INDEX.

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

AARON, his behaviour on the lofs of his two fons, i 252.
ABBADIE. Mr, his reflections on our ignorance refpecting the
doctrine of the Trinity, ii 16.

ABEL, the caufe of his death, i. 70.

ABRAHAM, juftified by faith in the promifed feed, i. 8-highly
favoured by God, 79-and the other Patriarchs, fhepherds
143-rejoiced to fee the day of Christ, ii. 136.

Accommodation, a ufeful way of preaching by, i. 247.

ADAM, the confequences of his fall, i. 6, 61, 67, 76, 224. ii. 33,
135, 159, paffim. (See Fullen man, Sin, &c.)-the promife
of the Redeemer made to him, i. 179. ii. 33, 135-his fall fore-
feen and provided for, i. 222. ii. 157.

Adnuove, meaning of that word, i. 238.

Adonai, a name of God, i. 43.

Afflictions, the fruit of fin, i 1o. (See Alam, Man, Sin, &c.)-light
and momentary compared to the glories of heaven, 11, 73, 255.
ii. 184 trials of the believer's faith not tokens of God's dif
pleasure, i 225-neceffary in our prefent ftate, ii. 227.
Ayana, meaning of that word, i. 239

AHITHOPHEL, his couníel to Abfalom, ii. 131.

ALEXANDER the Great, a principal inftrument to prepare the way
of MESSIAH, i. 21.

Alienation from God, a confequence of the fall, i. 68. & passim.
Allegorical Interpretation, to be admitted with caution, i. 246.
AMERICA, the principal events of the prefent age in, have a ten.
dency to promote the accomplishment of the prophecies, ii. 114-
prefent state of the gospel in, 121-reflections on the late reve-
lution in, 130.

Ανακεφαλαιώσασθαι, meaning of that word, ii. 24.
Angel, meffage and fong of the, i. 111.

Angels, cannot join in the fong of the redeemed, i 88. ii. 24, 233,
249-Chrift crucified the inceffant object of their contem-
plation, i. 96-defire to look into the mysteries of the re-
demption, 200-the confirmation of those who continue holy
and happy is in Chrift, ii. 24-they worship him as Lord of all
ib.-and as the Lamb that was flain, 250-their chorus, 249-
a diverfity of ranks and orders among them, 250-ftyled the
elect angels, 262-are the minifters of the Almighty, 263-
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the benevolence with which they regard the human race, 263-
perhaps present in our worshipping affemblies, 264.

Angels, fallen, no redemption appointed for, ii. 24.
Animals, wonderful instinct of, ii. 105.

Antichrist, fall of, predicted, ii. 122.

Apostles, competent witneffes of the refurrection of Christ, i. 269.
ii. 151.

ARCHIMEDES, his behaviour on folving a difficult problem, i. 100.
ASIA, events of the present age in, their tendency, ii. 114.
Afurance of hope, the nature of it confidered, ii. 139.

Atheism, guilt the parent of, i. 62.

Atheists, feldom to be met with but where the Bible is known,
i. 83.
Atonement, the holiness, wifdom, and goodness of God glorified in
the, i. 179-its efficacy complete, ib.-the doctrine of, a fun-
damental point, ii. 147-its efficacy depends on the divine cha-
racter of Chrift, 258. See Deity, Redemption, Salvation, c.
AUSTIN, his "Confeffions," appealed to, i. 214-faid, by fome, to
be the first of the fathers that held the doctrine of an election of
grace, ii. 211.

B.

BABYLON, myftical, its deftruЯion, ii. 103, 122.

BAINHAM, Mr, his martyrdom, 1.163.

BARABBAS, preferred by the Jews to MESSIAH, i. 188.

Barren fig-tree, of what an emblem, i. 51.

BEELZEBUB, the miracles of our Lord perverfely ascribed to his
agency, i. 232-Milton's expreffion of, afcribed to man, ii. 161.
Begotten, meaning of that word, ii. 17.

Believers, faved under, but not by, the law, i. 8- their fuperior
knowledge of the gofpel difcoveries, 9- the gofpel bleffings
unfpeakably overbalance all their afflictions, 10, 11, 14. (See
Afflictions)-as partakers of the gofpel, the only rich and happy
on earth, 24-approach by faith to the city of the living God,
36-God, their father, 37-their happiness in Chrift, 37, 49,
105, 125. ii. 180-God their happiness, and heaven their home,
i. 37, 119-irradiated by MESSIAH, 80-are conformed to
his Spirit and temper 81-a real, though myftical, union be
tween them and Chrift, 81, 222-their happiness heightened
from the confideration of their previous mifery, 87-their fup.
port at the approach of death, 106. ii. 195-renounce all confi-
dence in the flesh, i. 120-their characters to be collected from
the characters of the Saviour, 128-partakers of a divine nature,
129-what evidences they exhibit of being a faved people, ib.
130, 133-taught to love one another, 130-their religion the
realonable fervice of an enlightened understanding, 135-their-
knowledge not merely fpeculative, 136—their absolute submission
to the divine will, ib.-their religious fervice pleasant, 137-the
flock of Chrift, 145, 181-their fpiritual reft, 162, 173—the
disciples of Christ, 167, 173-as such are always learning, 170-

their

their Mafter ever prefent with them, 171-the elect of Chrift,
181 and his own, ib.-predeftinated by the Father to the
adoption of children, although by nature the children of wrath,
ib.-the confummation of their happiness a branch of that joy
that was fet before our Saviour, 201-the remembrance of
Christ's fufferings affords them a ground to glory in tribulation,
210, 253-their death a fleep in Jefus, 212-derive their life
and fruitfulness from Chrift, 223-MESSIAH, as their fubftitute,
their complete juftification, 224-their afflictions, trials of their
faith, not tokens of God's difpleafure, 225-why not over-
come by their enemies, 226-why many of them have endu
red tortures and death without terror, and yet Chrift under-
went fuch agonies of fpirit, 212, 236-the atonement of Chrift
apprehended by faith, delivers them from guilt and con-
demnation, 253-his love attaches them to him, ib.-by his cross
they are crucified to the world, 254. ii. 25-are taught from
their Lord's example to fuffer patiently, i. 263-are rifen with,
Chrift, 270-his fufferings and obedie ice unto death imputed,
to them, 271-his refurrection, the pledge and pattern of theirs
275. i 165-by faith in his blood will be more than conquerors
5, 196 when they fee the glory of God, 7-on what fuppo-
fition they would be involved in the guilt of idolatry, 12-the
honour they derive from the glory and exaltation of Chrift, 25
his power enables them to approach with confidence to God, 28
-in what their experience confifts, ib.-their all-fufficient plea,
33-anticipate by faith the joys above, 34-their hearts, on con-
verfion, become the temples of the Holy Ghoft, 39 Chrift in
them the hope of glory, ib.-the temple of the living God, ib.--
their great difproportion to the number of thofe that reject the
power and grace of Chrift, 64-living members of the myftical
church, 109-derive from Chrift the fpirit of power, love, and a
found mind, 110-the happinefs they are taught to hope for de-,
pends not on local circumftances, 116-the perfonal prefence of
MESSIAH with them not effential to their terreftrial happiness,
ib.-their motives for confidence in the Lord, 132, 201-how
his condefcenfion fhould affect them, 133-the greatness of their
dignity and privileges, ib-hope their chief poffeffion, 145-
their experimental evidence of Chrift's refurrection, 155-their
life, a ftate of continual warfare, 163, 181. (See Chriftian Soldier
and Warfare)-why they are faid not to die, but to fleep in
Jefus, 164, 194-their happiness when releafed from the body,
164-why, although creatures ftill, they will be impeccable in
heaven, 181-the affurance that they fhall have tribulation, one
efpecial mark of their adoption, 183-their triumphant fong,
197-accept MESSIAH as the ground of the agreement between
God and man, 201-what they include in their ideas of falva-
tion, 202-the oppofition they are to expect, 204-no oppofition
can prevail if God be for them, 206-their death precious in his-
fight. 207-the benefits they derive from perfecution, ib,--are
Byled God's elect, 210-the oppofition which fome of them

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once made to the gospel, a great proof of the doctrine of am
election of grace, 213. (See Election of grace)—the weakest of
them children of God, 219-the prevailing interceffion of Chrift
abundantly compenfates for the poverty of their prayers, 225-
trained up in the kingdom of grace by various exercifts, 227-
the foldiers of Chrift, 228-their wifdom far fuperior to that of
the fchools, 253-the bleffe dnefs of those who have already died
in the Lord, 257. See Chriftians.

BELSHAZZAR, the hand-writing which he faw on the wall, of what
an emblem. i. 25

BETHLEHEM more illuftrious than Babylon or Rome, i. 24-why
called the city of David, 115

Bible, English verfion of the, its great value, i. 65-an internal
proof that it is a divine revelation, 76-defcriptions, combining
grandeur with fimplicity, found only in the, 132-its fuperior
excellency, were it but a mere human compofition, 262—ab-
furdity of fuppofing it the only book that can be understood
without a previous difpofition to ftudy it, ii. 171

Bigotry fanctifies every hateful passion, i. 228

Blafphemy, how punished among the Jews, i 204

Bleffing, of what the different fenfes of that word are expressive,
ii. 256

Blood of Chrift often figuratively used for his death, ii. 237

Body and mind have a reciprocal influence, i. 7.

Brazen ferpent, its efficacy, i. 179, 209, 247. ii. 45.

Brutes have no propenfity to fuch changes as would destroy them,

CESAR, reflections on Mark Antony's oration over his body, i. 205
CALIGULA, his deteftable character, ii. 80

CALVIN, did not invent the doctrine of an election of grace, ii.

211

CALVINIST, a name used as a term of reproach, ii. 211

Captivity led captive, import of that expreffion, ii. 34

Carnal mind, its effects not alike in all the unconverted, ii. 35
Caterpillar, its wonderful tranfmutation, ii. 173

CATO, his death a proof of pufillanimity, i. 197

Children, little, mentioned by St Paul, as not having finned after the
fimilitude of Adam's tranfgreffion, ii. 244-if faved must be the
fubjects of a fupernatural change, ib.-included in the election of
grace, ib. See Young Perfons.

CHRIST. See Jefus Chrift.

CHRISTIAN, that name when first affumed, i. 167

Cbriftians, true, their views great and fublime, i, 198-Jefus the
fource of their wisdom and ftrength, 199. See Believers.
Cbriftians, profeffed, how the conduct of many is fimilar to that of
the ancient Jews, i. 46-why fome live in the fpirit of the
Pharifees of old, 139-causes of the perplexities and difputes

ameng

among them, 183-the inconfiftent lives of, a flumibling-block
the world, 194, 215

Chriftians, primitive, their fubmiffion to the Roman Emperors, ii.

80

Chriftian Minifters the principles and aims effential to them, i. 52,
.85, 113, 152-fhepherds under Christ, 144, 152—their painful
anxieties, 151. ii. 59. See Miniflers,

Chriftian Soldier, his warfare, ii. 187, 196. See Warfare
Chrifiianity, friendly to the interefts of mankind, i. 140-Chrift's
life in the believer, the great mystery of, 224-the character of
its Author, an internal proof of its divine origin, 266-the re-
furrection of Chrift the grand fact on which the truth of it rests,
269. ii. 148-its inftitutes exhibit a beautiful fyftem of morality,
72-gained little advantage by the protection of Conftantine, 87
-nearly as old as the creation, 135
CHRISTENDOM indebted for the fuperior advantages it enjoys to
the knowledge of revelation, ii 69-its general face exhibits but
little of the fpirit and character of the gofpel, 120

Church, various fenfes in which that word is used in scripture, ii.

107

Church under the Old Teftament, to what the apoftle compares it, i. 5
-its defective knowledge of the 'promised MESSIAH, 9-its
triumphant exaltation, 99

Church of Chrift, comprifes all the members of his mystical body, i

35

Church, Greek, its wretched ftate, ii. 121, 245

Church of Rome, its deplorable errors, ii. 245

Church of England, its articles established by law, ii. 217

CICERO, his fyftem of morality fuperior to that of the modern deifts,
i. 83

Comforter, promised to the church, i. 79-the promise fulfilled, ii. 38
Comparisons, in fcripture, to be understood with great limitation, i.

217

Condefcenfion, of what the word is expreffive, i. 172

Confcience, terrors of a guilty, ii. 96

CONSTANTINE the Great, rapid declenfion of the church, in his
time, in fimplicity and purity, i. 51

Counfeller, a name of Chrift, i. 103

Converfation, what the original word, in Phil. iii. 20. imports, i. 126
Converfion, fpiritual, excludes boafting, i. 141-the confideration of
its being the work of grace, a remedy against despair, 142-of
one finner of greater importance than the temporal deliverance
of a whole kingdom, 215. See Heart.

Creation, reflections on the, i. 175. ii. 6, 62, 105, 169, 232
Cross, doctrine of the, its happy effects, i. 96, 208 See Enmity.
Crucifixion, the Roman punishment for their flaves, i. 204-of
Chrift, how typified, 211

CYRUS, predicted by Ifaiah long before his birth, ii. 114-an in-
ftrument in the hands of God, 130

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