Experiences, high, may produce spi- | Gospel should be fully preached, 238

Grace manifested in submission, 61
Great men ought to promote the revi-
val, 391

Guilt of passing a revival, 380

Hampshire ministers, their attesta-
tion, xxx

towns where there were

Hardness of heart, sense of it under
revivals, 41
Harshness and severity the fruit of
awakenings, 51
pride, 275

a device of the devil, 276
its odiousness, 277

tends to harden sinners, 281
Harvest, revival compared to, 380
Haste, danger of, 314

Health may be impaired by religious
exercises, 127

Heaven, order in, 320

Hindrances to be removed, 371
History not a rule for revivals, 133
of revivals useful, 410
Holy Spirit, how he enlightens, 296
good effects of, 410
his leading, 298

his promptings, 305

Human nature easily overcome by the
his teachings needed, 384
things of God, 128
Humility after conversion, 76

produces the highest joys, 77
to be learned from errors in

Hutchinson, Abigail, longing to die, 93 | Judging the whole by a part, 142

distressing sickness, 94

anxiety for the uncon-

peaceful death, 96

I.

Idleness should be driven from col-
leges, 389

Imagination, impressions on, 83
Impatience and haste, evils of, 376
Impenitent, not to be needlessly of-
fended, 309

Imperfection, allowance for, 140
Impressions of the imagination, what
they are, 83

produced by a strong
sense of divine things, 83

327

-greatly misrepresented, 84
somewhat mysterious, 85
of scripture texts, 295
danger of trusting to, 300
mixed with experiences

Imprudences should be freely confess-
ed, 373

Impulses, not a guide, 295

Inclinations, good, not a guide, 305
Indiscreet zeal leads to haste, 314
Inferiority of ministers and converts
made use of, 120
Information of revivals should be
spread, 410

Ingratitude, cause of doubts, 81
Innovations, moderation in, 313
Christ's manner in, 313
how to be introduced, 363
should be by common

consent, 366

others, forbidden, 349
ought to be avoided, 350

will bring down judgments if
persisted in, 350

Justice of God, convictions of, 58
submission to, 60

Legal terrors, not always followed by
the greatest comfort, 71

Life may be destroyed by religious
discoveries, 130

Light, not so much needed as heat, 234
terrible to the impenitent, 237
Lightness in religion, sign of defect-
iveness, 332

with approbation of pas-Longings of the soul after God, 63
Love to God and Christ, in great de-
grees, 75

tors, 367
Injuries confessed and repaired, 78
Inquirers should receive instruction,
238

Instruction, eagerness to receive, 76
Iustruments of revival chosen by God,

119

their imperfection, 120
Insufficiency of human efforts, 55
Irregularity, too much clamor about
it, 264

J.

Jealousy of ourselves recommended,

337

Judgments to be expected by minis-
ters who oppose, 219

M.

Marks of spiritual pride, 274
Means should be used to the utmost,
229

skill required in, 229

for promoting the work, 371
Measures not wholly judged by their
success, 315

Meekness, the severest rebuke of op-
posers, 283

gives force to arguments, 284
especially called for in revi-

vals, 373

INDEX.

revival, 383

383

of self-righteousness, 327
give advantage to Satan,

Morals, wonderful reformation of, 154
Modesty, an ornament to religion, 285
Moral duties promote revivals, 402

better evidence than religious
Mrs. Edwards, her experience, 162
observances, 403
N.

Natural objects, enjoyment of, 76
Natural feelings mixed with experi-
ences, 325

Natural affections not to be sup-

pressed, 338

Nearness to God does not preclude
error, 267

New Jersey, revival there, 44
Neuters, not tolerated in revivals, 184
New measures not to be introduced
suddenly, 363

should not provoke prejudice
rashly, 363

New things always accompany great
events, 193

News of conversion promotes the re-
vival, 67

Noise inseparable from powerful ex-
citement, 251
Northampton, character of, 30
-, population, 32

ministers in, 32
revivals in, 32
degeneracy, 33

unconverted, hypocrisy of, Novelty in revivals not an objection,

wretched condition, 383
guilt in God's sight, 383
their great need of spiritu-

ality, 384

need of divine aid, 384
should pray together, 384

134

Parents should feel most for their Providence, not an attestation, 315

INDEX.