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rupt reasoning, be fuffered to prevail against that eternal purpose of thy wifdom and love, which thou haft ordained for the glory of thy name, and the falvation of men.

Hear, O Lord, this fincere prayer, through the mediation of Jefus Chrift, our Advocate and Redeemer; to whom with thee, and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

INDEX.

A.

ACT of toleration, abufe of it noticed, 20.

Amendment, a general one, not to be expected unless pro-
moted by men in authority, 194.

Antient times, virtues of, how their re-appearance would be
refpected by many, 242.

Apoftolical fucceffion, cannot be traced in the ministry of fome
of the foreign Protestant Churches, 263.

Arminius, agreed with Calvin on the fubject of juftification,
75.

Alize Sermons noticed, 270.

Atterbury. Bishop, quoted, 84.

Authorship, not always taken up by the best of a class, 176.

B.

Bacon, Lord, quoted, 292, 334.

Bates's Scripture Politicks quoted, 277.

Boarding Schools for girls, the lower kind of them noticed,

284.

Books of the defamatory kind, much in demand, 350, note.
Such of them as have the faults of clergymen for their
materials, contribute to the increase of infidelity and
profaneness, ibid.

Burke quoted, 342.

Cc

Burnet, Bishop, his account of the rife of a new school of
preachers, 130. His affiduity in his diocese, 242, noté.
His admirable Letter to Charles II. referred to, 245,
note. Was an advocate for voluntary meetings of the
clergy, to confer with one another on the duties of their
profeffion, 146.

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Calvinifm, its opprobrium accounted for, 46-49. Objected
to, by fome of the clergymen called evangelical,
51, 52. A matter of private faith, in fome, 55. Not
invariably adopted from pre-difpofition, 61. Difficul-
ties of, more felt by devout minds of fuperior under-
ftanding, than by thofe of inferior endowments, 62,
Some contented to remain neutral on this fub-
ject, 62. Devout men on different fides of the question
defcribed, 66-69. Whether the pen-men of Holy
Scripture had fuch a fyftem in their thoughts, 71, note.
Has no influence in deterring fome elergymen who hold
it, from any profeffional endeavours they would other
wife make, 73, 74. Caution from Bishop Horsley, to
thofe who attack it, 75.

Calvinis, maintain the neceffity of holiness, 57-60.
Cenfures of the clergy, how they may be turned to the ad-
vantage of the accufed party, 228-230.

Cicero, quoted, 166.

Change of heart, continued inftances of, standing evidence of
the divine origin of Chriftianity, 94-96. They who
maintain its neceffity do not affirm, that it is in all cases
inftantaneous, 97; nor difcard the inftrumental meanɛ
of religion, 97-99. Exemplified in a cafe, 100-102.
Sentiments of Archdeacon Paley on it, 102-104, 106.
Whether it be proper to bring the subject before a Chrif-
tian audience, 99-107.

Character, of worldly-minded clergymen, 29-31. Of the
true Church of England paftor, 183-188. Of a mif-
fionary, 225. Of a devout judge, 270-273. Of a pious
fenator, 277. Of a devout Calvinift, 66. Of a devout
Arminian, 67.

Cheerfulness, recommended to pious elergymen ander neglect,
360.

CHRIST, did not impart all he knew, 321-324. Whether,
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queftion for a minister to put to himself on all occafions,'

353.

Christianity, not merely a fyftem of ethics, 257, 322, note.
Its paramount authority, 270.

Christian profeffion, a confiftent one defcribed, 280-284.
Church of England, worthip of commended, 111, 112. Mo-
derate in doctrine, 112, Every means of falvation"
to be found in it, 113. The care of divine Providence
over it, in certain periods, 122. Danger of making any
alteration in it, 124, note. Unitarians with to get into
it, 125, note.

Churches, neceffity for the erection of an additional number,
alledged by feveral refpectable perfons, 34, note.
Clergy of the Church of England, their ejection from their
benefices by the adverfaries of epifcopacy, unnoticed by
the vindicators of the Puritans, 115, note. Their lite-
rary reputation, 217. Importance of a spirit of devo-
tion in their character, 218. Are not improved by being
addreffed in a complimentary style, 228. Unceremo-
nious difpofition toward them in the prefent age, 349,

note.

Clergymen of different ranks and endowments, their difpofition
and behaviour toward each other, in a profperous state
of religion, 262, 263.

Clergymen moderately beneficed, the abridgment of their com-
forts noticed, 276, note.

Clerical meetings, an account of thofe held among the clergy
called evangelical, 141-143, 145. On what ground
objectionable, 143-145, 147. Affociations of this
kind recommended by Bishop Burnet, 146.

Clerical profeffion, fecular inducements to enter into it no-
ticed, 28.

Common people, difficulty of managing, whether we endea-
vour to render them zealous, or candid, in religion, 343.
In an alarming state of preparation for any commotion,

235.

Conditions, prejudices refpecting this term noticed, 82.
Some caution neceffary in the use of it, 88-91.
Controverfies, many owe their beginning entirely to the
minifters of the times in which they commenced, -340.
Controverfy, ought not generally to be brought into parochial
fermons, 340. Faults of fome former periods in this
refpec, 342. When a degree of it may be justifiable,
and how it should be managed, 343.

Country-houfes, the fituation of many, unfavourable to reli.
gion, 7.

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