The Rational Creation

Rev. James Brodie
ISBN 1-930585-41-1
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336 pp. / Paperback (6 x 9)

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The Rev. James Brodie (1800-1878) was minister of Bow of Fife Free Church, Scotland.

Introduction

Bodily Constitution of Man
1. Material Frame of Man
2. Organic Nature of Man

Mental Constitution of Man
1. Animal Faculties and Desires
2. Rational Faculties and Affections in Man

The Different Classes of Rational Creatures
1. Angels
2. Devils
3. Man in His Primitive Condition

Man in Union with God
1. The Trinity
2. The Incarnation
3. The Sufferings of Christ
4. The Obedience of Christ
5. The Exaltation of the Redeemer

The Condition of Man Under the Government of the Redeemer
1. Man in His Unconverted State
2. The Character and Condition of the Converted
3. The Present Condition of the Departed
4. The Last Judgment
5. The Condemned
6. The Glorified

Ultimate Design of the Work of Redemption
1. Redemption is Designed for the Benefit of the Whole Rational Creation
2. Redemption Makes Known to Rational Creatures the Nature and Character of God
3. Redemption Points Out the Relation in which Creatures Stand to the Creator, and the Duty that He Requires
4. Redemption Makes Known the Infinite Perfection and Absolute Sovereignty of God, and Thereby Awakens the Emotions of Reverence and Devotion
5. Redemption Makes Known the Exalted Nature and Blessedness of True Benevolence, and Thereby Induces Intelligent Creatures to Take Pleasure in Manifesting Good-Will to Others
6. The Work of Redemption, and the Great Design for Which It Has Been Undertaken, Shew the Wisdom, Power, and Goodness of Its Author

Supplementary Section
Analogies Pervading the Work of God