Rev. James Brodie
Bodily Constitution of Man
1. Material Frame of Man
2. Organic Nature of Man
Mental Constitution of Man
1. Animal Faculties and Desires
2. Rational Faculties and Affections in Man
The Different Classes of Rational Creatures
1. Angels
2. Devils
3. Man in His Primitive Condition
Man in Union with God
1. The Trinity
2. The Incarnation
3. The Sufferings of Christ
4. The Obedience of Christ
5. The Exaltation of the Redeemer
The Condition of Man Under the Government of the Redeemer
1. Man in His Unconverted State
2. The Character and Condition of the Converted
3. The Present Condition of the Departed
4. The Last Judgment
5. The Condemned
6. The Glorified
Ultimate Design of the Work of Redemption
1. Redemption is Designed for the Benefit of the Whole Rational Creation
2. Redemption Makes Known to Rational Creatures the Nature and Character of God
3. Redemption Points Out the Relation in which Creatures Stand to the Creator, and the Duty that He Requires
4. Redemption Makes Known the Infinite Perfection and Absolute Sovereignty of God, and Thereby Awakens the Emotions of Reverence and Devotion
5. Redemption Makes Known the Exalted Nature and Blessedness of True Benevolence, and Thereby Induces Intelligent Creatures to Take Pleasure in Manifesting Good-Will to Others
6. The Work of Redemption, and the Great Design for Which It Has Been Undertaken, Shew the Wisdom, Power, and Goodness of Its Author
Supplementary Section
Analogies Pervading the Work of God
Rev. James Brodie (1800-1878) was minister of Bow of Fife Free Church, Scotland. He wrote several books pertaining to faith and science, as well as contributed scientific articles to local society journals.
He was anti-Darwinian, believed in variation within limits, endorsed a global flood, and believed in the special creation of man and modern flora/fauna about six thousand years ago. Some points where he differed from today's creationists included his belief that the global flood was a "soft flood," which caused biological destruction, but little geological disturbance. He also believed that the creatures found in the fossil record were from geological history (a pre-Adamic creation), and that the entire world was submerged, so that God could form the new creation, both heavens and earth during the creation week.
As such, his arguments and discussions in his various books are a curious mix of fairly astute points, both theological and apologetic, as well as some occasional odd views (such as his belief that there were probably no carnivorous animals prior to the flood). I suspect that if there had been a better understanding of the geological processes of the flood (and resulting fossilizations) during Brodie's time, he would have been easily persuaded that the supposition of a pre-Adamic creation was unnecessary.
