Page Gospel, difficulties of the, no valid objection to its truth, 201, 202 cause of misery to mankind, why not published to all nations, why permitted to be corrupted, Gray, the poet, a deist, Gouge, Mr. William, read 15 chapters of the bible daily, had a mean opinion of Shaftesbury, Rev. Mr. Key of the, recommended, Grey, Lady Jane, dying present of, to her sister, 202, 203 203, 204 203 299 307 67 188 297 333 277 242 2 298 44 Hale, Sir Matthew, a great admirer of the bible, Harrington, Lord John, eminent for piety, Hartopp, Sir John, made the bible his daily study, Hartley, Dr. on the fall of religious establishments, a great admirer of the bible, Hatton, Sir Christopher, dying advice of, Hell, Heathen description of, 72 261 242 291 141 Hoadley, Bishop, wished much for a reformation, 156 Hobbes, Mr. some account of his life and death, Horace, quotations from, Horne, Bishop, on the iniquity of the country, Houses, religious, suppressed by Henry VIII. an advocate for adultery and suicide, an infidel, I. Page 270, Advert. 28 335 Pref. 5 97, 98 17 18 227 Ignorance, extreme of the middle ages, Infidelity, mostly owing to the Bishops and Clergy, 168 82 spread of, predicted by Newton, danger of, books against, spreading rapidly, cause of, 99 178, 179 276 277 303 Infidels, of France, spent large sums in spreading their principles, James I. a superstitious bigot, Janeway, John, triumphant death of, Jerusalem, prophecies concerning, conclusive, Jerome, St. directions of, for reading the scriptures, says Queen Elizabeth refused to be head of the church, 151 Jews, present state of the, a full proof of religion, number of, in the world, 108 277 Johnson, Dr. exhorted Sir J. Reynolds to read the bible, 45, 290 Johnson, Dr. death of, Jones, Sir William, an unbeliever, and convinced, pious death of, Asiatic Researches of, quotation from, Jones, Jeremiah, on the divine Canon, recommended, Judah, prophecies concerning, conclusive, K. Kelsey, Rev. Mr. resigned a rectory of 2001. a year, Kempis, Thomas à, famous for a devout spirit, Kett, Bampton Lectures of, recommended, King, in this country, absolute in the church, L. Ladies, present to church-livings, of eminence, who loved and read the bible, Latimer, Bishop, on unpreaching prelates, Lauras, Mons. death of, Lavater, remonstrance of, with the French Directory, a firm believer in Christ, Laws, English, need improvement, Law, Bishop, of Carlisle, a monopolizer of preferment, 80 William, dying speech of, 179 Serious Call of, strongly recommended by Johnson and Gibbon, 291 Le Clerk, on the authenticity of the books of Moses, a great admirer of the gospels, 189 300 Lee, Captain John, execution and penitence of, Leechman, Dr. dying advice of, 39 60 Leighton, Archbishop, excellent character of, Leland, Dr. John, happy death of, Leslie, Charles, books of, against infidelity recommended, 90, 91 55 110 Page 75 Advert. 26 157 262 312 Ibid. 234, 235 93 267 161 166 266, 267 16 200 Livings, church, general account of, an advocate for toleration, on the morality of the gospel, serious declaration of, on the New Testament, London, brief account of, Bishop of, an exception to most other prelates, Longinus, praises Moses and Paul, Lord's prayer, frequent repetition of, wrong, Macclesfield, some account of, M. Earl of, devoted himself to prayer, Maclaurin, on the Prophecies, quoted, Madrid, superstitious state of, Magazine, Gentleman's, records the death of an atheist, Mainwaring, Rev. John, on the grandeur of scripture, Malachi, fine passage of, on religious conversation, Man of fashion, character of, Manchester, some account of, Manufacturers, 200,000, always drinking, quotation from, Mazarine, Cardinal, dying lamentation of, Mede, Joseph, on the Cruelty of the Catholics, Mediatorship of Christ, doctrine of, Melancthon, a persecutor, Men, black, no valid objection to scripture, Messiah, divine mission of, proved, Methodist, a term of reproach for religious people, Mexico, Archbishop of, possesses 70,0001. a year, Middleham, Dean of, on education, Mill, Dr. enumerates 30,000 variations in the New Testament, Milton, John, a noble champion for toleration, Page 240 194 157 243 quotations from, 67, 95, 265, 293, 309, 326, 340, 348, 351.- Minister, prime, presents to many livings, Mirabeau, Mons. affecting death of, Montesquieu, Mons. quotations from, Advert. 26 149 242 320 254, 255 Advert. 22 278, 280 203, 336, 337 332 168 258,259,277 an ornament to her sex, and a blessing to 372 Moses, character of, vindicated, 188 189, 190 confirmed by the history of the East Indies, 192 Nations, of Canaan, destruction of the, vindicated, Newcome, Archbishop, high opinion of, on the scriptures, an high literary character, Newport, Hon. Fran. miserable end of, Newton, Sir Isaac, painful affliction and patience of, fine anecdote of, on the prophecies, accounted the bible the most sublime philosophy, found the strongest marks of truth in the bible, Newton, Bishop, Dissertations of, recommended, against the eternity of future misery, on the rich endowments of the church, Newton, Rev. John, wickedness and conversion of, |