Enthusiasm, & word of uncertain etymo-
logy, i. 466-defined, i. 467 Enthusiasts, different sorts of, i. 468, 470, 473-vilify reason, ii. 230-admo- nished, i. 469
Exxia, what, ii. 517, 624 Epiphanius, quoted, ii. 683
Epitaph, on an Infidel and Gamester, ii. 656
Eva, explained, ii. 672 Exas Avonres, what, i. 367 Error, incident to the best of men, ii. 155 Eternal life, how Christ is, ii. 308 Eternal world, discovered by faith, ii. 637 -entrance of the soul into the, ii. 715 Eternity, what, ii. 69, 72
Eternity of God, ii. 69, 668-incompre- hensible to man, il. 218
Evruons, explained, ii. 517, 624 Evzporedpov, explained, ii. 325 Europeans, general state of, in regard to religion, ii. 225 Ευτραπελία, what, i. 12
Eve, sentence of God upon, ii. 98 Evil, the origin of, explained, ii. 95, 150 Evil, penal, produced by God, ii. 804 Evil angels, the nature of, ii. 251-united under a common head, ii. 253-their employment, ii. 253-temptations from, ii. 359
Evil eye, what, i. 362; ii. 694
Evil passions, excited by Satan, ii. 256 Evil speaking defined, i. 394, 614 Evil spirits, probable employment of, in a separate state, ii. 725
Evil tempers, perfect Christians freed from, i. 517
Evil thoughts, the effect of Satan's in- fluence, ii. 256-how far perfectChrist- tians are freed from, i. 516 Eλxoμsvos, explained, i. 230, 339 Εξεμυκτηριζον, explained, ii. 649 Expenditure, useless, the sin of, i. 630; ii. 754-how to be regulated, i. 633 Experience, confirms the doctrine of ori- ginal sin, i. 557
Experience, Christian, confirms the doc- trine of the witness of the Spirit, i. 122 Experience of believers, proves that there is sin in them, i. 144 Extroversion, what, ii. 330
Eye, desire of, ii. 317. See Desire. Eye, single, what, i. 360; ii. 692
the remedy of human folly, ii. 76—a medium of divine light, ii. 663-does not supersede the necessity of holiness, i. 450-not produced by reason, ii. 235 -sometimes substituted for love, ii. 455-insufficiency of, without love, ii. 458-supplies the defect of sense, ii. 636-the discoveries of, ii. 636, 721— walking by, what, ii. 660-attacked by Satan, i. 536-often injured by riches, ii. 416, 622-impaired by the neglect of self-denial, i. 611—implied in the circumcision of the heart, i. 201-im- plied in the service of God, ii. 482- designed to re-establish the law of love, i. 460-tried by spiritual hea- viness, i. 599-weakened by inter- course with ungodly men, ii. 348-the loss of, precedes the commission of outward sin, i. 230-the loss of, i. 577 -of adherence and assurance referred to, i. 547-necessary for public re- formers, i. 658-the exercise of, en- forced, ii. 46, 229
Faith and repentance answer each other, i. 163
Faith, the, of a child of God, it. 606, 639 —of a servant of God, ii. 606, 639-of the Apostles before the death of Christ, i. 3-of a Protestant, ii. 605-of a Ro- man Catholic, ii. 605—of a Jew, ii. 602 -of a Mahometan, ii. 604-of a Deist, ii. 603-of a Materialist, ii. 603—of a Heathen, i. 2; ii. 602, 604-of a Devil, i. 2, 211
Faith in Christ, the only foundation of good works, i. 206-a consequence of the fall, 113
Fall of man, what, i. 48; ii. 96, 566, 633, 738-circumstances of, explained, ii.
Fall in Adam, nature of our, ii. 813-ad- vantages of, to mankind, ii. 112 False prophets, who, i. 412-the garb in which they appear, i. 414-how Christ- ians should beware of, i. 416-admo- nished, i. 418
False religion, described, ii. 672 Familiarity with God, irreverent, cen- sured, ii. 690
Families, dispensations of Providence towards, ii. 226
Family religion, importance of, ii. 481 Fasting, the nature of, i. 343-the grounds of, i. 346-the manner in which it should be practised, i. 355- neglect of, among the Methodists, ii. 683-to what extent practised by the Pharisees, i. 319
Fasts of the Jewish Church, i. 345-of the Christian Church, i. 345; ii. 683-in Scotland, how observed, ii. 684 Father, in what respects God is a, i. 331 -an ancient, striking quotation from, ii. 383
Futhers, in Christ, who, ii. 641
Fear of God, not natural to man, i. 559 -enforced, ii. 43
Fear, religious, what, ii. 388 Field-preaching, origin of, among the Methodists, ii. 17
Fiery darts of the Devil, how they may be retorted, i. 539
Fire, a described, ii. 806-by which the universe shall be dissolved, i. 176— unquenchable, what, ii. 264-stolen from heaven, what, ii. 740 Fish, the creation of, ii. 91 Fixed stars, referred to, ii. 575—our ignorance of their nature, ii. 219 Flattery, consequences of, ii. 626 Flesh, scriptural meaning of the term, ii. 297-desire of, what, ii. 316—(See Desire)-crucified in them that be- lieve, i. 82
Fleshly wisdom, insufficiency of, i. 135 Fletcher, Rev. John, sketch of his life and death, ii. 50-deep piety of, ii. 65 -his doctrine of the dispensations mentioned, ii. 602
Floods, the, by which Christians are tried, i. 426
Folly, worldly, described, ii. 700-of trusting to the Righteousness of the Law, i. 65
Fonding expressions in devotion, censured, ii. 691
Food, a blessing to be asked upon, ii. 436-proper quantity of, ii. 437, 421 Foolish and hurtful desires, what, ii. 410 Forbearance, what, ii. 279-mutual,
obligations of Christians to the exer- cise of, i. 243
Forcknowledge of God, what, ii. 106 Forgiveness, what, i. 238-condition on which God will grant it, i. 338 Form of godliness, what, i. 12-not ap- parent in Oxford, ii. 762
Former times, not better than these, ii. 563
For, George, censure of, upon the whole christian world, ii. 143—virulence of, 1.208
Fre agery of tian, ii. 107, 191, 197 Friep eith the world, what, ii. 333 French, rues, visit the hospitals, ii. 524 Frugati's, enforced, i. 630
Frial of the Spirit, not to be separated from the witness of the Spirit, i. 128 Friats, false prophets distinguished by their, i. 415
Gain all they car, the duty of Christians to, i. 626; ii. 681. 755
Gunnig thể work, what, i. 372 Gardeung, recommended, ii. 439 6. des, Dr., quoted, ii. 460
Creseral conflagration, described, i. 173 Giants, mentioned, ii. 564
Gilson, Bishop, remark of, ii. 14, 1-7 Gifts of the Spirit, extraordinary, ii. 431
Good conscience, what, ii. 579
Good works, remarks upon, ii. 535- sometimes substituted for love, ii. 455 -prevented by costly dress, ii. 424- destroyed by the doctrine of absolute predestination, ii. 6—so called, what, i. 423
Goods, gift of all our, what, ii. 799- worldly, folly of laying up, ii. 704 Gospel, closely connected with the Law, i. 312-universal spread of, ii. 159 Government of all things, the, ascribed to Christ, ii. 307
Grace, the necessity of, ii. 390-myste- rious operations of, ii. 226-assistance of, i. 136-free in all men, ii. 1-free for all men, ii. 2-abounds more than the sin of man, ii. 103-sometimes irresistible, ii. 160
Graces, passive, exist in consequence of the fall, ii. 116
Grandmothers, generally spoil children, ii. 500
Greenwood, Rev. Parson, management of his children, ii. 497
Grief, unprofitableness of, ii. 769 Grieving the Holy Spirit, what, ii. 790 Gule, what, ii. 444
Guilt, conviction of, described, i. 252 Guiltiness of believers, how to be under- stood, i. 159
Hades, what, ii. 651, 722
Haliburton, Mr., lamentation of, ii. 673
Haman, misery of, ii. 381 Happiness, what, ii. 310, 673-only en- joyed by real Christians, ii. 311-im- plied in true Religion, i. 74-only to be enjoyed in God, ii. 671-increased in consequence of the fall, ii. 113-pot produced by reason, ii. 238-not to be found in riches, i. 369-not en- joyed by those who have an evil eye, ii. 695-destroyed by the doctrine of absolute predestination, ii. 5-false, described, ii. 315-address to those who are seeking, ii. 321
Hardened conscience, what, ii. 598 Harmlessness, what, i. 423-sometimes substituted for holiness, ii. 710 Hatred, inconsistent with Christian zeal, ii. 487
Health, injured by too much sleep, ii.
Heart, the, to be true to God, ii. 444-
wickedness of, ii. 731-deceitfulness | Homilies of the Church of England, quoted, of, ii. 734
Heathen, the faith of a, ii. 604
Heathen morality ends where Christianity begins, i. 253
Heathen honesty, what, i. 11 Heathens, ignorance of, ii. 385-not left in total darkness, ii. 662-character of, ii. 157-acknowledge a Providence, ii. 193-believed in the existence of angels, ii. 241-should not be indis- criminately doomed to bell, ii. 747- conversion of the, ii. 165 Heaven, happiness of, i. 177; ii. 73, 175, 717-discovered by faith, ii. 638 -new, what, ii. 196 Heavenly gift, what, i. 299 Heavenly-mindedness, lost by worldly company, ii. 350
Heaviness, spiritual, what, i. 591-the design of God in permitting it, i. 598 -widely different from darkness, i. 601-sometimes needful, i. 601 Heirs of Salvation, ministry of angels to the, ii. 246
Hell, meaning of the term, ii. 651, 722 -discovered by faith, ii. 638-the pu- nishment of, ii. 263, 376, 718-the torments of, endless, ii. 74, 269, 722 Hell-fire, sinners under the sentence of, i. 77
Help, not to be found in riches, i. 368 Helpnessness, of fallen man, described, i. 78-of believers, i. 159-conviction of their, i. 165
Helps, enjoyed by the Methodists, ii. 614
Herbert, quoted, ii. 437, 421, 543, 830 Heresy, what, ii. 283
Hesiod, quoted, ii. 242
Hervey, Rev. James, quotation from, i. 241—his doctrine of imputed right- eousness, ii. 707
"Hidden man of the Heart," injured by gay apparel, ii. 427 Hinderances to true religion, i. 265, 392 Historians, ancient, referred to, ii. 565 Hoadley, Bishop, his scheme of devotion censured, ii. 691
Hobbes, Mr., saying of, in death, ii. 236 Holiness, what, ii. 711, 761-necessity of, ii. 709-increased in consequence of the fall, ii. 113-increased by trials, i. 600-the beauty of, i. 292-never found but in connexion with a single eye, ii. 695-not the condition of a sinner's justification, i. 52-injured by riches, ii. 622-destroyed by the notion of absolute predestination, ii. 4 Holiness of God, described, ii. 669 Holiness of Angels, what, ii. 244 Holy Ghost, design of his coming, i. 32 -operations of, ii. 818-how grieved,
Honour, desire of, . 373-to be ren- dered to all men, ii. 550
Hooper, Bishop, unworthy dispute of, with Ridley, ii. 468
Hope, implied in the circumcision of the heart, i. 202-a mark of the New Birth, i. 214-not produced by reason, ii. 236-influence of, upon the Christ- ian's conduct, i. 202-confirmed by temptations, i. 599-impaired by riches, ii, 416
Hophni and Phinehas, character of, ii. 582 Horse-races, evil of, ii. 808
Hottentots, state of the, ii. 224 Humane Society, account of the, ii. 536 Hume, Mr., his ignorance of human nature, ii. 736-held the doctrine of necessity, ii. 731-taught practical- Atheism, ii. 674
Humility, no word for, in the language of Pagan Greece, or Rome, i. 253- described, i. 251, 255-implied in the circumcision of the heart, i. 200-a fruit of love, ii. 453-a property of zeal, ii. 464-necessary for public re- formers, i. 660- often injured by riches, ii. 416, 623-motives to, ii. 277-enforced, ii. 228, 549
Hungering and thirsting after righteous- ness, what, i. 265
Hutcheson, Professor, his view of con- science, ii. 595-writings of, censured, ii. 442-taught practical Atheism, ii. 595, 608, 674, 732, 736
Hutchinson, Mr., opinion of, referred to, ii. 219, 307-an abusive writer, ii. 566
Huygens, opinion of, concerning the moon, ii. 578
Hymns, amorous character of some, ii. 687
Hypocrisy, not essential to the character of a Pharisee, i. 320
Ideas, clear, not absolutely necessary to salvation, ii. 747
Idleness, immorality of, ii. 764-of the Americans, ii. 29
Idolatry, what, ii. 671-natural to man, i. 559-sometimes substituted for ho- liness, ii. 709-produced by riches, ii. 625
Idols, what, ii. 314 Ignorance, Christians not free from, i. 503-the effect of an evil eye, ii. 694 -a cause of spiritual darkness, i. 583 Ill-nature, to be avoided, ii. 546 Image of God, what, i. 566; ii. 149 Immensity of God, incomprehensible to man, ii. 218
Impatience, inconsistent with christian zeal, ii. 468
Imputation of Christ's Righteousness, how to be understood, i. 236
Imputed righteousness, remarks upon, ii. Joy in the Lord, attacked by Satan, i.
Incorruptible body, what, ii. 784 Independence, spirit of, natural to fallen man, ii. 733-general desire of, among the Americans, ii. 29-assumption of, by the Americans, ii. 31
Indian Chief, keen remark of, ii. 144- remarks of, on Providence, ii. 193 Indifference to congregations, not a catho- lic spirit, i. 500
Indifferent things, not the objects of Christian zeal, ii. 468
Individuals, dispensations of Providence towards, ii. 226
Indostan, wretched stato of the inhabi- tants of, ii. 224
Industry, an important part of christian duty, i. 629
Infirmities, Christians not free from, i. 505
Ingham, Mr., inconsistency of, ii. 22 Injuring our neighbour, to be avoided, i.
Injustice, a disease of human nature, ii. 495-a sin of Great Britain, ii. 829 Inquisition, Romish, tortures of, ii. 360 Insects, creation of, ii. 92-our ignorance of, ii. 222
Instruction, to be given to children, ii.
Intemperance, produced by too much sleep, ii. 475
Intention, purity of, necessary, i. 359; ii. 692
Intercourse with the world, necessary to the practice of Christianity, i. 296—| with unholy men, evil of, ii. 337, 348
Introversion, what, ii. 330
Inward defects of Christians, i. 159 Ireland, state of religion in, ii. 679 Irreverent devotion, censured, ii. 690 Loayyedo, explained, ii. 172
Israelite indeed, character of an, ii. 444 Itinerancy, advantages of, ii. 615
Joy of a Christian, the ground of, i. 136 Judas, the case of, ii. 587 Judging, a hinderance to religion, i. 392 Judgment, does not take place immedi- ately after death, i. 643
Judgment, general, i. 644-discovered by faith, ii. 638-circumstances which will precede the, i. 168-circumstances which will follow the, i. 174 Justification, defined, i. 50, 544; ii. 108, 388-ground of the doctrine of, i. 43 -distinct in its nature from Sanctifi- cation, i. 50-extensive sense in which the word is sometimes used, i. 5 Justification by Faith, objections to the doctrine of, answered, i. 6—abandoned by the University of Oxford, ii. 759— a doctrine of the Church of England, ii. 611-the doctrine of, destructive of Popery, i. 9
Justin Martyr, his character of Socrates,
Juvenal, quoted, ii. 729
Kames, Lord, a Materialist, ii. 603-beld the doctrine of necessity, ii. 731 Καπηλεύοντας, explained, i. 457 Kempis, quoted, ii. 752-opinion of, con- cerning hell, ii. 267
Kenn, Bishop, quoted, ii. 246, 727 King George the Second, reply of, re- specting the Methodists, ii. 617 King, should not be deprived of his lawful customs, i. 627
King of France, anecdote of, ii. 437 Kingdom of God, what, i. 71, 254-com- ing of, how to be understood, i. 334- to be sought, i. 385
Knowing Christ after the flesh, what, ii. 686
Knowledge, desire of, natural to man, ii. 217-Christians not perfect in, i. 503-sometimes substituted for love, ii. 455-insufficiency of, without love, ii. 458-human, exceedingly limited, ii. 218-uncertainty of, i. 641 Knowledge of God, what, ii. 205-not natural to man, i. 558
Knowledge of Angels, what, ii. 243 Knowledge of a disembodied spirit, ii. 726 Kovavia, what, i. 374
Latitudinarianis, not a catholic spirit, i. 499
Law of God, its spiritual meaning, i. 96 -the origin of, i 434—the nature of, i. 435-holy, i. 437—just, i. 438-good, i. 439-convinces men of sin, i. 441— brings men to Christ, i. 441-prepares believers for increased degrees of holi- ness, i. 442-in what sense believers are not under the, i. 452-fulfilled by Christ, i. 311-shall not pass away, i. 311-closely connected with the Gos-
pel, i. 312-how established, i. 457, 460, 462-how made void, i. 447, 450, 452
Law, ceremonial, repealed by Christ, i. 310
Law, Mr. William, quotation from, ii. ii. 476, 492-denied the imputation of Christ's righteousness, i. 240-his writings mentioned, ii. 611-his "Se- rious Call," recommended, ii. 692 Laws of nature, present, not immutable, ii. 266
Lay-preaching, defended, i. 485
Laying up treasures on earth, in what sense forbidden, i. 364
Lazarus, the case of, ii. 650
Learning, importance of, to religion, ii. 764
Liberality, insufficiency of, without love,
ii. 459-recommended, ii. 440 Liberty, moral, what, ii. 149, 632-not destroyed by grace, ii. 160 Lie, the nature of a, ii. 446 Lies, different kinds of, ii. 446 Life, human, the great importance of, i. 647-resemblance of, to a dream, ii. 715-the shortness of, ii. 575, 704, 713 -uncertainty of, ii. 382
Life of God in the soul of a believer, what, i. 230
Light, given by Christ to them that awake from the sleep of sin, i. 26- first shining upon the mind of man, i. 96
Light, consequent upon a single eye, i. 360; ii. 692
Light of Christians, to shine before men, i. 307
Light, natural, our ignorance of the nature of, ii. 220
Lima, earthquake in, ii. 40
Linum Asbestum, account of the, ii. 266 Locke, his Essay mentioned, ii. 231 Aoyira, explained, i. 271, 395, 517 Longsuffering, explained, i. 27—an effect of love, ii. 454
"Lord, Lord," what the saying of, im- plies, i. 422
Lord's Prayer explained, i. 331, 431- poetical paraphrase upon, i. 340 Lord's Supper, a means of grace, i. 191
-duty of constantly attending, ii. 553 -unworthy receiving of, ii. 283 Love, divine, in the human heart, what, i. 204; ii. 799-not natural to man, i. 558-not produced by reason, ii. 238 implied in the circumcision of the heart, i. 204-a mark of the New Birth, i. 216-necessity of, ii. 456- peculiar excellency of, i. 460-ren- dered all things common among the first Christians, ii. 136-essential to a Christian, i. 15-the more excellent way, ii. 432-included in the service of God, ii. 483-Christian Righteous- ness, i. 73-necessary for public re-
formers, i. 659-increased by trials, i. 599-necessary in giving reproof, ii 179-destroyed by the doctrine of ab solute predestination, ii. 4-quenched by riches, ii. 416, 623-enforced, i1. 548-the loss of, described, i. 578 Love, brotherly, characteristics of, i. 268; ii. 451, 800-springs only from the love of God, ii. 452
Love of our neighbour, connected with the love of God, i. 217-what, i. 15-in- creased in consequence of the Fall, ii. 115-injured by riches, ii. 623-de- ficiency of, in believers, i. 155-how to be manifested, i. 290
Love to the Redeemer, a consequence of the Fall, ii. 144
Love of God to man, peculiarity of the, ii. 115-to fallen man, ii. 103
Love of money, what, ii. 409 Love of the world, natural to man, i. 560 -a disease of human nature, ii. 494, 499-in the heart of a believer, i. 154 Lowliness, what, ii. 277 Lowther, Sir James, property of, il. 749 Lunacy, remark of a Physician concern- ing, ii. 258
Lunatics, conjecture concerning, ii. 725 Avrn, what, i. 593
Avrai, explained, i. 316
Lust, produced by gay apparel, ii. 424 Lust of the flesh and of the eye, explained, i. 205. See Desire.
Luther, a saying of, quoted, i. 233; ii. 162-Reformation of, ii. 208-did not separate from the Church, ii. 589- complaint of, ii. 569
Luxury, sin and danger of, ii. 654, 830 -of the Americans, ii. 29 Lying, to be avoided, ii. 547
Macarius, quoted, i. 545 Madness of Englishmen, during the Ame- rican war, ii. 826
Magistracy, benefits of, i. 178 Magnitude of the universe, no argument against Providence, ii. 576 Mahometan, the faith of a, ii. 604 Mahometans, character of, ii. 157-con- version of, ii. 164-should not be in- discriminately doomed to hell, ii. 747 Mammon, what, i. 378
Man, what, ii. 721-the origin of, dis- covered by faith, ii. 636-the design of God in the creation of, ii. 633, 670 -the original state of, i. 48-the fall of, ii. 633-in what respect differenced from brutes, ii. 124-greatness and littleness of, ii. 738-magnitude of, ii. 574-duration of, ii. 575 Manifestation of the Son of God, ii. 152 Marks by which the children of God are distinguished, i. 112
Marriage, remarks upon, ii. 489, 697- does not cancel filial obligations, ii. 505-sanctity of, i. 278-not to be
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