16.

REMINISCENCES OF, BY MR. GREENE, iv., 11. State of the congrega-
tion at Cambridge, 11. First impressions of Mr. Hall as a preacher, 12.
Description of his lodgings and his studious habits, 13. His mannner of visit-
ing his people, 14. His preaching in the villages, ib. Anecdote of the village
of Coten, ib. Mr. Hall's visit to the Bishop of London, 15. Mr. Hall's
method of exciting a thirst for knowledge in youth, ib. His plan of reading,
Account of the Rev. Thomas Toller, 17. His expositions at Cambridge,
ib. His Thursday evening lectures, ib. Unpopularity of the Dissenters at
Cambridge, 18. Mr. Clayton, ib. Offers of preferment in the Church, 21.
Duke of Wellington, ib. Complimented by Dr. Parr, ib. His opinion of Sir
James Mackintosh, 22. Anecdote relating to two men who were executed,
23. Plan of an Exposition, 24. Adaptation of his discourses at the close of
the year, 25. His insight into character, ib. Circumstances connected with
his mental malady, 26. Belief in apparitions, 27. Opinion of Foster's Es-
says, 29. Melancholy aberration, ib. Sent to Leicester, 30. Annuity raised
for him at Cambridge, ib. The author's visits to him at Wigstone, ib. Rec-
ommends kindness and private confinement in such cases, 31. Returns to
Cambridge with Mr. Toller, 32. His second attack, ib. Is sent to Dr.
Cox's, at Bristol, 34. Resignation of the pastoral office, 35. Mr. Hall's
marriage, and settlement at Leicester, ib. The author travels with him to
Arnsby, b. His opinion of his Cambridge friends, ib. Singular interview,
36. Opinion of Dr. Owen, 37. Interview with the Rev. Andrew Fuller, 39.
Account of Mr. Hall's sermon, ib. Visit to him at Leicester, 41. Mr. Hall
at Sutton in the Elms, ib. Letter to the author, ib. Account of Mr. Hall's
administering the Lord's Supper, 42. Mr. Hall's first visit to Cambridge after
his resignation, 44. Identity of the Cambridge congregation, 45. Mr. Hall's
letters to the author, 46. Visit to Mr. Hall at Leicester, 47. His use of
laudanum, ib. Conversations, ib. Mr. Hall's opinion of Machiavel, ib. Con-
versation on the American war and General Washington, 48. Account of
one of his father's sermons, 49. Loss by his London bookseller, ib. The au-
thor requests him to write a volume of sermons to repair his loss, 50. His
opinion of the East India question, and Mill's History of India, 51. Parting
with Mr. Hall, ib. Journey with Mr. Hall, 5%. Return with him to Leicester,
55. Mr. Hall condemns the Sinking Fund, ib. Eulogizes Adam Smith's
Wealth of Nations and Principles of Free Trade, 56. Account of a sermon
at Leicester, ib. Conversation, ib. On the duty of making an apology, 57.
Mr. Hone, ib. Forgiveness of injuries, 58. His opinion of the 84th Psalm,
59. Naaman the Assyrian, ib. Poole's Synopsis, ib. Letters to Mr. and
Mrs. Greene, 60. Visit to him at Leicester, 61. Commences an exposition
of the Acts of the Apostles, 62. His description of our Lord's Ascension, 63.
Opinion of Mr. Irving's Orations, 64. Loss of his sermon on the Existence
and Agency of the Devil, 65. Letters to the author, ib. Opinion of the spir-
itual condition and prospects of the Jews, 66. His Leicester friends do not
approve his expositions, 67. His own opinion of his sermon on the Death of
the Princess Charlotte, 68. Brougham's Inaugural Address to the University
of Glasgow, ib. Opinion as to the reason of his aversion to publish more, ib
Reasons assigned for so few ministers rising above mediocrity, ib. Opinion
of Philip Henry, and Matthew his son, 69. Opinion of Barrow and Blair's
Sermons, ib. His reasons for and against leaving Leicester-Rev. Isaiah
Birt's opinion, 70. Visiting the widow and the fatherless, 71. Charley For-
est and the seat of Lady Jane Grey, 72. His preference for Baxter's the-
ological sentiments, 75. A melancholy scene, ib. A letter of condolence,
ib. Removal to Bristol-Letter to the author, 77. Visits at Bristol, altera-
tion in Mr. Hall's health, 78. Opinion of the architecture of Bristol Academy,
79. Compliments the students, ib. Recommends more time for general lit-
erature, ib. Poetical allusion, 80. Visit to Lord Clifford's park and Pen-pole
Point, h. The sun setting in the Severn, ib. Objection of the Baptists at
Broadmead to mixed communion, ib. Plan of the Conference meetings at
Bristol-text discussed, ib. Opinion of Dr. Young's Night Thoughts, 82.
Pollok's Course of Time, ib. His health seriously affected, ib. Objection to

the use of the term chapel, and the gown and cassock, 83. Delicacy to Dr.
Carpenter, ib. Declines reprinting his letter to Mr. Clayton, ib. Present mode

of preaching too methodical, 84. His manner of visiting his friends, ib. The
Fish Ponds-commends the institution, ib. Visit to Cambridge, 85. Lib-
erality, 87. The choice of a successor to Mr. Fuller, at Northampton, ib. Re-
turns to Bristol by London, 88. Letter from Sir Thomas Denman, ib. Let-
ter from Mr. Hall, ib. Visit to him at Bristol, 89. His opinion of West India
slavery, ib. Mr. Hall's health greatly impaired by his sufferings, 90. Extra-
ordinary doses of opium, ib. Refuses to give any encouragement to the son
of a Dissenter going to the University, 91. Opinion of the hierarchy, ib. De-
clines to publish, 16. Effort by his friend the Rev. W. Anderson, and the so-
ciety at Broadmead, without effect, 92. Talent and candour in delineating
characters, ib. Recommends urbanity, ib. Censures insincere compliments,
ib. Gravity in the pulpit, 93. Deplores a worldly spirit creeping into religious
institutions, ib. Opinions as to the literal restoration of the Jews to the Holy
Land, 95. Opinion of the Millennial period, ib. Sermon on Prayer, preached
at Mr Leifchild's, 96. Remarsable sermon at Broadinead, ib. An American
gentleman's opinion of Mr. Hall, 97. Commences reading Henry's Comment-
ary in order, 98. Opinion of a traveller, ib. The author meets Mr. Hall at
Cambridge for the last time, ib. His death, 99. Character, ib.
HAPPINESS, iii., 19; only to be found in religion, 141, 336. God the sole
source of it, 304-307. Mistaken notions of those who suppose that they
should be happier in any other sphere than that in which Providence has
placed them, 337. Necessity of Divine grace in order to the attainment of
genuine happiness, 338, 339. Its connexion with Christian benevolence, 456.
Thirst for among men, iv., 473.

HEALING, the art of, the gift of God, ii., 484. Founded on the ascertained
laws of nature, ib. Compared with the dealings of Divine Providence, 485.
Contrasted with the art of war, 486.

HEARING THE WORD; this duty to be performed with prayer, i., 252; with
reverence and esteem of the Gospel, 253; with attention, ib.; with impartial-
ity, 254; with self-application, 255; with candour, 256; with resolution to
obey it, 257; with concern that the impressions may be retained and perpet-
uated, 258.
HEAVEN; as a place represented by the ancient tabernacle, iii., 38. Described
as the reward of the pious, 164-168; its employments contrasted with those
of the ancient temple, 200, 201. Peculiar character of the devotion of heav-
en, 202, 203. The Christian Church instituted as a means of preparation for
heaven, i., 499. The Christian preferring heavenly riches, iv., 314. Their
superior excellence, 317. Reasons for seeking the things of, 322. Heavenly-
mindedness, importance of, 326. Meetness for, 331, 655. Assembly of, its
multitude and character, 344. Glory of contrasted with present sufferings,

353.

HEART; metaphorical use of the word in Scripture, iii., 128. Nature and im-
portance of engagedness of the heart in approaching to God, 129. Demanded
by the blessed God, iv, 237. Why, 238.

HENRY, Matthew; excellence of his Commentary, iii. (Mem.), 67; iv., 98.
Opinion of him and his father, 70.

HERBERT, Lord, i., 24.

HEY, Mr.; strictures on his work entitled “Happiness and Rights,” ii., 69–75.
HILL, Rev. Rowland, iii., 214.

HINDOOISM; its impurity and cruelty, ii., 112.

HOMER; compared with Milton, ii., 357, 358. Moral effects of the study of his
works, 246. His descriptions of the pagan deities, iii., 491.

HONE, Mr.; his interview with Mr. Hall, iv., 57. Character of, ib. (note).
HOPE, Jewish, vanity of, iv., 147. Christian, influence of the divinity of Christ
on, iv., 112.

HORSLEY, Bishop; his attempt to re-establish the doctrines of passive obedi-
ence and non-resistance, ii., 43-46. His inconsistency in affecting to admire
the British Constitution, 46. His hatred of Dissenters, 47, 171. Answer to

his attack on village preaching, 173-175. His approbation of Sunday-schools
if placed under the control of the clergy, 175.

HOSIERY TRADE; its depressed state, ii., 143.

HOSPITALS FOR THE SICK; peculiar to Christianity, ii., 487. The benefits
bestowed by them on the poor, ib.

HOUSE OF COMMONS; how managed by the ministry, ii., 63. Importance
of such a reform as should make it really a representative assembly, 104.
HOWARD, the philanthropist; delineation of his character, ii., 239, 240.
HOWE, John; character of his writings, iii. (Mem.), 78.

HUGHES, Rev. Joseph, iii., 265; iv., 4:39.

HUMANITY; the principles on which it is founded, i., 36, 37. How affected
by the infidel system, 37-39.

HUME, David, i., 24.

HUMILITY; defined, iii., 149. The genuine fruit of religion, i., 35. Its in-
fluence on the Christian's views of his own character, iii., 150-152. The ef-
fects it produces on the mind, in regard to the contemplation and reception of
Divine truth, 152-154. Importance of among members of Christian churches,
iv., 540.

HUTCHINSONIANISM; remarks on, iii., 273.
HYPOCRITE; inconstancy of, in prayer, iv., 290.

IDOLATRY; its powerful practical influence on the mind and conduct, i., 162,
163. Feelings with which it should be viewed by the Christian missionary,
169. Chargeable on the Roman Catholic system, iii., 299, 300. Its tendency
to produce low and degrading views of the Divine Being, 299. Its deep crim-
inality in the sight of God, 488-490. Its anti-moral influence, 490-492.
Christianity destined to overthrow idolatry, 492.
IGNORANCE; favourable to superstition, i., 120.

IMMORTALITY OF MAN; its necessity and certainty, iii., 385, 386.
INCARNATION OF CHRIST; its necessity, i., 271; iii., 499. Its design, iii.,
308. Fitness of the time when it took place, 505-507. The most important
event in the annals of the world, 507. Design of it, iv., 414.
INDIA; moral state of that country, i., 168. Injurious influence of residence
there on European character, 169. State of the law respecting the settle-
ment of missionaries there, ii, 109. Success of missions in that country,
110-112. Benefits of the introduction of Christianity, 112-114. Its effects
in consolidating the British power, 115. Probable design of Providence in
subjugating India to the power of Britain, ib. Duties thence arising, 116, 117.
INFANT BAPTISM; light in which its rejection is viewed by Pædobaptists,
i., 456, 457. Its gradual introduction into the Christian Church, 481.
INFIDELITY; change of measures adopted by its modern advocates, i., 17, 24.
Reason for that change, 18. The sources of infidelity pointed out, 23, 96.
Sketch of its history in England, 24. Infidelity incapable of cherishing virtue,
26; iv., 649. Supplies no adequate motives for the avoidance of vice, i., 27.
The perpetration of enormous crimes its natural result, ib. Infidels never
distinguished for moral greatness and generous actions, 28, 29. Infidelity
destroys the moral taste, 30-32. It promotes the growth of vanity or pride,
32-36; of ferocity, 36-39; of unbridled sensuality, 39-43. Modern infidelity
the first general effort to establish the principles of atheism, 44. Its diffusion
among the common people a peculiar and alarming symptom, 45. The very
substance of morals subverted by it, 46. Its prevalence foretold in Scripture,
ib. Certainty of its destruction, 47. Probable design of Providence in per-
mitting its temporary spread, ib. The folly and impiety of embracing the
system, 48. Nominal Christians most in danger of falling into the snare, 49.
Motives to infidel zeal, 50. Its probable beneficial influence on real Christian-
ity, ib. Importance of guarding the young against it, ib. Danger arising
from intercourse with infidels, iii., 482, 483.

INSTRUCTION, modes of communicating, iv., 122.

INTEGRITY, Christian, iv., 654.

INTERCESSION; the duty of springs from the relation in which we stand to

our fellow-creatures, iii., 185. Is inferred from the general principles of rea-
son and religion, 186. Its tendency to increase benevolence, ib. Its success,
187. Objects of intercession, 188.

INVISIBILITY OF GOD, iii., 298.

IRVING, Rev. E., character of, iv., 64.

ISRAELITES, faithfulness of God to, iv., 134. Dealings of God with, 140.
IVIMEY, Rev. J.; character of his "History of the English Baptists," i., 483.
iii., 267.

JACOB, prophecy of respecting Shiloh, iv., 144.
JAMES, Mr., letter to, iv., 638.

Contemplated as a

Reasons for its use, 15. Reverence

JANEWAY, Rev. J.; his triumphant death, ii, 454, 455.
gracious reward for the eminent holiness of his life, 455.
JEHOVAH; import of the name, iii., 13.
in which it was held by the Jews, 171.
JEWS; imperfection of their knowledge and faith previous to the Gospel dis-
pensation, i., 372-382. Their ancient privileges, iii., 158. The chosen instru-
ments for communicating the will of God to man, 159. Peculiarity of their
present condition, ii., 468. Essential difference between them and other un-
believers, ib. Righteous condemnation of the ancient Jews for rejecting
Christ, 469. Altered position in which Christianity stands towards modern
Jews, ib. The Old Testament contains all that is necessary to be known in
order to salvation, 470. Possibility that some of them may be in a state of
grace, ib.; iv., 66. Their condition not more incompatible with salvation
than that of conscientious Roman Catholics, ii., 471, 472, Incomplete knowl-
edge possessed by Christians respecting their moral state, 472. Considered
as still existing in peculiar relation to Jehovah, 472, 473. Tenderness with
which they should be treated, 473. Guilt of Christian nations in that respect,
ib. Disposition of the ancient Jews to place confidence in the power of sur-
rounding nations, iii., 295, 296. Restoration of to their own land, iv., 95.
JOHN THE APOSTLE; reason of our Lord's attachment to him, i., 209.
Character of his writings, 210-212. The distinguishing privileges enjoyed by
him, 212, 213.

JOHN THE BAPTIST; difference between his baptism and Christian baptism,
i., 294–299, 369, 370. Illustrated by the case of the disciples at Ephesus, 299,
370. Observations on his character, iii., 333, 334. Effects of his ministry,
i., 300-302. His ministry considered as constituting a peculiar dispensation,
303, 372. Probable extent of knowledge possessed by his disciples, 374-377
His anxiety to bear testimony to Christ, iii., 430.

JOY, HOLY, arises from the service of God, iv., 390.

JUDGMENT TO COME, reasons for a, iv., 304. Character of, 308. Impor
tance of its being remembered by youth, 311.

KETTERING, remarkable scene at, iv., 97 (note).

KINGDOM OF CHRIST; its origin, iii., 89, 90. Its principles, and the man-
ner in which it is administered, 90-92. It is a spiritual kingdom, 354. Its
righteousness, 355. A kingdom of grace, 356. Superiority to all earthly
kingdoms, 356, 357. Character of its subjects, 357, 358. The privileges at-
tached to it, 358-360. Its advance, 360. Its perpetuity, 361, 450. Impor-
tance of being in it, 361, 362. Comparison of its blessings with the advanta
ges derived from a well-ordered civil government, 446-451.
KINGHORN, Rev. Joseph, iii., 262. Character of his work on Communion, i.,
393, 398. Difference between him and Mr. Booth, 458, 500. Opposite opin-
ions entertained by him and Mr. Fuller, on the connexion between baptism
and the Lord's Supper, ii., 219.

KNOWLEDGE; the faculty of acquiring it constitutes the superiority of man
over the brute creation, i., 117. Its peculiar pleasures, 118. Tends to exalt
the character and subdue sensuality, ib. The benefits it ensures to the poor,
119. Christianity friendly to its diffusion, 120. Vast importance of religious
knowledge, 121, 123. The pleasures of knowledge enjoyed but by few, iii.,

91384. Not necessarily connected with real happiness, ib.‹Astonishing prog-
ress of knowledge during the last century, 416.

LABOUR; the mechanic necessitated to offer it at whatever price it will fetch,
ii., 125. Ruinous effects, when the quantity of labour exceeds the demand,
127, 128, 139. Iniquity of inadequate remuneration, 154.
LAMB OF GOD; Christ so called; his innocence and patience indicated by the
expression, iii., 431-433. The design of his appearance, to make a sacrifice
for sin, the principal reason of the appellation, 433. Comparison between
..the paschal sacrifice and the death of Christ, 434-437. Import of the exhor-
-:tation to "hehold the Lamb of God," 437-443.

LAW OF ENGLAND; necessity of revision and amendment in it, ii., 89.
LAW OF GOD; vindicated and honoured by Christ, i., 272, 273: The expres-
sion often used to denote the preceptive part of Scripture, iii., 112. Manne
in which it is regarded by the people of God, 113-116. It what respects the
Saviour was "made under the law," iii., 497–499.

LAW OF MOSES; reasons for its institution, iii., 93, 94. Its threefold divis-
tion, 168. In what respects still obligatory, ib. Difference of opinion in the
primitive Church respecting the observance of its ceremonies, i, 462-465.
LAWS; should correspond with the moral feelings of man, iii, 191, 205. Their
salutary influence destroyed when the contrary is the fact, 191, 192.
LEANDER VAN ESS, iii., 420.

LEARNING; its usefulness to the Christian minister, ii., 440, 441.
LEICESTERSHIRE; its former prosperity compared with its present state,
opii, 132

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LEIGHTON, Archbishop; character of his writings, iii., 210, 211.
LEPROSY; a supernatural disease, iii., 94. Its typical import, 95. The lep-
rosy of sin, described, 96-99. Method of cure, 97, 98. Importance of seek-
ing that cure, 99-101.

LIFE; compared to a river, iii., 332. Obedience to the will of God shown to
be the great object of life, 334, 335. The course of human life limited and
oeshort, 335. Importance of endeavouring to fulfil our course according to the
will of God, 336-339. Distinguishing properties of spiritual life, iv., 280...'
LINDSEY, Rey, T.; his early life, ii., 319, 320. His scruples respecting the
lawfulness of Trinitarian worship, 320. His dissimulation in continuing to
1 subscribe the articles, and hold his preferment, 320, 321. Resignation of his
living, 322. Opening of the Chapel in Essex-street, ib. His death, 323.
Slight effect produced by his secession from the Established Church, ib.
Character of his writings, 327, 328. Examination of the claim advanced for
him to be ranked with the silenced and ejected ministers in the time of Charles
II., 332-334...

LORD'S DAY; commemoration of Christ's resurrection, iii., 193–196. Pro-
faned by military exercises in the last war, i., 102.
LORD'S SUPPER; impropriety of making it the sole token of Christian com-
munion, i., 291. Not founded on baptism, 423. Not necessarily connected
with it, 423-425. Extensive prevalence of the contrary opinion, ii, 212. Mr.
Hall's mode of administering it, iv., 42, Import of, 389. Importance of self-
examination preparatory to it, 563.

LOT and Abraham; intercourse between, iv., 367,

LOVE; its supposed inconveniences and evils described, ii, 346-349. Effects
of the imagined banishment of this passion from the earth, 349-351. Its ben-
efits and influence, 353.

LOVE OF LIFE; the simplest and strongest principle of our nature, iii., 424.
Its source and effects, 424-426.

LOVE OF THE BRETHREN; defined and distinguished, iii., 181, 182. Proves
that we are not of the world, 182. Its manifestation described, 183, 184. / Ex-
istence of this disposition an evidence of love to God, 462.

LOVE TO GOD, iii., 252. Marks of love to God enumerated, 460-464. Emo-
tions with which the absence of this disposition should be contemplated,
464-466.

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