shall be saved. Yet in both cases the event is spoken of as conditional. There is not only a possibility, but an absolute certainty, that they will perish if they fall away. But this is precisely what God has promised to prevent.”* Falling away (a) is the natural tendency of the human heart, and (6) the natural result of those sins from which the Scriptures warn us. God has left his blood-bought elect for the present mixed indistinguish- ably to human eye with the mass of humanity. To all men the presumption is that Christ died for himself and for each other man until final reprobation proves the reverse. Therefore we are all under obligation to carry ourselves, and to regard and treat all other men, as those for whom Christ died, until the contrary is proved. And God prevents the natural tendency of his elect to aposta- tize, in part at least, by means of the passages in question,
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warning them truly of the natural and certain effect of.
sin. Children ought to know that God’s sovereign and eternal decrees carry the means as well astheend. Ifthe non-elect believes, he will be none the less saved because of his non-election. If the elect do not believe and _per- severe to the end, he will none the more be saved because of his election.
* Hodge's Commentary, 1 Cor. viii. 11.
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INDEX.
Abelard, 249, 264.
Acceptilation, doctrine of, 224.
Active and Passive Obedience. dience.
Adam, Federal Headship of, 74-113. Re- alistic Theory of our union with, 93-101. President Edwards’ theory of our relation to, 101-103. Reformed doc- trine of our relation to, stated, 106, 107.
Amyraldus, 324, 333, 336, 346,. 348-350, 355.
Andrea, 272.
Ante-Nicene Fathers, 253-257.
Anselm, 249, 253, 264, 294.
Application of Redemption as distin- guished from its Impetration, 38, 39. Aquinas, Thomas, 41, 218, 227, 235, 249,
264.
Arians, 249, 344.
Arminians, 344.
_ Athanasius, 248, 252, 253, 259.
Atonement, statement of the doctrine, 24-30. Points involved in the doctrine of, severally stated, 42-45. God's motive in, 28, 376, 8377. The nature of, 28, The effect of, 29, 166-183, -Meaning and usage of the term defined, 31. Usage of the term, as distinguished from the term Redemption, 39-41. A very definite doctrine of, accurately taught in Scrip- ture, 180-182. In what sense necessary, 217, 218. The necessity of, proved, 217-222. The nature of, proved from the fact of its absolute necessity, 218, 219. The perfection of, 223-229. Se- cures its own application in every case, 228, 229, 370-373.
Atonement, the Orthodox doctrine of, does not involve the imputation of vindic-
See Obc-
tiveness to God, 280-284. Does not ex- clude grace, 284, 285. Comprehends the whole truth taught by the other theories, and provides for the production of a moral effect far better than the ‘* Moral Theory,” 296-301 ; and it provides for the production of a governmental effect far better than the “ Governmental Theory,” 306-308.
Atonement, the “Governmental Theory” of, 27, 61, 140, 141, 179, 195, 227, 250, 276, 277, 281. Doctrine stated, 304, 305. History of, 303, 304. Theory discussed, 303-320. Advantages of, 306. Objec- tions to, stated, 306-320. Rests on a false theory of virtue, 310-313. Repre- sents the sacrifice of Christ as a moral illusion, 318, 314. Disproved by its his- tory, 316. Developed not from Scrip- ture, but from reason, 316, 317. Neces- sarily connected with a false view as to Justification, 315; and with a false view as to the Design of the Atonement, 315, 317, 318, 388. It is as an historical fact Arminian, and not Calvinistic in its origin, 319, 320.
Atonement, Hopkinsian or New England Theory, 304.
Atonement, the “ Moral Influence Theory” of, 27, 140, 179, 194, 195, 197, 215, 223, 247-249, 275, 280. The Theory discussed and refuted, 292-303. As stated by Socinus, 298. As stated by Bushnell, 294. As stated by Young, 295. Fails to account rationally for the production of
'the moral effect intended, 296-301. Fails to provide for the salvation of those who died before Christ, 302. It is condemned by its history, 308.
Atonement, Socinian Theory of, 293.
INDEX.
INDEX.
398
Atonement, the Design of. the Atonement. Augustine, 96, 258, 260, 345.
See Design of
Bahr, 119.
Baird, Dr. S.J.,-98.
Balmer, 325, 353.
Barnes, 52, 60, 158-156, 325, 329, 355.
Baur, F. Christian, 359.
Baxter, Richard, 336, 349, 355.
Bear sin, scriptural usage of the phrase, 163-165.
Beecher, Dr. Edward, 89, 90, 93.
Beman, 321, 355.
Bernard, 249, 253, 264.
Beaza, 113, 367.
Bonaventura, 249, 264.
Boston, Thomas, 351.
Brown, Dr. John, 325, 353-355.
Burge, 304.
Bushnell, D.D., Horace, 115, 117, 120, 150, 151, 164, 165, 281, 293, 294, 297.
Butler, Bishop, 118.
Calamities, how distinguished from chas- tisements, 36.
Calvin, 249, 252, 258, 267, 269, 270, 346, 357. His doctrine as to the Design of the Atonement, 357-360.
Calvinism, what is its standard? 360-362, 367.