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Authenticity of the Scriptures 157.
Babylon 146.
Baptism 222.

Children not in the same state that
Adam was in before the fall 6, 7;
See Infants.

Christ, the benefits of his coming 9,
10, 11, 12, 108; as extensive as the
effects of the fall 34, 35; his Divini-
ty 76; quotations from primitive
friends 76 to 87; do. from Scripture
88, 39; an object of worship 89, 90;
Redeemer, Mediator, & Sacrifice
91; pointed to by the law 92; evin-
ced by the apostle 93; his exam-
ple 102; Redemption by him often
called in question 115; able to de-
liver us 129; stands at the door 179
Conclusion 309; apology for the man-
ner of the work 310.

Convictions for sin, an evidence of
the possibility of avoiding it 74;
whence they proceed 180.
Cruelty (Note) 265.
Dancing 266.

Days &c. 250; names, origin 256.
Death of Christ, purchased the seed
of grace which is in all men 37, 91;
foretold by the prophet 96; con-
firmed by the apostles ib. ascribed
to the love of God 97; greatest ev-
idence of his love 98; was neces-
sary 98, 99: placed usțin a capaci-
ty to be saved 101; no Calvinis-
tic doctrine in this 104; not in-
tended to perpetuate sin 114; an in-

ducement to love, gratitude, and
obedience 114, 115.
Eden, garden of, 2.
Egypt 147.

Election and Reprobation 40; condi-
tional 48; of the Jews 50.
Eternal Life 67.

Example of Jesus Christ 183.
Fate 46.

Fathers, testimony to Immediate
Revelation 169.

Females, ministry of, 205; proved
from Scripture 203; and from rea-
son 209.
Fore-knowledge 70.
Freedom of will 2, 3, 123.
Gaming 264, 265, 266.
God, Nature and Reason bear testi-

mony to his being & attributes 24.
Good will to men, an evidence of the
universality of the love of God 73.
Grace, afforded to all 33, 36, 121; its
first operation 119; the spirit of re-
conciliation 121.
Harden, why 63.
Hardening 57, 62, 64.
Holiness enjoined 130.
Holy Spirit, its influence acknow-
ledged by different sects 177; its
power 180; danger of mistaking it
181, 182; its operations ib. effects
183.

Hunting 264.

Immediate Revelation 160; continu-
ed 161; testimony of the Prophets
ib. of Jesus Christ 163; of the apos-
tles 166; of the Fathers 169; ofthe
Reformers 171; of heathen philoso-
phers 172.

Immortality of the soul 25.
Impossibilities not required 131.
Infants, their condition, 37.
Influences of the Holy Spirit, Imme-
diate Revelation 177; overlooked
178.
Instructions to the Disciples 198;
Prophet ib.

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Man,his original state 2, 3; by nature
far below that state 12; his condi-
tion before the coming of Christ ib.
gradually instructed 13; in the fall
has no merit nor any thing to make
atonement with 121.
Meals, feelings at, 245.
Messiah 148.

Ministry 196; call, ib. & 200; of the
apostles 197, 198, 201, 204; their
instructions 198; natural and ac-
quired abilities useful 201; the
wicked have no part in it 202; cor-
rupt m. dangers of, 212; cautions
215; preparatory and other exer-
cises of the true m. 213; support
210; review 219. See Females.
Miracles 157.
New Dispensation, superior to the
Law 176, 282; not changeable 179;
its object 282.

New Testament, acknowledged by
a succession of writers 154.
Novels 270.

Ordain 65.

Oaths, forbidden 273.

Perfection and perseverance 125.
Perseverance necessary 129.
Pennsylvania 299.
Pharaoh 62.

Philosophers (heathen,) testimony

to Immediate Revelation 172;
against Oaths 276.

Place of existence for the soul 26, 27.
Plan of Divine operations 70.
Prophecy, a character of the New
Dispensation 175; of the ministry
203; evidence of the authenticity
of the Scriptures 145.
Providence, in human affairs 284,
298, 299, 300.
Recreations 263.

Redemption 9, 28; See Divinity of
Christ, Justification, &c.
Religion,its advantages123, 185, 268 :
general character 184; not gloomy
268; revealed religion 22.
Resurrection of the dead 25.
Rewards and Punishments 21, 28.
Sabbath, a type 251; practice of
Friends 253; extracts, ib.
Salutations, &c. 160.
Sanctification 114, 119.
Scriptures 132: not the only rule 133;
their use acknowledged 135; ex-
tracts 138; style 142; evidences of
their Divine origin 143, &c.
Secret Will 40, 70.

Seed promised 5; seed of Grace the
purchase of Christ's death 37; the
state it places us in, ib. & 122.
Silence 118.
Supper 242.
Supplication, vocal 218.
Theatre 264, 267.

Tonlady, quotations from, 40, 41, 71.
Transfiguration of Christ 229.
Trinity 210.
War 279.

Washing of feet 243, 246.
Watchfulness 129.
Water a metaphor 238.
Worshin 186; various modes 187;
rites 188: worship described by Je-
sus Christ ib. apostles and pro-
phets 189, silent 190, public and
private 194, duty of, 195.

DOCTRINES.

CHAPTER I.

Original and Present State of Mau.

On entering into a concise statement of the Doctrines of this Society, it seems most consistent with the natural order of things to take, in the first place, a view of the original and present state of man.

The Scriptures bear testimony, that man was made in the image of his Creator. "In the image of God created he him. Male and female created he them." Gen. 1. 27. In this state, which was his by @reation, he lacked neither wisdom nor understanding. He lacked nothing that was necessary to enable him to exercise the dominion that was given him in the world; or that could perfect his happiness, or secure acceptance in the divine sight; otherwise he eould not have been in the image of God; nor would it have been said that "God saw every thing that he had made, and behold it was very good." ib. 31. Accordingly, we find that he had a clear sense of the relation in which he stood to the Almighty, was favored with communion with him; and when the various orders of animated beings, were brought be fore him, he had such a sense and understanding of natural things, as enabled him to give them all appropriate names. This was not acquired knowledge. But all these faculties and capacities, were the en

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dowments with which he was furnished, and made ap his original character.

Thus constituted, our first parents were placed in a situation, adapted to their comfort and convenience. "The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed." Gen. 2. 8. And though there may be a mystical signification in these terms, representing that spiritual communion and fellowship which the saints obtain with God, by Jesus Christ, yet we do not thence call in question the historical fact, that they were provided with a residence, in all respects, adapted to their condition. Nor do we doubt that when they lost their happy condition, by disobedience, they lost also the residence which was adapted only to that condition. But these truths, respecting the outward affairs of our prime ancestors, are not so deeply interesting to us, as those relations in which they stood before, and after their transgression. And as the inspired Historian, was led to touch very briefly on these outward affairs, so we believe it is not necessary, or even safe, to run out into speculation concerning them. But so far as the Holy Scriptures record historical facts, respecting the first, and all subsequent ages, those facts we admit as truth.

Though man was created such a being as has been described, and was so eminently favored, in relation both to temporal & spiritual things, yet the sequel proved that he was placed in a state of probation; and that he was permitted to choose good or evil, according to his own free will. He received a command; and the penalty of death was annexed to its violation. "In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die." Gen. 2. 17.

As he was constituted in due rectitude of body and mind-as he was, in his first estate, in the di

vine image, he must have had power to stand. How is it possible that he could have been in that image, if he had not power to reject evil, and to remain in a state of acceptance? That he had this power, is evident not only from the character which is clearly given of him, but from the divine attributes themselves. Therefore, as surely as we believe that God is merciful and just, so surely we believe that Adam was enabled to obey the command that was given him. (Vide Art. Universality of Grace.)

In the freedom of will, with which our first parents were endowed, they disobeyed the divine command, As the divine image was the predominating part of the human character, in the beginning, it was said: "In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." And this sentence was accomplished, in the loss of all that constituted that image. In the loss of the divine Life, death actually passed upon him, in the day of his transgression. (Vide Barclay's Apol. Prop 4. Phipps on Man, chap. 1.) He became fallen, degenerate, and dead, retaining nothing superior to his animal and rational faculties, and even these were depraved.

"Adam, by his fall, lost his glory, his strength, his dominion, by which he could easily have withstood the devil, and came under great weakness, whereby the enemy's tentations had a ready access to him, and he became very obnoxious to fall under them. And so all his posterity are come under the same weakness and obnoxiousness to the enemy's tentations, who influenceth them, by entering into them, and powerfully inclining them to sin. And this malignant influence, is the seed of sin in all men, whereby they become obnoxious, by reason of the fall." Barclay, fol. ed. p. 768, 310. Thus, in the language of the apostle, "by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed up

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