the lower orders of the people, 111—
declared to be false prophets, 116-
some habited in long robes made of
fine wool, noticed, ib.-their hypocrisy,
reproved, 135, 183, 184, 219, 228, 639
-their self-righteousness, condemned,
136-fastings frequent among them, ib.
-nature of the fringes worn by them,
described, 139, 325-invented and pro-
mulgated the blasphemy, that our Lord
cast out devils by the aid of Beelzebub,
142-their censorious and captious dis-
position, reproved, 167, 168-were the
main cause of fostering the unbelief of
Judea, 171-nature of the burdens
which they laid upon the people, 173
-their superstitious and hypocritical
observance of the sabbath, noticed,
174-177—their blasphemous theory to
frustrate the object of our Lord's mira-
cles upon the people, considered, 180
-their guilt in opposing the kingdom
of Christ when even neutrality would
have been criminal, 181-why com-
pared to vipers, 49, 184—their wither-
ing influence manifested in the increas-
ing unsuccessfulness of Christ's minis-
try, 184, 582, 583-reasons why they
clamoured for a sign, 185-their unbe-
lief traced to its true source, ib.—their
servile hypocrisy in consenting to the
death of John, 210-the most eminent
of their party resident in Jerusalem,
216-washing the hands, an important
ceremony with the Pharisees, 217, 635
-their rapacity and impiety in the
affair of Corban, exposed, 218, 219-
their doctrines and opinions, compared
to plants not planted by the Father,
221-the reason why they, with the
Sadducees, demanded a sign from hea-
ven, as proof of the Messiahship of
Jesus, 227-certain signs of the Mes-
siah noticed by our Lord, but disre-
garded by the Pharisees, 227, 228-
interrogate Christ on the law of divorce,
and the motives by which they were
actuated, stated, 268-the vain distinc-
tions which they made between the
greater and less commandments, no-
ticed, 275-their dissimulation, re-
proved in the parable of the two sons,
304, 305-are charged in the parable

on the

of the husbandmen with conspiring to
take away the life of Christ, 307-their
wicked object in uniting with the
Herodians to obtain an opinion from
Christ, respecting the lawfulness of
paying tribute to the Romans, 313,
314-the answer they received, con-
sidered, 314-316—their gross concep-
tions of the doctrine of a resurrection
and a future state, 317-these ideas
traced to their true source, ib.-con-
victed by our Lord of ignorance of the
true character of the Messiah, 322, 323
-their phylacteries, described, 325—
why they enlarged the fringes of their
garments, 326-were guilty of the
basest extortion, under the cloak of
piety, 328, 635-their mischievous
zeal in making proselytes, 329-their
wilful and perverting casuistry on the
sacred matter of oaths, noticed, 330-
their fastidious affectation
payment of tithes, 331-moral duties
and religious affections were sacrificed
by them to trivial observances, ib.-
attended to external and ceremonial
purity, and rejected temperance and
truth, 332-why their external sanc-
tity is compared to whited sepulchres,
333-their hypocrisy in garnishing
the tombs of the prophets, ib.-the
captious motives of the Pharisee in
asking our Lord to dine with him,
noticed, 600-the low views enter-
tained by him concerning Christ, 601—
the scrupulous carefulness of the Pha-
risees in purifying the body and neg-
lecting the soul, condemned, 636—
their duplicity condemned, by our
Lord comparing them to graves which
appear not, 637-their general cap-
tiousness whenever conversing with
the Saviour, noticed, 638, 639
arv, described, 556, 557
Philip, the tetrarch, an account of, 570
Philo, a saying of, noticed, 129-his cha-
racter of the divine Logos, 135-
quoted, on the future punishment of
the wicked, 157-on the meaning of
the word "regeneration," 279-on the
splendour of the temple of Herod, 339
-on the killing of the paschal lamb,
378

Plagiarism, our Lord defended from the
charge of having borrowed his observa-
tions and parables from the Jewish
Rabbins, 287

Пλans, explained, 676, 677
Plato, quoted, in testimony, that, in pro-
portion as riches are admired, virtue
will be disregarded, 105-his descrip-
tion of the judgment which will take
place in the invisible world, noticed, 369
Plautus, quoted, on avariciousness, 366,
367-on the custom to make malefac-
tors bear the cross on which they were
to be executed, 423

ПIXELOV, explained, 106
Πληροφορείν, explained, 534
Πληρώσαι, explained, 76, 77
Pliny, quoted, on the fertility of the soil.

of Sicily, Egypt, and Africa, 192
Πλοιον, explained, 64

Plough, the phrase," Put the hand to the

plough," explained, 617
Пow, explained, 293

Polygamy, contrary to the will of God,
and to the original constitution of hu-
man nature and society, 268
Пovnpia, explained, 678
Pontius Pilate, his character, as given by

Philo, noticed, 421, 653, 654-the
office which he held under the Roman
government, mentioned, 411, 570-
methods adopted by the priests, to in-
fluence him against Christ, 406, 411,
417-Christ is charged with sedition,
of which Pilate acquits him, 417-
sends Christ to Herod, ib.-the cause
of Christ being thus prosecuted by the
Jews, known to Pilate, 418-no charge
against our Lord was examined with
judicial care by Pilate, who sacrificed
him to popular clamour, 420-the ques-

tion, whether he followed a Jewish or
Gentile custom, in washing his hands,
considered, ib.-by this act he declared
the innocence of our Lord, ib.-and
the guilt of those who shed this inno-
cent blood, 421-the circumstances in
which Pilate was placed, in regard to
the Jews, stated, ib.—his guilt de-
clared, ib.-which admitted of no pal-
liation, 422

Poor in spirit, described, 69, 577
Porch, vestibule, or hall, the place where
our Lord's trial was conducted, de-
scribed, 408, 409

Пoрva, explained, 305
Пoрvela, explained, 85, 678

Porteus, Bishop, quoted, on the purity
required by the gospel, 85

Possible, the phrase, “If it be possible,"
&c., considered, 347, 348-in what
respect things may be at the same time
possible with God, and impossible, 398
Потaμos, explained, 120
Prætorium, described, 422, 520—the place
in which causes were heard by the
Roman governors, 418

Prayer, the duty of private prayer, recog-
nised, 94-encouragements to its per-
formance, stated, 95-repetitions in
prayer, or long prayers, simply consi-
dered, neither censured nor approved,
95, 329-in what sense they are con-
demned, 95-the nature of the prayer
which is acceptable to God, 96, 662—
the infidel argument urged against
prayer, from the previous knowledge
which God has of our wants, consi-
dered and refuted, 96, 97, 629-the
importance of prayer in seasons of
temptation, 101-the nature and ad-
vantages of prayer, 112-prayer, the
gate to the knowledge of the deepest
truths in religion, 172-necessary for
the exercise of those miraculous
powers with which the apostles were
endowed, 251-plenary inspiration, not
granted without prayer, 264—the asso-
ciation of Christians for the purpose of
of prayer, encouraged, 294—the pro-
mise of success in the prayer of faith,
confined to the apostles, but
belongs to the whole church, 302, 303
-testimony of Maimonides, on the

not

--

length of the prayers offered by the
Pharisees, 328-the influence of prayer
on the Roman army and councils,
manifested in the deliverance of the
Christians resident in Jerusalem prior
to its destruction, 346-the humblest
and most earnest posture of prayer was
assumed by our Saviour, 398 the
phrase, "If it be possible," which is to
be joined to our supplications, con-
sidered, ib.-prayer and faith, abso-
lutely necessary to the success of the
gospel ministry, 463, 464-the nature
of that faith which must be exercised
when prayer is made, 503-importu-
nity and repeated application in prayer,
encouraged, 629-the danger of regard-
ing prayer as an end rather than a
means of obtaining the petitions we
present, noticed, 630
Preaching, definition of the term, "to
preach," 43-the general doctrines of
Christianity are to be published fully,
111, 156-under what restriction the
deep things of God are to be declared,

111

Predestination, not implied in the phrase,

names written in heaven," 621
Presents, a custom in the east, never to
appear before a superior without a pre-
sent, noticed, 36
Πρεσβυτέριον, explained, 238

Πρεσβύτεροι, explained, 65

Pride, the proud shall be abased, a stand-

ing rule of the divine administration, 328
Priests, their office to judge in case of
leprosy, considered, 123-reason why
they suffered the temple to be profaned
by being made a place of merchandise,
299-their indignation at the scenes
which transpired at the entry of Christ
into Jerusalem, and his visit to the
temple, 300-a deputation of, with the
elders, officially, interrogate Christ,
303-the dilemma in which they were
placed, noticed, 303, 304-assemble in
the palace of Caiaphas to plot the de-
struction of our Lord, 376-they accept
the offer of Judas, 377-their fear of a
rescue, in the apprehending of Christ,
400-the manner in which they sought
false witnesses, to secure his condem.
nation, 403-occasions on which the

-

high priest was accustomed to rend his
clothes, 405, 406-their malignant
efforts to induce Pilate to treat Christ
as an enemy to Cæsar, 406-their cold
and barbarous villany, in not receiving
the evidence of Judas in favour of
Christ, and representing this to Pilate,
412-they unconsciously proclaim the
innocence of the Saviour, ib. the
overruling providence which led them
to buy the potter's field with the
money which Judas returned, noticed,
413-the time in which they visited
Pilate to request a guard over the
tomb of Jesus, specified, 434-in ob-
taining which, they strengthened the
evidence of the resurrection, 435-the
division of the priests into courses,
described, 536

Prodigies, which attended the crucifixion,
considered, 427-431-the effect which
they produced upon the multitude,

432

Пpoedero, explained, 704
Property, earthly, the perishableness and
uncertainty of, metaphorically set
forth, 103-how far its accumulation
is forbidden, ib.-testimony of Plato,
that in proportion as riches are ad-
mired, virtue will be disregarded, 105
-plausible suggestions for the increase
of property, are apt to disarm the
mind and lead to the ardent and sor-
did pursuit of wealth, 197, 643—a
renunciation of, necessary in those
apostles who left all and followed
Christ, 276-required also of the rich,
on account of the peculiar state of the
church after the pentecost, 276-the
sin and danger of covetousness, de-
scribed, 643

Prophecy, the primary and secondary
sense of, considered, 26-remark of
Dr. Owen, respecting the prophecies
of the Old Testament accomplished in
the New, 27-principles laid down, by
which we should be governed in the
interpretation of scripture prophecy,
27, 28-the peculiarity of prophetic
language and style, noticed, 340, 349
-the restoration of the spirit of pro-
phecy, after having been withdrawn
since the days of Malachi, stated, 561

Prophecy fulfilled, concerning the birth of
Jesus, 26-28-objections of the Jews
to the common interpretation of the
passage, refuted, 29-respecting the
place where Christ should be born, 35
—the apparent contradiction between
the prophet and the evangelist, re-
moved, 35-the massacre of the inno-
cents, illustrated, 41-of Isaiah, re-
specting John, the forerunner of the
Messiah, 44, 45-proved to refer en-
tirely and only to the Christ, and not
to the deliverance of the Israelites from
captivity, ib.—his prediction of Christ,
as the Light of the Gentiles, fulfilled,
62 of the vicarious sufferings of
Christ, 127, 128-of Daniel, as refer-
ring to the Messiah, 128-of Malachi,
predicting the Baptist, 164, 165-of
Isaiah, concerning Christ, as the ser-
vant of God, and applied by Matthew
directly and primarily to him, 178, 179
-respecting the obduracy of the Jews,
193-195-the twofold accomplishment
of this prophecy, noticed, 194—his pre-
diction, respecting the hypocrisy of the
Jews, 219-of Zechariah, concerning
the entry of Christ into Jerusalem,
295-298-the event took place not
simply to fulfil the prophecy, but the
prediction was uttered in reference to
the event, 295-reason why the sub-
stance, and not the exact words, of
prophecy is generally quoted, 296—the
notion of the Rabbins, that this pro-
phecy refers to Zerubbabel, or Nehe-
miah, or Judas Maccabæus, amply re-
futed, ib.-erroneous views of some,
and the more just conceptions of others,
of the Rabbins, respecting this pro-
phecy, noticed, ib.-of Zechariah, re-
specting the smiting of the Shepherd,
fulfilled, 392-various prophecies ac-
complished in the apprehension of our
Lord, mentioned, 402, 403—of Zecha-
riah, respecting the thirty pieces of
silver, 414, 415—reason why a pro-
phecy quoted is stated to be from Jere-
miah, which is found only in Zecha-
riah, 414-prophecy fulfilled, in the
division of our Saviour's garments,
considered, 424-Isaiah's prediction of
Christ suffering with transgressors, ful-

filled, 425-a peculiar feature in Mat-
thew's Gospel is the frequent quota-
tion of prophecy, for the conviction of
the Jews, to whom he specially directed
his narrative, 424

Prophets, in what respects the prophets
were fulfilled by our Lord, considered,
77-to whom the term "prophet" ap-
plied, 116-meaning of the phrase, "to
prophesy," 118-frequently represented
as doing that which they are only the
innocent cause of being done, 194-
why a prophet is more honoured by
strangers, than by his immediate con-
nexions, 207, 580-custom of the Jews,
to seek a blessing from prophets and
eminently holy men, upon their child-
ren, noticed, 271

Propitiation, meaning of the terins, "pro-
pitiation," "propitiatory," and " "pro-
pitiate," 704-necessary, not because
God is angry, but loving and just, ib.
-the nature of the propitiation re-
quired, ib.—the interpretation of Soci-
nus and his followers of the term, no-
ticed, ib.-how this propitiation is set
forth, ib.

Прoσεxete, explained, 116

Proselyte, meaning of the term, 329-
proselyte of the covenant, and of the
gate, described, ib.-doubts respecting
the existence of the latter class, no-
ticed, ib.-the zeal of the pious Jews,
in making proselytes, compared with
the mischievous zeal of the Pharisees,
ib.-the Gentile proselytes were of
signal service in the dissemination of
Christianity, ib.—the zeal of the greater
part of the Jews in proselytism was not
governed by principles which were
honest and true, 695, 696—was con-
sidered by the Jews a meritorious act,
but did not extenuate their moral guilt,
696

Proseuche, places of prayer, described,

591

Проσкoλnoŋσetα, explained, 269
Прooλabouevos, explained, 238
Proverbs, Jewish, explained, 88, 91, 93,
107, 284-their nature, 111-remarks
on the use which our Lord made of
them, ib.
Providence of God, trust in the, enjoined,