Morals, Christian, level to the comprehension of man, ii. 86; admired by
unbelievers, 86. Their extent and purity: they embrace all that is
really good in the ethics of heathen sages, 88; form a complete code,
88; erect the only true standard of duty to God and man, 89; omit
many false virtues, and insist on many real ones, 90; chiefly on the
mild and retiring, 91; they require also an abstinence from the prox-
imate causes of evil, 92; regard all forms of devotion, as means
to a higher end, 92; aid each other, 93; and go to form a particular
sort of character, 94. In order to produce these, Christianity begins
with the heart of man, 95; aims at the formation of habits, 96; directs
men to seek the highest attainments, whilst she encourages the weak-
est efforts, 97; keeps aloof from secular policy, 98; delivers her
code in decisive prohibitions, 99; sets forth strong and affecting
examples, 100; and refers men to the all-seeing eye of God, 102.
They are connected with every part of Revelation, and especially with
its peculiar doctrines, 102; they have the will of God as the rule,
and the eternal judgment as their ultimate sanction, 111; they are
such as makes it impossible that Christianity should be an impos-
ture, 116.
Muratori, a remarkable fragment discovered by, in 1740, i. 158.
Mysteries of man's state in this world unfolded in the Christian Revela-
tion, ii. 19.
Nations, Christianity promotes the happiness of, ii. 187, 200.
Necessities of man met by the Christian doctrines, ii. 69.
Nineveh, destruction of, i. 345.
Novelty and sublimity of our Saviour's deportment, and undertaking
surprising, ii. 159.
Obedience indispensable in a Christian student, i. 37.
Oberlin, the last hours of Pastor, ii. 413.
Objections against miracles answered; the fallibility of human testimony,
i. 228; miracles are contrary to experience, 229; the transmission of
remote facts is weakened by the lapse of time, 230. Against the
Christian religion, ii. 310; the best method of treating, 312; are
inadmissible, being either speculative opinions, and thus wrong in
kind, 317; or against the matter of Revelation, and thus wrong in
object, 319; contradictory the one to the other, 325; frivolous in
themselves, 334; and manifestly spring from the pride, 335; and
ignorance of the human mind, 342; only trials of our sincerity and
submission of heart to God, and confirm, rather than weaken, the
Christian evidences, 350. They fix themselves in unfurnished and
vain minds, 358; prepared by vicious indulgences, 359; the de-
parture of the Spirit of God, 360; and the holding slightly by
Christianity, 361. They are the stratagems of Satan, 362; and the
most deadly product of the corrupt and proud reason of a fallen
creature, 364. To the Christian Revelation, founded on the diversity
of interpretations, refuted, 516.
Obligation to obey the divine Revelation universal, ii. 525. The neces-
sity of enforcing this, a proof of the corruption of man, 526. To love
and obey God antecedent to Revelation, 528. Men not left to accept
or reject Christianity at their option, 531. Christianity so excellent in
itself, that the slightest external evidence would be sufficient to oblige
men to obey it, 533. Increased by the simplicity, variety, independence,
and force of the evidences, 539. Unspeakably augmented by the advan-
tages which each individual has enjoyed, 551; the being not born in a
heathen land, 551; the events of life ordered by a gracious Provi-
dence, 553; secret motions of the blessed Spirit vouchsafed, 554; advice,
example, and prayers of ministers and friends, 555. The momentous
discoveries made, and the immense interests at stake carry it to an
inconceivable height, 557; Christianity makes new discoveries, 558;
the immense love of God in the redemption of Jesus Christ, 559; the
day of judgment, 560; the heavenly prize, 561; the awful contrast,
564; eternity, what is it? 566; and what protection against it? 567.
Obstacles to the rapid diffusion of Christianity surmounted, i. 384; the
first teachers were feeble and unknown, 384; the time of promulga-
tion of Christianity inauspicious, 388; and also the place, 391; these
were both increased by the fiercest persecution, 392.
Origen's testimony to the inspiration of the Scriptures, i. 492.
Paine, Thomus, the life and conduct of, ii. 376; his last moments, 410.
Pamphilus' testimony of the love of Christians to the holy books,
Pascal's demeanour on his death-bed, ii. 407.
Paul's, St., qualifications correspond with the offices he had to fulfil,
i. 474.
Perpetuity of Christianity, a proof of its divine authority, i. 404.
Persecution of the first Christians, i. 392.
Piety and devotion of Jesus Christ, ii. 145.
Pliny's testimony to facts of the gospel, i. 180; to the propagation of
Christianity, 377.
Polycarp, testimony of, to the authenticity of books of New Testament,
i. 136. Martyrdom of, ii. 413.
Pontius Pilate, testimony of, to the death and resurrection of Christ,
i. 177.
Porphyry, the Heathen, admits the authenticity of the Christian books,
i. 141.
Prayer, the necessity of, in considering the Evidences of Christianity, i.
Propagation of Christianity, a proof of its divine authority, i. 372;
appears from the singularity of the attempt, 373; the rapidity and
extent of it, 374; the nature of the doctrine thus propagated, 382;
the obstacles surmounted, 384; the change wrought in the converts,
395. Compared with that of Mahometanism, 399; with the success
of our Christian missions amongst Jews and Heathen, 400; and with
reforms in Christian countries, 402. The propagation of Christianity
is fulfilment of prophecy, 408.
Prophecy, definition of, i. 265; its extent, 267; harmony of all its parts
in the person of the Saviour, 270; the infinite wisdom apparent in
the contrivance of them, 272; the double sense of prophecy, 278;
the practical and important ends which prophecy subserves, 285, 324;
it has the impress of the majesty of God, 291; fulfilment of it, 299.
Prophecy, fulfilment of, in the person of our Lord, i. 300; as to the
time, place, &c. of his birth, 301; his life, sufferings, death and resur-
rection, 302; his miracles and doctrine, 304; uniting qualities and
attributes the most contradictory, 305; and as to bis spiritual offices,
319. Circumstances connected with the fulfilment increase the proof
of divine foreknowledge, 311. Prophecy of the destruction of the city
and polity of the Jews, and their dispersion fulfilled, 327; others
which relate to various cities, nations, and empires, 344; Nineveh and
Tyre, 345; Babylon, 346; descendants of Ishmael, 348; Egyptians,
349; descendants of Canaan, Shem, and Japheth, 351; Daniel's predic
tion concerning the four empires, 352; prophecies of Daniel, St. Paul,
and St. John, respecting the western apostacy, 354; those concerning
the future conversion of the world, and the final triumph of holiness
and truth, 359.
Prophets, the, had a solemn mission and call, known by all the nation, i.
281; were men of sincere personal piety, 282; their prophecies form
but a small part of their general instructions, 282; their messages were
often of the most distressing nature to their personal feelings, 283;
they suffered even unto death, 283; they record minutely every thing,
even though it might seem to make against them, 283. They performed
miracles, 284. The number and ages of the prophets, and the independ-
ence of their predictions, increase the proof of divine prescience, 308.
Prophetical argument, the force of, i. 363.
Prophetical inspiration, accumulation of, i. 313.
Prudence and discretion of Jesus Christ, ii. 151.
Reason conducts us to Revelation, ii. 444; her province marked out, 446;
Mr. Locke's account of, 448; Bishop J. B. Sumner's observation re-
specting, 449; Lord Bacon's remark on the office of reason, 450.
Reasonableness of faith in the Christian Revelation, ii. 443.
Reasoning defined by Dr. Thomas Browne, ii. 445; the clearer laws of, now
acknowledged, aid us in examining the Christian Evidences, ii. 607.
Recapitulation of the external evidences, i. 530; of the internal, ii. 577.
Redemption in the incarnation and sacrifice of the only-begotten Son of
God, ii. 53.
Reformations in Christian countries, progress of, i. 402.
Regeneration of man described, ii. 56.
Remedy, the Bible provides a, for all the wants of man, ii. 25; which
works by proposing adequate motives, 28; placing him in a favoura
ble state of probation, 29; proposing a system of means adapted to his
powers, 29; all agreeing with his outward circumstances, 30; calcu-
lated to draw out to the utmost all his faculties, 31; and to carry bim
on to his true end, 32.
Resurrection of the dead, and the last solemn judgment, ii. 58.
Revelation, the necessity of a divine, appears from the state of the bea-
then world, before the coming of Christ, i. 63; of unbelievers at pre-
sent scattered in Christian lands, 71; of pagan nations of the present
day, 77; and of the countries of Christendom themselves, 82. A ge-
neral impression has prevailed that God has granted one to man, 87.
Ridley's dying address to Latimer, ii. 413.
Rites and usages, religious, springing out of Christianity, and subsisting
at the present day, i. 188.
Rome, the Church and Bishop of, the great western apostacy foretold by
Daniel, St. Paul, and St. John, i. 354.
Rosseau and Doddridge contrasted, ii. 388. Rosseau on his death-bed
407.
Rulers and governors of our country, address to, ii. 612.
Rules for the sound interpretation of Scripture, ii. 490.
Sacraments, the, and the other means of grace, ii. 57.
Sacred Volume is unique and unparalleled in the history of the world, i.
163.
Safety-lamp, Christianity a, ii. 365.
Sensual pleasures must be renounced before the evidence of miracles can
be received, i. 254.
Seriousness essential to a right investigation of the Christian evidences,
i. 35,
Shem, the present state of the descendants of, fulfils the prophecy con-
cerning them, i. 351.
Simplicity of the Christian doctrines, ii. 62.
Sincere inquirer receives Christianity on the external evidences, ii. 4.
Spirituality is the sum of Christian morals, ii. 95.
Spurious writings, marks of, 106; not one of them to be found in books
of New Testament, 107.
Student of Christianity must be docile, i. 35; serious, 35; prayerful, 36;
obedient, 37; humble and practical, alone pleases God, 211. Address to
the docile and sincere, 253. Should study the sacred Volume with in-
creasing diligence, 294; with a practical end in view, 296; have sin-
gleness of heart, 370. Student convinced, 412.
Stedfastness in the Christian faith urged, ii. 120.
Style and manner of the books of the New Testament, i. 149.
Submission to the Christian faith should be immediate, ii. 568; cordial,
569;
Success of Christianity in proportion to the removal of hindrances, ii.
195.
Suicide, infidelity too often hurries on its votaries to commit, ii. 415.
Suitableness of Christianity to the state and wants of man; the nature
of the argument stated, ii. 11; established by the decisive language
which the Christian Revelation speaks, 13; the mysteries of his con-
dition which it unfolds, 18; the remedy for all his wants which it pro-
vides, 25; and as it is calculated for universal diffusion, 33. This
adaptation does not strike the mind at first, 40; yet was originally
formed by the wisdom of God, 41; and is best seen from the midst of
bunan weakness, misery, and sorrow, 43.
Swartz and Volney contrasted, ii. 389.
Tacitus, testimony of, to the gospel facts, i. 179; to the propagation of
Christianity, 375.
Temper of mind in which Christianity should be studied, i. 34; is cha-
racterized by docility, 35; seriousness, 35; prayer, 36; obedience,
37; entirely wanting in unbelievers; literary, 38; uninformed, 42;
low and profane, 43. Its indispensable importance appears, from
the influence of the passions over the understanding, 45; acknow.
ledged to be essential to every important investigation, 46; must be
yet more so in the investigation of the Christian evidences, 47; and
is required by Christianity herself, 48. This temper should be culti
vated by those who are harassed by suspicions, 53; by the young,
57; and by all, 58.
Temperance of Jesus Christ, ii. 150.
Temple at Jerusalem, description of, i. 328. Attempt by Julian to re-
build it, frustrated, 338.
Tendency of Christianity to promote the temporal and spiritual happi-
ness of nations and individuals, ii. 178; appears from the direction
which it takes, 184; the hindrances opposed to it, 190; its success in
proportion to the removal of them, 195; and the ultimate effects which
it will produce when all obstacles are removed, 205. Each individual
should show forth this tendency by his holy life, 216, 218; and pray for
the copious influences of grace to basten on the blessed period when
the tendencies of Christianity shall become effects, 218.
Tertullian, testimony of, to the authenticity of the books of the New
Testament, i. 137, 146; to the inspiration, 492.
and Origen state the extent of the propagation of Christianity,
i. 379.
Test, the, to which every one may bring the truth of the Christian reli-
gion, ii. 222; the nature of the argument, 224; the scriptural autho-
rity on which it rests, 230; the facts by which it is sustained, 236;
there is nothing in it to excite astonishment, 246. The defect of expe-
rience in some persons, no valid objection to the argument, 248.
The singular importance of the proof thus educed, being entirely
level to the mass of mankind, 251; the most satisfactory to men of
all classes, 255; a growing evidence, 258; strengthening all the
external and internal proofs, 259; and peculiarly necessary in the
present day, 262. An appeal to sincere Christians in support of this
argument, 267; directions for the application of the test, 271; the
character of persons prepared to enter on a personal trial, 272.
Theophilus' testimony to the inspiration of the Old and New Testaments,
i. 492.
Tranquillity of mind produced by faith, ii. 464.
Translation of the Bible, the fidelity of the English, i. 206,
Tyre, destruction of, i. 345.
Valens' testimony to the love of Christians to the holy books, i. 139.
Unbelievers want the temper of mind in which alone Christianity can
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