INDEX. A Page. ADDISON, quotations from pleasing death of, 25 account from, of an infidel in France prefers the psalms to Pindar and Horace Adolphus, Gustavus, spent much time in prayer Adrian, address of, to his soul at death 33 276 73 296 Africa, inhabitants of 286 Aiken's account of the Methodists 93 Page. Authors, royal and noble, since the conquest 331 309 B Babylon, prophecies concerning, conclusive some account of declaration of, on the gospel Bankrupts seldom afterwards pay their creditors 125 84 85 240 339 Baptism, office of, an hardship on the clergy 181 Bath, earl of, devoted his leisure to prayer and the Bible 256 account of one who burnt and another who roasted it 290 a chief means of the present learning and liberty 126 274 abounds with all kinds of beauties 274 - should be read in classical schools for its beauties Bishops, conduct of, a main cause of infidelity income of without secular dominion in the first ages frequently hold incompatible preferments Irish, number and income of and clergy of Europe, a main cause of its misery some of the, worthy characters 286 275 335 Page. Bishops generally oppose zealous clergymen should preach boldly and faithfully conduct of, cause of the increase of Dissenters Blackmore, opinion of, on the Bible Boerhaave, eminent for devotion Boileau, a great admirer of the Bible Bolingbroke speaks favourably of the gospel egregiously mistaken an immoral man died a deist Bonnet, on the facts of the New Testament 217 Bonnell, made the Scriptures his daily study Books in favour of the Jewish and Christian religions to promote the spirit of religion recommended Bounty, Queen Ann's, obtained by Burnet on the unreasonableness of deists Brandt, conversion of, from infidelity Briefs, church, some account of 308 122 300 334 92 205 250 250 59 176 Brown, a firm believer 249 Thomas, lived laughing, but died groaning 261 Bruno, burn for an atheist 273 Bryant, quotation from 7 Bucer wished for farther reformation 166 Buckingham, reproved by Waller 260 pathetic letter from Burnet, great diligence of opinion of, concerning the clergy attempted a reformation considered subscription as an imposition Canons, oath of, obedience to the, extremely wrong no bishop in England complies with the whole Christianity admits no establishment 218 ferments mysteries of, no objection to it Christians, corruption of, owing to the clergy Church of Christ incapable of a temporal head - of England, income of preferments by money or interest Church livings, monopoly of, a curse to the country wardens, generally perjured Cicero, quotations from Claude, edifying death of Clark on Christianity recommended the incarnation Clergy, of the establishment, in England immoral, do much harm income of an eighteenth part of the, enjoy all the best pre- superior, extremely to blame the 18,000 might do wonders negligence of the, cause of the increase of Dis- 219 95 115 113 287 167 92 183 180° 339 181 218 742 266 129 91 198 92 94 94, 246 339 horribly cruel under Lewis XIV. Cobold's essay on the historic form of Scripture 263 Cowper, quotations from 11, 32, 82, 97, 177, 190, 191 Creed, Athanasian, some thoughts on D 356-357 307 172 a conscientious, preferable to a secular priest 94 281 shocking death of a 264 Derry-bishop of, an unpardonable non-resident Devil, proofs of the existence of Diderot died meanly Dillon, earl of Roscommon, penitent death of Dispersion of mankind no objection to Scripture Dissenters making great exertions 98, 202 32 66 222 92 342 |