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Baptist minister, letter to, 256.

Bellamy, Dr. his dialogues, 191.

Benevolence, active, to distinguish the Christian, 448—451.

Bible, love to, 127.

Bigotry, 168.

Blameless, the Christian to be so, 445-447.

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Buckinghamshire, effect of Mr. Scott's ministry there, 97.

Bull, Rev. J. 97.

Bunyan, his Pilgrim's Progress, 126, 289 : his temptations, 274.
Burial service, objections to, 267.

Business religiously conducted, 69, 228.

Button, Mr. 120.

C.

Calvinistic doctrines, letter on, 160-166: on their practical
influence, 308-315.

Calvinism, Christian truths discarded under the name of, 240.
Campbell, Rev. J. 104.

Carey, Rev. Dr. 118, 119.

Cecil, Rev. R. 81, 301.

Chaplaincy, Indian, on taking one, 283.

Character, Divine, 325–327: of Christ, 405-407: promises
of scripture attached to, 420, 421.

Charity, true and false, 49, 168: Mr. Scott's towards those who
differed from him, 389.

Charles, Rev. T. 105.

Cheerfulness, a duty, 179, 465, 466.

Children, Mr. Scott's, 33, 71, 76, 287: Death of, 91, 230,
286-289 indulged, a rod of correction, 303.

Christ, extent of his atonement, 95, 114, 120: character of,
405-407 counting all but loss for, 425, 426, 455:
his example, 449: to whom his blessings are made over,
189, 190.

Christianity answerable only for its genuine effects, 316–320.
Church of England, 231: Mr. Scott's adherence to, 167, 220:
modern and primitive, 216, 217, 220, 234.

Clarke, Dr. his arguments for the being and attributes of God,
479.

Clergymen, aspiring at gentility, 14, 15: not to be idle, 18:
without cure of souls, 152.

College Fellowships, letters on, 146, 147: life, effects of, 147.
Commentary, Socinian, 106: Mr. Scott's, 103, 122, 183, 184,
203, 258: copy-right invaded, 221: sold, 233: improved
edition, 222, 223: sold cheaper than could be afforded,
257.

Conceit, 6, 16, 17.

Conditions, use of the term, 250.

Confession, of faults, advantage of, 181, 182.

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Confidence, Christian, 84: true and false, 372.

Conflict, Christian, 82.

Conformity to the church, 219, 265, 266.

Consistency, regard to, 127: of conduct, its happy effects,

177.

Consolation and affliction interchanged, 52.

Contentment, duty of, 461-466.

Controversy, 116, 304: too great aversion to, 303.

Conversation, Christian, 179.

Conversion, 25, 26: valid and insufficient evidences of, 55, 57,
133 knowing the time of, 56.

Conviction of sin, 25, 48: by the law, 349-351.

Covenant of redemption, grace, &c. 250: solemn league and,
212, 213; an unlawful oath, 217; supposed binding on
posterity, 218, 219; public covenants, 212; scriptural in-
stances of, 212, 218.

Covetousness, 184.

Choosing Christ, and being chosen by him, 425–427.

Communion with God, 412-424.

Country, defence of our, 150, 152.

Courage, none but that of faith will stand, 228.

Cox, T. Esq. Letter to, 252.

Creaton, 117.

Crisp, Dr. 191.

Cross, taking up, 41, 42: "offence of ceasing," 194, 421-425.

Dancing, 245.

D.

Deadness to the world, 454-461.

Death of Mr. Webster, 72: of Miss Webster, 90 of children,
91, 230, 286-289: of Christ, extent of, 95, 114, 120.

Declension, religious, 384.

Decrees, divine, 161: consistent with free agency, 163.
Dejection, should not attend humiliation, 253, 464, 465.
Depravity, natural, 309.

Despair, a person hardened in, 272.

Differences of opinion, 167: in externals not immaterial, 167.
Discouragement, not to be yielded to, 52, 174, 182, 254, 464.
Dissenters, English, 172, 231.

Disinterestedness, Mr. Scott's, 159, 184: the Christian's, 442,
443.

Distinguishing grace, 421.

Doctrines, holy tendency of, needs much to be inculcated, 177.
Doubting, not always unbelief, 375: how to be removed, 464.
Drilling, Sunday, 153.

Drunkenness, less common, 400.

Duff, the ship, 155, 156.

E.

Early attendance on public worship, 471–474.

Eclectic Review quoted, 187..

Education, domestic, recommended, 200.


Edwards, President, remarks on his writings, 132, 133, 290.
Election, Mr. Scott's Sermon on, 85, 95: doctrine of, 162-
165: 310, 344: of any one known only by his regenera-
tion, 165: tendency of the doctrine, 166, 312-314: dif-
ferent kinds of, 429, 430.

Embarrassments, 187 relief from, 255, 284.

Enemy, an," hath done this," paper on, 316-320: love of
enemies, 415.

Enmity to the gospel, 47, 176, 197, 340: to God, to his real
character and not to a mistaken notion of him, 194.

England, Old and New, theology of, 128.

Enthusiasm, precluded, 55.

Erskine, Lady Ann, 105.

Etcetera, use of, 10.

Eternity, 36: of punishment, 334-336.

Evidences of conversion, true and false, 55, 57: of Christianity,
internal, 363.

Evil, entrance of, the grand difficulty, 162: speaking, 446:
little and insidious evils, 204.

Examination, self, 44.

Example of Christ, 405, 406, 449.

Exertion, encouragements to, 181.

Expense, habits of, evil, 14: to be restrained in order to charity,
458-460.

Experience, Christian, 27, 29, 52-54, 252, 254: influenced
by different views of divine truth, 133: low, 172, 173:
delusive species of, 354.

Extremes, proneness to, 93.

F.

Faith, confounded with assurance of salvation, 49, 193: obser-
vations on, 189: what it implies, 361-363: assurance of,
368.

Fall of man, 329-332: of religious professors, 186: See
Scandals.

Family worship, urged, 32: instruction, 44: provision for a,
284.

Faults, happy effects of acknowledging, 181, 182.
Fellowships, College, Letters on, 146, 147.

Flavel opposed Dr. Crisp, 191.

• Force of Truth,' 69, 78.

Ford, letter to Mr. and Mrs., 67.

Forgiveness of offenders, 415: duty of, 452.

Foster, Rev. Henry, 148.

French, the, 111.

Fruitfulness, Christian, 434-436.

Fuller, Rev. A. 119. 120: on Socinianism, 123.

G.

Ghost, Holy, Letter on the sin against, 270.

Glory of God, zeal for, 407-410.

God, his character, 325-327: love of, 392—395, 482, 483:
our portion, 410-414: His being demonstrated by his
works, 479.

Good, doing, the Christian's great business, 448-451.
Gospel, its provisions, 47: enmity to, 47, 194, 197, 340: holy
tendency of, to be much inculcated, 177: to whom its
blessings are made over,' 189, 190: its glory shown by
the law, 353: designed to promote holiness, 418-420:
how it may be rendered inoffensive, 421-425.
Government, Mr. Scott's Tract on, 112.

Grace, Growth in, 102: salvation by, both in its impetration
and application, 310: distinguishing, 341, 424.

Gratitude and humility, two great lessons to be learned on
earth, 109.

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Happiness, 62, 63, 68: of religion, 63, 68: not to be sought
from the world, 456.

Hardness of heart, not suspected by those who are given up to
it, 272.

Harmless, the Christian to be so, 445-447.

Hart's Hymns, 50.

Heaven, preparation for, 109.

Henry VIII. opinion of Luther, &c. on his divorce, 263.
Hervey, Rev. James, Mr. Scott's differences from, 188-190.

Hill, Rev. Rowland, 257.

Hints to patients, Mr. Scott's, 121.

Holiness, the gospel designed to promote, 418-420.

Hope, Assurance of, 370–372.

Hopkins, Dr. of New England, 124, 127, 131.

Humble language, use of, 252-254.

Humbling dispensations, 286: producing discouragement, 174,

182.

Humiliation, confounded with distress, 202: distinguished
from it, 253 need not be attended with dejection, 254,

464.

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