411-Redeemer and Saviour of lost mankind, vi: 408-420-the Judge of the world, vi. 420—433— his proper manhood proved, vi. 425-428-divine worship paid to him, vi. 433-456, 487, 488; vii. 139—his equality with the Father, vi. 477, 478 -how he emptied himself and became poor, vi. 479 -484-how in the form of God, vi. 479-481-the three original promises relating to, in the book of Ge- nesis, vii. 24-29—a spiritual king, vii. 30—35—his glorious reign, vii. 35, 47, 48-the Captain of the Lord's host, vii. 20, 21-Jehovah's Envoy, vii. 21, 22-a Prophet like Moses, vii. 28-30, 55, 56—the Ruler of Israel, vii. 46-his Godhead asserted by St. Paul, vi. 362-368; vii. 93, 94, 106-Alpha and Omega, vi. 390-392-omniscience ascribed to Him, vi. 392-395-omnipresence ascribed to him, vi. 393 -395-possessed of a divine nature, vi. 394-pos- sessed of incommunicable attributes, vi. 394-a shepherd, vii. 58, 59-eternity ascribed to Him, vi. 395, 396-inimutable, vi. 396, 397-the messen- ger of the covenant, vii. 49-very man, of a reason- able soul and human flesh subsisting,-vi. 456-484 -his two natures distinct from each other, vi. 459— 470-called David, vii. 60, 61-the doctrine of his divinity improved, vi. 485-494—his prophetic office asserted, vi. 485, 486-his priestly office asserted, vi. 486-his kingly office asserted, vi. 487-Jehovah, our righteousness, and the Mighty God, vii. 56, 57, 64-74-his divinity, attested by the evangelists and the apostles, vii. 75-93-Lord of the sabbath, vii. 79 -St Jude's doxology reculiarly belongs to Him, vii. 82-the divinity of established by St. John, vii. 85, 86-the Everlasting Son of the Everlasting Father, vii. 88-" God over all," vii. 95-the source of grace and peace, vii. 96-the invocation of his name, a proof of his divinity, vii. 97-has the names and titles given to him which are peculiarly ascribe d to the true God, vi. 381-397—the Creator and Pre- server of all things, vi. 397-408-the bruiser of the serpent's head, vii. 24, 25-opposed to men, vii, 130
157-under what Jews, vii. 174- give of, vi. 353
-equal with the Father, vii. 131, 132-superior to Moses, vii. 155-a high-priest after the order of Melchizedeck, vii. 156, character expected by the the view which the apostles -366-the true character of, as given by the apos- tles in the passages which they apply to him out of the Old Testament, vi. 366-381-the inspired wri- ters ascribed to, the names, titles, &c. of the true God, vi. 381-397-divine worship has been, is, and must be paid to, vi. 433-456-—the humanity of, proved, vi. 456-470-objections to the union of the divine and human nature of, answered, vi. 471-484
"all in all" to the penitent believer, i. 180-186 -the glory of, in redemption, iii. 44-50-love to and confidence in, v. 381, 382-the sum and sub- stance of all the scriptures, v. 468-in him alone salvation, vii. 287
Christianity, scriptural, what, note, ii. 579-580-not to be charged with evils produced by other causes, vi. 252, 253-the spread of, iv. 509 Christian philosophers, eulogy on, vi. 507
Christians, genuine, not persecutors, vi. 251-have carried every virtue to a very high degree, vi. 252 Chrysostom, St. one of his sermons quoted, vi. 72—an advocate for the freedom of the will, iii. 317
Church, Western, the state of, when Luther appeared, ii. 336
Cicero, a remarkable saying of, iii. 32; iv. 520-main- tained a particular providence, vi. 239
Claudius, the emperor, commanded all Jews to leave Rome, iv. 505, 506
Clement, St. maintained the doctrine of Christian per- fection, iii. 351-353
Codrus, king, how he testified his love to his subjects, iv. 501, 502
Coles, Elisha, a remarkable saying of, i. 437
Colossians, Epistle to, asserts the divinity of Christ, vii. 134 139 at what period written, note,
Colonists, American, their case illustrated, v. 143 -148
Comfort, by the application of scripture promises, i. 187-205-how derived from a relation to a God in covenant, v. 372, 373—for mourners, v. 393, 394 Complete in Christ," the import of the word, ii. 365; i. 496, 497
Condemnation, who free from, i. 496, 497
Condescension recommended to ministers, by the ex- amples of Christ and St. Paul, v. 555, 556 Condition, the meaning of the term, i. 275-278-ad- mitted by the most approved Puritan divines, i. 276, 277-propriety of using the word, ii. 17, 18 Conscience, its inactivity when duty is concerned, i. 62 Consideration, godly and timely, vii. 270
Consolation for parents when bereaved of their chil- dren, v. 450-how administered by true ministers, v. 525, 526
Constantine, mentioned, iv. 535
Constitution, British, the excellence of, v. 15, 16, 38, 62, 182
Contentions, religious, their mischievous effects on infidels, iii. 580-582
Contingencies, future, what, iii. 208
Controversy, its utility, when properly conducted, i. 421, 422-the good derived from it by the author of the Checks, ii. 312-315—the subjects of, between the Calvinists and Arminians stated, iii. 200, 201; ii. 471, 472-the occasion of the Calvinian and Ar- minian, iii. 423, 424-the Pelagian and Augustinian, iii. 436, 437-political, the author's reasons for en- gaging in it, v. 3, 4-the probable effects of the Calvinian and Arminian, ii. 170-173—may be main- tained without injuring the christian temper, vi. 309 Corinthians, Epistle to, asserts the divinity of Christ, vii. 114-123
Conversion of sinners, the great importance of, i. 75
-not always distinguished by uncommon circum- stances, v. 500, 501-of Mr. Fletcher, account of, vii. 329
Co-operation of man with divine grace conceded by Mr. Whitefield, note, iii. 201
Cornelius, why his prayers, &c. were more acceptable than those of the Pharisees, iii. 521, 522 Corruption of mankind, universal, i. 140, 141
Corruptions of Christianity, Priestley's History of, censured, vi. 313
Covenant of God with Adam, what, ii. 358-of grace, what, ii. 362, 371-of justice, what, iii. 42—of grace, salvation by, ii. 372, 378-new, how better than the Mosaic, iii. 66-71-its blessings to the obedient, iii. 71-73—everlasting, what, iii. 213—Mosaic, its blessings, iii. 71-73
Covenants of promise, what, iii. 489-497-the three principal promises, what, iii. 545, 547 Covetousness, what, i. 72
Council of Trent called to stop the Reformation, iii. 442
Cranmer, Archbishop, his thoughts on free-will, iii. 340 -renounced absolute predestination, iii. 340-re- stored the balance of the gospel axioms, iii. 439, 440 Creation, the work of, ascribed to Christ, vi. 397 -408
Creature, new, described, vii.231-how constituted, iv. 514, 515
Creatures, rational, by what law made to be ruled, iv. 155, 156
Creed, Apostles', reflections on, vi. 237, 238-of a con- sistent Calvinist, what, ii. 51-56-fictitious and genuine for Arminians, what, ii. 281-311-Atha- nasius's, remarks on, ii. 589, 590
Crisp, Dr., his doctrine grossly Antinomian, f. 298- quotations from, i. 390, 392-his errors condemned by seven eminent divines, ii. 3-5-in a happy mo- ment bore witness to the truth, ii. 260-262 Cromwell, Oliver, how he attained to supreme power, v. 49, 50-Baxter's account of, v. 171-173 Crousaz, Professor, a quotation from, vi. 208, 209- how he wrote of God, vi. 332
Crucifixion, darkness at the, vi. 564
Cure, spiritual, the method of, i. 173
Curtiuses, how they shewed their love to their fellow- citizens, iv. 502
Cyprian, St., an advocate for free-will, iii. 317
Damnation, of sinners, of themselves, how, i. 231- Christ the author and finisher of it, on the Calvinian scheme, ii. 48-51, 257-259-finished, the counter- part of the notion of finished salvation, ii. 89, 90- wholly of ourselves, ii. 256-of sinners, not through want of power in God to save, ii. 295, 296-the two causes of, what, iii. 43-eternal, how of free-will, iii. 431
Dancer, the awful death of a, note, v. 225
Danger and wickedness of sin, vii. 314
Daniel, the prophet, foretels the coming of Christ, vii. 40, 41
Darkness, supernatural, at Christ's crucifixion, vi. 564 David, how a man after God's own heart, i. 493-his person as well as sin displeasing to God, i. 489, 490 -not a true believer when committing adultery, &c., ii. 103-108-a name given to the Messiah, vii. 60, 61-prophesies of Christ, vii. 36
Davenant, Bishop, his judgment of the election of Peter, and reprobation of Judas, iii. 329
Day of grace, how to be improved, v. 396
Death, the awful circumstances preceding and accom- panying it, i. 48-52-spiritual, the import of, i. 458 -461
Deciuses, how they shewed their love to their fellow- citizens, iv. 502
Decree of God, according to Calvinism, the cause of moral evil, iii. 35, 36
Decrees of God, what called by Calvinists, iv. 186- secret, the folly of speaking of, i. 436
Defence of Experimental Religion, vi. 519 Deists, three sorts of, vi. 326-have acknowledged the corruption of human nature, i. 101-103-their cre- dulity in believing the scriptures are a forgery, i. 113 -118-why they cannot be saved on the same terms
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