Joy, luminous, why God withholds it, iv, 327 Judas, Chrysostom's opinion of, note, ii, 202-a true convert, when first called, i, 245-247; ii, 82-84-prayed for by Christ, i, 350-judicially re- probated, ii, 327-how the Scriptures were fulfilled in his perdition, ii, 82 -his wickedness not necessary to bring about the crucifixion of Christ, ii, 83
Jude, St., contends for the divinity of Christ, iii, 548, 549, 604
Judge, Christ the universal, iii, 453- 461
Judgment, day of, incompatible with absolute predestination, ii, 451-461 Julian, the emperor, the iniquitous con- duct of, iv, 226
Justice, impartial, the doctrines of, ii, 320-of God, wherein it consists, ii, 432-how displayed in the sufferings of fallen angels and men, ii, 442 Justin's Epistle to Diognetus cited, iii, 441-Apology, referred to, note, iii, 510-opinion on the divinity of Christ, iii, 511
Justification, Mr. Wesley's sentiments on, i, 34-conditions of, i, 34-38- of a sinner, and by faith, what, ii, 306-308-by works in the day of judgment, i, 72-74-shown to be a Scriptural doctrine i, 210-215, 273, 369, 370-not merely before man, but before God, i, 358-363-proved from the articles, &c, of the Church, i, 217-221-maintained by many Pu- ritan divines, i, 223-228-admitted by Mr. Rowland Hill, i, 278-con- sistent with justification by grace in the day of conversion, i, 297-does not rob Christ of his glory, i, 299- 303-twofold, by the concessions of Dr. Owen and R. Hill, Esq., i, 347, 349 -its primary and secondary causes, i, 433, 434-different degrees of, i, 161, 162-fourfold, maintained in Scrip- ture, i, 283-285-absolute, eternal, the absurdity of, i, 183, 184—the dif- ference between that in our conver- sion and at the day of judgment, i, 213-215
Justified and sanctified state, talking of, tends to mislead, i, 56-60
Kempis, a saying of, iv, 354
Ket, the pretended reformer, account of, iv, 465
Kingdom of God, the happiness of those who enjoy it, iii, 370-372-cometh not with outward pomp, iv, 364-of heaven suffereth violence, how, iv, 261-263
King, a title given to Christ, iii, 493 King, Archbishop, quoted, ii, 183 Knowledge of God, what, iii, 380-382 -experimental, possessed by every believer, iii, 16-of our fallen state, advantage of, iii, 339–342 Koran, what it declares concerning Jesus Christ, iv, 227 Kuria, what, iii, 604
Labour, man devoted to, in consequence of sin, iii, 267-271 Lactantius contended for the doctrine of free will, ii, 201-testifies the efficacy of Gospel doctrine, iii, 241 Latimer, Bishop, a remarkable saying of, i, 349
"Last times," a remark on, iv, 239 Laud, Archbishop, leaned toward Pela- gianism, ii, 276, 277
Law of God, its spirituality, iii, 324- 326-the truths it discovers to such as consider it, iii, 122, 123—should be held in high estimation by all, i, 100, 101-necessary as a rule of life and judgment, i, 343
Law, in what sense St. Paul was dead to it, i, 101-moral, not abolished by Christ, i, 101-103-of Christ, made void by Calvinism, i, 359-363-the Mediator's, not to be confounded with that of innocence, i, 338-of liberty, why so called, i, 372-the design of, i, 448-how "not made for a right- eous man," ii, 41-moral, of Moses, an edition of the law of Christ, and not of the law of innocence, ii, 43 -49-the different acceptations of that word, ii, 47, 48-moral, how the way to eternal life, ii, 53-57- Adamic, believers not perfect accord- ing to it, ii, 493, 494-to Christ, how believers under the, ii, 494, 495 Legality, from what derived, note, i, 100
Leighton, Archbishop, referred to, i, 105
Letter, Circular, Mr. Shirley's, i, 7 LETTERS, vol. iv.-To Mr. H. Brooke, 343, 364, 366-to Miss Bryan, 340- to Miss Mary Cartwright, 347-to the Rev. Dr. Conyers, 354--to Mrs. Do- lier, 363-to Mr. John Fennel, 365— to the right honourable Lady Mary Fitzgerald, 354, 359, 360, 362, 366 -to Mrs. Glynne, 322-to Mr. Green- wood, 351-to Mrs. Greenwood, 365 -to Messrs. Hare, &c, 348-to Mr. Samuel Hatton, 319-to Mrs. Hatton, 339-to Miss Hatton, 320, 321, 324, -327, 330-332, 335-337-to Rev. M. Horne, 367-to J. Ireland, Esq., 339 -341, 345, 346, 348, 351-to Miss
Ireland, 333-to Mr. Alexander Ma. ther, 330-to Mr. George Merrywea ther,- -to Mr. Michael Onions, 356, 358-to Mr. John Owen, 357— to the parishioners of Madeley, 309- 311-to the Rev. Vincent Perronet, 350-to Miss Perronet, 350, 352, 360 -to the Rev. Mr. Sellon, 342-to Miss Thornton, 353-to Mr.Vaughan, 344-to Mr. William Wase, 349, 355, 357, 358-to the Rev. Charles Wes- ley, 311-320, 323-to Mr. Thomas York, 355-to the Hon. Mrs. 314-to Mr. 343-to the Rev. Joseph Benson, 379-to the Hon. Mrs. C. 388-to the Rev. Mr. Greaves, 383-to Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood, 380, 381-to Miss Hatton, 369, 387 -to Lady Huntingdon, 373-to Jas. Ireland, Esq., 375, 377, 379-to Miss Ireland, 370-to Miss Loxdale, 384, 385-to the Rev. Vincent Perronet, 386 to Mr. Charles Perronet, 377— to the societies in and about Madeley, 384 to Mrs. Thornton, 381-to the Rev. John Wesley, 368, 386-to the Rev. Charles Wesley, 376, 378-to Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood, 395-to the Rev. Vincent Perronet, 394, 395, 396, 397, 402-to Mr. William Per- ronet, 390, 391, 393, 394, 397-401, 402-405-to Miss Thornton, 395 Levellers, why so called, iv, 470 Levelling system, Dr. Price's, danger. ous, exposed, iv, 521, 522 Levity, the evil of, iv, 250 Liberty, Mr. Locke's definition of, ii,
186, 187-wherein it consists, ii, 189 -active, and of the children of God, what, ii, 191-different degrees, in different orders of creatures, ii, 192- the imperfection of ours, ii, 193-of God, how exercised, ii, 196-of the devil, what, ii, 197-of those who serve God in newness of the Spirit, ii, 538, 539-British, the excellence of, iv, 476-remarks on, iv, 515-518 -Dr. Price's and Mr. Evans' exposed, iv, 531, 532, 534, 535 Liberality of sentiment, expressed, iv,
Life, spiritual, different degrees of, i, 159, 160-eternal, how believers have it, i, 254
Lindsey, Mr., mentioned, iii, 396 Liturgy of the Church of England, see "Homilies."
Logos, a name given to Christ, iii, 485 -the import of the word, iii, 416, 485-what Philo says of the, iii, 468 -The, was known to our first parents, iii, 507-509-how he appeared to the patriarchs, iii, 509, 510
Lopez, Gregory, his brevity in speaking and writing, iv, 320, 321
Lot, why elected, and his wife repro- bated, ii, 324
Love, an effectual antidote against Antinomianism, i, 200, 201-excites faithful ministers to perform their duty, iii, 64, 65-of the author of the Checks toward his opponents, i, 328 -of God to man to be imitated by believers ii, 102, 103-thoughts on, iv, 360-its great importance, ii, 662 -is truly humble and modest, ii, 662-665 becomes all things to all men, ii, 663-is satisfied with the Supreme Good, ii, 664-" rejoiceth in the truth," ii, 665, 666—brotherly, recommended, iv, 310-the great im- portance of, iv, 346
Lorenzo, the character of, ii, 9 Lord, a name given to Christ, iii, 431, 432-of all, a name given to Christ, iii, 545-of the Sabbath, a name given to Christ, iii, 547
Lowth's, Bishop, translation of Isaiah quoted, iii, 450
Lucian, concerning the first Christians, iii, 164
Luther, Martin, his rashness in reject- ing St. James' epistle, i, 44-his ex- cellent advice to Melancthon on preaching, i, 108-distinguished im- properly between a believer and his actions, i, 289-rashly gave a blow to the doctrines of justice, ii, 273, 274— extract from, iv, 37
Lukewarm professors, two sorts of, iv, 256, 257
Lukewarmness, a prayer for those who plead for, ii, 619
Lusts, a distinction between lawful and sinful, ii, 531, 532
Lucian, what he says of Christ and the primitive Christians, iv, 226 Luke, St., attests the divinity of Christ, ii, 545
Man's apostasy and misery proved from Scripture and reason, iv, 414, 436 Man, natural, what meant by the ex- pression, iv, 119,276-spiritual, what, iv, 276-observations on, iii, 445 Manicheism, what, ii, 279, 373 Manichees, their ridiculous creed, iii, 258
Manifestation of Christ in the flesh, why delayed 4000 years, iii, 232- time and place of, suited to such an event, iii, 233, 234-of the Spirit, what, i, 167
Manifestations, spiritual, what, iv, 281, 282-the effects of, iv, 282, 288, 289 -extraordinary, the design of, iv, 285, 286-ordinary and mixt, the design of, iv, 286-the bad effects of not dis tinguishing between them, iv, 287- suited to the various states of the Church, iv, 290-why some die with. out, iv, 291-why not made to some sincere seekers, iv, 292-sometimes almost overwhelming, iv, 292-means to be used to obtain them, what, iv, 292-294-of Christ to his people in all ages of the world, iv, 294-308- do not supersede the letter of Scrip- ture, iv, 301-308
Mankind, general observations on the redemption of, iv, 222-230-Christ the Redeemer and Saviour of, iii, 446-453
Manners, different, in which sinners are awakened, iii, 126
Mark, St., attests the divinity of Christ, iii, 546, 547
Martin, Rev., his plea for indwelling sin, ii, 581-593
Martyr, Justin, concerning the doctrine
of fate, ii, 200-unguarded concern. ing free will, ii, 211
Massillon, Bishop, of lukewarm minis. ters, iii, 81-concerning false apos- tles, iii, 83
Materialism, a chief bulwark of Atheism, ii, 384, 385-Dr. Priestley one of the principal defenders of, iii, 391 Matrimony, reasons for and against, iv, 324-not forbidden to ministers, iii, 62, 63
Matthew, St., proves the divinity of Christ, iii, 546
Mead, Matthew, quoted, i, 378, 509 Means of grace, how to be used, iii, 355 Medea, a remarkable saying of, ii, 589 Melchisedec, a type of Christ, iii, 540, 541
Memory, its aptness to forget spiritual things, iii, 280, 281
Meetness for heaven, see "Title." Merit, what, i, 206-of works, salvation by, disclaimed by Mr. Wesley, i, 43
-in what sense Scriptural, i, 47–53 -Baxter's judgment of, i, 95-the import of the word, i, 172-176, 194 -in what sense used by our Lord, i, 239-of congruity, how used, note, i, 373, 374-original, and derived, the difference between, i, 450-452-pro- per and improper, what, ii, 322 Messiah, all the prophets bear witness of the, as the bruiser of the serpent's head, &c, iii, 519-530
Micah foretels the advent of Christ, iii, 526, 527
Milton, a quotation from, iii, 319, 320,
321-a scale of duties, ii, 342-re- ferred to, iii, 459
Millennium, an account of the, iii, 526, 527
Minerals and metals, many of them poisonous, iii, 267
Mineral kingdom, reflections on the, iii, 444
Ministers, the duty of, iii, 330-how they ought to preach to promote mo. rality, iii, 333-how their wives, when loving pleasure, are treated in Hungary, iii, 63-inspired and ap- pointed by Christ, iii, 20-evangeli- cal, iii, 67-70, 70-79-their power and authority, iii, 26-28-faithful, adapt their discourses to the state of their hearers, iii, 170-173-use vari. ous means to save souls, iii, 55, 56- unhappy if not rendered useful, 73, 74-want of success often owing to unfaithfulness, iii, 72-75-uncon- verted, comprehend not the Gospel, iii, 17-wicked, a curse to society, how, iii, 47, 48-lukewarm, their timidity censured,iii,50-avaricious,the bad ef fects produced by, iii, 59-justified in leaving congregations to which they are not useful, iii, 75-lukewarm, the portrait of, iii, 80-82-three classes of, iii, 86-faithful, the true succes- sors of the apostles, iii, 89-91-may prove the divinity of their mission without miracles, iii, 91-93-ought to use great exertion in this corrupt world, iii, 96-101-ought to imitate the zeal of St. Paul, iii, 101-103- without piety, their manner of preach- ing, iii, 111
Ministry, Christian, in what it consists, iii, 20-the work of, requires great diligence, iii, 108-110
Minutes of the conference, an extract from the, i, 8, 9-the occasion of, i, 20-23-the general tenor of their propositions, i, 23, 24-established by Scripture, and the concessions of R. Hill, Esq., i, 235–241
Misery, the effect of sin, iii, 271-273
Mobs, the danger of setting up, iv, 472, 473-475
Molinos quoted, i, 445 Montesquieu quoted, iv, 446 Moon, reflections on the, iii, 443 Moore, Dr., what he says of the Mo- hammedans, iv, 226
Moralists, antichristian, addressed, i, 564-566
Morality, what it teaches, iii, 198 Christianity furnishes the best mo- tives to it, iii, 200, 201-evangelical, ennobles our most ordinary actions, iii, 208-its connection with the three parts of the apostles' creed, iii, 211– 213-its dependence on true doc. trines, iii, 221
Morals connected with the doctrines of Christianity, iii, 154, 155
More, Dr. Henry, extract from, iv, 12 Moses prophesies of Christ, iii, 517, 518 Mothers, remarkable conduct of some, iv, 223
Motives, the use of, in religion, iii, 65, 66 Motives, primary and secondary, illus. trated, ii, 239, 240
Mysticism, what, note, i, 238, 445- evangelical, iv, 7 Mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, what, ii, 450
Nebuchadnezzar's image, the story of, improved, iv, 259, 260-dream, iv, 239
Necessity, Calvinistic, what, ii, 184, 185 --defined, ii, 187, 188-natural, what, moral, what, ii, 190-Calvinian, illus. trated, ii, 319-the pedigree of, ii, 369 -makes God the author of all sin, ii, 369, 378-philosophical, Mr. Top- lady's view of, ii, 376, 383-contrary to genuine philosophy, ii, 377-over- throws conscience, ii, 377, 378-robs man of self activity and self motion, ii, 378-contrary to Scripture and common sense, ii, 379-represents a future judgment as a hypocritical act, ii, 380-places matter above spirit, ii, 380, 381-makes human souls re- ceive all their moral excellency and depravity from the contexture of the brain, ii, 381, 382-keys to open the scriptures by which Mr. T. sup. ports his scheme of, ii, 386-402- natural, not to be confounded with moral, ii, 393, 394-absolute, differs from prophetic certainty, ii, 394-397 -not to be inferred from forced meta- phors, ii, 389, 390-nor from the word shall in Scripture, ii, 390, 391-not needful to accomplish God's purposes, ii, 402-different kinds of, ii, 171, 172, 406-absolute, the error of Spi-
Oath of God, what, i, 561 Obedience of faith essential to eternal life, i, 370, 371-sincere, how a con- dition of eternal life, i, 373-383- oddly termed by Mr. Berridge Jack o'lantern," i, 379-distinguishes believers from others, i, 502, 506— Olivers, Mr. Thomas, on the Hebrews, the importance of, i, 254-258 recommended, ii, 156
Omar, the leader of a Mohammedan sect, ii, 273
Omniscience ascribed to Christ, iii, 437 Omega, see" Alpha." Omnipresence ascribed to Christ, iii, 438
"Ordained to eternal life," the import of, ii, 77, 78" of old," &c, Jude 4, Ordination of sin, charged by Calvin explained, note, ii, 104 Origen, an advocate for free will, ii, 201 upon God, ii, 199 -his fine apostrophe, iii, 170—re- Orpheus, a quotation from, iv, 234 ferred to, iii, 442 Ostervald, Mons., concerning lukewarm ministers, iii, 82-concerning false apostles, iii, 83, 84-an excellent Outlines of thirty sermons, iv, 191-221 quotation from, iii, 108 Owen, Dr., asserts justification by works in the day of judgment, i, 223, 224, 379
Pagan authors have spoken of Jesus Christ but slightly, or indirectly, iv,
Pagans showed their belief of human 226 depravity by their religious rites, iii, 305-have acknowledged the exist Papists, their error concerning infants, ence of Jesus Christ, iv, 227 iii, 232-some of them hold election Party spirit should be opposed by faith- and reprobation, i, 374 "Passing by men," what it imports, ii, ful ministers, iii, 37 436, 437
Pascal, iv, 14-a remarkable saying of, iv, 33, 351
Patriarchs expected a Divine Messiah, iii, 507, 518
Paul, a persecutor, iii, 11, 12-his Chris
tian piety and union with Christ, iii, 13-18-his vocation to the ministry, iii, 19-his devotion to Christ, and spiritual armour, iii,23-25-his power to bind and loose, iii, 26-his zeal and diligence, iii, 28-30-his fidelity and humility, iii, 31, 32-readily acknow- ledged and repaired his errors, iii, 35 -detested party spirit, and divisions, iii, 36-loved all, and especially the faithful, iii, 40-43-his charity to- ward the poor and sinners, iii, 44–46 -his engaging condescension, iii, 48 -his courage and prudence, iii, 50– 53-his tenderness to others, and se- verity to himself, iii, 53, 54-his dis- interestedness, iii, 58-labours with his own hands, iii, 59-the ardour of his love, fears, and consolations, iii, 64-66-the grand subject of his glory- ing, iii, 67-his fortitude under the severest trials, iii, 68, 69-consoles his persecuted brethren, iii, 70-72- ready to seal the truth with his blood, iii, 76-his triumph over the terror of death-iii, 78, 79-his virtues not inimitable, iii, 87, 89-his extraordi- nary conversion, iii, 452, 453-esta- blishes the doctrine of our Lord's di- vinity, iii, 420-425, 555-560, 563 Peace and brotherly love, how obtained, ii, 350-357
Pearson, Bishop, on the creed, quoted
and referred to, iii, 418, 419, 420, 431- 433, 448, 449, 458, 476-481, 486, 487, 489-491, 494--what he says of the priority of the Father to the Son, iii, 486, 487
Pelagianism, the tendency of, i, 278,
279, 314-destroys the throne of God's partial grace, ii, 322-the errors of, what, ii, 270
Pelagians, their errors respecting in- fants, note, iii, 232-the principles of, ii, 218, 219
Pelagius, his writings destroyed, ii, 269 -how he preached free will, ii, 272— wherein right and wherein wrong, ii, 606, 607
Penitents, cautions proper for, iii, 350 -an address to, i, 567-570 Pentecostal Church, what, iv, 351 Perfection, Christian, what, i, 270, 271, 381, 382-founded on the Christian dispensation, i, 589-the proper im. port of the word, note, ii, 492-sin- less, remarks on, ii, 493-495-Chris- tian, Mr. Henry and Bishop Hopkins
quoted, ii, 496-what Archbishop Leighton says of, ii, 496-498-why not enforced by pious Calvinists, ii, 498-500-objections to it answered, ii, 501-506-not contrary to the articles of the Church, ii, 506–509— the Church of England holds it forth in her daily services, &c, ii, 509-515 -St. Peter and James contend for it, ii, 517-521-St. Paul professed to have attained it, ii, 521, 522-absolute, what, ii, 522-Christian, absurd to adduce Solomon, &c, to disprove, ii, 560-564-the different sorts and de- grees of, ii, 523-526-how taught by St. John in his epistles, ii, 554-559- not to be deferred till death, ii, 567, 570-does not supersede the blood of Christ, ii, 573-575-three kinds of, ii, 579-why those who desire it do not obtain it, ii, 585-not a popish doctrine, ii, 593, 602-law of, given to the Jews that they might obey it, ii, 594-law of, not the anti-mediato. rial law of paradisiacal perfection, ii, 595-personal, inculcated by Christ and his apostles, ii, 595-601-humili- ty an essential part of, ii, 611-616- in ourselves, but not of ourselves, ii, 641-643-often eclipsed by confound- ing what God has distinguished, ii, 606 -exalts the adorable trinity, ii, 618- the advantages of pressing toward it, ii, 619-623-should be strongly urged by preachers, note, ii, 624-prayed for by Christ, John xvii, ii, 630, 631 -how far instantaneous, and how far gradual, ii, 633, 647-the importance of understanding the precepts and promises on which it is founded, ii, 634-the way to attain it, ii, 627-638 -encouragement to seek it, ii, 653, 654-how Paul followed after, ii, 667-the danger of falling from, ii, 658, 659-queries for those who deny it, ii, 629
Perfections of God in harmony with each other, ii, 462 Perfect, in what sense St. Paul was not, ii, 527, 528-Christian, St. Paul's portrait of a, ii, 547-549-Christians, their advantages above those sold un- der sin, ii, 624, 625-Christians, an address to, ii, 657
Perronet, Mr. Wm., short account of, iv, 390-letters to, iv, 394-406-his relatives at Berne, iv, 391, 393-his illness, iv, 402, 405, 406-his death, iv, 408 Perseverance, the conditionality of, con- ceded by Mr. Berridge, i, 388-390- on what it depends, ii, 137-158-must close the Christian race, ii, 158
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