CONTENTS

THE EIGHTH VOLUME.

VINDICIÆ EVANGELICE: OR, THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL VINDICATED, AND SOCINIANISM EXAMINED.

The Epistle Dedicatory..

The Preface to the Reader.

Mr. Biddle's Preface to his Catechism

Mr. Biddle's Preface briefly examined

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Of God's prescience or foreknowledge

CHAP. VI.

Of the creation and condition of man, before and after the fall

CHAP. IV.

Of the attribution of passions, and affections, anger, fear, repentance unto God: in what sense it is done in the Scripture

CHAP. V.

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CHAP. VII.

Of the person of Jesus Christ, and on what account he is the Son of God.... 236

CHAP. VIII.

An entrance into the examination of the Racovian catechism, in the business of the Deity of Christ; their arguments against it answered: and testimonies of the eternity of Christ vindicated ...... 281

CHAP. IX.

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The pre-eternity of Christ farther evinced. Sundry texts of Scripture vindi- 320 cated

Of the names of God given unto Christ

CHAP. XI.

Of the work of Creation assigned to Jesus Christ, &c. The confirmation of his eternal Deity from thence

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Of salvation by Christ

CHAP. X.

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CHAP. XII.

All-ruling and disposing Providence assigned unto Christ, and his eternal Godhead thence farther confirmed, with other testimonies thereof

CHAP. XIII.

Of the incarnation of Christ, and his pre-existence thereunto

Of the mediation of Christ

CHAP. XIV.
Sundry other testimonies, given to the Deity of Christ, vindicated
CHAP. XV.

Of the Holy Ghost, his Deity, graces, and operations

CHAP. XVI.

Of Christ's prophetical office

... 336

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

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CHAP. XIX.

Of the kingly office of Jesus Christ, and of the worship that is ascribed and due to him

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VINDICIA EVANGELICE:

OR, THE

MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL VINDICATED,

AND

SOCINIANISM EXAMINED,

IN THE

CONSIDERATION AND CONFUTATION OF A CATECHISM, CALLED
A SCRIPTURE CATECHISM, WRITTEN BY J. BIDDLE. M. A.

AND THE

CATECHISM OF VALENTIUS SMALCIUS, COMMONLY CALLED THE

VOL. VIII,

RACOVIAN CATECHISM:

WITH

THE VINDICATION OF THE TESTIMONIES OF SCRIPTURE, CONCERNING
THE DEITY AND SATISFACTION OF JESUS CHRIST, FROM THE
PERVERSE EXPOSITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
OF THEM, BY HUGO GROTIUS, IN HIS
ANNOTATIONS ON THE BIBLE:

ALSO

AN APPENDIX, IN VINDICATION OF SOME THINGS FORMERLY
WRITTEN ABOUT THE DEATH OF CHRIST, AND THE
FRUITS THEREOF, FROM THE ANIMADVERSIONS
OF MR. R. B.

Μηδὲ ἐμοὶ τῷ ταῦτα λέγοντι ἀπλῶς πιστεύσης, ἐὰν τὴν ἀπόδειξιν τῶν καταγγελλομένων ȧnò Oɛíar μn λaßns papav.-Cyril. Hieros. Catech. 4.

B

TO THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE

COUNCIL OF STATE;

ΤΟ

HIS HIGHNESS,

THE ENSUING

VINDICATION

OF THE

GLORY AND DOCTRINE OF THE GREAT GOD,
AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,

WRITTEN UPON THEIR COMMAND,

IS HUMBLY DEDICATED,

BY

ITS UNWORTHY AUTHOR,

J. O..