Calendar: 1887-1888 Page 645

THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 645 with so great cloud of witnesses let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us -Having therefore boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus by new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the veil 10 Give all the specimens that occur in this Epistle of Alexandrian words quoting in each case the context amid which they are found 11 Write in Greek the following and comment on what- ever is remarkable Offering Thou wouldest not but body Thou hast prepared me in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hast no pleasure 12 What is th key-word of this Epistle and in what con- nexion does it occur Give all the other compounds of this verb with their meanings which are found in this Epistle Examine the question whether the existence of God is capable of proof What general impulse and practice of human nature testifies to the belief in God Explain generally the nature of the syllogistic and in- ductive methods of reasoning Upon which method does human nature generally proceed on this subject Illustrate the manner in which the finite leads us to the infinite Show how the question of our knowledge of God involves all the other chief questions of philosophy Explain the relation between the moral character of Socratic thought and the theological teaching of Plato Explain the phrase Ab exterior ibiis ad interior ab interi- oribus ad superiora Describe the dialectical process by which Plato rises to the apprehension of God Illustrate his teaching from Dr Barrow's sermons Show how Plato's teaching illustrates the statements of St Paul on this subject in the Epistle to the Romans