ABEL, why his sacrifice was accept-

able, 3.

Abraham, believed God, 186. his calling
and election, 291. the promise given
to, 331. why called from his family,
334. God was visibly known to him,

404.

Absalom, vanity of, 76. Ahithophel's hor-
rible advice to, 458. his strange death,

460.

Abuse of the imagination, 204. of the
world, 244-255.

Abuses of preaching, 492.

Accuser, meaning of the word Devil, 393.
Adam, the fall of, described in the para-
ble of the good Samaritan, 11. God was
visibly known to, 404.

Address to children of the poor, 41.
Admonition to the Churchman, 213-234.
Advantages of prayer, 266-280.
Adultery, the woman taken in, 393.
Affections of man, the nature of, 118.
Age of unbelief, 184-199.
Ahithophel the suicide, 455-467. was no
lunatic, 456. a man of bad principles,
ib. of great wisdom, 457. and judg-
ment, ib. his horrible advice to Absa-
lom, 458. his mortification and disap-
pointment, ib. puts an end to his life,

459.

Animals, compared with vegetables, 519.
construction of, 520, 521. wisdom of
God displayed in the various kinds of,
522. on the division into clean and un-
clean, 522, 523. intellectual use of,
529, 530. reflections on the wonderful
instincts of, 534, 535. mercy towards
them inculcated, 536.

Anna the Prophetess, 228. served God in
the temple, 497.

Anthem, the form of, whence derived, 576.
Apostacy foretold, 176, 178.

Apostles, difficulties of their situation, 148.
Apostles' Creed, articles of the, 215, 216.
Apostolical fund, 36.

Arians, 400.

Ark (Noah's), a type of the Church, 297.
Art of tranquillity, 106–117.

Articles of the Church, a guide for the
Clergy, 71.

Artifices, employed to draw men into spi-
ritual wickedness, 373, 375.
Artificial poverty, 75.

Assurance of faith and hope, 298.
Assyrian monarchy, why compared to gold,

550.

Attributes of God traced from the animal
creation, 534.

Authority and power, difference between,
140, 141. danger of despising lawful,
235-244.

BABEL, origin of the Heathens at, 334.
Babylon, monarchy of, why raised up,
351.

Bacon, Lord Chancellor, 81. piety and
penetration of, 554.

Bar-jesus, the sorcerer, 447. See Elymas.
Baptism and the Lord's Supper, rejected
by one sect of Christians, 21.
Baptism, the true sense of, 214, 215, 224,
231, 289.

Baptized infants die in the Lord, 427.
Barnabas is sent forth with Paul, 446.

preaches in Cyprus, ib.

Barrow (Dr.), on the imperfection of the
Jewish religion, 402.
Beasts are instinctively temperate, 90.

subject to the dominion of man, $49.

their affection to their young, 595. use-
fulness of, 527. under the dominion of
man, 531.

Beasts and Cattle, considerations on the
nature and economy of, 519-536. dif-
ferent qualities and properties in, 523
-523. natural use of, 526. intellectual
use of, 529. mercy toward inculcated,
536.

Beauties of nature, 93.

Bees, invincible when united, 144.
Beggars, 52.

Belief of Christianity, 221, 222.
Belshazzar, 351.

Benefit Societies, 53. advice to those con-
cerned in them, 54.

Benefits of civil obedience, 138-147.
Benevolence, proper objects for the exer-
cise of, 61. obligations to the practice
of, 62.

Bethesda, the case of the man who was

healed at the pool of, applied, 283.
Bettering-house described, 55.
Bible, value of, 92. facts of, denied by the
Deists, 194. the best teacher, 439. a
source of comfort in the midst of trou-
ble, 441. the great doctrines of, 555.
Bishops, hospitality of, to the poor, 49.
Blessedness of considering the poor, 34

47. application of the term, 43. of
heaven, what will constitute a part of,
105. of a Christian's death, 425-434.
Blessings of this life exclude not blessings
of the other, 410.

Blind, history of the man born, 301-

Careless Christian, history and catastrophe

of a, 378-388.

Casaubon (Merick), his remarks on the
Puritans, 232.

Case of the law stated, 331-339.
Catechizing, necessity of, 230.
Caterpillars, on the transformation of, 564.
Cato, mischievous and fatal effects of the
tragedy of, 464.

Cattle, on the usefulness of, 526, 527.
Ceremonial law, reason of the obscurity in,
411.

Certainty of God's judgments, 281.
Chance, miserable condition of those who
hold the doctrine of, 105.

Chains, with which the sinner is bound,
482, 485.

Character, loss of, an effect of prodigality,

80.

Charity, the true sense and excellence of,
1-9. the friendship of Christians, 1.
mistakes regarding its nature removed,
6. description of, 8. cannot exist with-
out faith and hope, ib. how to be pre-
served, 9. three great works of, 38.
the best motive, and the best rule, 377.
increased by sacred music, 581, 582.
Chemistry of nature differs from that of
art, 545.

Chief Priests informed of Christ's Resur-

rection, 419. their vile conduct on the
occasion, 420, 422. the cause of, 420,
421.

Children of the poor, duty and advantages
of educating them, 28, 31. objections
answered, 38. exhorted to perseverance
and prayer, 41. benefit of catechizing,
230.

Children of this world, and children of
light, different characters and motives
of, 59.

Christ, the particular object of faith, 2.

general design of his parables, 10. the
good Samaritan, 16, 20. an example to
his followers, 21, 111, 360. submitted-
to a state of poverty, 27, 37, 361. will
reward the charitable, 32. all judgment
committed to him, 44. an example of
prudence, 54. and disinterested bene-
volence, 60. of order and economy, 89.
his admonition to the man raised from
the palsy, 99. advice to his disciples,
107. was railed at and despised, 152.
signs of his second coming, 174, 197.
his right to be called God, 177. warns
the Jews of impending vengeance, 256.

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restores the man to sight who had been
born blind, 301-312. the light of the
world, 304. came to destroy the works
of the devil, 305. worshipped by the
man born blind, 309. the way, the truth,
and the life, 320-330. the fulfilment of
the law, 336. universality of his suffer-
ings, 362. our Master and Lord, 382.
his second coming will be unlooked for
by the world, 387. his condescension to
sinners, 397. considerations on the cir-
cumstances of his resurrection, 413-
425. hath changed the nature of death,
427. the intention of his miracles, 468,
480. proofs of his divinity, 558, 559. in-
stitution of sacrifice prophetical of his
death for the remission of sin, 562.
Christian, his life a pilgrimage, 18. bound
to perform works of mercy, 21. has a
continual sense of God's presence with
him, 104. his superiority to a man of
pleasure, 122, 123, 127. distinction
between him and a Jew, 192. his refor-
mation a work of time, 262. history and
catastrophe of a careless, 378-388.
compassionates the sinner, 395, 396.
blessedness of his death, 425-434. he
rests from his labour, 428. followed by
his works, 430. his reward, ib.
Christian Church, formed under God's im-
mediate direction, 23. obligations of
music to, 574, 575.

Christian doctrine of self-denial and taking
up the cross, 357-366.

Christian world, fearful state of, 384, 385.
Christianity, design of, 128. rests on faith,

187. on the belief of, 221, 222. what it
is, 300. on the natural evidences of,
552-567. hath the attestation of na-
tural philosophy, 555.

Christians, their obligations to relieve the
poor, 30. their encouragement, 31, 32.
conduct of the primitive, 36, 48. depra-
vity of, in the last times foretold, 184,
383.
Church, compared to an inn, 19. ministers

of, their duty, ib. custom of providing
for the poor established in, 48. tithes
given to, ib. will not save men without
godliness, 213, 214. dangers of godli-
ness independent of, 224. is visible as
well as spiritual,224. objections against,
answered, 227. prayers of the, 270.
Church of Corinth, 284.

Church of England, character of, 71, 290.
on separation from, 222.

Church of the Hebrews, presence of God
with, 96.

Church lands alienated at the Reforma-
tion, 49.

Church music, on the proper character of,

577.

Churchman, friendly admonition to the,
213-234.

Cicero, extract from a discourse of, 123.

on popular governments, 167, 168.
Civil life, things necessary to, 38.
Civil obedience, benefits of, 158—147.
Civilized society the appointment of God,

23.

Clean and unclean meats, reason of the
distinction, 335.

Clergy, before the Reformation kept the
poor, 49. address in behalf of the
widows and orphans of, 65. defended
from unjust censures, ib. grievances of,
66, 67, 68. neither covetous nor liti-
gious, 68. misfortune to which their
families are often subject, 69. danger
to which they are exposed, 70. the
guides they are to follow, 71. stewards
of God, ib: difficulties of their situation,
151, 152.

Clothing, on the use and abuse of, 249.
Collections for the poor, history of, 47—59.
Comfort to be derived from the presence
of the righteous, 441. from the Bible,
ib. loss of, forfeited by the extravagant,
79. of man's life, trust in providence,
96-106.

Commandments, matter of the, considered,
216, 217.

Commotions to precede the end of the

world, 160-172.

Communion with God, advantages of, 116.
holy, on the neglect of, 154.
Compassion, 33.

Conceit, consequences of being wise in our
own, 310.

Condemnation of the devil, 367, 371.
Confession of sin, remarks on, 461.
Conscience, remorse of, 45.

Consider the poor, meaning of the phrase,
31. blessedness of those who, 42, 43.
Considerations on the circumstances of
Christ's Resurrection, 413–425. on St.
Paul's shipwreck, 431-445. on the na-
ture and economy of beasts and cattle,
519-537. on the earth and its mine-
rals, 537-552.

Construction of animals, 520, 521.

Contentment, necessity of, 113.

Contradiction, liberty does not consist in,

146.

Contumacy, worse than immorality, 372.
Conversion of St. Paul, 494.
Conversion, different from Regeneration,

232.

Copper, origin of its name, 544.

Corinth, abuses in the Church of, punished,

284.

Corn, artificial scarcity of, 94.
Cornelius, the centurion, prayed always,

273.

Courage, the most valuable, 372.
Covetousness, 135. of Jews, 422. and Chris-
tians, 423.

Creation, the school of Christians, 566.
Creatures, made for the benefit of man,
528.

Creed, Articles of the Apostles', 215, 216.
Cross, on taking up the, 357-366. mean-
ing of the word, 361. a Roman punish-
ment, 352. to be taken in faith and
patience, 366.

Crowns given to victors, 358.

Cure of the man born blind, 303.
Curiosity, vain, a cause of extravagance,
77. how cured, 92.

Cyprus, Paul and Barnabas preach the
gospel in, 446.
Cyrus, 351.

DAILY BREAD, the petition for, 268.
Danger of despising lawful authority, 235
-244. and folly of mocking at sin,
388-399.

Dangers, incite to prayer, 270.

Daniel in captivity, prayed toward Jeru-
salem, 496.

David, his reasoning on the prosperity of
the wicked, 101. his sins and punish-
ment, 283. gave occasion to the ene-
mies of God to blaspheme, 393. danced
before the ark, 571.
Dead works, 426.
Death, typified by the moth, 13. necessity

of preparation for, 199. on the fear of,
354. and judgment compared, 587. a
captivity, 407. a banishment, ib. bless-
edness of a Christian's, 425-434. the
nature of death, 426. a punishment, ib.
555. life the road to, ib. was accounted
unclean, 426. a disgrace, ib. Jesus
Christ changed the nature of death,
427. a rest from labour, 428.
Death-bed of the Christian, and man of
the world, 127.

Delay of God's judgments, 280-288, 383.
Deliverance from trouble, to whom pro-
mised, 44. 467.

Deliverance of the Gadarene, 468–478.
Deliverance of St. Peter, a sign of salva-
tion, 479-491.

Deluge, proofs of the, 547, 548. 561.
Dependence on God inculcated, 58.
Devil, permitted to establish his empire
in the world, 13. his operations, 14.
forces images upon the mind of man
for torment, 208. leads to the abuse of
all things, 252. deceives sinners in
death, as in life, 264, 265. the evil one,
271. his work in general, 272, 370. how
to be resisted, 272. the God of this
world, 305. invented idolatry, 334. con-
demnation of, 367. signifies an accuser,
393. treasures up evil, ib. the Gada-
rene an example of his power, 468.
compared to the serpent, 531, 560. not
found in the systems of modern philo-
sophers, 560.

Devil's blessing, 317.

Devotion of heaven, the devotion of society,
499.

Diamond, resembles embodied light, 544.
Die in the Lord, meaning of the phrase,

427.

Disciples, advice of our Lord to, 107. their
reasoning on the case of the man born
blind, 302. left all to follow Christ, 314.
Discretion, 108.

Disobedience, consequences of, 321. cor-

rected by the providence of God, 97.
Dissenters are much departed from their
original profession, 494.

Distinction of beasts into clean and un-

clean, 522. use of, 530, 335.
Distress, encouragement derived from the
godly in the midst of, 441.
Doctrine of self-denial, 357-366.
Doctrines, represented by miracles, 480.
Dodd (Dr.) the case of, 394.

Dogs, the valuable properties of, 525.
Dogs, and swine, 312-320. unholy men

so called, 312, 315. greediness of, $15.
are all equal, 316. madness originates
in the species of, ib. impudence of, 317.
uncleanness, 318.

Dolben, Rev. Sir John, 582.

Dominion, defined and illustrated, 236.
Dreamers, description of, 235. their opi-
nions, 249.

Drunkenness, fearful consequences of, 155,
469.

Duty of supporting poor clergymen and

their families, 59-72. and wisdom of
economy, 83. of living peaceably, 128
-138. of honouring the king, 139. of
prayer, 220.

EARS, imposed upon by sound, 197.
Earth, and its minerals, 537-552. consi-
derations on the natural history of, 538.
bears testimony to the truth of revela-
tion, 547.

Earthquake at the resurrection of Christ,

415.

Easter day, 423, 424.

Eclipse of the sun at the crucifixion of
Christ, 414.

Economy recommended, 83-95. the duty
and wisdom of, 83. what constitutes,
ib. national want of, 93.
Education of the poor, necessity of, 28.
beneficial effects arising from, 31, 32.
objections against, answered, 38.
Ejaculatory prayer, advantages of, 278.
Elect, who call themselves, 294.
Elect lady, meaning of, 291.
Election and calling, 289-300.
Elijah, 409.

Elizabeth, (Queen) her care of church
music, 577.

Elymas, the sorcerer, withstands the apos-

tle Paul, 447. his character, ib. is
struck with blindness, 449, 451. who
resemble him in modern times, 450.
Endeavours of man, consistent with the
grace of God, 486.
Enemies of faith, 194.

English soldiers, observations of a negro
on, 268.

Enoch, character of, 409.

Enthusiasm, brings a scandal on reli-
gion, 70. depreciates the means of
grace, 232.

Equality of condition not of God's appoint-
ment, 23. doctrine of, 316.
Eternal life, the great promise of the law,

399-413.

Ethelwolf, gives to the church the tithes
of the whole kingdom, 48.
Evil, origin of, 302.

Evil one, we must pray to be delivered
from the, 271.

Evil servant, fate of the, 578-388. his prin-
ciples, 378. practice, $79. compared
with the idolatrous Israelites in the
wilderness, 380. his unbelief, S83. care-
lessness, $84. conviction and condem-
nation, 385.

Evil spirits, are called thieves in our Sa-
viour's parables, 13, how they are to be
cast out, 363, 471. how they are let in,
471.

Evils of poverty, 38.

Exhortation to an attendance upon the

public prayers of the church, 501-504.
Expectation, our present life a state of,
408.

Extravagance, causes and miseries of, 73.
singular instance of, 76. legal restraint
imposed on, 78. effects of, 79. and mo-
deration compared, 90.

Eyes, furnish matter to the imagination,
205, 206.

Ezekiel, uses the resurrection of the dry

bones, as a sign of the return of the
Jews from captivity, 401, 415.

FAITH, Hope, and Charity, peculiar to
the gospel, 1, 296. necessary to spiri.
tual life, 38, 212, 213.

Faith and Hope, difference between, 3.
depend on each other, 5.

Faith, nature of defined, 2, 185. its ob-
ject, 2. is the foundation of Hope, S.
our daily labour ought to be a work of,
58. overcometh the world, 116, 126.
what Christ will look for at his second
coming, 184. virtue must be added to,
187. no real religion without, ib. pre-
sent state of, 188. the enemies of, 194.
subdues the imagination and thoughts,
212. shield of, 272. submits to the will
of God, 303. the promise given to, 331.
evidence of things not seen, 341. will
work, 346. why preferred above all
things, ib. artifices of those who at-
tempt to subvert, 373-375. reward of,
promised in the law of Moses, 405.
Faith and reason, opposition between,

188.

Fall of man, described in the parable of
the good Samaritan, 11. nature of his
offence, 370.