Great differences among the orthodox, 200. Calvinistic doctrine, 201. Near-
ly the same as that of the Universalists, 203. Hopkinsians, 205. Scheme
of Mr. Worthington, that all moral and physical evil is removed by atone-
ment, 206. Arminian scheme, 207. English Church, 208. Magee's views,
the same as those of many Unitarians, 210. Witsius quoted, 212. Ortho-
dox notions of atonement run into every imaginable form, ib. Recapitula-
tion, 213. The whole reduced to two general classes, 216.
This doctrine defined, 218. The same as the doctrine of satisfaction, 219.
False principle on which it is founded in regard to divine justice, 220. God
may forgive sin without satisfaction, and still be just, ib. Two kinds of
justice, 221. Calvinistic atonement takes from God the power to forgive.
222. This scheme wholly at variance with the true nature of justice, ib.
Gives false impressions concerning what is called the wrath of God, 223.
Influence of these impressions on piety, 224. Imputed sin and righteousness,
ib. Impossible in themselves, and inconsistent with the attributes of God,
225. Sufferings of Christ not in the nature of punishment, 226. Opinions of
Dr. Clarke and Bishop Stillingfleet, 228. Satisfaction scheme leaves no
room for the free grace and mercy of God, 229. These repeatedly incul-
cated in the Scriptures, 231. Merits of Christ, 232. By the Calvinistic
scheme no satisfaction is made to the second and third persons of the trini-
ty, 233. Makes the Son a more adorable object than the Father, 234.
Christ's love to the world, 235. Infinite sin, 236. Election and reproba-
tion, 237. Tendency of the doctrine of satisfaction on piety and worship,
238.
Justice the same in God, as in man, 247. Personal responsibility,
moral obligation, and the precepts and sanctions of the Scriptures not ac-
cordant with atonement, 248. The doctrine resolves all moral duties into
motives of expediency, 249. Leaves no value in the practical rules of the
Gospel, 251. Proves the innocency of evil, 252. Edwards quoted, 253.
Infinite sin, 254. Objections answered, 255.
On the practical Tendency of Unitarian Views of Atonement.
All Christians look for salvation through Christ, 261. They differ respecting
the manner in which Christ is the author of salvation, ib. This has not
been revealed, 262. If Unitarians err, their error cannot affect their moral
character, 263. Three opinions of Unitarians respecting the influence of
the death of Christ, 264. First, it is considered as a means by which par-
don is procured, ib. Secondly, reasons are annexed why these means are
effectual, 265. Views of Emlyn, 266. Benson, 267. John Taylor, 268.
Thirdly, the death of Christ is considered as operating on men alone, and
not on God, 270. The divine love prompts to salvation, 271. God saves
men freely when they repent, 272. Goodness of God in making known the
terms of pardon, 273. Christ did not save men by his death alone, but by
all his works, doctrines, and sufferings, 274. Tillotson quoted, 276. Uni-
tarian views rigidly moral in their tendency, 277. Human merit, 278.
Calvinism points out a way to salvation without morals, 279.
Calvinistic and Unitarian Views of the Depravity of Man.
Five points of Calvinism, 281. Calvinists Christians because they believe in
Christ, 285. Total depravity defined, 288. Its bad tendency, 289. Takes
away motives of love to God, and leaves man to be ruled by his own pas-
sions, ib. Depravity preached by Unitarians, 290, Consistent with moral
action and accountableness, 291. Supposes repentance and holiness with-
in the reach of the human powers, 292.
False charge against Unitarians, 293. Conversion valuable only in its ef-
fects, 294. Distinctions on this subject confounded, 296. Morality consists
in action, not in opinion, 297. Calvinistic notion of Conversion defined,
298. It comes from God without any condition in man, 300. Witsius,
Junius, and Cloppenburg, 301. Means of regeneration as taught by Calvi-
nists, ib. If the doctrine be true, it must carry with itself an unfailing tes-
timony, 302. Some persons deceive themselves in this respect, 303. Cal-
vinistic conversion a miracle, 304. Its bad moral tendency, 305. Men
are passive under its operation, 306. Groundwork of fanaticism, 307.
Regeneration as taught by Unitarians, 309. James Foster and Hoadly
quoted ib. Many things contribute to produce conversion, 310. Influence
of the Holy Spirit, 311. How Unitarians differ from Calvinists on the sub-
ject of conversion, 312. Scriptural view, 313.
Calvinistic Doctrine of Election, Particular Redemption, and
Perseverance, as influencing Piety and Morals.
Divine décrees, 314. Decree of Election, 315. Calvin's explanation of the
doctrine, ib. A leading tenet of Calvinism, 216. This scheme deprives
God of his goodness, 317. Makes him the author of every sinful act, ib.
Represents him as acting an insincere part with his creatures, 319. Takes
away human accountability, ib. Unsettles the foundation of piety, 320,
Is a bar to the social virtues, 321. Dissipates the fears of the sinner, 322.
Encourages spiritual presumption, 323. Remarkable language of Calvin,
324. Propensity of Calvinists to pass over this doctrine, 325. Theological
Seminaries at Andover and Princeton, 326. Particular Redemption, 327.
Doctrine of Perseverance, 328. Its immoral influence, 329. Modified
Doctrine of election, 330.
Doctrines of Eternal Punishment and Annihilation.
Objects and effects of piety as understood by Unitarians, 342. Enthusiasm
and presumption, 342. Preaching against particular vices, 345. Polish
Socinians believed in eternal punishment, 348. Faith of the Swiss, French,
English, and American Unitarians on this subject, 349. The doctrine of
universal salvation not more peculiar to Unitarianism than Trinitarianism,
350. This doctrine advanced by Origen and many of the Fathers, 351.
Believed and defended by many English trinitarian divines, 352. Tillotson,
353. Dr. Chauncy, 354. Calvinism and universal salvation closely allied,
355. Dr. Huntingdon's Calvinism Improved, 356. Mr. White's peculiar
opinion, 357. Tendency of the doctrine as relates to the love of God, 358.
To a sanction of the divine laws, 360. Moral action can be influenced on-
ly by what can be realized, ib. Annihilation or destruction, of the wicked,
362. Not a Unitarian doctrine, ib. Writers who have opposed it, 363.
Moral tendency as great as that of the scheme of eternal misery, 364.
Theological Sentiments of Newton, Locke, and Watts.
Great names of no value in establishing religious truth, 366. Scriptures the
only authority, ib. Newton and Locke always accounted Unitarians, 367.
It remains for those, who doubt the fact, to prove the contrary, ib. New-
ton's history of two corruptions of scripture, ib. His remarks on the bap-
tismal form, 368. Could not have been made by a Trinitarian, ib. Hop-
ton Haynes's testimony to the Unitarianism of Sir Isaac Newton, 370. Tes-
timony of Whiston, 372. Other testimony, 373. Extract from Wetstein,
ib. Dr. Chalmers's confession in regard to the Unitarianism of Newton,
374. Locke's unitarian sentiments proved from his own writings, 376. One
article of faith essential to salvation, 378. Extracts from Locke's works,
380. Stillingfleet, 381. Locke's interpretations of the Epistles on unita-
rian principles, 382. Opinions of Watts, 383. Merivale's letter in proof of
Watts's unitarianism, 385. Lardner's testimony, ib. Watts's Solemn Ad-
dress to the Deity, 386. Proof of his Unitarianism from his writings, 389.
His views of the word person, ib. Of the Holy Spirit, 391. Mr. Palmer's
declaration, that Watts considered the Son inferiour to the Father, 392.
Watts's letter to Dr. Colman in proof that he was not a Trinitarian, 393.
Watts believed in the pre-existence of Christ's human soul, 394. Wished
to alter his Psalms and hymns, 395.
Morals of Celebrated Unitarians belonging to the English Church.
Episcopal Unitarians distinguished for their excellence of character, 400.
Different modes of regarding the Articles, 401. First, that they are articles
of peace, and not of faith, 402. Chillingworth, Sheldon, Laud, 403. Clay-
ton, 405. Secondly, articles to be subscribed in the sense believed by the
subscriber to be consistent with scripture, 407. Dr. Clarke, ib. Thirdly,
articles to be considered according to the sense of the framers, 409. Paley,
ib. Hoadly, 411. Blackburne, 412. Articles may be conscientiously sub-
scribed by persons whose opinions on many points differ, 414. Submission
to the Presbyterian form the same as subscription, 415. The one involves
no more immorality than the other, 416. Not easy to trace Calvinism, to
the extent of its evil tendency, 417.
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