and persuasion, 133. held out no worldly motives to induce
men to become Chriftians, 137. never afferted their aposto
lical authority over the churches without neceffity, 164. can
have no fucceffors, 210.
Apoftolic churches, their conftitution examined, 129,-173. how
collected, 133. Christ governed them by love, 138. devia-
tion from their order renders any religious fociety unworthy of
the name of a Chriftian church, 169. the character of their
members, and objections to it answered, 173,—206. retain-
ing improper members, one cause of their defection, 180.
the offices in them, 214,-267. (fee offices) had each a plu-
rality of paftors, 225, 226. 230. women employed in them
to teach and watch over their own fex, 241,-243. ordinan
ces obferved by them, 282,-340. viz. preaching, 282,-
286. teaching, 285. exhortation, ibid. reading the Scrip-
tures, 287. the fellowship, 289,-291. the Lord's fupper,
291,-301. prayer and praife, 302,-304. fafting, 304,-
307. fanctification of the first day of the week, 308,-312.
baptifm, 313,340. difcipline, 341,-370. the excellence
and advantage of their conftitution obferved, 395-407.
from its fimplicity, 395. its fuitableness to a ftate of frater-
nal union, 397.
its tendency to cherish dependence on
Chrift, 398. to detect falfe profeffors, ibid. to promote hu-
mility, or just views of a person's own character, 400. to
prevent error, 401. to spread the gospel, 402. and by what
means, 403,-407.
Apoftolic practice, confequences of not holding it strictly, as en-
joined on the first churches, 70,-74. objections to its ob-
fervance at present, stated and answered, 74,—78. the laws
of it not fitted for any except believers in Chrift, 174.
BALLANTINE, Mr, quoted on the eldership or prefbytery of the
apoftolical churches, 225,-230.
Baptife, meaning of the term, 338-340.
Baptifm, a divine, but not a focial ordinance, 313. is emblema-
tic, ibid has come in the room of circumcifion, 325, 326.
the mode of it, 338,-340.
Baptifm, infant, itands on the fame footing with the fanctifica-
tion of the Lord's day, 325. arguments for, and answers to
Bigots, why confiftent Chriftians fo called, 6.
Bigotry defined, 123. and cenfured, 124.
quently mifapplied, 124,—126.
Bishops, their being confidered fucceffors of the apostles, was the
origin of that spiritual wickedness, confummated in the man
of fin, 47.
BLACKBURN, Archdeacon, quoted on the Reformation, 102,
BOSTON, Mr, of Ettrick, extract from his life, fhewing how the
union betwixt church and state leads to unfcriptural views of
fubjection to magistracy, 442, 443.
Breaking of bread, (see Lord's Supper).
Brotherly love, why fo much inculcated by the apostles, 139.
on the weekly observance of the
CALVIN, a tenet of his, 105.
Lord's fupper, 298.
CAMPBELL, Dr, quoted on the meaning of the word church, 130,
-133 on clerical distinctions, 142,-153. his arguments,
fhewing that the apostles can have no successors, 216, 217.
his confutation of the supposed distinction betwixt preaching
and ruling elders, or clergy and laity, 231,-236. on the
fuppofed indelibility of the clerical character, 272,-277.
referred to on religious titles, 280. on the meaning of the
terms, schism and herefy, 386, 387. on the union betwixt
church and ftate, 430,-433.
CHARLES V. anecdote of, 114. note.
CHRIST, his kingdom immoveable, his laws therefore unchange-
able, 60, 61. governs his churches by love, 138.
Chriftians, defire of knowing the whole revealed will of God, and
obeying what they do know, effential to their character, 9.
Chriftian churches, the purposes of, 18. 134, 135. laws neceffary
for them, 19. the wisdom of God alone capable of making
fuch laws, 19, 20. their order fixed in the Scriptures,
23. the contrary difproved, 23,-36 that all Chriftians are
bound to observe the universal and approved practices of the
first churches, recorded in Scripture, proved, and objections
refuted, 36,—100. authority and qualifications given the
apostles to establish the first churches, 39. no liberty per-
and perfuafion, 133. held out no worldly motives to induce
men to become Chriftians, 137. never afferted their apofto
lical authority over the churches without neceffity, 164. can
have no fucceffors, 210.
Apoftolic churches, their conftitution examined, 129,—173. how
collected, 133. Chrift governed them by love, 138. devia-
tion from their order renders any religious fociety unworthy of
the name of a Christian church, 169. the character of their
members, and objections to it answered, 173,—206. retain-
ing improper members, one cause of their defection, 180.
the offices in them, 214,-267. (see offices) had each a plu-
rality of paftors, 225, 226. 230. women employed in them
to teach and watch over their own fex, 241,-243. ordinan.
ces obferved by them, 282,-340. viz. preaching, 282,-
286. teaching, 286. exhortation, ibid. reading the Scrip-
tures, 287. the fellowship, 289,-291. the Lord's supper,
291,-301. prayer and praise, 302,-304. fasting, 304,-
307. fanctification of the first day of the week, 308,-312.
baptifm, 313,340. difcipline, 341,-370. the excellence
and advantage of their conftitution obferved, 395-407.
from its fimplicity, 395. its fuitableness to a state of frater-
nal union, 397.
its tendency to cherith dependence on
Chrift, 398. to detect falfe profeffors, ibid. to promote hu-
mility, or just views of a perfon's own character, 400. to
prevent error, 401. to spread the gospel, 402. and by what
means, 403,-407.
Apoftolic practice, confequences of not holding it ftrictly, as en-
joined on the first churches, 70,-74. objections to its ob-
fervance at prefent, stated and answered, 74,-78. ` the laws
of it not fitted for any except believers in Christ, 174.
BALLANTINE, Mr, quoted on the eldership or presbytery of the
apoftolical churches, 225,-230.
Baptife, meaning of the term, 338-340.
Baptifm, a divine, but not a social ordinance, 313. is emblema-
tic, ibid has come in the room of circumcifion, 325, 326.
the mode of it, 338,-340.
Baptifm, infant, ftands on the fame footing with the sauctifica-
tion of the Lord's day, 325. arguments for, and answers to
Bigots, why confiftent Chriftians fo called, 6.
Bigotry defined, 123. and cenfured, 124.
quently misapplied, 124,-126.
Bishops, their being confidered fucceffors of the apostles, was the
origin of that spiritual wickedness, confummated in the man
of fin, 47.
BLACKBURN, Archdeacon, quoted on the Reformation, 102,
BOSTON, Mr, of Ettrick, extract from his life, fhewing how the
union betwixt church and state leads to unfcriptural views of
fubjection to magistracy, 442, 443.
Breaking of bread, (fee Lord's fupper).
Brotherly love, why fo much inculcated by the apostles, 139.
CALVIN, a tenet of his, 105. on the weekly obfervance of the
Lord's fupper, 298.
CAMPBELL, Dr, quoted on the meaning of the word church, 130,
-133 on clerical distinctions, 142,-153. his arguments,
fhewing that the apostles can have no fucceffors, 216, 217.
his confutation of the supposed distinction betwixt preaching
and ruling elders, or clergy and laity, 231,-236. on the
fuppofed indelibility of the clerical character, 272,-277.
referred to on religious titles, 280. on the meaning of the
terms, fchifm and herefy, 386, 387. on the union betwixt
church and state, 430,-433.
CHARLES V. anecdote of, 114. note.
CHRIST, his kingdom immoveable, his laws therefore unchange-
able, 60, 61. governs his churches by love, 138.
Chriftians, defire of knowing the whole revealed will of God, and
obeying what they do know, effential to their character, 9.
Chriftian churches, the purposes of, 18. 134, 135. laws neceffary
for them, 19. the wisdom of God alone capable of making
fuch laws, 19, 20. their order fixed in the Scriptures,
23. the contrary disproved, 23,-36. that all Christians are
bound to observe the universal and approved practices of the
first churches, recorded in Scripture, proved, and objections
refuted, 36,-100. authority and qualifications given the
apofties to establish the first churches, 39. no liberty per-
and persuasion, 133. held out no worldly motives to induce
men to become Chriftians, 137. never afferted their aposto
lical authority over the churches without neceffity, 164. can
have no fucceffors, 210.
Apoftolic churches, their constitution examined, 129,—173. how
collected, 133 Chrift governed them by love, 138. devia-
tion from their order renders any religious fociety unworthy of
the name of a Christian church, 169. the character of their
members, and objections to it answered, 173,—206. retain-
ing improper members, one cause of their defection, 180.
the offices in them, 214,-267. (see offices) had each a plu-
rality of paftors, 225, 226. 230. women employed in them
to teach and watch over their own fex, 241,-243. ordinan.
ces observed by them, 282,-340. viz. preaching, 282,—
286. teaching, 285. exhortation, ibid. reading the Scrip-
tures, 287. the fellowship, 289,-291. the Lord's supper,
292,-301. prayer and praise, 302,-304. fasting, 304,-
307. fanctification of the first day of the week, 308,-312.
baptifm, 313,340. difcipline, 341,-370. the excellence
and advantage of their conftitution obferved, 395-407.
from its fimplicity, 395. its fuitablenefs to a state of frater-
nal union, 397.
its tendency to cherish dependence on
Chrift, 398. to detect falfe profeffors, ibid. to promote hu-
mility, or just views of a perfon's own character, 400. to
prevent error, 401. to fpread the gospel, 402. and by what
means, 403,-407.
Apoftolic practice, confequences of not holding it strictly, as en-
joined on the first churches, 70,-74. objections to its ob-
servance at prefent, stated and answered, 74,-78.' the laws
of it not fitted for any except believers in Christ, 174.
BALLANTINE Mr, quoted on the eldership or presbytery of the
apoftolical churches, 225,-230.
Baptife, meaning of the term, 338-340.
Baptifm, a divine, but not a social ordinance, 313. is emblema-
tic, ibid
has come in the room of circumcifion, 325, 326.
the mode of it, 338,-340
Baptifm, infant, stands on the fame footing with the fanctifica-
tion of the Lord's day, 325. arguments for, and answers to
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