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present time, 335, 359. Absurdity of supposing any change in popery, 359,
360. Papal infallibility sanctioned by general councils, 360-362. No reason
to believe that the intolerant principles of popery are renounced, 363. Ex-
amination of the arguments usually employed in defence of the infallibility
of the Romish church, 364–366. Remarks on the obscurity of Scripture
as alleged by Roman Catholics, 366-368. Their hostility to the free circula-
tion of the Scriptures, 433, 434. The papal system shown to be idolatrous,
iii. 299.

POWER; shown to be derived from mind, iii. 296-298. Connexion of the
power of God with his spirituality, 297.

PRAYER; its peculiar necessity in connexion with missionary labour, i. 159.
iii. 407. How affected by Socinian sentiment, 33. Advantages derived from
praying for others, 186. Importance of addressing prayer directly to the Lord
Jesus Christ, 263. Observations on public prayer, (Obs.) 97–99.
PREACHING; its origin, i. 249. The wisdom of its institution, ib. The
appointed means of conveying spiritual good, 250. Serious attention which it
deserves, 251. Importance of adhering to the dictates of Scripture, 476.
Vague and indistinct preaching condemned, 477. Due proportion to be
observed in treating of doctrinal and practical subjects, 477, 478. The
unequal effects of preaching accounted for, iii. 235. Improved state of
preaching within the last fifty years, 419. Importance of employing argument
in sermons without using the forms of reasoning, (Obs.) 102. Desirableness
of preaching so as to discriminate and individualize character, 113, 114, 116.
PRICE, Dr., ii. 36, 100.

PRICES; design of many legislative enactments to create an artificial elevation,
ii. 126. Application of this principle to the Framework Knitters' fund, ib.
PRIDE; the most unsocial of the passions, i. 32. Its misanthropy and selfish-
ness, 33.
Its deleterious influence, 33, 34. Religion the only antidote to
pride, 35.
Therefore hated by infidels, 36. Modern innovation in the use of
the word "pride," 101.

PRIESTLEY, Dr.; eulogium on him, ii. 23, 100. His political publications, 24.
Anecdote of him, iii. 30. His remark on repentance, 34.

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE; affecting circumstances of her death, i. 182, 186-
188, 200. Impressions produced by her removal, 197.

PROFANENESS; general prevalence of this vice, i. 103.

PROFESSION, Christian; its holy character, iii. 102. Profession of Christ
essential to salvation, i. 413. An early Christian profession urged, iii. 485.
PROPHECY; its comparative obscurity, i. 378. Wisdom of this arrangement,
iii. 330, 331.

"PROTESTANT," the; character of that work, ii. 324.

PROTESTANTISM; mixed communion proved to be consistent with its prin-
ciples, i. 448-450.

PROVIDENCE; its dispensations to be observed, i. 179. The harmony of those
dispensations with Scripture, 180, 181. Adaptation of their instructions to our
character and state, 181. Importance of the doctrine of a particular providence,
ii. 313. Its dispensations frequently mysterious, iii. 313, 364. Their design
often concealed, 314. That concealment chiefly occasioned by the obscurity in
which the future is enveloped, 314–316.

PUBLIC OPINION; its value and influence, i. 88.

PUNISHMENT; the fear of it an habitual restraint on human conduct, ii. 205.
Impossibility of accomplishing this end when the equity of the punishment is
not seen, 206.

PURITANS; their zeal for freedom, ii. 18. Hinge of the controversy between
them and their opponents, 254

REDEMPTION; how effected by the Lord Jesus Christ, iii. 500. The glory
of the Divine character displayed therein, 501. Its extent, ib. (Mem.) 76. Its
efficacy, as resulting from the wondrous constitution of the Saviour's person,
iii. 502.

REFORM; necessary to the political safety of the country, ii. 47, 84. Reasons

for that necessity, 61, 87-89. Principle on which it should rest, 62. Exten-
sion of the suffrage, ib. Annual parliaments, ib. Influence of the peers, 65.
Exposure of the pretences usually alleged for delay, 66-68. Explanation of the
term "radical reform," 100.

REFORMATION, the; its influence in destroying the authority of Aristotle,

iii. 416.

REGENERATION; its cause the will of God, iii. 65. Its instrument the
word of truth, 66. Its end dedication to God, 67-70. Manner in which it
should be preached, ii. 478.
RELIGION; its value and importance, i. 49. Its influence on the welfare
of nations, 69, 70, ii. 174. Eminent religion reverenced by men in general,
i. 216. Obedience to the laws promoted by religion, ii. 174, 175. Human
depravity shown to be the chief cause of the aversion to evangelical religion,
242; that aversion strengthened by the too frequent use of technical phraseology,
243. Distaste of religion manifested by fine writers, 246, 247. Propriety and
reasonableness of intense feeling on religious subjects, 455. Dignity of religion,
iii. 69, 70, 234.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; its advancement in modern times, iii. 421. Its con-
nexion with political freedom, 422.

REPENTANCE; its personal character insisted on, i. 91, 104, 105. Who
those are who need no repentance, iii. 467. Its necessity, 472. Joy with which
the repentance of a sinner is contemplated by angelic beings, 468–471. Hap-
piness of a penitent described, 474.
RESURRECTION OF CHRIST; commemorated on the Lord's day, iii. 193;
the purchase of our redemption completed by it, ib. The character of Christ
vindicated, 193, 194. Signal triumph obtained over his enemies, 194; ever-
lasting victory gained over death, 195. Sure prospect of heaven afforded to all
believers, ib.

RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD; illustrated by analogies from the world
of nature, ii. 314. A mysterious doctrine, iii. 319.
REVIEWING; remarks on, iii. 254, 267, 275.

REWARDS; heaven described as the reward of the pious, iii. 164. On what
accounts it is so designated, 165. Certainty of its bestowment, 165–167. Its
satisfying nature, 167. Its eternal duration, 168.

RICH, the; their dependence on the labour of the poor, iii. 513, 514. Dependence
of the poor on the rich, 514. Duties of Christians who are rich, 519-521.
Points of agreement between the rich and the poor, 509-521.

RICHES; mistake of those who suppose that riches are infallibly connected with
happiness, iii. 382, 383. Criminality of using riches merely for luxury and
display, 519.

RIGHTS OF MAN; defined, ii. 69. How far they are surrendered in a state
of society, 70. Absurdity of supposing them to be entirely given up, 71.
Opinions of Mr. Locke, 72.

ROBINS, Rev. Mr., tutor at Daventry; sketch of his character, ii. 390.

ROBINSON, Rev. R.; interview between him and Mr. Hall, iii. (Mem.) 16.
Sketch of his character as a minister, 20.

ROBINSON, Rev. T.; his self-denial and devotedness to the interests of benevo-
lence and piety, ii. 380, 381. Success of his ministerial labours, 381, 382.
Beneficial influence of his example and effects on the state of the town
of Leicester, 382, 383. Veneration in which he was held, 383. His uni-
formity of conduct, 384. General sketch of his character, 384, 385. Mag-
nitude of the loss sustained by his death, 386, 387. Holy tendency of his
ministry, 387.

"ROMANTIC ;" improper application of the term, ii. 240–242.
RYLAND, Rev. J.; his character as a public instructer, iii. (Mem.) 5.
RYLAND, Dr.; sketch of his history, i. 213. His religious character, 214-218,
iii. 278. His imperfections noticed, i. 218-220. His letter to Mr. Hall respect-
ing his religious opinions, iii. (Mem.) 14. His literary attainments, i. 220. His
love of natural history, 220. His attachment to theological inquiries, ib. High
esteem in which he was held, 221-223. Effects produced on his religious

character by the study of the American divines, ii. 416, 417. Remarks on his
Life of Mr. Fuller, iii. 244.

SADDUCEES, i. 39 (note).

SATAN; his personality and real existence, iii. 33. Argued from probability,
41, 42. The Scripture doctrine stated, 43, 44. Accordance of the doctrine
with the moral state of man, 45. Answer to an objection, 46. Uniformity
of statement adopted by all the inspired writers, 47. Refutation of the bypo-
thesis of those who maintain that the word is used as a personification of the
principle of evil, 47–51.

SCHISM, i. 333, ii. 220. Strict communion chargeable with it, i. 334, ii. 221,

222.

SCHOOLMEN, the; subjects discussed by them, ii. 233. Use of their writings,
234.

SCHWARTZ, the missionary, ii. 110.

SCOTT, Mr. J.; his sketch of Mr. Hall's character as a preacher, iii. (Mem.)
87, 88.

SCOTT, Rev. T.; his answer to Bishop Tomline, iii. 245.
SCRIPTURE; discovery of salvation by Jesus Christ, its distinguishing feature,
i. 122, 123. Supplies an infallible rule of life, 123. Its harmony with the dis-
pensations of Providence, 180, 181. The alleged obscurity of Scripture, as
maintained by Roman Catholics, ii. 366-368. Adoption of the argument by
the opponents of the Bible Society exposed, 421-423. All that is important
to our welfare plainly taught in Scripture, iii. 328-331. Universality of the
right to read the Scriptures, ii. 429-432, 436. Origin of the restrictive policy,
432. Improbability of danger from placing the Scriptures in the hands of
the people, 433-435. Partial and defective views of Scripture productive of
error, 437, 438. Admirable adaptation of the Word of God to the condition
of the poor, 438, 439. Authoritative character of its moral precepts, 439.
Employed by the Holy Spirit as the instrument of regeneration, iii. 66.
Peculiarity of revelation as a statement of facts, iii. 317. Authority of Scripture
impaired by the Church of Rome, 420. Manner in which it should be studied,
461.

SELF-KNOWLEDGE; its importance in religion, iii. 151, 152.
SENSIBILITY; distinguished from benevolence, i. 74.

SENSUALITY; encouraged by infidel principles, i. 40. Religion its only
antidote, ib. Sensual gratifications incapable of producing happiness, iii.
382, 383.

SEPTENNIAL ACT; its inconveniences, ii. 63.

SERAMPORE MISSIONARIES; unreasonableness of their demands on the
committee of the Baptist Missionary Society, ii. 444-446. Mr. Foster's letter
in their defence, iii. (Obs.) 125, 126.

SIDMOUTH, Lord; the bill introduced by him into parliament in 1811, ü.

172.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES; advantages of observing them, iii. 414. Signs of
the present times enumerated, 415-421.

SLAVERY; degradation of the state, ii. 159. Oppressive character of West
India slavery, 159-163. Shocking instance of cruelty to a slave, 160 (note).
Estimated number of slaves in the West Indies and the United States, 159
(note). Iniquity of the system, 162. Objection answered, ib. Aversion of
the planters to the communication of religious instruction, 163. Injurious
influence of slavery on the moral principles of slave-holders, ib. Injustice
of slavery, 164. Gradual emancipation recommended, 165. Cost at which
the present system is maintained, ib. Comparison of slave-labour with free
labour, 166. Motives to exertion in the cause of emancipation, 156-168.
SLAVE-TRADE, i. 104.

SMITH, Dr. J. P.; his "Scripture Testimony to the Messiah" commended, iii.
287, (Mem.) 76.

SOCIETY; inequality of rank in society wisely ordered, i. 185, iii. 515. Dan-
gers connected with exposure to infidel or vicious society, iii. 480-483.

SOCINIANISM; its spirit described, iii. 24. Its tendency, 28. Characterized
as a system of negations, 28, 29. Its affinity with Deism, 29-32, 349. Its
anti-devotional character, 32, 33. Its association with materialism and fatalism,
34, 35. Its declining state in England, ii. 325–327.

SOCINIANS; propriety of the appellation, ii. 315-317.

Supposed connexion

of their principles with the love of freedom, 30-32. Their salvability disproved,
iii. 256, 266. Strictures on the union of orthodox and Socinian ministers in
London, 291.

SOCRATES; his modesty, iii. 313.

SOLON; singular law enacted by him, ii. 51.

"SPIRIT;" various uses of the word in Scripture, iii. 22.

SPIRIT, HOLY; his personality, iii. 21, 22. Necessity for his influence,
i. 125, iii. 400-404. Promise of that influence, i. 146-148. Importance of
duly estimating it, 235. Excellence and dignity of the gift, 236, 237. Spiritual
life wholly dependent upon it, 237, 238. Its communication to be sought by
prayer, 238, 239. Habitual dependence urged, 239, 240. Nature and causes
of Divine withdrawment, 240. Holiness essential to the enjoyment of Divine
influence, 240-242. Desirableness of watching such circumstances as are
favourable to its manifestation, 243, 244. Dignity of the Christian, as a
temple of the Holy Ghost, 245. Remarks on the mysteriousness of his in-
fluence, iii. 318, 319. Want of Christian zeal in those who deny the doctrine,
404. Reasons why we are sometimes in danger of forgetting it, 405, 406.
The sin of grieving the Holy Spirit, 408. Abundant manifestation of his in-
fluence yet to be expected, 411, 412.

SPIRITUALITY OF GOD; its connexion with his natural attributes, iii.
296-303. Establishes an intimate relation between God and his intelligent
creatures, 303. Constitutes him the Supreme Good, and the source of all hap-
piness, 304-307.

STAEL, Madame de, iii. (Mem.) 81.

STATE OF RELIGION in Great Britain, before the last war, i. 91, 94-101.
STEPNEY ACADEMY, i. 132, 133. Theological principles on which it was
founded, ii. 443. Advantages of its situation, ib.

STERNE, i. 74.

STEWART, Dugald; character of his writings and style, iii. (Mem.) 80.
STRICT BAPTISTS; the only class who contend for the exclusion of Chris-
tians from the Lord's table, i. 320. Their inconsistency argued, in holding
communion with Pedobaptists in every thing but the Lord's Supper, 336-338,
411, 428, 429, ii. 178, 179; in not charging the Pedobaptists with criminality
for observing the Lord's Supper, i. 343, 344; in not treating them as the apos-
tles would have treated unbaptized persons, 410, 411, 430, 431; in admitting
their salvability, 414-416, 431, 432; and in regarding them as Christians while
destitute of the supposed evidence of faith, 421.
STRICT COMMUNION; its principles stated, i. 292. Its unfavourable in-
fluence on the prosperity of the Baptist denomination, 285, 503. Examination
of the argument from the supposed priority of baptism to the Lord's Supper,
293-304; from the apostolic commission, 304-306, 406; from the connexion
between circumcision and the passover, 306-308, 313, 314; from apostolic
precedent, 311, 312, 407, 409, 410, ii. 216-218; from antiquity, i. 316-321,
481, 484-487. Opposed to brotherly love, 322-324. Chargeable with the
guilt of schism, 333, 334, ii. 220-222. Operates as a punishment with regard
to Pedobaptists, i. 337-341, 474-481. Contrary to the Scripture doctrine of
forbearance, 324-328. Its impolicy, 355-358, ii. 226–228. Resemblance to

the intolerant principles of the Church of Rome, i. 358, 451. Implies a claim
to infallibility, 408, 450, 451. Its coincidence with the opus operatum of the
Church of Rome, 433-435. Produces interminable discord and confusion, 466-
468. Renders the New Testament inapplicable to Pedobaptists, 468–470. Is
incompatible with the unity of the church, 490-492. Answer to the assertion
that it is founded on the principle of defending one neglected truth, 496-498.
Dependence of the practice on human authority, 469, 470, 475, 476. Its un
favourable effects on the minds of its advocates, 487.

STUART, Professor, of Andover, U. S.; character of his "Exegetical Essays,”
&c., iii. 359 (note).

SUBSTITUTION of the innocent for the guilty, a doctrine peculiar to revela-
tion, i. 267. Fitness of the substitution of Christ, 266-280. Moral tendencies
of the doctrine, 281-283.

SUNDAY-SCHOOLS; seriousness with which religious instruction should be
communicated in them, i. 125, 126. Proposed by Bishop Horsley to be placed
under the control of the clergy, ii. 175.

SUPERSTITION; a much greater evil than enthusiasm, ii. 185.

SUTCLIFF, Rev. J.; his eminent humility, ii. 388. His steady and cheerful
piety, ib. His concern for the prosperity of the churches, 389. General esteem
in which he was held, ib.

SYNAGOGUES; their origin and advantages, iii. 160. Resemblance between
them and Christian places of worship, 161. Government of the synagogues
supposed to be the model from which Christian churches are formed, 162.

TECHNICAL TERMS; their origin, ii. 244. Their excessive use in religious
works deprecated, 243. Advice respecting the most proper course to be adopted,
245, 246.

TEMPLE; none in heaven, iii. 38. Difference between the Jewish temple and
the synagogues, 161. Contrast between its services and the employments of
the blessed in heaven, 200-202.

TERTULLIAN; his views of baptism, i. 318. On the unity of the church,
489. His statement of the extensive prevalence of Christianity, iii. 513
(note).

TEST ACT; its inefficiency and iniquity, ii. 32–35.

TILLOTSON, Archbishop; character of his works, ii. 293.

TIME; difference of the manner in which it is apprehended by God and by man,
iii. 190-193. The impression of its progress diminished by happiness, increased
by misery, 191.

TOLERATION; grounds on which it should be mutually exercised by Chris-
tians, i. 326. Application of the principles to the case of the Baptists and
Pedobaptists, 327, 328, 457, 459, 460. Explanatory remarks, 344, 346, 348.
Distinction between tolerating and practising, 443, 444. Instances in which
toleration has been exercised in regard to the neglect of the plain commands
of Christ, 465, 466. Toleration considered as implying freedom of com-
munication as well as freedom of thought, ii. 117. The denial of such freedom
chargeable with the guilt of persecution, ib. The happy influence of toleration
on the state of this country, 185. Impolicy of attempting to interfere with it,
186, 187.

TOLLER, Rev. T.; his birth and parentage, ii. 390. His early conversion, ib.
Enters the academy at Daventry, ib. Visits Kettering, 391. Becomes pastor
of the independent church there, 392. Favourable influence of the piety of
the congregation in forming his own character, ib. His ministerial qualifica-
tions and labours, 393, 394. His acquaintance with Mr. Hall, 394, 395.
Unsuccessful attempts to remove him from Kettering to London, 396, 397.
Remarks on the low state of the church, compared with the congregation, 396.
Ardour with which Mr. Toller engaged in the cause of the Bible Society, 397.
His peculiar opinions on missionary operations, 398. Beneficial effects of an
illness, ib. His love of natural scenery, 399. His admirable talent for expound-
ing Scripture, 400. His eminence in public prayer, 401. Notice of a defect in
his preaching, ib. His last illness and death, 402, 403. His style of composi-
tion described, 403. Sketch of his character, 404-406. Comparison between
Mr. Fuller and Mr. Toller, 406, 407.
TRINITY, the, i. 373, iii. 271. Practical influence of the doctrine, 318.
TRUST IN GOD, iii. 323. Reasons why it should be implicit and entire,

324.

TRUTH; legitimate means of maintaining and defending it, i. 452.

TUCKER, Abraham; Mr. Hall's opinion of his "Light of Nature,” iii. (Mem.)

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