Of the Christian Doctrine, and the Number of its Divisions . .

Of God

CHAP II.

11

ibid.

16

Of the Providence of God, or of his General Government of the

Universe

CHAP. IX.

Of the Special Government of Angels.

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227

261

285

Of the Special Government of Man before the Fall; including the
Institutions of the Sabbath and of Marriage

CHAP. XI.

Of the Fall of our first Parents, and of Sin

CHAP. XII.

Of the Punishment of Sin

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Of the Death of the Body

CHAP. XIV.

Of Man's Restoration, and of Christ as Redeemer.

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296

339

353

361

382

CHAP. XV.

Of the Functions of the Mediator, and of his threefold Office . . .

400

CHAP. XXIV.

Of Union and Fellowship with Christ and His Members; wherein is considered the Mystical or Invisible Church . . .

CHAP. XXV.

Page

... 53

Of Imperfect Glorification; wherein are considered the Doctrines of Assurance and Final Perseverance . .

. . 58

CHAP. XXVI.

Of the Manifestation of the Covenant of Grace, including the Law

Of the External Sealing of the Covenant of Grace.

112

Of Perfect Glorification; including the Second Advent of Christ, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the General Conflagration

211

Of the Virtues belonging to the Service of God.

261

Of the Time for Divine Worship; wherein are considered the
Sabbath, Lord's Day, and Festivals . . .

CHAP. VIII.

Of our Duties towards Man, and the general Virtues belonging

thereto...

CHAP. IX.

Of the first Class of Special Virtues connected with the Duty of
Man towards himself

CHAP. X.

Of the second Class of Virtues connected with the Duty of Man towards himself

CHAP. XI.

318

326

342

352

371

Of the Dutics of Man towards his Neighbour, and the Virtues comprehended under those Duties .

CHAP. XII.

375

Of the Special Virtues or Duties which regard our Neighbour. . . 389

CHAP. XIII.

Of the second Class of Special Duties towards our Neighbour . . . 395

CHAP. XIV.

The second Class of Special Duties towards our Neighbour continued 416

CHAP. XV.

Of the Reciprocal Duties of Man towards his Neighbour; and spe

JOHN MILTON,

TO ALL THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST,

AND TO ALL

WHO PROFESS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,

PEACE, AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE TRUTH,

AND ETERNAL SALVATION

IN GOD THE FATHER, AND IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

SINCE the commencement of the last century, when religion began to be restored from the corruptions of more than thirteen hundred years to something of its original purity, many treatises of theology have been published, conducted according to sounder principles, wherein the chief heads of Christian doctrine are set forth sometimes briefly, sometimes in a more enlarged and methodical order. I think myself obliged, therefore, to declare in the first instance why, if any works have already appeared as perfect as the nature of the subject will admit, I have not remained contented with them—or, if all my predecessors have treated it unsuccessfully, why their failure has not deterred me from attempting an undertaking of a similar kind.