I. 297
II. 79

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BRAHAM. The reafons of God's difpenfation to him and his pofterity, vol. III. p. 28. wherein the promise made by God to blefs him confifted, 94. the nature and effects of his faith, and why counted for righteoufnefs, 100. in what sense the promise made to him, that "in his feed all nations of the "earth fhould be bleffed," is to be understood, 265.

ADAM. In what sense called a son of God, III. 7, 36. his state when the temptation began, 130.

ANANIAS. The reafon of Peter's severity in striking him and his wife Saphira dead, II. 66.

ANANIAS. That Paul did not receive the Holy Ghost by the laying on of his hands, II. 76.

ANGEL. That the illumination of the Holy Ghost could not be conveyed by any of them, II. 321.

ANTIOCH. Of whom the church there chiefly confifted, II. 112. that the judgement fent by the apostles, &c. from Jerufalem, refpected the converted profelytes of the gate, 257, 269. the motive which induced the converted profelytes there to affume the name of Christians, 276. the church there was the motherchurch of the idolatrous Gentiles, as that of Jerufalem was of the Jews, 277. the fuitableness of this city for fettling a church of devout converted Gentiles, 278.

ARK OF NOAH. That God refided in it during the flood, III. 150. APOSTLES. Of what truths informed by the Spirit, I. 119. their miniftry preferable to that of Mofes, 122. in what inftructed by the word of knowledge," 162, did not confer the Holy Ghoft on bishops, prefbyters, &c. only, 254. on whom they laid their hands wherever they came, 255, 312. of the knowledge they were endued with, 322. on what proofs

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they established the Chriftian doctrine in their difcourfes, 337the diftinction between them, elders, and brethren, II. 1. wherefore ftiled the ambaffadors of Chrift, 18. what were the most distinguishing parts of their character and ministry, 19. (fee alfo 174.) they alone teftified Chrift's refurrection, and other great facts of Christianity, 28. wherein they exercised their peculiar power of binding and loofing, of remitting and retaining fins, 50. whence they received that power, 51. befides the knowledge they had by immediate illumination, they gained farther by deduction therefrom, 51. were the only teachers of all Chriftians, 53. the neceffity of their being endued with fuch a fuperior degree of boldness and utterance, 57. of the power which enabled them to prove the truth of their testimony, doctrine, and predictions, 64. the power of conferring the Holy Ghoft was peculiar to them, 71. two objections to this affertion anfwered, 76-88. the great importance of their office to mankind, 96. what peculiar honour they had above any other Chriftians, 100. their provinces, diftinct as apoftles of the Jews and apoftles of the Gentiles, 103. the objection to this affertion answered, 123. obfervations refpecting their number and different characters, 126. why illiterate men were chofen by Christ in preference to men of birth and education, 128. but after the religion of Chrift began to prevail, two men of letters were deputed apoftles to propagate it among the Gentiles, 131. remarks on the meffage fent to them, the elders and brethren, from the church of Antioch, and the proceedings thereupon, 162. what meant by an apostle, 174. wherein their office differed from that of prophets, evangelifts, and teachers, 227. what was the greatest and peculiar prerogative of an apoftle, 233. their judgement or epiftle fent to Antioch did not respect all Chriftians in general, 257. the matter of it explained, 259. related only to profelytes of the gate converted to Christianity, and all the objections to that hypothefis fully anfwered, 269, to the end.

AUTHORS. What qualifications they should have, I. 158.

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BABEL. The occafion of the confufion and difperfion there,

III. 91.

BAPTISM. With the Holy Ghost alone, or with it and fire, equivalent expreffions, I. 203. what the general notion included in it, 253.

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BARNABAS. A prophet before he was an apostle, I. 33. that he was an apostle proved, II. 32. other particulars refpecting him, 37. whether the fame with Barnabas mentioned Acts i. 23, 38. why called a Levite of Cyprus, 40. the epiftle usually afcribed to him not his, 123.

BIBLE. The truth of its being a revelation from God, whence confirmed, III. 162.

BISHOPS. The Holy Ghoft not conferred by the apostles on them, prefbyters and deacons, as a distinct order of men, I. 254.

BRETHREN. The distinction between them, apostles, and elders, II. 159:

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CAIN. The state of him and his family, III. 18. what meant by the expreffion of "bring his offering," 147.

CELSUS. An objection of his, feemingly of great weight, put to the Christians, anfwered, II. 97.

CHRIST. His miracles wonderfully calculated to convince the Jews, I. 111. feveral reasons of his not teaching his difciples. the nature of his kingdom while on earth, 285. the force of the argument ufed by him to prove to the Sadducees the refurrection of good men, confidered, III. 110.

CHRISTIANITY. The various obligations the different forts of people were under to whom its doctrine was preached, I. xiv. neceffity of the gifts of the Holy Ghost for the promulgation of it, I. 269. the reafons why other methods were not taken by Chrift for the propagating it, infcrutable to us, 285. laying on of hands one of the first principles of it, 326. the attacks made against the facts and doctrines of it ftrengthen them, as all objections do to truth, 335. the facts whereon the truth of it is founded, 337. what method fhould be used to convince those who now do, or pretend to difbelieve it for want of evidence, 339. wherein the genius of it confifts, 324. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The good effects of its conduct towards the enemies of Chriftianity, I. 335.

CIRCUMCISION. Wherefore first appointed, III. 27. other reafons of its inftitution, 30, 125.

CLARKE, Dr. Miftaken in his explanation of a difficult and remarkable paffage in the epiftle to the Hebrews, III. 302. CLERGY. The state they were in at the time of the Reforma tion, I, 281,

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