ting commanded, 108
Social-- 109
in an ecclesiastical capacity, 110
in a national capacity, 112
Nations whose constitutions are
immoral and unscriptural,
called to the duty, 118
Nations that have not heard the
gospel, not guiltless for not
Covenanting, 119
in various capacities, 120
Assemblies for the
investigation of Divine
truth, 122
Bible societies, 122
Missionary Societies, 125
None may be excused for not
engaging in Covenanting, 128

CHAPTER IV.
COVENANT DUTIES.

Covenanting ought to embrace
present and permanent duty, 131
Duties to each one's self, 132
The cultivation of personal
religion, 133
Sobriety and temperance, 134
The cultivation of the various
powers of the soul, 135
The proper application of every
capacity, 136
All such different from restraints
imposed by human authority, 137
Duties to society in general, 138
To families, 139
To civil communities, 141
Owing by masters and servants, 142
Lawful civil governors and the
people under them, 143
Duty of the civil magistrate, 144
Duties of the people in regard to
the choice of their civil rulers, 145
--and to their obedience to
them, 148
Duty of people living under civil
governments not sanctioned by
God's authority, 151
The doctrine evil, that so long as
any law exists it ought to be
obeyed, 155
To promote the real welfare of
civil society, the duty of nil, 156
To classes of men, of whatever kind, 157
To the Church of Christ, 158
To abide by all the ordinances
of divine grace, 159
To support the ordinances of
religion, where enjoyed, 159
To maintain the rights and
privileges of the Church, 160
To unite the various Churches
of Christ, 161
To enlarge the Church, 163
--through Bible Societies, 163
Missions, at home, 164
--to the heathen, 165
--to the Jews, 167
To the Mediator, as L