Objections against the religious affections towards Christ, and against the operations of the Holy Spirit, [50]—[53].
— against human accountableness, discussed, [36]—[42].
— against the religious affections towards Christ, and against the operations of the Holy Spirit, discussed, [53]—[83].
Outgrowing vices mistaken for forsaking them, [308], [318].
Owen, Dr. referred to, [275].
P.
Paley, Mr. his defence of Christianity noticed, [260], [281].
Partiality in the religious views of nominal Christians, [119]—[121].
Particular, Christians must not fear to be so when required by duty, [167].
Pascal’s thoughts referred to, [245].
— thoughts recommended, [348].
Peculiar, doctrines, use, in promoting humility, [244], [245].
— in promoting moderation in earthly pursuits, [246].
— in promoting cheerfulness in suffering, [247].
— in promoting confidence in danger, and patience in suffering, [248], [249].
— in promoting heavenly mindedness, [250].
— doctrines, demand our utmost attention, [94]—[97].
— doctrines, use of, [239].
— doctrines, use of, in enforcing importance of Christianity, [240].
— doctrines, use of, in enforcing entire surrender to God, [240].
— doctrines, use of, in enforcing guilt of sin, and dread of punishment, [241].
— in promoting love of God, [241], [242].
—in promoting love of fellow-creatures, [243], [244].
Philosophy, epicurism and stoicism, [59].
Pitt, Mr. slander respecting him refuted—Note [272].
Pleasure, the true Christian finds in Religion, [139], [140].
Pleasures of true Religion, [325]—[332].
Policy, mistaken, of compromise with immorality, [301].
Polished state of society no security against progress of immorality, [298], [299].
Political, good effects from the prevalence of Christianity, as above described, [283]—[295].
— good effects from revival of vital Christianity, [296].
— bad effects from its farther decline, [297], [298].
— happiness of a Christian nation, [283]—[287].
Pomp and parade, votaries of, [124].
Poor the, more favourably circumstanced as to Religion, [93], [292].
Pope, the Poet, referred to, [246].
Popular notions concerning our Saviour and the Holy Spirit, [46]—[48].
Practical hints, on importance of Christianity, [13].
— on human corruption, [35].
— on mode of dealing with a certain description of infidels, [37], [38].
— on the means of exciting our affections towards our Saviour, [99], [100].
— respecting love of estimation, [174]—[178].
— respecting amiable tempers and useful lives, [192].
— to naturally sweet tempered, [193].
— to naturally rough and austere, [194]—[199].
— to true Christian, when engaged in hurry of worldly affairs, [199]—[204].
— to persons desirous of repenting, [235].
— respecting uses of peculiar doctrines of Christianity, [240]—[251].
— for revival of Religion, [300]—[304].
— to various descriptions, [305]—[318].
— to such as, having been hitherto careless, wish to become true Christians, [318]—[332].
— to some who profess their full assent to fundamental doctrines of Christianity, [333]—[336].
— to Sceptics and Unitarians, [337]—[345].
— to half-unbelievers, [346]—[348].
— to true Christians, from state of times, [349]—[354].
— Christianity, chapter on, [100]—[251].
— prevailing low views of it, [102]—[104].
— Christianity, its real strictness, [105], [106].
— its true nature, [107]—[110].
— charged on all without exception in its full strictness, [111]—[115].
— mischiefs of neglect of peculiarities of Christianity, [232].
— distinction, fundamental, between systems of nominal and real Christians, [231]—[234].
— precepts of Christianity, most excellent, [260].
— use of peculiar doctrines of Christianity, [238].
Prevailing, low views of practical Christianity, proofs of them, [104].
— inadequate sense of peculiar doctrines of Christians, [231], &c.
Probation, notion of, disproves prevailing system of Religion, [317].
Proof of Christianity’s divine origin, [260]—[262].
Puritans, many of their writings commended, [275].
R.
Religion, practical hints for its revival, [300]—[305].
— the only true support in trouble and peril, [332].
Repentance, advice for such as are disposed to, [318]—[324].
Reputation, true Christian’s conduct respecting it, [164]—[178].
— true Christian preserves, without over-valuing it, [167]—[170].
Richardson, mentioned, [278].
Robertson, Dr. censured, [279].
Rousseau, school of, [204], [205].
S.
Scepticism, natural history of it, [338]—[340].
Sceptics and Unitarians, advantage they have in attacking Christianity, [344], [345].
Scripture doctrine, importance of, to Christianity, [8]—[10].
— doctrine, concerning human corruption, [14]—[27].
— doctrine, concerning Christ and the Holy Spirit, [43], [44].
Self-deception, frequent sources of, [306]—[318].
— another common kind, [333]—[335].
Self-examination, helps in, [306].
Selfishness of common practical Religion, [121]—[127].
— the disease of political societies, [288].
— peculiarly counteracted by Christianity, [291], [292].
Sensibility, exquisite, how little truly valuable, and how different from true practical benevolence, [204], [205].
Sensualists class of, [123].
Sin, how spoken of in Scripture, [211].
— defective conceptions of, [207].
Sincerity, false notion of it, [10]—[12].
— true what, [13].
Sins, no little ones, [210], [211].
— little, what accounted such, [208].
Smith, Dr. Adam, [76]. [188], [189]. [279].
Soame Jenyns, his View of the Internal Evidence of Christianity referred to, [6]. [281].
Sophistry, with which Religion is explained away, [133].
Stage the, proof from its being frequented by nominal Christians of their defective love of God, [221]—[224]. [230], [231].
— proof from, illustrated by political analogy, [223].
Statutes, Religion made a set of, [131], [132].
Sterne strongly censured, [206].
Strictness of true practical Christianity, [105], [106].
— of our system, objected to, as not suited to the state of the world, [280], [281].
— the charge refuted, [281], [282].
Sunday, hints for its employment, [141], [142].
— common modes of unhallowing it, [143]—[145].
Supreme regard to be set on God, [60]. [112]—[129].
Swift’s Tale of a Tub, quoted, [132], [133].
T.
Taste, votaries of, [127].
Tempers, Christian, not cultivated, [136]—[146].
— respecting human estimation, [165]—[168].
— respecting calumny and disgrace, [170].
— when too much immersed in worldly business, [201]—[204].
Theatres, Parisian, [223].
Theatrical entertainments prove defective love of God, [222].
Theatrical entertainments prove defective love of our neighbour, [230], [231].
— entertainments, illustrated by political analogy, [223].