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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION, p. J.

PART I.

CHAPTER I.

On the Divine Authority of the Bible, p. 3.

Si. The preservation of the Bible, 3. § ii. The moral Effects of

the Bible, 8. § iii. The Agreement of the several parts of the Bible

with each other, 12. § iv. The Spirit of the Writers of the Bible, 14.

Sv. The Prophecies of the Bible, proving it to be the Word of God,

24.

CHAPTER II.

On the purpose for which the Bible was given, p. 38.

§i. State of mankind without the Bible, 38. § ii. God's great

design in the gift of the Bible, 42.

CHAPTER III.

On the manner in which the great Truths of the Bible have

been revealed, p. 48.

Successive revelations to fallen man, the filling up of an outline at

first given: illustrated in reference to—§ i. The manner in which the

nature and attributes of God have been revealed, 49. § ii. The cha-

racter and prospects of man, 55. § iii. The great work of man's

redemption, 61.

CHAPTER IV.

On the Interpretation of the Bible, p. 67.

§i. The terms used in speaking of God, 68. § ii. The instruction

to be derived from the examples of Scripture, 71. § iii. The inter-

pretation of the doctrines of Scripture, 74. § iv. The interpretation

of the promises of Scripture, 76. § v. The interpretation of the

threatenings of Scripture, 79. § vi. The interpretation of the pre-

cepts of Scripture, 80. § vii. The interpretation of Prophecy, 82.

§ viii. The interpretation of Types, 88. §ix. The interpretation of

Parables, 89. Sx. The importance of comparing Scripture with

Scripture, 95. § xi. The different senses in which words are used,

101. § xii. Hebraisms, 104. § xiii. Importance of attending to

proper Names, 107. § xiv. Value of some knowledge of Geography,

113. xv. Value of some knowledge of Natural History, 123. § xvi.

Value of Chronology, 125. § xvii. Value of History and Travels, 130.

§ xviii. Manners and Customs of Eastern Nations, 136. § xix. The

Difficulties and seeming Contradictions of the Bible, 146. § xx. Quo-

tations illustrating the leading object of this chapter, 150. § xxi.

Short account of English Translations of the Bible, 154.

PART II.

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE JEWS, WITH

SOME NOTICES OF JEWISH SECTS.

CHAPTER I.

The Government of the Jews, p. 157.

§i. Its distinguishing feature, a Theocracy, 158. § ii. Their Laws,

159. § iii. The Sabbatical year, and the Jubilee, as illustrating their

Government and Laws, 164. § iv. Evidence of the Divine Origin of

the Mosaic Law, from the circumstances under which it was given,

166.

CHAPTER II.

The Public Worship of the Jews, p. 167.

Si. Its most important ceremonies, 167. § ii. The persons who

conducted the public worship of the Jews, the tribe of Levi, 170. § iii.

The Places of public worship among the Jews, 173. § iv. The Seasons

of public worship, 176.

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CHAPTER III.

Jewish Sects; with notice of some other orders of men men-

tioned in Scripture, p. 184.

§i. Scribes, Lawyers, Doctors of the Law, 185. § ii. The Phari-

sees, 185. § iii. The Sadducees, 186. § iv. The Essenes, 187. § v.

The Nazarites, 188. § vi. The Herodians, 188. § vii. The Galileans,

188. § viii. The Publicans, 189. § ix. The Proselytes, 189.

The Samaritans, 190. § xi. Epicureans and Stoics, 190.

Sx.

PART III.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE.

INTRODUCTION, p. 192.

CHAPTER I.

The Pentateuch, or Law, p. 193.

§i. On the Book of Genesis, 193. § ii. On the Book of Exodus, 207.

$ iii. On the Book of Leviticus, 212. § iv. On the Book of Numbers,

213. § v. On the Book of Deuteronomy, 215. § vi. The Miracles of

Moses, 218.

CHAPTER II.

The Historical Books, p. 221.

Si. On the Book of Joshua, 222. § ii. On the Book of Judges, 225.

§ iii. On the Book of Ruth, 228. § iv. On the First Book of Samuel,

230. § v. On the Second Book of Samuel, 234. § vi. On the First

Book of Kings, 236. § vii. On the Second Book of Kings, 240. § viii.

On the Two Books of Chronicles, 243. § ix. On the Book of Ezra,

248. § x. On the Book of Nehemiah, 249. § xi. On the Book of

Esther, 251.

CHAPTER III.

The Poetical Books, p. 257.

Si. On the Book of Job, 257. § ii. On the Book of Psalms, 259.

Siii. On the Book of Proverbs, 264. § iv. On the Book of Eccle-

siastes, 272. § v. On the Song of Solomon, 273.