Страница - 6Страница - 8- Importance of the question at issue [197]
- Four different views on the subject [198]
- Bull's 'Defensio Fidei Nicænæ' [199]
- Sherlock, Wallis, and South on the Trinity [200]
- Charles Leslie on Socinianism [201-2]
- William Whiston on the Trinity [202-4]
- Samuel Clarke the reviver of modern Arianism [204]
- Opponents of Clarke [205]
- Waterland on the Trinity [205-13]
- Excellences of Waterland's writings [213]
- Convocation and Dr. Clarke [214]
- Arianism among Dissenters [215]
- Arianism lapses into Socinianism.—Faustus Socinus [215]
- Modern Socinianism [216]
- Isaac Watts on the Trinity [217-9]
- Blackburne's 'Confessional' [219]
- Jones of Nayland on the Trinity [219-20]
- Priestley on the Trinity [220]
- Horsley's replies to Priestley [220-4]
- Unitarians and Trinitarians (nomenclature) [225]
- Deism and Unitarianism [226]
'ENTHUSIASM.'
(C.J. Abbey.)
- Meaning of 'Enthusiasm' as generally dreaded in the eighteenth century [226]
- A vague term, but important in the history of the period [227]
- As entering into most theological questions then under discussion [229]
- Cambridge Platonists: Cudworth, Henry More [230]
- Influence of Locke's philosophy [234]
- Warburton's 'Doctrine of Grace' [237]
- Sympathy with the reasonable rather than the spiritual side of religion [237]
- Absence of Mysticism in the last century, on any conspicuous scale [238]
- Mysticism found its chief vent in Quakerism [240]
- Quakerism in eighteenth century [241]
- Its strength, its decline, its claim to attention [244]
- French Mysticism in England. The 'French Prophets' [246]
- Fénelon, Bourignon, and Guyon [249]
- German Mysticism in England. Behmen [251]
- William Law [253]
- His active part in theological controversy [254]
- Effects of Mysticism on his theology [255]
- His breadth of sympathy and appreciation of all spiritual excellence [257]
- Position of, in the Deist controversy [259]
- Views on the Atonement [259]
- On the Christian evidences [260]
- Controversy with Mandeville on the foundations of moral virtue [261]
- His speculation on the future state [261]
- On Enthusiasm [263]
- His imitator in verse, John Byrom [264]
- The Moravians [265]
- Wesley's early intimacy with W. Law and with the Moravians [266]
- Lavington and others on the enthusiasm of Methodists [269]
- Points of resemblance and difference between Methodism and the Mystic revivals [271]
- Bearing of Berkeley's philosophy on the Mystic theology [274]
- William Blake [275]
- Dean Graves on enthusiasm [276]
- Samuel Coleridge [277]
CHURCH ABUSES.
(J.H. Overton.)
- Fair prospect at the beginning of the eighteenth century [279]
- Contrast between promise and performance [279]
- Shortcomings of the Church exaggerated on many sides [280]
- General causes of the low tone of the Church:—
- (1) Her outward prosperity [280]
- (2) Influence and policy of Sir R. Walpole [281]
- (3) The controversies of her own and previous generations [282]
- (4) Political complications [282]
- (5) Want of synodal action [282-4]
- Pluralities and non-residence [284-6]
- Neglect of parochial duties [286-7]
- Clerical poverty [287-9]
- Clerical dependents [289]
- Abuse of Church patronage [290-2]
- Evidence in the autobiography of Bishop T. Newton [292-3]
- " " " Bishop Watson [293-6]
- " " " Bishop Hurd [296-7]
- Clergy too much mixed up with politics [297-8]
- Want of parochial machinery [298-300]
- Sermons of period too sweepingly censured [300]
- But marked by a morbid dread of extremes [301]
- Political sermons [302]
- Low state of morals [303]
- Clergy superior to their contemporaries [304]
- The nation passed through a crisis in the eighteenth century [306]
- A period of transition in the Church [307]
- Torpor extended to all forms of Christianity [308]
- Decay of Church discipline [309-310]
- England better than her neighbours [311]
- Good influences in the later part of the century [311-2]