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THEOLOGY: Explained and Defended (4 Volume Hardcover Set)
Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) was the grandson of Jonathan Edwards. He was both brilliant and godly. This is the Complete Four Volume Hardcover Set of his Magnum Opus: THEOLOGY: EXPLAINED & DEFENDED in a Series of Sermons. These sermons were preached every four years at the chapel at Yale Divinity School and were the means of incredible blessing to those who heard them.

"Dwight's theological sermons are worthy of careful study. Their clear, scriptural guidelines and experiential warmth promote practical Christianity. Read with discernment, they will still feed the soul today and challenge us to godly living in Christ Jesus." - Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan

William Sprague, in the book, 'Letters to a Daughter', page 82 wrote, "There is no work within my knowledge, so well adapted to answer this purpose, as the admirable system of Theology by the late President Dwight. It may look a little formidable to you at first, but I am almost sure that if you once engage in reading it, you will not be impatient to find its close. While the subjects are arranged with philosophical accuracy, they are discussed with a degree of perspicuity, force, and eloquence, for which I think you will look in vain, in any similar work."

Volume One contains 38 sermons on the Existence, Attributes, Decrees and Works of God. Each sermon stands complete in itself, but they together exalt the glory of God in a way intended to humble and bless.

Volume Two contains sermons 39-86 with the main focus on Christ our Mediator, and the Doctrines of Justification and Regeneration.

Volume Three contains sermons 87-131 and begins with four sermons on Regeneration and concludes with 41 sermons on the Perfect Law of God.

Volume Four contains sermons 132-173 and begins with the final sermon on the 10th Commandment and proceeds to examine both the ordinary and extraordinary Means of Grace before concluding the entire series with 11 sermons on the Last Things, including death, judgment, heaven and hell.

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Table of Contents

I. SYSTEM OF DOCTRINES
A. Doctrines of Natural Religion
1. Existence of God
Sermon 1. Direct Proofs of the Existence of God. - Mark 12:32
Sermon 2. Atheistical Objections and Schemes of Doctrine considered. - Psalm 14:1
Sermon 3. Comparative Influence of Atheism and Christianity. - Psalm 14:1
2. Unity of God
Sermon 4. Unity of God. - 1 Corinthians 8:4
3. Attributes of God
Sermon 5. Eternity and Immutability of God. - Psalm 102:24-27
Sermon 6. Omnipresence and Omniscience of God. - Psalm 139:1-12
Sermon 7. Omnipotence and Independence of God. - Genesis 17:1
Sermon 8. Benevolence of God, as proved by the Works of Creation and Providence. - 1 John 4:8
Sermon 9. Benevolence of God, as exhibited by Revelation. - 1 John 4:8
Sermon 10. Justice of God. - Deuteronomy 32:4
Sermon 11. Truth of God. - Psalm 117:2
Sermon 12. Mercy of God. - Psalm 103:8
Sermon 13. Wisdom of God. - 1 Timothy 1:17
4. Decrees of God
Sermon 14. Decrees of God. - Job 23:13
Sermon 15. Same subject continued. - Job 23:13
5. Sovereignty of God
Sermon 16. Sovereignty of God. - Jeremiah 10:23
6. Works of God
Sermon 17. Heaven. The Air. Starry and Supreme Heavens. - Genesis 1:1
Sermon 18. Holy Angels, their Rank and Attributes. - Colossians 1:16
Sermon 19. Holy Angels, their Attributes and Employments. - Colossians 1:16
Sermon 20. The Fallen Angels. - Jude 6
Sermon 21. Creation of the Earth. - Genesis 1:1
Sermon 22. Creation of Man. Body. Soul; its Nature. - Genesis 1:26, 27
Sermon 23. The Soul of Man not material. - Genesis 2:7
Sermon 24. The Soul of Man not a chain of Ideas and Exercises. - Genesis 2:7
Sermon 25. The Chief End of Man. - 1 Corinthians 10:31
Sermon 26. The Probation of Man. - Genesis 2:15-17
Sermon 27. The Temptation and Fall of Man. - Genesis 3:1-6
Sermon 28. The Sentence pronounced on Man. - Genesis 3:14-19
Sermon 29. Depravity of Man. Its Universality, proved from Revelation and Facts. - Romans 5:12
Sermon 30. Depravity of Man. Its Universality, proved by Man's Rejection of the Word of God. - Jeremiah 8:9
Sermon 31. Depravity of Man. Its Degree. - Ecclesiastes 8:11
Sermon 32. Depravity of Man. Its Derivation from Adam. - Romans 5:20
Sermon 33. Depravity of Man. Remarks. - Romans 6:12
Sermon 34. Man cannot be justified by works of Law. - Romans 3:20
B. DOCTRINES PECULIAR TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; OR, THE MEDIATORIAL SYSTEM
1. The Character of Jesus Christ; The Mediator
Sermon 35. Divinity of Christ. Proved from the Names given to Him. - Romans 8:3, 4
Sermon 36. Divinity of Christ. Proved from the Attributes and Actions ascribed to Him. - Romans 8:3, 4
Sermon 37. Divinity of Christ. Proved from Divine Relations sustained by Him, and from Divine Worship required and rendered to Him. - Romans 8:3, 4
Sermon 38. Divinity of Christ. Proof. - This the only ground of Consistency in the scheme of Redemption. - Romans 8:3, 4
Sermon 39. Divinity of Christ. Objections answered. - 1 Corinthians 3:20
Sermon 40. Divinity of Christ. Objections to the Doctrine of the Unitarians. - 1 Corinthians 3:20
Sermon 41. Divinity of Christ. Objections to the Mode in which the Unitarians conduct the controversy. - 1 Corinthians 3:20
Sermon 42. Incarnation of Christ. - Romans 8:3
2. The Covenant Under Which Christ Acted: That of Redemption
Sermon 43. Covenant of Redemption. - Isaiah 53:10-12
3. The Offices Which Christ Sustained
Sermon 44. Christ a Prophet. His Personal Preaching. - Luke 24:19
Sermon 45. Christ a Prophet. The Things which He Taught. - John 7:46
Sermon 46. Christ a Prophet. The Manner of his Preaching. - John 7:46
Sermon 47. Christ a Prophet. Consequences of his Preaching. - John 7:46
Sermon 48. Christ a Prophet. Preaching of the Apostles. - Mark 16:15, 16, 20
Sermon 49. Christ a Prophet. Preaching of the Apostles Continued. - Mark 16:15, 16, 20
Sermon 50. Priesthood of Christ. Origin, Office, and Character of the Priesthood. - Psalm 110:4
Sermon 51. Priesthood of Christ. His holiness of Character. - Hebrews 7:26
Sermon 52. Priesthood of Christ. His Self-government. - Hebrews 7:26
Sermon 53. Priesthood of Christ. His Holiness. Importance of this Attribute. - Hebrews 7:26
Sermon 54. Priesthood of Christ. His Example. - 1 John 2:5
Sermon 55. Priesthood of Christ. His Atonement. Its Nature, Necessity, and Reality. - Romans 3:25-26
Sermon 56. Priesthood of Christ. His Atonement. The Manner in which it was performed. Its Extent. - Romans 3:24-26
Sermon 57. Priesthood of Christ. His Atonement. Objections answered. - Romans 3:24-26
Sermon 58. Priesthood of Christ. His Intercession. - Hebrews 7:24, 25
Sermon 59. Christ a King. - Ephesians 1:20-22
4. The Miracle of Christ
Sermon 60. The Miracles of Christ. - Acts 2:22
5. The Resurrection of Christ
Sermon 61. The Resurrection of Christ. - Acts 3:15
Sermon 62. The Resurrection of Christ Continued. - Acts 3:15
6. The Amiableness of Christ in Publishing the Gospel to Mankind
Sermon 63. The Amiableness of Christ in Publishing the Gospel to Mankind. - Isaiah 52:7
7. The Consequences of Christ's Mediation
i. Justification
Sermon 64. Justification. The Nature : or in what it consists. The Source : the Free Grace of God. - Romans 3:24
Sermon 65. Justification. The Means : Faith in Christ. The Duty of Believing. - Romans 3:28
Sermon 66. Justification. The Nature of Faith. - Romans 3:26
Sermon 67. The Influence of Faith in our Justification. - Romans 3:28
Sermon 68. Reconciliation of Paul and James. Influence of Works in our Justification. - James 2:24
Sermon 69. Justification by Faith does not lessen the Obligations, or the Motives, to Obedience. - Romans 3:31
ii. Regeneration
Sermon 70. Regeneration. The Agent in effecting it. The Holy Ghost : his Character. - Titus 3:5
Sermon 71. Regeneration. Testimonies to the doctrine of the Trinity from the ancient Christians, Jews, and Heathen. - Isaiah 48:16
Sermon 72. Regeneration. Agency of the Holy Ghost. - Titus 3:5
Sermon 73. Regeneration. Its necessity and reality. - John 3:3
Sermon 74. Regeneration. Its nature. - John 3:3
Sermon 75. Regeneration. Its Antecedents. - Acts 16:29, 30
Sermon 76. Regeneration. Its attendants generally considered. - Ephesians 4:22-24
Sermon 77. Regeneration. Its attendants: faith ; repentance. - Matthew 27:3-5
Sermon 78. Regeneration. Its attendants: love ; nature of love ; evidence of its existence. - Galatians 5:22
Sermon 79. Regeneration. Its attendants : consistency of benevolence with providing peculiarly for our own. - 1 Timothy 5:8
Sermon 80. Regeneration. - its attendants : consistency of benevolence with seeking salvation. - Romans 2:6, 7
Sermon 81. Regeneration. Its attendants. Brotherly love. - John 13:34
Sermon 82. Regeneration. Its consequences : adoption. - 1 John 3:2
Sermon 83. Regeneration. Its consequences : sanctification. - 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Sermon 84. Regeneration. Its consequences : peace of conscience. - John 14:27
Sermon 85. Regeneration. Its consequences : joy in the Holy Ghost. - Romans 14:17
Sermon 86. Regeneration. Its consequences : increase of grace. - Proverbs 4:8
Sermon 87. Regeneration. Its consequences : perseverance. - Proverbs 4:8
Sermon 88. Regeneration. Its evidences : what are not evidences. - 2 Corinthians 8:5
Sermon 89. Regeneration. Its evidences : what are real evidences. - 2 Corinthians 8:5
Sermon 90. Regeneration. Its evidences : difficulties attending the application of these evidences to ourselves. - 2 Corinthians 8:5
II. SYSTEM OF DUTIES
A. Duties of Natural Religion
1. Character of the Law of God
Sermon 91. The Law of God. Its perfect character : comprehended in the two great commandments. - Psalms 19:7
2. In What it is Summed Up
i. In the Two Great Commandments
Sermon 92. The law of God. The first great commandment ; love to God. - Mark 12:28-30
Sermon 93. The law of God. The first great commandment ; reverence of God. - Job 28:28
Sermon 94. The law of God. The first great commandment ; humility. - 1 Peter 5:5
Sermon 95. The law of God. The first great commandment : resignation. - Luke 22:41, 42
Sermon 96. The law of God. The second great commandment : love to our neighbour. - Mark 12:31
Sermon 97. The law of God. The second great commandment : the effects of benevolence on personal happiness. - Acts 20:35
Sermon 98. The law of God. The second great commandment : the effects of benevolence on public happiness. - Acts 20:35
Sermon 99. The law of God. The second great commandment: utility the foundation of virtue. - Acts 20:35
ii. In the Decalogue
Sermon 100. The law of God. Comprehended in the Decalogue : the first commandment. - Exodus 20:3
Sermon 101. The law of God. The second commandment. - Exodus 20:4-6
Sermon 102. The law of God. The third commandment: the nature of profaneness. - Exodus 20:7
Sermon 103. The law of God. The third commandment: the guilt of profaneness. - Exodus 20:7
Sermon 104. The law of God. The third commandment: the danger of profaneness. - Exodus 20:7
Sermon 105. The Fourth Commandment. The Perpetuity of the Sabbath. - Exodus 20:8-11
Sermon 106. The Fourth Commandment. The Change of the Sabbath. - Exodus 20:8-11
Sermon 107. The Fourth Commandment. Objections answered. - Hebrew 4:9
Sermon 108. The Fourth Commandment. The Manner in which the Sabbath is to be observed. - Isaiah 58:13, 14
Sermon 109. The Fourth Commandment. Reflections on the Sabbath. - Exodus 20:11
Sermon 110. The Fifth Commandment. The Duty of Children. - Exodus 20:12
Sermon 111. The Fifth Commandment. The Duty of Parents. - Proverbs 22:6
Sermon 112. The Fifth Commandment. The Duty of Parents Continued. - Proverbs 22:6
Sermon 113. The Fifth Commandment. The Duty of Rulers. - Exodus 20:12
Sermon 114. The Fifth Commandment. The Duty of Subjects. - Exodus 20:12
Sermon 115. The Sixth Commandment. Killing ; when Lawful ; and when Unlawful. - Exodus 20:13
Sermon 116. The Sixth Commandment. Dueling. - Exodus 20:13
Sermon 117. The Sixth Commandment. Suicide. - Exodus 20:18
Sermon 118. The Sixth Commandment. Drunkenness. - Ephesians 5:18
Sermon 119. The Seventh Commandment. The Origin, Nature, and Benefits of Marriage. - Exodus 20:14
Sermon 120. The Seventh Commandment. Lewdness. - Exodus 20:14
Sermon 121. The Seventh Commandment. Polygamy. Divorce. - Matthew 19:3-11
Sermon 122. The Eighth Commandment. Idleness. Prodigality. - Exodus 20:15
Sermon 123. The Eighth Commandment. Fraud. - Exodus 20:15
Sermon 124. The Eighth Commandment. Gaming. - Exodus 20:15
Sermon 125. The Ninth Commandment. The Nature and Importance of Truth and Veracity. - Exodus 20:16
Sermon 126. The Ninth Commandment. The Nature and Causes of Lying. - Exodus 20:16
Sermon 127. The Ninth Commandment. The Mischiefs and Preventives of Lying. - Exodus 20:16
Sermon 128. The Ninth Commandment. Slander. - Exodus 20:16
Sermon 129. The Tenth Commandment. Contentment. - Exodus 20:17
Sermon 130. The Tenth Commandment. Charity. - 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Sermon 131. The Tenth Commandment. Avarice. - 1 Timothy 6:9, 10
Sermon 132. The Tenth Commandment. Ambition. - Romans 7:16
3. Man's Inability to Obey the Law of God
Sermon 133. Man's Inability to obey the Law of God. - Romans 8:7
B. Duties of the Christian Religion
1. Mode of Restoration to the Spirit of Obedience
Sermon 134. Faith and Repentance necessary to restore us to Obedience. - Acts 20:20, 21
2. Means of Restoration, or Means of Grace
i. Ordinary Means of Grace
Sermon 135. The Means of Grace. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Proofs that there are such Means. - 1 Corinthians 4:15
Sermon 136. The Ordinary Means of Grace. What they are ; and what is their Influence. - 1 Corinthians 4:15
Sermon 137. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Objections answered. - 1 Corinthians 4:15
Sermon 138. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Hearing the Word of God. - Luke 8:18
Sermon 139. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Nature, Seasons, and Obligations of Prayer. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Sermon 140. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Usefulness of Prayer to Individuals. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Sermon 141. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Usefulness of Prayer to Families. - Ephesians 6:10
Sermon 142. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Usefulness of Prayer to Communities. - Psalm 73:28
Sermon 143. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Objections to Prayer considered. - Job 21:15
Sermon 144. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Forms of Prayer. - Matthew 6:9-13
Sermon 145. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Intercourse with Religious Men. - Proverbs 13:20
Sermon 146. The Ordinary Means of Grace. Religious Meditation. - Proverbs 4:26
Sermon 147. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Duty of Educating Children Religiously. Objections. - Proverbs 22:6
Sermon 148. The Ordinary Means of Grace. The Manner in which Religious Education is to be Conducted. Motives to this Duty. - Proverbs 22:6
ii. Extraordinary Means of Grace
Sermon 149. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Character of Members of the Church. - 2 Corinthians 6:14
Sermon 150. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. Officers of the Church. Ministers of the Gospel. Who are Ministers. - 1 Peter 5:1-3
Sermon 151. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. Officers of the Church. Ministers of the Gospel. Who are Ministers Continued.. - 1 Peter 5:1-3
Sermon 152. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The End, Nature, and Subjects of Preaching. - Matthew 28:19
Sermon 153. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Manner of Preaching. - Matthew 28:19
Sermon 154. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. Various Duties of Ministers. - 1 Thessalonians 3:2
Sermon 155. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. Officers of the Church. Deacons. - Acts 6:1-6
Sermon 156. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Ordinances of the Church. Baptism. Its Reality and Intention. - Matthew 28:19
Sermon 157. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Objections against Infant Baptism answered. - Matthew 28:19
Sermon 158. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. Direct Arguments for Infant Baptism. - Matthew 28:19
Sermon 159. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. No Infants but the Children of Believers proper Subjects of Baptism. Made of Administration. - Acts 2:38, 39
Sermon 160. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Lord's Supper ; Its Nature and Design. The Qualifications of Communicants. - Mark 14:22-25
Sermon 161. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Lord's Supper. Disposition with which it is to be attended ; and Motives to the Attendance. - Mark 14:22-25
Sermon 162. The Extraordinary Means of Grace. The Discipline of the Church. - Matthew 18:15-18
III. SYSTEM OF DISPENSATIONS
A. Death
Sermon 163. Death. - Psalm 90:3
B. Consequences of Death
1. Immediate Consequences
Sermon 164. The Immediate Consequences of Death. - Ecclesiastes 12:7
2. Remoter Consequences
Sermon 165. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Resurrection. - 1 Corinthians 15:16
Sermon 166. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Final Judgment. - 2 Peter 3:10
Sermon 167. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Punishment of The Wicked. Its Duration. - Matthew 25:46
Sermon 168. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Punishment of The Wicked. Its Nature. - 2 Peter 2:12
Sermon 169. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Rewards of the Righteous. The New Creation. - 2 Peter 3:13
Sermon 170. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Happiness of Heaven. - Revelations 21:1-3
Sermon 171. The Remoter Consequences of Death. The Happiness of Heaven Continued. - Revelations 21:1-3
C. Conclusion
Sermon 172. Conclusion. General Remarks. - Proverbs 8:6
Sermon 173. Conclusion. General Remarks Continued. - Proverbs 8:6