BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.

NEANDER'S HISTORY

OF

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

VOL. II.

GEORGE BELL & SONS

LONDON: YORK ST., COVent Garden NEW YORK: 66 FIFTH AVENUE, and BOMBAY: 53 ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON BELL & co.

OF THE

PLANTING AND TRAINING

OF

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

BY THE APOSTLES.

BY

DR. AUGUSTUS NEANDER.

ALSO, HIS

ANTIGNOSTIKUS;

OR,

SPIRIT OF TERTULLIA N.

TRANSLATED BY J. E. RYLAND.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON

GEORGE BELL & SONS
1898

[Reprinted from Stereotype plates.]

CONTENTS.

BOOK VI.

CHAPTER II.-The Doctrine of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

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The author of this Epistle compared with Paul......................................................................................................
Points of agreement in their views.........
Points of difference-Paul contemplates the Jewish economy as abrogated-In this
Epistle it is spoken of as still existing, though only typical
Treating of Salvation in its relation solely to the descendents of Abraham, though
un-Pauline, not contrary to Paul's sentiments
The work of Christ-The exaltation of Christ to heaven more frequently adverted
to than his resurrection-Allusions to the High Priesthood

The sufferings of Christ

The consequences of the redemption accomplished by Christ-Their appropriation

by faith-Connexion of faith, hope and love-The Alexandrian Jewish

Theology-Philo

CHAPTER III.-The Doctrine of James.

4-6

7

8,9

10

10-15

1. Revelation of faith and works in connexion with his general view of Christi-

anity.

Comparison of a pretended faith with a pretended love-Works not the soul

of faith, but the marks of its vitality...............................................

A twofold sense of the term Faith-The faith of evil spirits forced and passive
-that of Abraham spontaneous, and in harmony with the other principles of the
mind ........................................

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The voμos used to signify the doctrine of Christ.............................................................
Unity of the law-Love its fulfilment-Language the organ of the disposition

-The Christian life a work

Christianity as the vóμos Téλelos not merely a new law, but a new internal

creation..........

21, 22

The difference from Paul only in the developme.t

2. His views of the law compared with the Pauline.

His object was to lead the Jews from Judaism to the Gospel-hence he repre-

sents Christ as the fulfiller of the law, Matt. v. 17; and allows its observance
by the believing Jews, Acts xv. 21; xxi. 21

Paul acted with greater latitude among the Gentiles-Became a Gentile,
Gal. ii. 14, which was not required of James, as his ministry was confined to
Jews

8. The duty of veracity.

23

24

25

James repeats the injunctions of Christ verbally (Matt. v. 12)-Paul enforces

the duty from the mutual relation of Christians, Eph. v. 12, and on certain

occasions used forms of asseveration equivalent to an oath ............................................................ 25, 26

4. The free self-determination of man in reference to sin-The sentiments of James

on this point form an important supplement to Paul's doctrinal statements... 26, 27

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