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Lecture 21 Lecture XXI. Providence Of God. First. Show what is intended by the providence of God. Second. Prove that God administers over the universe a providential government. Third. Notice…

Lecture 22 Lecture XXII. Moral Government.--No. 1. First. Define Moral Government. Second. Show what is implied in it. First. Define Moral Government. 1. Moral Government, when opposed to physical, is…

Lecture 23 Lecture XXIII. Moral Government.--No. 2. Foundation Of Moral Obligation. First. Inquire what Moral Obligation is. Second. State the conditions of Moral Obligation. Third. What is the foundation of…

Lecture24 Lecture XXIV. Moral. Government.--No. 3. Whose Right It Is To Govern. 1. Moral beings exist. 2. They must of necessity be happy or miserable. 3. Happiness is a good…

Lecture 25 Lecture XXV. Moral Government.--No. 4. What Is Implied In The Right To Govern. 1. The right to govern does not imply, that the will of the ruler can…

Lecture 26 Lecture XXVI. Moral Government.--No. 5. Moral Law. In discussing this part of the subject, I shall show: First. What law is. Second. Define moral law. Third. That all…

Lecture 27 Lecture XXVII. Moral Government.--No. 6. Law Of God. First. Show what is intended by the Law of God. Second. That all the commandments, or specific requirements of God,…

Lecture 28 Lecture XXVIII. Moral Government.--No. 7. Fourth Commandment. Exodus 20:9 11. 'Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of…

Lecture 29 Lecture XXIX. Moral Government.--No. 8. Fifth Commandment. Exodus 20:12. 'Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy…

Lecture 30 Lecture XXX. Moral Government.--No. 9. Seventh Commandment. Exodus 20:14. "Thou shalt not commit adultery." I. Show what is implied in this command. 1. It implies the pre existence…