INDEX. Address to different classes to attend to hearing those in extensive business parents and children those in inferior situations servants Answers to objections against practical obedience worldly interests may suffer the expediency of delay the fear of an odious name the opposite opinions of men in general Antichrist, Bacon's view of Antinomian, really rejects the doctrine of the cross Augustine's writings, quoted ......... Bacon, his application of Antichrist to the Pope Baxter's Catholic Theology referred to Page 306 307 308 309 310 312 206 206 210 211 213 214 250 58 296 296 election is secured 297 Bradford, quoted, 35, and his works recommended Bullinger, view of, true prosperity, Burnet's History of his own time, quoted 137 38 24 32 Campbell, Professor, quoted 106, 108 Cares of the world, hinder the success of the gospel Cecil's observations on the purity of a church Pag 230 186 .... 261,36 Chalmer's, Christian and Civic Economy, quoted-Preface i Christ, crucified, the leading truth of christianity his presence, the glory of christian assemblies a manifested presence a beneficial presence through the power of the Spirit to meet in his name in order to enjoy it the pattern and model of all christians Christian, the name was once a crime Church of England, its importance Chrysostom, quoted Conversion, not from human power 211 71 213 16, 32, 11: D 260 134 81 by the Holy Spirit, through the word Cradock's knowledge and practice quoted Cranmer, quoted Cyprian's observations as to Bishops preaching Dangers in hearing to be guarded against improper motives in coming inattention while there prejudices against the truth not putting away our sins .... Deceitfulness of riches, hinders success of the word the precise blessing to be expected the difficulties in the way of its accomplishment Douglas's Advancement of Society, recommended and quoted Duties of the present day, individually and nationally Eastcheap Lectures quoted Edification, does not arise from humau power but from the Holy Spirit Edwards, President, quotation from Election, secured by hearing Established Church of England, its importance aith begins, grows, and is perfected by hearing Fillie's Historical Collections, quotations from .... ........ ...... od despised, when his servants disregarded Haddon's remarks, on what done to promote preaching, Hardness of heart, described and guarded against Page 293 296 237 166 35 38 287 216 114 to esteem them, 116; to obey and provide for fastidious, address to them only, described at length Hearing the word, directions for guard against dangers to which we are exposed the nature of due hearing bear in the spirit of prayer in simplicity of mind with candour with seriousness with gladness in faith ...... ......... comparing all with God's word in the spirit of obedience Heathen, obstructions among them to diffusion of the gospel Herbert, quotation from 100 107 275 Hey, Mr. his remarks on attending the established church on episcopacy Hieron's remark on trying what we hear Holy Spirit promised to all flesh in the last day seals them to the day of redemption Hoornbeck's remark on what the Apostles say of ministers Hurd, Bishop, quotation from Ignatius, his Epistles referred to, its divine authority the weighty interests it brings before us the appointed means of receiving spiritual good the special advantages now to be enjoyed Page 108 the freedom with which spiritual blessings given 19 the word preached will judge us at last Jerome's remark on Bishops not preaching Jewell, quotations from .... ... 109 Jews, an example of the danger of neglecting divine truth 26 Justification confirmed by hearing Justin the Martyr, quoted, Knowledge of the Lord shall be general and deep ' alleviating every evil influential to all good 29€ 243 945 246 a special promise of divine teaching 4 Loadstone, the heart of a christian compared to 301 Latimer, quotations from 293, 294, 297, 310 73 20 87,100 Maclaurin, quotations from their character, duties, reward, and punishment 109-11 Missionary efforts, their nature, increase, and success merely to listen to new things to judge the preacher Muir on the parable of the sower, referred to National advantages of Britain, to be improved owing to the preaching of the Gospel National benefits of hearing as it regards temporal prosperity 21 brings divine truth prominently forward has a remedial power over national evils 22 22 Neglect of divine truth, the danger of the removal of the ministry a curse to a country 28 268 shewn from the greatness of the salvation pro- claimed 269 the thorny ground the good ground ... Patronage, objection to Establishment answered importance of rightly employing Porteus's Beneficial Effects of Christianity referred to Practical obedience to the word 229 235 123 124 21 190 the way to it described 200 202 before hearing after hearing its blessedness answers to objections against it Prayer, the word to be heard in the spirit of Preaching the Gospel a special ordinance for salvation its rejection leaves men undone its reception connected with salvation a means of discovering character not prejudicial to states the chief means of diffusing divine knowledge Prophecy encourages hope of speedy diffusion of Gospel 204 206 159 174 ...... ... Quesnel, extract from his reflections 229 Reflections after hearing, its importance Endeavour to recollect what you hear 176 182 183 |