Repentance, a powerful exhortation to repent- Rome, Christian, her cruelties to the Protes-
they have sighed for immortality and
a better state of the church 145
their happiness in heaven in regard of
knowledge
of propensity
of sensible pleasure
what sentiments the ancient saints en-
tertained of themselves when under
a cloud
danger of presumptive thoughts 275
there is a similarity between us and
the ancient saints in five respects
281, &c.
282
their high vocation
why the saints are still
death
subject to
340
the army
i 263
Sanctification, sin of opposing it
ii 312
(see Regeneration and Holiness)
Satan, his victories often ruinous to his king-
dom
i 76
he seeks to seduce us from the truth
six ways
Saladin, exposed his shroud to
142
he assails the Christian four ways; by
the illusive maxims of the world, by
the pernicious example of the multi-
tude, by threatenings and persecu-
tion, and by the attractions of sensu-
al pleasure
145
his power is borrowed; limited in dura-
tion, in degree; and whatever desire
he may have to destroy us, it cannot
equal the desire of God to save us
his design is to render man unlike his
Maker
332
he is the most irregular and miserable
of all beings
370
Saturnalia of the Romans, its origin ii 372
Saul, the king, his consecration accompanied
by the spirit
ii 391
Saurin, his life, born at Nismes, escapes with
his father to Geneva
i xvii
becomes an ensign in Lord Gallo-
way's regiment, which then served
in Switzerland; but on the peace
with France he returned to his stu-
dies, and preferred the ministry ib.
preaches five years in London
character of his preaching
he settles at the Hague
is noticed by the Princess of Wales,
afterward queen Caroline, to whom
his son dedicated his posthumous
ib.
his ministry was attended by princes,
magistrates, generals and scientific
men; his courage in reproving 386
Schem, (Rabbi) his contrast between the tem-
ple and the palaces of princes i 193
Schoolmen, many of their errors proceeded
from monastic habits, illustrated
by the doctrine of reprobation
Scripture characters, the distinction between
little sin conducive of great crimes
the apology of those who charge sin upon
their constitution, not admissible ii 77
Sin causes three sorts of tears to be shed 323
the sin or blasphemy against the Holy
Ghost
328
the sin unto death, as stated by St. John
329
inquiry concerning this sin may proceed
from the melancholy, the timorous,
and the wilful apostates
Sinner, hardened and impenitent
Sinners abuse the long-suffering of God, in
the disposition of a devil, a beast,
a philosopher and a man i 111
they reason in a reproachful manner
in regard to their love of esteem,
and honour, and pleasure, and ab-
horrence of restraint
Sinners are slaves in five respects
they must live to expiate their crimes
much of our time is lost in lassitude 213
and in the cares of this life
Timothy, St. Paul's love to him
Tithes of three kinds
Tongues, the gift of tongues on the day of
Pentecost, had three excellencies
Transubstantiation, its absurdities
i 196
167
it is admirably refuted
Trinity, the personality of the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit, asserted in refuta-
tion of Arianism ii 309, &c. i 90
demonstrated by Philo
i 222
the doctrine stated, and defended
ii 357. 394
advantages of this doctrine 359
their connexion is a high argument
in favour of revelation
i 42
this connexion should induce minis-
ters to pursue a regular system 44
Pilate's question, What is truth? 132
it might refer to the Messiah, or to
the truth which the heathens
sought
Statesmen reproved
i 78
amenable to the divine laws 377
Stoical obstinacy, a specimen of it in Zeno ii 56
Study, its difficulties for want of means ii 67
Swearing, the sinfulness of it
i 407
Superstitious conclusions, caveats against them
truth defined, and its price
Truth, seven rules to direct our researches | Upright, (the) their praise is wise, real, hum-
ble and magnanimous
prejudices are highly obstructive in
the acquisition of truth
the word of truth exemplified in the
pleasure it affords in qualifying us
to fill our stations in life, in exempt-
ing us from unreasonable doubts,
in fortifying us against the ap-
proaches of death
138
the radiance of truth is superior to
the glimmerings of error 224
sell not the truth; that is, do not lose
the aptitude of the mind to truth
236
do not make a mercenary use of it
350
Vision, the beatific
i 327, &c.
Voice of the rod
ii 347
Voorburgh, the weeping and rejoicing at the
consecration of the French church
ii 363
War, a reference to Louis XIVth, and others
i 322
its deplorable effects
i 396. ii 89
Ways of God, ways of light, justice and com-
passion
ii 412
Ways of men, ways of darkness, blasphemy
and despair
ii 412
Whiston censured for obtruding the apostoli-
cal constitutions as genuine
1279
Will, the difference between the efficiency of
the Creator's and the creature's will
i 120
the perfection of the will and sensibility
i 260
Wisdom of the world, and the foolishness of
God explained
i 212
St. Paul's divine wisdom in the se-
lection of arguments, when writ-
ing to the Hebrews
Witness of the Spirit, (the direct)
see Assurance, and
see also a note by the translators 386
Woman, the unchaste
ii 43
she is distinguished from Mary of
Bethany, and from Mary Magda-
lene
ib.
her repentance had four characters ib.
Woman, a disputation whether her love was | Worldly minded men faithfully warned i 263.
the cause or the effect of her par-
don
Wood, hay and stubble, are expressive of
light doctrines
World, the vanity of the
ii 163
48 Whether the apostles were ignorant of their
living to the end of the world 336
excellence of the world to come i 55
Works, good works cannot merit heaven i 300
good works must of necessity be con-
nected with faith as the fruits ib.
five objections to the contrary, ably
ii 97
i 54
its insufficiency to satisfy the soul 147
this world is not the place of felicity
179
its draws us off from truth and virtue
428
vanity of worldly policy in attempt-
ing to govern nations by the max-
ims of infidelity, rather than those
of religion
ii 54
the instability of all worldly good 62
the Christian is crucified to the world
220
the degrees and difficulties of it 221
Wormwood and gall, a metaphor
Zacharias, son of Barachiah or Jehoida, the
high priest, with other conjectures
i 108
ii 37
Zeal exemplified from prophets
Zuinglius, (Suingle) the Swiss reformer ii 102
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