Theological Institutes

By Richard Watson

Table of Contents

  Title Page
  Preface
Part First - EVIDENCES OF THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
Chapter 1 MAN A MORAL AGENT.
Chapter 2 THE RULE, which determines the Quality of MORAL ACTIONS, must be presumed to be matter of REVELATION FROM GOD.
Chapter 3 FARTHER PRESUMPTION OF A DIRECT REVELATION from the Weakness and Corruption of human Reason, and the want of Authority in merely human Opinions.
Chapter 4 FARTHER PROOFS OF THE WEAKNESS AND UNCERTAINTY OF HUMAN REASON.
Chapter 5 The Origin of those Truths which are found in the Writings and Religious Systems of the Heathen.
Chapter 6 The Necessity of Revelation; -State of Religious Knowledge among the Heathen.
Chapter 7 The Necessity of Revelation: -State of Morals among the Heathen.
Chapter 8 The Necessity of Revelation: -Religions of the Heathen.
Chapter 9 THE EVIDENCES NECESSARY TO AUTHENTICATE A REVELATION- External Evidence.
Chapter 10 THE EVIDENCES NECESSARY TO AUTHENTICATE A REVELATION-Internal Evidence-Collateral Evidence.
Chapter 11 The Use and Limitation of Reason in Religion.
Chapter 12 ANTIQUITY OF THE SCRIPTURES.
Chapter 13 THE UNCORRUPTED PRESERVATION OF THE BOOKS OF SCRIPTURE.
Chapter 14 THE CREDIBILITY OF THE TESTIMONY OF THE SACRED WRITERS.
Chapter 15 THE MIRACLES OF SCRIPTURE.
Chapter 16 OBJECTIONS TO THE PROOF FROM MIRACLES CONSIDERED.
Chapter 17 PROPHECIES OF SCRIPTURE.
Chapter 18 OBJECTIONS TO THE EVIDENCE FROM PROPHECY CONSIDERED.
Chapter 19 INTERNAL EVIDENCE of the Truth of Scripture-COLLATERAL EVIDENCE.
Chapter 20 MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
Part Second - DOCTRINES OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
Chapter 1 THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.
Chapter 2 ATTRIBUTES of God: Unity, Spirituality.
Chapter 3 ATTRIBUTES of GOD-Eternity-Omnipotence-Antiquity
Chapter 4 ATTRIBUTE OF GOD-Omniscience.
Chapter 5 ATTRIBUTES of God-Immutability, Wisdom.
Chapter 6 ATTRIBUTES OF God-Goodness.
Chapter 7 ATTRIBUTES OF God-Holiness.
Chapter 8 GOD.-The Trinity in Unity.
Chapter 9 TRINITY.-Scripture Testimony.
Chapter 10 TRINITY-Pre-existence of Christ.
Chapter 11 TRINITY.-JESUS Christ the Jehovah of the Old Testament.
Chapter 12 THE TITLES OF CHRIST.
Chapter 13 CHRIST POSSESSED OF DIVINE ATTRIBUTES.
Chapter 14 THE ACTS ASCRIBED TO CHRIST PROOFS OF HIS DIVINITY.
Chapter 15 DIVINE WORSHIP PAID TO CHRIST.
Chapter 16 HUMANITY OF CHRIST-HYPOSTATIC UNION-ERRORS AS TO THE PERSON OF CHRIST.
Chapter 17 THE PERSONALITY AND DEITY OF THE HOLY GHOST.
Chapter 18 FALL OF MAN-DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN.
Chapter 19 REDEMPTION.-PRINCIPLES OF GOD'S MORAL GOVERNMENT.
Chapter 20 REDEMPTION-DEATH OF CHRIST PROPITIATORY.
Chapter 21 REDEMPTION-SACRIFICES OF THE LAW.
Chapter 22 REDEMPTION-PRIMITIVE SACRIFICES.
Chapter 23 BENEFITS DERIVED TO MAN FROM THE ATONEMENT-JUSTIFICATION.
Chapter 24 BENEFITS DERIVED TO MAN FROM THE ATONEMENT-CONCOMITANTS OF JUSTIFICATION.
Chapter 25 EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT.
Chapter 26 THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.
Chapter 27 AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE, SUPPOSED TO LIMIT THE EXTENT OF CHRIST'S REDEMPTION.
Chapter 28 THEORIES WHICH LIMIT THE EXTENT OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
Chapter 29 REDEMPTION-FARTHER BENEFITS.
Part Third - THE MORALS OF CHRISTIANITY.
Chapter 1 THE MORAL LAW
Chapter 2 THE DUTIES WE OWE TO GOD.
Chapter 3 THE DUTIES WE OWE TO GOD-THE LORD'S DAY.
Chapter 4 MORALS-DUTIES TO OUR NEIGHBOUR.
Part Fourth - THE INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY
Chapter 1 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Chapter 2 INSTITUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY-THE SACRAMENTS.
Chapter 3 The INSTITUTIONS OF THE CHURCH-BAPTISM.
Chapter 4 THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE CHURCH-THE LORD'S SUPPER.