A

VIEW OF THE COVENANTS

OF

WORKS AND GRACE;

AND A

TREATISE

ON THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF

SAVING FAIT H.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

SEVERAL DISCOURSES

ON THE

SUPREME DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST.

BY THE LATE

REV. THOMAS BELL,

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, GLASGOW.

Faithfully printed from the Original Manuscript.

An Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doc-
trine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

2 Tim, üi. 16.

GLASGOW:

PRINTED BY EDWARD KHULL & co.
FOR W. SOMERVILLE, A. FULLARTON, AND J. BLAIKIE & co.

BOOKSELLERS, NO. 5, SALTMARKET.

EN

I. On the Covenants of Works and Grace.

Gal. iv. 24. Which things are an allegory: for these are

the two Covenants; the one from mount Sinai, which

gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

Page.

Introduction,

3

Part I. Shewing where and how the two women and

their sons are allegorised,

11

Part II. What are meant by the two Covenants,

85

Part III. Wherein these Covenants differ,

186

Part IV. Which is the one from Sinai,

253

Part V. How it gendereth to bondage,

283

W

II. A Treatise on the Nature and Effects of Saving

Faith.

Acts xvi. 31. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and

thou shalt be saved.

Introduction,

299

Part I. Shewing what it is to believe in Christ for Salva-

tion,

301

Part II. An attempt to remove some difficulties attending

the statement of that Doctrine,

321

Application of the Doctrine,

364

Part III. Shewing what that Salvation is for which Sinners be-

lieve in Christ,

396

Application,

417

!

III. Supreme Deity of our Lord asserted and

vindicated.

Phil. i. 6. Who being in the form of God, thought it not

robbery to be equal with God.

Introduction,

423

Part I. Containing a few observations to ascertain and

illustrate the sense of the Text,

427

Part II. An illustration and confirmation of the Doctrines

therein contained,

446

Application,

482