pride, 7. counteracts man's natural principle of self- righteousness, 8. insults the public taste, 9. will always be opposed by the world, 10. yet acceptable to the poor in spirit, 11. its genuine influence pointed out, 12. import of the term defined, 13. stands opposed to worthiness in the creature, 14. promotes the divine glory, 15. con- sidered as a sovereign, 16. dispensing favours to the in- digent, 17. the foundation of her throne, 19. her kind invitations to the wretched, 20. reigns in the election of sinners to salvation, 22. in their effectual calling, 79. in the pardon of sin, 98. was illustriously displayed in the case of Saul of Tarsus, 110. of Zaccheus the Publican, 113. of the Philippian jailer, 114. of the crucified male- factor, 115. the consummation of its glorious reign, 298. the latter how described in scripture, 299. its felicity anti- cipated by believers here, ibid. the fruition of it, entered upon at death, 300. and rendered complete by the resur- rection of the body, 311.
Grave (the) one of the Christian's enemies, iii. 226. how he triumphs over it, 233. this victory the gift of God, 235. pleasing ideas suggested at the grave of a believer, 266. GREGORY, Dr. George, condemns the practice of preach- ing from a single word, ii. 278.
HALL, Bishop, his smart remonstrance with Archbishop Laud, ii. 507.
HALE, Sir Matthew, anecdote of, iii. 365.
Heaven, its blessedness described, iii. 307. as a state of ex- emption from distress and sorrow, 308. contrasted with the present life, 309. its positive enjoyment described, 315. as consisting of confidence in God, 317. and friendly inter- course with him, 319.
HENRY, Dr. his History of England quoted on the slave trade, iii. 235. note.
HERVEY, Mr. quoted on Paul's conversion, i. 112. on the nature of evangelical repentance, 116. on the influence of the doctrine of divine grace, ii. 209.
HOADLY, Bishop, his just views of positive institutions, ii. 360.
Holiness of God, forms the glory of his character, iii. 7. it is what he necessarily loves, 8. is an essential property of his nature, 9. is inseparably connected with his justice, 11. his holiness and justice how distinguished, ibid.
Holy dispositions, inquiry whether any are previously ne- cessary to believing in Christ, ii. 12. the question stated, 12. and more particularly considered, 58. tendency of the affirmative side of the question shewn, 71. it opposes the grace revealed in the gospel, 73. particularly as the latter
is the ministry of reconciliation, 74. how contended for by Dr. Hopkins, 77. shewn to be contrary to the doctrine and preaching of the apostles, 79. and inconsistent with the doctrine of salvation by the death of Christ, 81. it establishes the confidence of a sinner on a false principle, 82. opposes the doctrine of Christ and his apostles, 83. especially the Father's love in the gift of his Son, 84. and counteracts the divine conduct in the display of "the glory of his grace," 88. it encourages boasting, 106. cor- rupts the doctrine of justification, 107. and renders the gospel no longer "glad tidings," 109. HOORNBEEKIUS, quoted, ii. 345.
HOPKINS, Dr. S. quoted on the necessity of holy dispositions previous to faith and trust in Christ, ii. 77. his sentiments examined, 78. contends that divine illumination is pro- duced by the Spirit without the word, 128. that doctrine refuted, 129. quotation from his writings, 133. particular examination of his scheme, 134. further extract from his writings, 149. his doctrine examined, ibid. his two dis courses quoted, 158. and remarked on, 159. their erroneous tendency further exposed, 161. his inconsistency pointed out, 163. his sentiment respecting justification contrasted with that of Paul, 172. his sentiments controverted on im- puted righteousness, iii. 50.
Human learning, how to be estimated in the kingdom of Christ, iii. 267.
JEHOVAH, reflections on the holiness of his nature, i. 190. the latter should make the doctrine of justification by grace, acceptable to sinners, 192. what effect it had on Job, 193. and on the Psalmist, 195.
JEROME, held baptism necessary to communion in the Lord's supper, ii. 342.
JESUS CHRIST, his mediatorial work, properly vicarious, iii. 83. language of scripture only intelligible on that supposition, 34. or his behaviour under his last sufferings to be accounted for, 35. the conduct of his divine Father in regard to his passion, not otherwise to be accounted for, 39. the doctrine illustrated and proved from scripture, 43. in what sense he was "made sin," 44. not by transfusion, 45. but by imputation, 46. in what sense made "a curse for us," 52. objections against the doctrine obviated, 54. his vicarious death infers the doctrine of particular re- demption, 59. represented only the elect in it, 61. reason why he is termed a Lamb, iii. 311. remarks on his priestly office, 3:2. and as a priest upon his throne, 313. Jewish Theocracy, its nature illustrated, ii. 253. See King- dom of Christ.
Imputed righteousness, the doctrine of, defended, i. 181. its holy and humbling tendency considered, 186.
JORTIN, Dr. quoted on the Liturgy and Articles of the Church of England, ii. 275.
Justification, an important article of the christian faith, i. 138. meaning of the term explained, 139. respects men as guilty, 140. has God for its author, 142. is bestowed on the ungodly, 145. is purely an act of grace, 148. yet not at the expense of God's justice, 150. Christ's righteous- ness the meritorious ground of it, 151. without the deeds of the law, 152. is received by faith, 157. the subject illustrated, 166. particularly by the case of Abraham, 170. and from the testimony of David, 172. from the doctrine of Paul, 174. objections against the doctrine how an- swered by the latter, 183. consolatory tendency of the doctrine, 190. is a blessing purely of grace, ii. 173. the doctrine how perverted by some, 174. justification of the ungodly, defended against Dr. Hopkins and others, 176. objections against it examined, 191. is a doctrine not readily adopted by the ungodly, 194. humbling tendency of the doctrine shewn, 202. is suited to encourage hope in the desperate, 204. and to comfort persons under a sense of guilt, 207. its important use in the christian life, 208. a participation of the blessing does not annihilate the au- thority of the divine law over us, iii. 56.
Justifying faith, inquiry how far to be considered a holy principle, ii. 182.
Justice, defined, iii. 5. its exercise in God implies legislative authority, 6. and is essential to the divine character, 7. is a branch of divine goodness, 12. and requires the punish- ment of sin, 13. inferred from the doctrine of redemption, 22. JUSTIN MARTYR, considered baptism a prerequisite to com- munion in the Eucharist, ii. 342.
KENNETT'S Roman Antiquities, referred to, ii. 304. note. KING, Lord Chancellor, his writings quoted, ii. 344. Kingdom of Christ, importance of having correct views con- cerning its nature, ii. 237. was the subject of antient pro- phecy, 241. Jewish mistake concerning it, 242. Christ's good confession of, 243. meaning of the phrase, what, 243. is not of this world, with regard to its origin, 244. nor as it respects the subjects of it, 245. contrasted with the kingdoms of this world, 246. and with the Jewish Theocracy, 251. the means of its establishment, enlarge- ment, and support, not worldly, 269. nor the laws by which it is governed, 284. is not like worldly empires in external splendour, 290. nor in respect to its riches, im-
munities, and honours, 305. nor yet with regard to its limits or duration, 311. considered as the kingdom of heaven, 312.
LATIMER, Bishop, quoted on the secular grandeur of bishops, ii. 263. note.
Latitudinarian Baptists, who, ii. 402.
Law of God, what it was that Paul was dead to, i. 841. Law and gospel (the) contrasted, ii. 19–23. LEYDECKER, quoted, ii. 346.
Life, reflections on its uncertain tenure, iii. 246. and 293. and on its brevity and troubles, 253.
Love of God, how commended towards sinners, ii. 84. not so fully expressed in the application of the atonement as in the death of Christ by which it was effected, iii. 84. that love, as it regards his own people, is eternal, 329.-free in its nature, 330.-wise in its exercise, 333.-fervent in its expressions, 334.-holy in its designs, 339.-steady to all its objects, 341. and sure of obtaining its end, 342. Lord's supper (the) should not be considered more important than baptism, ii. 493.
Lord's Prayer, the different petitions in it illustrated, iii. 125. LUTHER, his view of the gospel, ii. 19. considered religion as most in danger of being corrupted by the clergy, 274.
M'LEAN, Mr. his treatise on Christ's Commission to his apostles quoted, ii. 75. note.
Man, reflections on his mortality, iii. 253. and on his misery arising from sin, 254.
Manstealing, condemned by the jewish law, iii. 188. shewn to be a moral evil, ibid.
MANTON, Dr. on the order of observing ordinances, ii. 346. MARKINS, quoted on communion, ii. 346.
MASTRICHT, quoted, ii. 345.
MAYO, Dr. terms the Baptists watery bigots, ii. 503. his contemptuous language repelled, 506.
MELANCTHON, how misled by moderation and false charity, ii. 459.
Mercy, grace, and love, how distinguishable, ii. 85. and iii. 328.
MESSIAH, the fountain of honour to his subjects, ii. 266. Messiah's kingdom. See kingdom of Christ.
Ministers of Christ, should not imitate jewish or pagan priests in their clerical habits, ii. 293. nor assume the title of his ambassadors, 299. their serious responsibility stated, iii. 73. what required of them in the exercise of public prayer, 128. solemnly expostulated with, 130. what they should
be taught by the death of their brethren in the ministry, 278, 288, and 299. See also Pastors.
Mistakes, of professors, on the subject of religion, pointed
Moral law, a twofold view of it, i. 344. man naturally under it as a covenant of works, 345. its high requirements pre- clude the possibility of a sinner's justification by it, 353. believers dead to it as the covenant of life, 355. this change how produced, 356. the awful sanctions by which it is guarded, 357. Paul's account of his own experience rela- tive thereto, 358. what effects are produced by a view of its infinite purity, 359. shuts up the sinner to the grace of the gospel, 361. exemplified in the case of Job, 362. and of David, 364. and of Paul, 369. testimony of the apostle Peter considered, 375. awful mistake of the self-righteous Jews, instanced, 381. this law considered as dead to be- lievers, i. 387. the subject illustrated, 388. the necessity of this, in order to evangelical obedience, shewn, 369. this law a rule of conduct to the believer, 419. proved from the example of Paul, 422. and from his doctrine, 423. from the doctrine of James, 425. from the nature of the thing, 426. the point argued from the case of believers under the jewish economy, 428. and from the absurdity which would result from the contrary supposition, 429. this law founded on the nature of things, and therefore immutable, 430. all its requirements reasonable in the estimation of the believer, 434. its authority could not be maintained without the exercise of justice, iii. 17. it con- demns every transgressor to death, 19.
Motives, those of the gospel, become effectual through divine agency, ii. 146.
Mourners comforted under the loss of friends, iii. 251.
National establishments of religion opposed to the kingdom of Christ, ii. 261.
Nature, of the kingdom of Christ. See Kingdom.
Objections against the doctrine of the justification of the Ungodly, examined, ii. 112-201.
Origin of Moral Evil, how accounted for by Dr. Edward Williams, iii. 393. his hypothesis examined, 294.
OROBIO, a Jew, quoted on positive institutions, ii. $97. note. OSWALD, Dr. his Appeal to Common Sense quoted, ii. 399. OWEN, Dr. quoted, on the pardon of sin, i. 134. on the justification of the ungodly, 146. and 189 note, on sancti- fication, 230. on the place which good works hold in the christian system, 239. his opinion of many who oppose the doctrine of justification by grace, ii. 8. quoted on the
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