Humility must be their character, 313. St. Paul divides them into three classes, 315–317. Their duty when attending profligate men in their last mo- Ministers must strike at vice without respect of persons, 235 The Christian ministry excites dignified enemies, 204. It was greatly abused by the Jews, 366. A striking transition from preaching the most tremendous An apology for the ministry of terror to certain charac MIRACLES were performed in the most public places, and be- The folly of asking for miracles while we live in sin, 335. MORALITY: its principle, the love of God, is always the same: The nature, obligations and motives of morality, iv. pref. vi. The morality of a magistrate, a people, a minister, a con- gregation, a soldier, 207, 208. MORAL evidence: its difference from mathematical, vi. 188. He is the reputed author of xcth Psalm, vi. 307. The MULTITUDE bad guides in faith, v. 50; in worship, 54; MURRAIN of the cattle in Holland, viii. 70. MYSTERY of the death of Christ, vi. 137. MYSTERIES render a religion doubtful in four respects, viii. Mysteries of Mahometanism contrasted with Christianity, N NATIONS cautioned against placing an ultimate reliance on NATIONS are regarded as one body in the visitation of the ini- National dangers should especially affect those who are most exposed, iv. 165. NATIVITY of Christ: all nature rejoicing at his birth, ii. 93. The study of, unsearchably sublime, v. 343. NATURAL religion: the disciple of it embarrassed on contem- The disciple of natural, and the disciple of revealed reli- gion, at the tribunal of God soliciting pardon, 372. The confusion of Pagan philosophers respecting natural religion, in four respects, 379. NEBUCHADNEZZAR: the rapidity of his conquests, i. 184. The faith which respects the night of futurity, 170. OPINIONS of the fathers respecting the salvation of certain ORIGEN: his avowal of the Godhead of Christ, iii. 194, 196. His ideas of hell, 423. ORIGINAL SIN, or seed of corruption, attributed to the depra- It is hostile to truth and virtue, iv. 322. It disorders the soul with unholy dispositions, 322. The depravity of nature is increased by acts of vice, 330. OROBIO (Isaac) a learned Jew, ii. 238. P PAGANS their belief in the presence of the gods at their festi- Their major and their minor mysteries, too abominable : PAPISTS their uncharitableness in denying salvation to all PAPISTS they cannot be saved as idolaters, iv. 122, 123. Their preachers censured, 325. PARDON promises of it to various classes of sinners, i. 304. PARENTS cautioned to look to their children, vi. 336. PARTY-SPIRIT the dangers of it, i. 83. PAUL: (ST.) he kept under his body, for the race and the fight, An eulogium on his character, 382-388. The time of his rapture into the third heaven, vi. 262. The obscurity of some parts of his writings arises from the He selected three subjects of discourse before Felix, cal- Court-preachers contrasted with St. Paul, in a striking He is a model for ministers, 251. PASSION: a lawless favourite passion dangerous to the soul, The passions defined, v. 227, 228. They war against the soul, 234; and against reason, 242. Erroneous inferences occasioned by the passions, 240. 243-246. Philosophical advice for subduing them, is to suspend acts, to avoid idleness and use mortification, 249-252. 39 PERFECTION the highest attainable in this life, is to know : death, without fearing it, vi. 369. PERSEVERANCE: men must be saints before we exhort them to persevere, vii. 140. We cannot be saved without perseverance, 151. The scripture characters founded their assurance, on per- A caveat against unqualified perseverance, 157. An address to carnal men who hold this doctrine, 160; to Models or examples of perseverance, 174, &c. A pathetic contrast between the persecution of the French His sermon on the day of Pentecost possessed five ex- A fine specimen of what he would say, were he to fill a pul- His feelings at the transfiguration, vi. 292. Their prejudices against the gospel unreasonable, 330. PIETY: its excellence, i. 130. It is distinguished by knowledge, sincerity, sacrifice, and |