| Paras | |
| 1 | I. The original dispensation of the law of God |
| A. Its substance | |
| 1. A universal law | |
| 2. A specific precept | |
| B. Its obligation | |
| C. Its enforcement | |
| 1. Life for obedience | |
| 2. Death for disobedience | |
| D. Its accompaniment | |
| 2-4 | II. The Mosaic codification of the law of God |
| 2 | A. The repetition of the moral law |
| 1. The fact of its reiteration | |
| 2. The circumstances of its reiteration | |
| 3 | B. The addition of the ceremonial law |
| 1. The purpose of the ceremonial law | |
| 2. The abrogation of the ceremonial law | |
| 4 | C. The addition of the judicial law |
| 1. Its ancient expiration | |
| 2. Its modern application | |
| 5 | III. The inherent obligation of the law of God |
| A. Its permanent duration | |
| B. Its universal scope | |
| C. Its heightened strength | |
| 6-7 | IV. The special functions of the law of God for Christians |
| A. The assumed qualification of these functions | |
| 6(a) | B. The specific enumeration of these functions |
| 6(b) | C. The harmonious operation of these functions |
| 7 | 1. The fact of this harmony |
| 2. The explanation of this harmony | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p234-235. Used by permission.