in the primitive church respecting the observance of its ceremonies, ii.
392-399.
LAWS; should correspond with the moral feelings of man, iii. 373, 404.
Their salutary influence destroyed when the contrary is the fact, 374, 375.
LEANDER VAN ESS, vi. 261.
LEARNING; its usefulness to the christian minister, iv. 408-410.
LEICESTERSHIRE; its former prosperity, compared with its present
state, iii. 250-252.
LEIGHTON, Archbishop; character of his writings, v. 412.
LEPROSY; a supernatural disease, v. 171. Its typical import, 172. The
leprosy of sin described, 175-182. Method of cure, 176-178. Import-
ance of seeking that cure, 182-185.
LIFE; compared to a river, vi. 78. Obedience to the will of God shewn to
be the great object of life, 82-85. The course of human life limited and
short, 86. Importance of endeavouring to fulfil our course according to
the will of God, 87-93.
LINDSEY, Rev. T.; his early life, iv. 190-192. His scruples respecting
the lawfulness of Trinitarian worship, 192. His dissimulation, in continuing
to subscribe the articles, and hold his preferment, 193-195. Resignation
of his living, 197. Opening of the chapel in Essex-street, 198. His
death, 199. Slight effect produced by his secession from the established
church, ib. Character of his writings, 209. Examination of the claim
advanced for him to be ranked with the silenced and ejected ministers in
the time of Charles II., 219-225.
LORD'S DAY; commemoration of Christ's resurrection, v. 380-386.
Profaned by military exercises in the last war, i. 174.
LORD'S SUPPER; impropriety of making it the sole token of christian
communion, ii. 14. Not founded on baptism, 301. Not necessarily con-
nected with it, 302-305. Extensive prevalence of the contrary opinion,
LOVE; its supposed inconveniences and evils described, iii. 464–471. Effects
of the imagined banishment of this passion from the earth, 472-476. Its
benefits and influence, 479.
LOVE OF THE BRETHREN; defined and distinguished, v. 355–357.
Proves that we are not of the world, 358. Its manifestation described,
360-362. Existence of this disposition an evidence of love to God, vi. 348.
LOVE TO GOD, v. 495. Marks of love to God enumerated, vi. 343–352.
Emotions with which the absence of this disposition should be contemplated,
353-356.
LOVE OF LIFE; the simplest and strongest principle of our nature, vi. 269.
Its source and effects, 270-274.
LUTHER; grounds of his separation from the church of Rome, ii. 362.
MACKINTOSH, Sir James; his early friendship with Mr. Hall, vi. (Mem.)
14. Their united studies, ib. Letter from Sir James respecting Mr. Hall's
sermon on Modern Infidelity, 65. His letter, written on occasion of Mr.
Hall's recovery from derangement, 76-78. Extract from his review of
Mr. Hall's sermon, 126-128. His defence of Mr. Hall against the attack
of B. Flower, 128-130. Observations on his talents and mental powers, 122.
MACKNIGHT, Dr.; his Commentary on the Epistles characterized, vi.
(Mem.) 121.
MAGEE, Archbishop, vi. (Mem.) 117, 119.
MALAN, Dr.; account of his interview with Mr. Hall, v. 558.
MAN; his dignity, as derived from his probationary state and his immor-
tality, i. 42. Naturally disposed to think favourably of his own moral
character and state, 231. Qualified to know and enjoy God, v. 92-95.
Vanity of man, apart from his immortality, described, vi. 177-188.
MANUAL LABOUR; a large portion of the human race destined to spend
their lives in it, vi. 179.
MARRIAGE; authorised and dignified by christianity, i. 49. How regarded
by infidels, ib. Divinely ordained, to secure the civilization of the world,
52. Admirably adapted to promote tender and benevolent affections, 53.
MARSHMAN, Dr.; strictures on his conduct to the committee of the
Baptist Missionary Society, iv. 415.
MARTIN, Rev. J., iii. 47.
MARTYN, Henry; sketch of his character, iv. 353.
MASON, Dr., of New York; his work on catholic communion, ii. 238-240,
460.
MATTER; incapable, of itself, of thought and perception, v. 11, 12.
bability that it forms part of the constitution of all created beings, 60. The
motion of matter dependent on mind, vi. 3—7.
METAPHYSICS, vi. (Mem.) 122. Temporary popularity of writers in that
branch of science, iv. 6. Its utility, in the detection of sophistry, 432.
MIDDLE AGES; peculiarities of the period so denominated, iii. 86.
MILITARY EXERCISES; their appointment on the Lord's day censured,
i. 174.
MILLAR, Professor; character of his work on the Constitution,' iv. 39.
MILLENNIUM, the; a period of remarkable knowledge, i. 206. Its effects
and blessings, vi. 158.
MILTON; compared with Homer, iii. 487-489.
MIND; shewn to be the source of all power, vi. 3-7. The order of the
moral world maintained by the action of mind upon mind, 382.
MINISTERS, Christian; design of their appointment, v. 387. Christ's care
of them, 388. Specially called upon to resist and expose infidelity, i. 4.
Their duty in regard to politics, iii. 20-23, 25-27, 185. Importance of
their entire submission to the word of God, iv. 477. Prayer for their
people urged, 485. Watchful regard to their edification recommended,
486. Hints on the manner in which they should treat inquirers, 487.
Directions for social visits, 488. Personal piety pressed, 490. Encourage-
ment to seek strength from Christ, 492-494. The reward of the faithful
minister, i. 263-266.
MINISTRY, Christian; divinely appointed and peculiar to christianity,
i. 248. Its dignity and importance, 260-262, vi. 369. Solemnity and
magnitude of its duties, i. 230–238. Difficulties in discharging them, 238—
241. Seriousness and affection specially recommended, 242-244. Utility
of pastoral visits, 245. Necessity of correct moral deportment, 246.
Unmingled success not to be expected, 247. The perfection of the gospel,
a great source of encouragement, 249-252. Christian morality to be fully
and evangelically inculcated, 252-254. Influences of the Holy Spirit
promised, 254--257. Desirableness of realizing a constant sense of depen-
dence on his aid, 257-252. Contrast between the labour of the minister
and that of the missionary, 297-299.
MISSIONARIES; Their qualifications enumerated, i. 278-315.
gestions on the most suitable method of preaching the gospel to the heathen,
302-304. Importance of avoiding theological controversies, 304. Situ-
ation of missionaries favourable to the adoption of a more pure, simple,
and apostolical mode of preaching, 306. Hindrances formerly existing to
their settlement in India, iii. 206.
MISSIONS TO THE HEATHEN; Defended in parliament, in 1813,
i. 311. Different views with which they are regarded by statesmen and by
christian ministers, 312. Their success in India, iii. 209-211. Answer
to the objection that the sanction of miracles is now wanting, 225–229.
Necessity of engaging in them in a spirit of absolute dependence on the
Holy Spirit's power, vi. 227, 232, 238. Importance of prayer in this
connexion, 233. All pomp and parade to be avoided, 237. Divine influence
not yet bestowed as in the early history of christianity, 240. Abundant
outpouring of the Holy Spirit yet to be expected, 242-245. General
prevalence of a missionary spirit, 259.
MIXED COMMUNION; its advocates vindicated from the charge of
assuming a dispensing power, ii. 66—70, 333–338. The argument derived
from the obligation of brotherly love, 82-88. The injunctions of scripture
respecting brethren who differ in sentiment, pleaded, 89-96, iii. 439--442.
Objections answered, ii. 96-103. The fact urged that pædobaptists
belong to the true church, 105-109. Their exclusion is a punishment,
118-127. Mixed communion implies no sanction of infant sprinkling,
127-130. The impossibility of reducing the opposite practice to any
general principle, 133-148. Argument from the impolicy of strict com-
munion, 157-164. Suggestions relative to the conduct of churches in
which the majority of the members approve of mixed communion, 243—
246. General agreement among the adherents of the practice, 253–257.
Vindication from the charge of sanctioning a corruption of baptism, or a
virtual repeal of that ordinance, 340-345. Answer to the objection that
mixed communion is inconsistent with the principles of dissent and of
protestantism, 355–363. Probability that it prevailed among the primi-
tive churches, and during the middle ages, 440-445. Its increasing
prevalence in modern churches expected, 487-489. Its effects on the
baptist denomination, iii. 452. Its adoption urged from the spirit of the
times and the prospects of the church, 454-456.
MORAL INABILITY; remarks on, iv. 425-428. Consistency of the
doctrine with human responsibility and guilt, 428—430.
MORALS; subverted by infidelity, i. 20-27. Injurious effects of war
upon morals, 95-99. Morals corrupted by a loose theology, 160. The
same effect produced by the system of expediency, 161-169. Com-
parison of the opinions of Mr. Hume on this subject with those of Aristotle
and Cicero, 170. Manner in which it should be treated by christian
ministers, 252–254. Religion always productive of good morals, iii.
400-402.
MORRIS'S LIFE OF FULLER, i. 402.
MYSTERIES OF REVELATION; not inconsistent with reason, v. 294.
Humility and teachableness with which they should be received, 295.
Importance of holding them fast, i. 181. Their practical influence, vi.
46-52.
NAME OF GOD; in what manner profanely used, v. 331.
respect due to it as to God himself, 332. Its use on light and trivial
occasions a sign of irreverence towards him, 334-326. Tendency of the
practice to obliterate all traces of religion from the mind, 338. No reason-
able temptation to the vice, 339.
NATIONAL DEBT; consequences of its increase, iii. 156—158.
NATIONAL JUDGEMENTS; in what manner they are to be contem-
plated, i. 137-139. Not always first inflicted on the guiltiest people,
145. The hand of God to be acknowledged in them, 154–156.
NATIONAL SINS; what they are, i. 151–154.
NEWTON, Sir Isaac; his opinion of the baptists, ii. 161. His modesty,
vi. 39.
OATHS; needlessly multiplied by the legislature, v. 330. Criminality of
profane oaths, 337.
OCCASIONAL CONFORMITY; letter from Mr. Hall on that subject,
vi. (Mem.) 92.
OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD, vi. 12. Implies and proves his spirituality,
ORDINATIONS; in what manner they should be conducted, v. 557.
ORTON'S LETTERS TO STEDMAN; character of that work, v. 420.
OVERTON, Rev. J.; character of his 'True Churchman ascertained,' iv. 123.
OWEN, Dr.; character of his works, vi. (Mem.) 120.
PÆDOBAPTISTS; their right to the Lord's supper, as regenerated per-
sons, ii. 63, 88. Their mistake on the subject of baptism no bar to com-
munion, 52, 60, 94. Their societies shewn to be true churches, 107-109.
Their exclusion from the Lord's table by the strict baptists considered as
a punishment, 118-127, 423-438. Their hostility to baptist principles
greatly strengthened by the practice of strict communion, 158—164, 490.
Injustice of that practice with regard to them, 269. Exposure of Mr.
Kinghorn's appeal to their peculiar principles, in support of strict com-
munion, 369-378. Views entertained by them of the conduct of baptists
in refusing to baptize infants, 378-380. The principle of strict com-
munion shewn to deprive them of the New Testament as a rule of faith and
manners, 407-412. Not recognized as Christians by the advocates of
that practice, 420.
PAGANISM; its licentious tendency, i. 30. Preferable to modern in-
fidelity, 31, 60.
PALEY Dr.; his defence of ministerial influence in parliament, iii. 113.
PARKHURST, Rev. J., v. 534.
PARLIAMENT; its independence necessary, iii. 112. Desirableness of
reform in parliament, 105-107. Annual parliaments recommended,
108-111. Influence of the peers deprecated, 113.
PARR, Dr.; Mr. Hall's acquaintance with him, vi. (Mem.) 61. His eulo-
gium of Mr. Hall, 131.
PARTY SPIRIT; its injurious effects on religious inquiry, ii. 150, 153—
155. Evils attending its indulgence in a legislative assembly, iii. 114–116.
PATIENCE; essentially necessary to the christian, v. 298-301.
nature and excellence, 301-303.
PATRIOTISM; how inculcated in the New Testament, i. 371.
PAUL THE APOSTLE; his conversion, v. 137–148. Union of tenderness
and energy in his character, i. 289.
PERJURY; forbidden by the third commandment, v. 329.
criminality, 330. Prevalence of the sin in this country, 331.
PERSECUTION; coincident with Hobbism, iii. 367. Its inefficacy, 306.
Destroys respect for the laws, 375.
Always punished by God, v. 147.
Foments a spirit of division, 377, 378.
PERSONIFICATION; how used, as a figure of rhetoric or poetry, in the
scriptures, v. 72, 79.
PHILOSOPHY; contrasted with poetry, iii. 480-483.
Its objects and
limits, v. 61-63. Difficulties attending its researches, vi. 38. Its asto-
nishing progress during the last century, 254.
PHYSICIAN, the; sources whence he derives remedies for disease, iv. 496.
Benevolent object and spirit of his art, 498.
PITT, Mr.; his political character, iii. 65, 82. Disastrous effects of his
administration, 198.
PLACES OF WORSHIP; increasing necessity for their erection, v. 316.
PLATO; Mr. Hall's strong attachment to his writings, vi. (Mem.) 45.
PLINY; his testimony to the extensive spread of christianity, vi. 455.
POETRY; contrasted with philosophy, ii. 480-483.
excellence of the poetry of uncivilized nations, 483.
influenced by the imagination and the passions, 485, 486.
POLITICAL ECONOMY; its principles, iii. 265.
POLITICS; not usually much studied by pious men, iii. 334.
Reasons for the
Poetical genius
POOR, the; affliction peculiarly felt by them, i. 112, 117. Duty and pleasure
of relieving their wants, 119-121. Their degraded state in England, iii.
166. Consequences to be anticipated from an undue depression of the
lower orders, 248. Importance of hospitals for the sick poor, iv. 503.
Dependence of the rich on the labours of the poor, vi. 454-456. Depen-
dence of the poor on the rich, 457. Points of agreement between the
rich and the poor, 449-465. Duties of christians who are poor, 471.
POPERY; altered state of feeling respecting it in England, iv. 227, 242.
Causes of that alteration, 228-230. Hostility of popery to evangelical
piety, 231. Worldly character of the papal system, 234-236. Activity
of papists at the present time, 226, 241. Absurdity of supposing any
change in popery, 242-244. Papal infallibility sanctioned by general
councils, 244-249. No reason to believe that the intolerant principles
of popery are renounced, 250. Examination of the arguments usually
employed in defence of the infallibility of the Romish church, 252–256.
Remarks on the obscurity of Scripture as alleged by Roman Catholics,
258-261. Their hostility to the free circulation of the scriptures,
393-395. The papal system shewn to be idolatrous, vi. 9.
POWER; shewn to be derived from mind, vi. 3-7.
power of God with his spirituality, 6.
PRAYER; its peculiar necessity in connexion with missionary labour, i.
277; vi. 233. How affected by Socinian sentiment, v. 42. Advantages
derived from praying for others, 366. Importance of addressing prayer
directly to the Lord Jesus Christ, 515. Observations on public prayer,
vi. (Mem.) 145—147.
PREACHING; its origin, i. 459. The wisdom of its institution, 460. The
appointed means of conveying spiritual good, 462. Serious attention
which it deserves, 464. Importance of adhering to the dictates of scrip-
ture, iv. 478. Vague and indistinct preaching condemned, 480. Due
proportion to be observed in treating of doctrinal and practical subjects,
481-483. The unequal effects of preaching accounted for, v. 462. Im-
proved state of preaching within the last fifty years, vi. 258. Importance
of employing argument in sermons without using the forms of reasoning,
vi. (Mem.) 154. Desirableness of preaching so as to discriminate and
individualize character, 170-172, 175.
PRICE, Dr., iii. 55, 187.
PRICES; design of many legislative enactments to create an artificial
elevation, iii. 237. Application of this principle to the framework-
knitters' fund, 238.
PRIDE; the most unsocial of the passions, i. 33. Its misanthropy and
selfishness, 34. Its deleterious influence, 34-38. Religion, the only
antidote to pride, 40. Therefore hated by infidels, 41. Modern inno-
vation in the use of the word 'pride,' 172.
PRIESTLEY, Dr.; eulogium on him, iii. 28, 187. His political publica-
tions, 29. Anecdote of him, v. 35. His remark on repentance, 44.
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE; affecting circumstances of her death, i. 326,
336-339, 367. Impressions produced by her removal, 359.
PROFANENESS; general prevalence of this vice, i. 176.
PROFESSION, christian; its holy character, v. 187. Profession of Christ
essential to salvation, ii. 279. An early christian profession urged, vi. 396.
PROPHECY; its comparative obscurity, ii. 203. Wisdom of this arrange-
ment, vi. 75-60.
'PROTESTANT,' the; character of that work, iv. 202.
PROTESTANTISM; mixed communion proved to be consistent with its
principles, ii. 360–363.
PROVIDENCE; its dispensations to be observed, i. 320. The harmony of
those dispensations with Scripture, 321-323. Adaptation of their instruc-
tions to our character and state, 324. Importance of the doctrine of a
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