C ONTENTS — On Christ

Comparison of Editions of Gerhard’s Loci

COMMONPLACE IV (1625 Exegesis): On the Person and Office of Christ The preface shows this doctrine’s: (1) Dignity, § 1. (2) Usefulness, § 2. (3) Necessity, §

Chapter I: The treatment of this article consists of nomenclature and factual 6 material. (I) The nomenclature contains: (1) The etymology of the name “Jesus,” § 6, and of “Christ,” § 13.

Chapter II: (2) The homonyms of the name “Jesus,” § 18, and of “Christ,” § 22.

Chapter III: (3) The synonyms, presenting various names of Christ, § 23, and types of Christ, §

Chapter IV: (II) The factual material deals with the person and office of 34 Christ. The person of Christ consists of two natures, divine and human, §

Chapter V: The true deity of Christ is proved, § 42: (1) From His divine 42 names, § 45. (2) From His essential divine attributes, § 47. (3) From His personal property, § 52. (4) From His divine works, § 55. (5) From divine worship, § 63.

Chapter VI: The human nature of Christ is proved, § 79.

Chapter VII: The personal union of these two natures in Christ is proved, § 101. Here there is discussion of its: (1) Efficient cause, § 102. (2) Material, § 109. (3) Form, § 115. (4) End, § 140.

Chapter VIII: From the personal union there arises: (1) The communication of the natures, § 148.

Chapter IX: The personal propositions result from the union and communication of natures, § 155.

Chapter X: (2) The communication of properties, which is dealt with in general, § 174.

Chapter XI: Three genera of this communication of properties are established. The first is that by which the things proper to both natures are predicated about the person of Christ, § 186. This is also where those predications belong in which the properties of the human nature are predicated about the Son of God, § 193.

Chapter XII: The second is that by which the divine nature of the Son, remaining without the sufferings of the flesh, communicates its glory and excellence to the human nature, § 201.

In this genus, the following things are to be considered: (1) The communication itself. (2) And the use of the things communicated. In the communication, these things are to be considered: (a) Essential things. (b) And circumstantial things. The essential things are: (α) The termini. (β) And the material of the communication. There are two termini, namely, He who communicates, § 203, and the ending point, namely, He to whom it is communicated, § 205.

The material of the communication, or that which is communicated, is divine majesty, glory, and power; and, hence, truly infinite and divine gifts. These are dealt with in general, § 210, and specifically: (1) On the divine name, § 213. (2) On the divine properties, namely: Omnipotence, § 214. Omniscience, § 215. The power to give life, § 216. The power to execute judgment, § 217. (3) On the divine works, namely: Omnipresence, § 218. The working of miracles, § 230. The work of redemption, § 231. The establishment of the ministry and the gathering of the Church, § 232. The sending of the Holy Spirit, § 233. Cleansing from sins, § 234. The raising of the dead, the administration of judgment, and the glorification of the devout, § 235. (4) On the worship of religious adoration, § 236.

The circumstances of the communication are: (1) The mode, § 267. (2) And the time, § 270.

Chapter XIII: The third genus of the communication of properties is that by which, in the works of Christ’s office, each nature does what is proper to itself with the communication of the other, § 282.

Chapter XIV: The distinction between the states of emptying and of exaltation 298 arises from the use of the properties communicated, § 293.

Chapter XV: The office of Christ is commonly established as triple, § 320: 318 Prophetic, § 322. Priestly, § 323. And royal, § 324.

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