A

Absurdities, preferred by some to
scriptural truth, 144-148. 244.
268, 269.

Adam, the first and second contrasted,
181, 182.

Advocate, Christ our with the Father,

193, 194. 218, 219. 222-224. 229.
Access, of sinners to God, difficulties
respecting it, 181-188. 222. 503
-505; only through Christ, 188
-194. 224-229. 505, 506.
Adoption, the Believer's privilege,

378; its unspeakable value, 379;
"Spirit of," 325. 379–382. 405.
Affections, those required toward
Christ prove his Deity, 161-168.
404, 405; towards God, 74-81.
324, 325. 403-406; the principal
requirement of Revelation, 407;
towards our neighbours, 87-103.
418-436; Relatives, 87-89. 439
-476; Christian Brethren, 420,
421; Enemies, 427-431; Hea
venly things, and things " on
Earth," 406, 407. 410-418.
Afflictions, the Believer's view of
them, 400-402.

Agreement, among the sacred writers,
6-9.

Alienation from God, the source of

all other sins, 356-358.
Allegories, the language of them in-
admissible in laws and grants, 290
-292.

Angel of the Covenant, title of Christ,

129. 137.

Angels Holy, the Servants of Christ,
139. 229; worship him, 143, 144.
283; Ministers to his people, 383;
will attend him when he shall come
to judgment, 545.
Antinomianism, abominable, 217; ab-
surdities which it involves, 330,
331; whence it springs, 340. 344
-346; often found in connection
with Pharisaical pride, 340; re-
fined species of it, 251-253.

Antitrinitarians, attempt to alter the
form of Baptism, 301, 302. See
Socinians.

Apocryphal books, 12.

Arianism, a system repugnant to rea-
son, 124.

Armour of God, how taken and used,
366, 367.

Ascension of Christ, ends answered
by it, 219, &c.

Assurance of hope, or of Salvation,
distinct from faith, 373-375; not
enjoyed by all believers, 375, 376.
how prevented, or obtained, 375;

409.

Atonement of Christ, why necessary,

181-184. 187. 336, 337; doc-
trine of discussed, 195, &c; im-
portance of the doctrine, 215-
217. 405; the effect, not the cause
of the Father's mercy, 225. 336;
especially commemorated in the
Lord's Supper, 532, &c; day of,
under the law, 193.

Attributes, divine, ascribed to Christ,
128-132. 135, 136; and to the
Holy Spirit, 294, 295.
Authority, a valuable talent, how to
be improved, 481-486.

B

Baptism, the scriptural form of words
for it implies the Deity of Christ,
and of the Holy Spirit, and the
doctrine of the Trinity, 142. 161.
301, 302; not Regeneration, 267,
268; what it represents, 520, 521;
to whom administered by the Apos-
tles, and in the primitive times, 521,
522; what profession it implies,
522; of infants, 521, 522; its
meaning and good effects, 525,
524; the duty of parents conse-
quent on it, 524-526.
Believers, their warfare and experi-
ence, 350, &c; their privileges,
370, &c; their character, &c. 391,
&c.

Benevolence, excited by evangelical
principles, 418, &c.

Calamities, publick, how viewed by
the believer, 384.

Candour, false, 52; true, 428. 436.
Carnal mind, enmity against God
and his law, 340.

Character, of such as have received

the scriptures, contrasted with that
of such as have rejected them, 9,
10; of mankind agrees with that
drawn in scripture, 21, 22; of
God, scriptural, 51, &c; carefully to
be distinguished from that of Idols,
52-57; most glorious and lovely,
330; of Christ absolutely perfect,
25, 26; of Christians, 391, &c.
Charity, perfectly consistent with con-
sidering men's state as dangerous,
113, 114. 158.
Charms, unlawful, 76.

Children, duties of, to Parents, 88,
89, 454-457; should be corrected
while young, 458, 459; should
not preach to their parents, 456,
457.

Christ, evidence of his Resurrection,

15-17; his deity, proofs of, 123,
&c; importance of that doctrine,
151, &c; his fitness for the office
of Mediator, 184-189; the atone-
ment of his death, 195, &c; his
exaltation, 218, &c; his high priest-
hood; 220-223; his intercession,
225-229; his mediatorial king-
dom, 174. 229-234; his Prophe-
tical office, 234, 235; cannot be
received in one office and rejected
in another, 235-237; the righ-
teousness of believers by imputa-
tion, 252, 253; their joy; 167,
168; their life and strength, 138.
364, 365. 387, 388; his love, 187
-190. 223, 224. 428, 429. 532;
precious to believers, 322, 323;
their love toward him, 161–165.
275, 276. 404, 405; his coming to
judgment, 545, &c.

Christian, life of, 351, &c; see be-
lievers, and warfare.

Church, distinction between militant
and triumphant, 350.

Circumcision, 320; door of admission
into the ancient church, 521.
Communion, with God, the believer's
privilege, 384-386.

Conflict, christian, its nature, 354, &c.
Contentment, required by the moral
law, 97, 102; tendency of evan-
gelical principles to promote it,
401, 402. 411-418.
Conversion, from one sect or opinion
to another, not regeneration, 269,
270; the change intended by,
271, 272. 319-321.
Conviction, of sin, arises from scrip-
tural views of the moral law, 87,
103, 332-335.

Correction, of children, generally ne-
cessary, 459; directions concern-
ing, 459, 460.

Covetousness, idolatry of it, 76. 493;
contrary to the spiritual law of
God, 96, 97. 100-102; counter-
acted by evangelical principles,
412-418. 491, 492.

Courteousness, 435, 436. 476.
Cross, of Christ, lessons inculcated
by it, 215, 216. 412, 413; vic-
tories obtained by him on it, 218,

219.

Darkness, kingdom of, 359–362.
Death, its different aspects on the
righteous and the wicked, 11s6
117; the friend of believere,
389; immediately followed by a
state of happiness or misery, 540
-544.

Declension of vital religion, greatly
owing to the neglect of the scrip-
tural doctrine concerning the work
of the Holy Spirit, 316, 317. 322,
323.

Deity, of Christ, stated, 123; proofs
of, 124, &c. 310; the doctrine-
essential to christianity, 151, &c;
objections considered, 172-175.
Depravity, of human nature, 107—
110. 356-359; not from educa-
tion, 109.

Devotedness, required to Christ, a
proof of his Deity, 166, 167.
Dishonesty, various instances of, 96,
97.470.

Distinctions, outward, comparatively

vain, 118. 379; appear so to the be-
liever when meditating on the Cross
of Christ, or on the eternal world,
412-416; not however abolished
by christianity, 415, 416. 469.
Divorces, when lawful, 94. 443, 444.
Doubts, of being in a state of accep-
tance, sometimes effects and evi-
dences of faith, 374--376.
Duelling, 90. 434.

Duties, relative, 437-441; of hus-
bands and wives, 441-453; of
parents and children, 454-465;
of brothers and sisters, and other
near relations, 465, 466; of mas-
ters and servants, 467-475; of
subjects, 475; of men of genius,
learning or celebrity, 487-490;
of ministers of religion, 491-493;
of the rich, 493-495; duties and
privileges generally coincident,

403.

Deity, 161-165; living, the effect
of regeneration, 246. 321, 322.
352, 353; importance given to it
in scripture, 247, 248; nature and
effects of it, 249. 254-256; does
not include repentance, love, &c.
though inseparably connected with'
them, 250, 251. 261, 262; not
mere assent, 251; in Christ, 255,
256; in what sense it justifies, 257
-260; distinct from assurance of
salvation, 373-376; the christian's
shield, 366; objections to the doc-
trine of justification by faith alone
answered, 261; importance of the
doctrine, 262; dead faith, 39. 249
-251. 263.
Family-religion, 45. 446-449. 461.
469. 474, 475.
Fanciful, interpretations of scripture,
48, 49.

Fear, of God, 66, 67. 82, 83; essen-
tial to true religion, 403, 404.
FIRST, the, and the LAST, 129.
Flesh, meaning of the word when
opposed to the spirit in scripture,
265, 266. 356.

Folly, of mankind, as to eternal
things, 121, 122.

Forbearance, mutual, necessary to
conjugal or domestick harmony,
448. 465. 473.

Forgiveness, of sins, distinct from
justification, 240, 241; every be
liever's privilege, 371-373; of
injuries, a duty, 93. 427. 435.
Fortune-telling, unlawful, 76.
Friend, of God, every believer is so,

376-378.

Frugality, a duty, 97. 425, 426.
Fruit, of the Spirit, 325.
Future state, the expectation of one,
congenial to the human mind, 110;
certainly known by revelation
alone, 541, 542; its nature, 557,
558.

G

Gaming, evil of, 100–102.
Genius, how improveable, 487-490.
Gifts; see Spirit, Holy.

GOD, proper views of his nature, and
character obtained only from re-
velation, 1. 21. 40. 57, 58; impor
tance of those views, 51-57. 59;
Erroneous sentiments concerning,
57, 58; scriptural delineation of
his natural, and moral perfections,
60-69; the only adequate felicity
of a rational soul, 74. 389; known

only in and by Christ, 69. 131-
133. 154, 155; MANIFEST IN THE
FLESH, the great mystery of god-
liness, 125. 145. 173; see Good-
ness, Justice, Love, Mercy, Name
of God.

Godliness, the chief end of revelation,
407; cannot subsist without mo-
rality, 408.

Goodness, of God, 63—65.
Gospel, as distinguished from the
Law, 329, &c; the whole plan of
it encourages prayer, 505–513.
Government, of God, 62. 70, &c.
336, 337.

Grace, opposed to works, 245; how
sinners are justified by, 257-260;
the source of all salvation, 260.
268. 328, 329; see Mercy, Spirit,
Holy.

H

Habits, children to be kept from bad,
and formed to good, 458.
Happiness, unchangeable in its nature,
281-283; that of pardoned sin-
ners, 371.

Harmony, of the sacred writers, 10,
11; of the divine perfections dis-
played in Christ, 69; in his atone-
ment, 64, 65. 203–207. 209, 210;
in his mediation, 183, 184. 222-
224. 508, 509.

Heart, state of, especially regarded

in the moral law, 71. 333; of fallen
man contrary to that law, 87. 281,
282. 340; new heart, what is
meant by, 279, 280; how pro-
duced, 282, 283. 320-323. 391;
how manifested, 392, &c.
Heaven, its felicity not suited to the
unregenerate, 283; greatly con-
sists in the presence and love of
Christ, 169, 170; altogether holy,
340. 557.

Hebrews, Epistle to, its grand sub-
ject, 192, 193. 200. 223.
Hell, frequent meaning of the word,
543.

Help-meet, meaning of the term, 441.
Hereticks, 155, 156; their general
character, 318, 319; christians
hated and persecuted under that
name, 432.

Holiness, of the divine character, 60
-69; of the moral law, 103. 244.
332-335; our's for substance,
conformity to the divine character
and law, 337-340. 353; the love

of, produced in our hearts by the
Holy Spirit, 320, 321; enforced
by motives taken from the Cross
of Christ, 215, 216.

Hope, produced by the Holy Spirit,
325; the christian's helmet, 366.
Humility, how produced and main-
tained, 333-335. 341, 342. 392
-398.

Hypocrisy, 27. 80. 340. 468.

I

I AM, the title claimed by Christ,

128.

Idolatry, evil, origin, and effects of,
52-56; the principal violation of
the divine law, 75, 76. 81; various
refined species of it, 57-59. 69.
76, 77. 356; either Trinitarians or
Anti-trinitarians, are guilty of it,
141, 142. 150, 151, 152, 163. 165.
170. 304.

Images, use of, in religious worship,
78-80.

Imagination, peculiarly accessible to
evil spirits, 361, 362.
Immortality; see Future State.
Impressions, not regeneration, 269,
270.

Importance, of revealed truth, 31. &c.
Imputed, righteousness, 241-243.
253,254.

Incarnation, of Christ, reasons of,
190-193.

Indifference, to revealed truth, its
prevalence and pernicious effects,
32-37. 152, 153; about religion,
369; to worldly things the effect
of evangelical principles, 410-

418.

Indolence, keeps many from improv-
ing their talents, 489.
Infants, baptism of, what it implies
and how to be improved, 523—
527.

Infinity, beyond our grasp, 288.
Influence, may be increased, 479;
improveable as a talent, 480,
Influences; see Spirit Holy.
Incomprehensible, all the works of
God are so, 173. 298.
Injuries, a patient and forgiving tem-
per under them, the effect of
evangelical principles, 427-436.
Intercession, of Christ, 222-229;
essentially differs from the pray.
ers of one man for others, 226,
227.