INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, page 5.--The Reformation designed to remove sectarism, ib.--Based on the two great principles of Protestantism, ib.--Seeks to effect union upon a simple evangelical Christianity, 7.--Truths developed in its progress, ib.

      I. DISTINCTION BETWEEN FAITH AND OPINION, page 8.--Not recognised by sectarism, ib.--Human theories blended with Scripture truths, ib.--Authority of Revelation thus impaired, 9.--Scriptures mean what they say, 10.--True religious faith, ib.--Opinions have no authority, ib.--Agreement in opinion not required, 12.--Objections answered, 14.--Errorists, 16.--Scriptures their own expositor, 17.--How to be studied, ib.--Difficulties in the Bible, 18.--Knowledge progressive, 19.--Textuary preaching, 20.--Protestants debarred from exercising the right of private judgment, ib.--Faith and opinion defined, 22.--Sectarian vocabulary, 23.--Names of sects, ib.--Names adopted in Reformation, 24.

      II. THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, page 25.--Orthodoxy, ib.--Distinction between the Christian faith and knowledge, ib.--The Christian faith not doctrinal, but personal, 26.--Confession of Christ, ib.--Contrasted with theological systems, 27.--Common Christianity, 28.--Import of word Christ, ib.--Of the proposition that Jesus is the Christ, 30.--Nature of the Christian faith, ib.--Is trust in a person, 31.--Object of the Evangelists, 32.--The gospel, 34.--Means of salvation, 35.--Means of triumph, 36.--The Christian creed, 37.

      III. BASIS OF CHRISTIAN UNION, page 39.--The Christian faith the only true basis, ib.--Sufficiently comprehensive, 40.--Does not involve controversy, 42.--The capital fact of revelation, 43.--A Divine oracle, 45.--The [3] rock on which the church is founded, 46.--The good confession for which Christ died, 47.--Confession of first converts, 48.--Objections answered, 50.--Divinity of Christ, 51.--Change of heart, 52.--True repentance, ib.--Reconciliation, 54.--Detection of heresy, 55.

      IV. REMEDIAL INSTITUTIONS, page 55.--Often blended, 56.--Patriarchal institutions, 57.--The Mosaic system, ib.--Christianity, 58.

      V. COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHURCH, page 59.--Mistakes respecting it, ib.--Day of Pentecost, ib.--Church began at Jerusalem and not at Rome, 61.--Impartation of the Holy Spirit, 62.

      VI. ACTION AND DESIGN OF BAPTISM, page 63.--Reformers pedobaptists, ib.--Questions concerning baptism, ib.--Design of baptism, 68.--Its emblematic character, 71.--Sects transfer the office of baptism to emotions, 72.

      VII. AGENCY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, page 74.--Source of error, ib.--Conversion and sanctification different, ib.--Reception of the Spirit, 75.--Given to the children of God, ib.--Regeneration, 76.--Gift of the Holy Spirit the great end of the gospel, 78.--To be sought by prayer, 79.--Fruits of the Spirit, ib.--Obstacles to conversion, 80.--Controversy here uncalled for, ib.--All things of God, 82.

      VIII. WEEKLY COMMUNION, page 83.--A practice of primitive church, ib.--Its neglect regretted by the learned and pious, 84.--Testimony of Brown of Haddington, ib.--Of the Archbishop of Dublin, ib.--Of Dr. Scott, ib.--Of Dr. Mason, ib.--Of Calvin, 85.--Of Wesley, ib.

      IX. CHURCH GOVERNMENT, page 85.--Pastors, elders or bishops, ib.--Why known by different titles, 86.--Their qualifications and duties, ib.--A plurality in each church, ib.--No bishop over a diocese, ib.--Popes and prelates, ib.--Apostolic succession, ib.--Deacons, 87.--Evangelists, ib.--Conclusion, ib. [4]

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