value, 196, 197. our interest and duty in consequence, 197.
(See Bishop.)
Error, proneness of human nature towards it, 106. example
for correcting it, ibid.
Espousals, Jewish custom concerning them, 204.
ETHIOPIA, the Asian, its situation, 33. supposed scene of
St. Thomas's preaching, 33. and of St. Matthew's, 433.
EUDOCIA, the Empress, built a Church to the honour of St.
Stephen, 68.
EUSEBIUS, his catalogues of the primitive bishops, 195.
Evangelist, meaning of the name, 229.
Evangelists, their candour and fidelity, 41. their frankness,
sincerity, and fidelity, 301–303. their correct views of
human nature, 304-306. their simplicity and honesty,
367.
Evidence, what sort of, sufficient for Christian belief, 48-
50.
Examples, good, of the saints to be followed, 556, 558.
Faith, the actuating principle of Christian martyrs, 68.
Faith once delivered unto the saints, duty of contending ear-
nestly for it, 532, 533. important portion of it, 534.
FATHER, his prerogative in the distribution of future rewards
not exclusive of his Son, 400.
Flaying alive, sometimes practised before crucifixion, 416.
Followers of Christ, encouragement for us to be so,
guments and examples to the same, 18, 19.
Forgiveness, why we are directed to pray for it, 305.
Forgiveness of persecutors, exemplified and inculcated, 74.
Fortitude and fidelity to Christ, an example of, 37.
Friendship not inconsistent with the Gospel, 104. when most
valuable, 500.
GABRIEL, one of the angels named in Scripture, 461. what
actions ascribed to him, 469.
GALILEE, geographical sketch of, 385.
GALILEE, sea of, 2.
GENNESARETH, lake of, 2.
GOD, reliance to be placed on his goodness and power, 266.
Gospels, why so called, 252. their mutual agreement, ibid.
duty of Christians with respect to them, 253. (See Evan-
gelists.)
Grace of Christ, its necessity in order to obedience, 399.
Greek, the universal language in our Saviour's time, 437.
GREGORY of Nazianzum, his encomiastical orations, 548.
Guilelessness, a necessary ingredient in the Christian cha-
racter, 419. essential for the investigation of divine truth,
420, 421.
Guilt, disappointment, and punishment, a memorable example
of, 126-128.
Hebrews, Epistle to, name of the author why not expressed,
156.
HEROD AGRIPPA, his persecution of the Church, 357, 358,
392. his untimely end, 131.
HEROD ANTIPAS, who beheaded John the Baptist, and
mocked Christ, his end, 130.
HEROD the Great, his motive for slaying the children at
Bethlehem, 116. his general character and conduct render
the slaughter probable, 121-124. A monument of guilt,
125; of disappointment, 127; and of punishment, 128,
129.
HIERAPOLIS, in Phrygia, its modern Turkish name, 261.
whence named Hierapolis, ibid. residence of St. Philip, and
fitness for the purpose, 261, 415.
HOLY GHOST, the power which supported the Christian mar-
tyrs, 68.
HOLY INNOCENTS, their death commemorated in early times,
116. history of it, as related by St. Matthew, 116, 117.
confirmed by ancient Christian writers, 117. and by Ma-
crobius, 118. no reason to question its truth, 119-121.
the slaughter agreeable to the character of Herod, 121—
124. the amount uncertain, and has been exaggerated,
124, 125. Reflexions on the event with respect to Herod,
125-132; to Almighty God, 132; and to the infants
themselves, 133, 134. use to be derived from the comme-
moration, 135.
Honour, to be sought from God, 529.
HOOKER, anecdote of, on his death-bed, 476.
Hyssus, haven of, on the Euxine sea, supposed residence of
St. Matthias, 180.
IGNATIUS, account of his martyrdom, 544. early commemo-
ration of it, ibid.
INDIA, said to have been the scene of St. Thomas's ministry,
34. different opinions on the subject, 35. also of St. Bar-
tholomew's, 415. its situation, ibid.
Infidelity, provision against, 421, 508.
Invocation of saints, its origin, 548. decreed by the Council
of Trent, 549. at variance with Scripture, ibid. condemned
by the Church of England, 550.
ISAIAH, his prophecy of John the Baptist, 322. custom to.
which it alluded, ibid.
Israelite indeed, purport of the term, 417.
JAMES, St. son of Alphæus, his other names, 268. his pa-
rentage, 269. why called the Lord's brother, 269, 270.
why called James the Less, 270. why the Just, ibid. little
noticed during our Lord's ministry, 271. honoured by a
special appearance of Christ after his resurrection, ibid.
Bishop of Jerusalem, 272, 273. indications of his episcopal
character, 273-275. highly respected by the Jewish be-
lievers, 275, 276. his death, 276, 277. his memory che-
rished with affection by the Christians, 278. his epistle,
ibid. its occasion and character, 279. a kind of preparatory
Gospel falsely attributed to him, 280. Reflexions on his
fitness to be an Apostle, 280. on the value of his testimony
to the Christian faith, 282. on the excellence of his ex-
ample, 283. on an argument suggested by his episcopal
station, ibid. supposed allusion to his martyrdom, 544.
JAMES, St. Son of Zebedee, why distinguished by his parent-
age, 383. why called the Great, ibid. his early history,
384. his indignation at the Samaritans' refusal to receive
our Lord, 387. his request to sit near the person of Christ,
388-390. after our Lord's ascension, his history uncer-
tain, 390. his ministry probably confined to Judea, 391.
not extended to Spain, ibid. his death, first of the Apostles,
392. anecdote at his martyrdom, 393. story of the trans-
lation of his body to Spain, ibid. Reflexions on the in-
temperance of his zeal, 394-397. on his petition to be
admitted to particular distinction in Christ's kingdom,
397-403.
JERUSALEM, attendance of females there at the passover,
how to be regarded, 209.
JESUS, why seen by St. Stephen, 71. how seen by succeeding
martyrs, 72.
JESUS, the object of Stephen's invocation, 66. and the object
of the invocation of Christians after his example, 72–74.
an object of worship with the apostolical body, 191–193.
(See Christ.)
Jews, their punishment for rejecting Christ, 131.
JOAKIM, supposed father of the Virgin Mary, notice of him,
JOHN, St. the Apostle and Evangelist. How distinguished
from other saints, 81. his parentage, 81, 82. probable cir-
cumstances in his history, before his call, 82, 83. his ap-
pointment to the apostleship, 83. the name given to him,
and its probable meaning, 84. admitted with James and
Peter to peculiar privileges, 85. received some marks of
singular favour, 86. the subject on three occasions of his
Lord's reproof, 86-88. evidences of his love for his Lord,
88, 89. his attendance at the empty tomb, 89. his presence
on several occasions afterwards of our Lord's appearance,
90. his intimate acquaintance with St. Peter, 91, 92. his
removal into Asia, eventually to Ephesus, 93, 94. question
concerning his being cast into a caldron of boiling oil by
Domitian, 94. his banishment to Patmos, and writing of
the Apocalypse, 95. his return to Ephesus, and writing of
his Gospel, 96. his object, and manner of treating his sub-
ject, 97. his Epistles, 97-100. two anecdotes concerning
him, 100. his death, and character, 101, 102. Reflexions
on the circumstances alluded to in his life, 102-106.
study of his writings recommended, 106. peculiar value of
his Gospel, 107-110. comparison between his death and
that of his companions, 110.
JOHN, St. the Baptist, meaning of the names, 319. why
commemorated on the day of his nativity, 320. his mission
the connecting link between the Old and New Testaments,
321. predictions of him by Malachi and Isaiah, 321-323.
St. Mark's and St. Luke's history of their fulfilment, 323-
325. his resemblance to Elijah, 325–329. his answer that
he was not Elijah explained, 329, 330. his preaching, 331,
332. Reflexions on his character for integrity and veracity,
333. his disinterestedness, 334-337. his prophetical cha-
racter, 337-339. clearness and importance of his testi-
mony to Jesus, 339, 340. practical application, 340, 241.
JOHN the Baptist, efficacy of his discipline in bringing men to
Christ, 13.
JOHN, whose surname was Mark, mention of him in the Acts,
230. identified with St. Mark the Evangelist, 231.
JOHNSON, Dr. his character of Lord Lyttleton's " Observa-
tions on the Conversion and Apostleship of St. Paul," 422.
JOSEPH, probable time of his death, 211.
JOSEPHUS, his silence on the slaughter at Bethlehem, ex-
plained, 121. his account of the miseries and death of
Herod, 129. his opinion on the cause of the destruction of
the temple, 278. his testimony to the character of John the
Baptist, 333. a particular name mentioned by him, 410.
peculiarity in his history, 438. his account of the Jewish
Zealots, 518.
JOSES, Greek name for Joseph, 290.
JUDAS ISCARIOT, his fall, 178. reflexions upon his spiritual
gifts, 181. upon the efficacy of his ministry, 182. upon
prophecy which foretold his guilt, 183-185. upon his
peculiar lust, 185. upon the greatness of his sin, ibid. upon
his death, 186. his case contrasted with that of St. Peter,
187.
JUDE, St. how denominated, 519. meaning of his name, ibid.
his family, 520. occasions whereon mentioned, 521. sup-
positions concerning his travels, 522. and death, 523.
doubtful whether a martyr, ibid. anecdote of his posterity,
524. his Epistle, 525. Reflexions on his misapprehension
of our Lord's character, 530. on his exhortation to contend
earnestly for the faith, 532-534. (See Simon and Jude.)
JUDEA, geographical sketch of, 385.
Judgments of God, calamities sometimes considered such
rashly, 128. eminent examples of, 129-131.
LAUD, Archbishop, his opinion on the genuineness of the
epistle ascribed to Barnabas, 298.
LEBBEUS, à name of St. Jude, 519. its probable meaning,
520.
LEVI, same as Matthew, 428. probably an earlier name, 445.
Lots, election by, why practised in a particular case by the
Apostles, 190. not a precedent for us, ibid.
Love of Christ towards us, how to be returned, 105.
Love to God and Christ, its importance, 531.
Love of Christians for one another, anecdote of St. John's
manner of inforcing it, 101. excellent mode for encourag-
ing us in cultivating it, 106.
Lowliness of station no obstacle to God's favour, 103.
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