentile converts respecting
the three dispensations, p. 179
I, An account of the paganizing error of the Gentiles,
as alluded to in various parts of the writings of St.
Paul, p. 180
1. A summary of their erroneous system, p. 184
2. It was evidently built upon their ancient theologi-
ical philosophy, p, 185..
3. The special mode, in which it corrupted the
Gospel, p. 187
II. An exemplification of the preceding remarks, p. 188
1. The system taught by Simon Magus, p. 188
2. The system taught by the Gnostics, p. 190
3. The system taught by Manes, p. 197,
The error respecting the connection of the Law and the
Gospel peculiar to the Jews, p. 205
The error of the Jews was built on the notion, that the
Law of Moses was of perpetual obligation, p. 205
I. An account of the error of the unbelieving Jews, p.
210
II. An account of the error of the believing Jews, p. 212
III, An account of the error of the Judaizing Christians
after the death of our Lord, p. 214.
CHAP. IV.
Respecting the authority, under which we are rationally
bound to admit the abrogation of one divine dispensa-
tion and the introduction of another, p. 218
The necessary evidence, required for the admission of a