Burnet, Bishop, obtained the bounty from Queen Ann, great diligence of, opinion of, concerning the clergy, attempted a reformation, considers subscription as an imposition, travels of, on pluralities, on the corruption of our clergy, on the Athanasian creed, dying declaration of, Butler, Bishop, on a future state, Page 47, 49 76 90, 91 94 147 153 168 237, 238 335 346 241 251 Calvin, John, a persecutor, C. Canons, oath of obedience to the, extremely wrong, not a bishop in England complies with the whole, Capel, Lord, eminent for devotion, Carrier, and his accomplices, murdered 40,000 persons, Charles II. a persecutor, Chancellor, Lord, presents to many livings, Chatham, Lord, considered our liturgy as popish, 220 154 162 2 228 221 334 77, 78 172, 173 149 169 277 288 147 144 348 229 311 19, 22 21 21, 22 108 147 150 232 243 141, 142 200 108 143, 148 Christianity, convinced by the present state of the Jews, China, empire of, said to contain 333 millions of souls, Children, present to church livings, Chillingworth, solemn declaration of, on the bible, 230,000 murdered in France, on subscription to the 39 articles, Christ, why not sent sooner, prophecies concerning, kingdom of, extremely glorious, Christianity, said not to admit of establishment, Page mysterious doctrines of, no just objection to it, 197, Christians, corruption of, much owing to the clergy, 198 79 knavery of, no valid objection to Christianity, 99, 100, animosities of, causes of infidelity, Church, of Christ, supposed incapable of a temporal head, 197 97, 98 277 149 76 112 153 152, 157 332 156 defects of the, pointed out by Burnet, Church-livings, monopoly of, a curse to the country, Church-wardens, generally perjured, n Adv. 26-7, 198, 301, 314 Clarke, Dr. book of, on Christianity, recommended, Clayton, Bishop, on the prophecies, 58, 59 110, 111 78, 238 79, 239, 240 330 an eighteenth part of the, enjoy all the best preferments, superior, extremely to blame, the 18,000, might do wonders, negligence of the, main cause of the increase of sects, 91 misconduct of, the most pious dubbed Methodists, reproof of, dissatisfied, should peaceably remonstrate, of France, horribly cruel under Lewis XIV. 95 238 239 94, 97 163 83 168 228, 229 332 189 232 38 269 325 273 146 Constitution, British, equal to any reformation, Costard, Rev. George, divides Job into five acts, 267 Cotes, Roger, high character of, 88 Cowley, Abraham, opinion of, on the bible, 268 Cowper, Wm. Esq. quotations from, 14, 15, 16, 65, 81, 84, 89, 156, 169, 170, 254, 339 Creed, Athanasian, some thoughts on, Craven, Professor, on a futute state, Cranmer, Archbishop, on the utility of Prebendaries, wished for farther reformation, a persecutor, Crimes, 160 upwards, punishable with death, Crome, Dr. on the men killed and money spent in this war, D. Dacier, Madame, speaks in high terms of the Psalms and Pro- phets, D'Alembert, said to have died ill, gives an account of Voltaire's death, 251 145 146 220 346, 347 140 311 297 152 267 16 Ibid. Daubenny, Guide to the Church of, censured, 148 313 Death, triumphant one, a most desirable thing, many, earthly, sensual, devilish, if sincere, ought to appoint missions, Deist, a conscientious, preferable to a secular priest, 271 280 78, 79 Deist, Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, penitent death of, Dispersion of mankind no valid objection to scripture, Page Deist, curious conversion of a, shocking death of a, 274 256 Derry, Bishop of, an unpardonable non-resident, 82 Devil, proof of the existence of, 181 Diderot, said to have died ill, 16 50 200 Dissenters, number of, making great exertions, 76 329 219 197, 199 weighed in their own scales, a book, Doctrines, mysterious, of scripture not to be rejected, Lectures of, recommended, Dryden, John, Esq. quotations from, E. East Indies, conduct of Englishmen in the, Elizabeth, Queen, a great lover and reader of the bible, Enthusiasm, lively religion defended from the charge of, 315, 318 Erasmus, exhorts all men to read the bible, 1 Erskine, Hon. Thomas, a serious Christian, fine oration of, against T. Paine, two quotations from, Establishments, corrupt, of religion, causes of infidelity, Euler, extraordinary character of, Page Evangelists, the four, have drawn a finished character, 185, 186 F. 108 Facts, of the Old Testament, confirmed by existing circumstances, Fenelon, Archbishop, a most amiable character, Fish, species of, a cod, produces 3,500,000 young at a time, Fly, a, brings forth 2000 young at a time, 195, 196 88 167 France, church of, some account of, 80 late king of, a worthy character, 144 present governors of, so many Jehus, 228, 233 French, tools in God's hand to punish the nations, 171, 172, 311 Gardiner, Colonel, eminent for devotion, called the happy rake, Garzo, edifying death of, George II. spent much time in private prayer, George III. a most worthy character, Germany, Charles V. Emperor of, retires from the world, Gibbon, Edward, Esq. death of, 3 245 313 57 144 56 18, 19 31, 32 345 270 5 147, 302 148 151 166 200 Gospel, |