with Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob, with Peter, John, and Paul, in adiniring and prailing the God of your falvation. You hall come "to the general affembly and Church of the firft-born, which are written in heaven," and unite with Angels and Archangels, as well as with the illuftrious company of Martyrs, Prophets, and Apoftles, in afcribing "blefing, and honour, and glory, and power, unto Him that fitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever †.' Will not the profpect fupport and animate you, while you prefs forwards with determined vigour ? Let it be your great concern to recommend religion, both by your life and death. And may God gr., that he who writes and all who read thefe pages may be able to fay with St. Paul, in the view of an approaching diffolution, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my courfe, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up far me a crown of righteoufnefs, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, fhall give me at that day and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing "Amen.

To the Two laft Volumes.

The numeral Letters refer to the Volume, the Figures to the Page.

A

Alms-giving, duty of, iii. 153, 391, 405, 452. iv. 42,

208.

ANDREW became a difciple of Jefus, iii. 69. and afterward his ftated attendant, 124.

ANGELS, holy, their nature, character, and fituation, iv. 430-are God's minifters, and perform his purpofes, 431-434.-ftudy and admire the plan of redemption, announced the birth of Jefus, 435-worfhipped him,-attended him,-declared his refurrection, 436-rejoice in the converfion of finners, and watch over believers, 437-will accompany the Lord Jefus to the last judgment, fummon the dead, approve and execute the different fentences, 439-will be for ever employed in praifing God, confirmed in their holy and happy ftate, and united with redeemed faints,

441.

Apoftafy, the tremendous confequences of, iv. 215-218.

B

Baptifm, of Chrift, iii. 54-57.

BARNABAS, his labours with, and feparation from St. Paul, iv. 311-322,

C

endued with the Holy Ghoft, and baptized, 398400.-probably retained his fituation in the army,

401.

D

Deity of Jefus Chrift, iii. 24-27, 80, 195-198, 354, 430, 465. iv. 9, 39, 60, 80, 150, 165, 179, 185, 265, 266.

DEVIL, See EVIL SPIRITS.

E

EVIL SPIRITS, their existence, iv. 445-fall and exclufion from heaven, 446-tempted our first parents, 448-maintain large influence in the earth, among the impenitent, 450-were permitted to poffefs men's bodies, 451-oppofed the Saviour, 452-refift the progrefs of the Gofpel, 453-affault believers, 454 their agency does not extenuate our guilt, 455will foon be confounded, 457-fummoned to judgment, and doomed to eternal punishment, 458.

F

Faith, neceffity and effects of, iii. 94-96, 303, 305, 410. iv. 467.

Falls and imperfections of faints, iv. 226, 228-233, 250, 256-260.

Fafting, duty of, iii. 59, 160.

H

HEROD AGRIPPA perfecuted the Church, iv. 404killed James, 406-imprifoned Peter, 407-was enraged by that Apostle's miraculous efcape, 408-flattered, as if he were a deity, 410-fuddenly deftroyed for his pride, 412-417.

HEROD ANTIPAS, his rank and character, iv. 269— his inceftuous marriage, 270-imprifoned John the Baptift, 271-yet revered him, 272-heard him gladly, 273-and made a partial reformation, 275-was reftrained from deftroying him, through fear of the people, 276-at length beheaded him, 277-afraid of his being raifed from the dead, 278-threatened Jefus, examined and infulted him, 279-died in exile, 280.

HOLY GHOST, his agency in regeneration, iii. 88-90. fin against, 239-241. promife of, 369. iv. 63, 74

House

House and fervice of God, to be attended, iii. 50, 113.

J

JAMES became the attendant of Chrift, iii. 124-prefent at his transfiguration, 325-and at his agony, iv. 89 -fuffered martyrdom, 405.

JERUSALEM, deftruction of, iii. 386, 474. iv. 17-42. JESUS CHRIST, importance of his character, iii. 20truth of his history, 21-his pre-existence, 23-Deity, 24-27. (See Deity.) incarnation, 28-preparations made for his appearance, 30-32.

his humiliation and glory, 36-miraculous conception, 37-40. name appointed, 39nativity, 41-44 circumcifion and preientation, 45 -vifited by Magi, 46-preferved in Egypt, 48his wisdom in childhood, conference with the Doctors, and fubjection to his parents, 49.

dwelt in obfcurity till his thirtieth year, 52-prepared for entering on his miniftry, by his baptifm, 54-57. by his fafting, 58-and by the temptations of Satan, 60-who urged him to diftruft, 62-to presumption, 63-and to ambition, 64. attended on the Baptift's miniftry, and called certain difciples, 69-72. at a marriage-feaft turned water into wine, 73-76. during his attendance at the paffover, purged the temple, 77-did not trust himself with fome profeffed converts, 79.

confulted by Nicodemus, declared the neceffity of regeneration, 82-87. the operation of the Spirit, 88-90. the 'deliverance of finners from condemnation, through his own interpofition, 91-93. the different ftates and characters of believers and unbelievers, 94-97.

retiring from Jerufalem to Galilee, paffed through Samaria, 99-converfed with a woman of Sychar, 100-103. replied to his difciples, who brought him food, 104-106. abode two days with the Samaritans, and had many converts, 107-went to Cana, and cured a nobleman's fon at Capernaum, 108

110.

preached at Nazareth, 112-116. miraculously escaped, 117-dwelt at Capernaum, 118 -wrought various miracles, 120-122. rofe early, 123-took a circuit round Galilee, and called four

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