ABEL, why his sacrifice was accept-
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,
Absalom, vanity of, 76. Ahithophel's hor- rible advice to, 458. his strange death,
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,
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.
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,
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
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,
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.
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,
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,
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
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,
Contumacy, worse than immorality, 372. Conversion of St. Paul, 494. Conversion, different from Regeneration,
Copper, origin of its name, 544.
Corinth, abuses in the Church of, punished,
Corn, artificial scarcity of, 94. Cornelius, the centurion, prayed always,
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,
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,
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,
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.
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,
Fall of man, described in the parable of the good Samaritan, 11. nature of his offence, 370.
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