Calendar: 1871-1872 Page 489

theological department 489 He shall feed His flock like shepherd The tender mercy of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us The kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven VI -article 0ft Examine carefully the phraseology under which the Second Article describes the Atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ and compare it with Scripture Draw out from Scripture the view of the Atonement implied in the words δούναι της ψνχήν αντον Χντρον αντί πολλών examining the use of the words Χυτρόομαι and αγοράζω By what attempts to complete the metaphor of Ransom" has difficulty been caused Draw out similarly the view of the Atonement as sacrifice "for the remission of sins distinguishing the three chief ideas of sacrifice and dwelling particularly on the teaching of the Epistles to the Romans and Hebrews on this branch of the subject Explain the full meaning of the word Mediation showing the reality and limitations of merely human mediation and proving that these limitations do not apply to the Mediation of our Lord Point out the connection of the ideas of Redemption Propi- tiation and Reconciliation with that of Mediation Draw out our Lord's revelations of His Mediatorial office What is meant by speaking of His sacrifice as foreordained before the founda- tion of the world Explain the meaning and give the history of the clause He descended into hell On what passages of Holy Scripture does the doctrine rest Show the doctrinal importance of this Article in respect of our Lord's humanity and of the intermediate state