Lecture 1 : Introductory
Prevailing views in respect to the ascendency of law
(1) In the natural
(2) In the moral and religious sphere
And the relation in which they stand to the revelations of scripture on the subject
lecture 2 : The relation of man at creation to moral law
How far or in what respects the law in its principles was made know to him
The grand test of his rectitude, and his failure under it
lecture 3 : The revelation of law, strictly so called, viewed in respect to the time and occasion of its promulgation
lecture 4 : The law in its form and substance
Its more essential characteristics
And the relation of one part of its contents to another
lecture 5 : The position and calling of Israel as placed under the covenant of Law, what precisely involved in it
False views on the subject exposed
The moral results of the economy, according as the law was legitimately used or the reverse
lecture 6 : The economical aspect of the law
The defects adhering to it as such
The relation of the Psalms and prophets to it
Mistaken views of this relation
The great problem with which the Old Testament closed
And the views of different parties respecting its solution
lecture 7 : The relaton of the law to the mission and work of Christ
The symbolical and ritual finding in him its termination
And the moral its formal appropriation and perfect fulfilment
lecture 8 : The relation of the law to the constitution, the privileges, and the calling of the christian church
lecture 9 : The re-introduction of Law into the church of the New Testament, in the sense in which Law was abolished by Christ and his apostles
Supplementary dissertations. 1. The double form of the decalogue and the questions to which it has given rise
2. The historical element in God's revelations of truth and duty considered with an especial respect to their claim on men's responsibilities and obligations
3. Whether a spirit of revenge is countenanced in the writings of the Old Testament.