Lams, Human and Divine, why, and how they
:.differ,:
Law, the great Duties of it want no Explication,
23.
The Impiety of afferting the contrary, ib.
Jewish, its great Clearness, 60. It appoints the
Civil Magiftrate to teach the People, 61. Who
they are that fwear to Laws, and rail at them,
113. Promulgation and Plainnefs, the Effence of
a Law, 398. (This more particularly true of the
Divine Law,
399
Layman, a virtuous one, a more secure and proper
Guide than a profane Prieft, 70. Laymen, the
only proper Authors of Church Reformation, 92.
Qualified by the Law, may exercife Ecclefiafti-
cal Jurifdiction, 97, 98. Have the fame Means of
knowing Chrift, that Priefts have, and lefs Temp
tations to falfify his Gospel,
Learning, how abufed by the Priests, "
Leflie (Mr.) a remarkable Saying of his, concerning
Levi, that Tribe, the Twelfth Part of the Jewish
Liberty, preferved by the Laity, in oppofition to
Prieft-craft,
Lion, that Beaft never ufes Cunning,
Locke (Mr.) his Opinion of the Universities, 348
Low Churchmen, the best and only Friends of the
Church, 117. High Churchmen its bittereft E-
nemies,
MAchiavel, his Advice how to change the Con-
ftitution of a State,
Mankind, how mifled in religious Matters,
Man, his firft Thoughts naturally honest,
Men, their Decifions in Religion, how little to be
regarded,
Metaphyfical Diftinctions, of no Ufe to Religion, but
of great Service to Priests,
Milton, his Sentiments of Chaplains,
Mileaders of the World, who,
Mob, (the) its Conftancy to the Church,
Mofes, the Lay Sovereign, prays for the People when
(feduced by their High Prieft) they provoked
God, 99. His Law, a Character of it,
Multitude (the) what Fooleries they take for Reli-
gion, 184. A memorable Inftance,
NEcellary, every thing neceffary in Scripture is
plain,
Nonfenfe, who in Poffeffion of fanctifying it, 112
Numa Pompilius, his Arts,
4th of Supremacy, what it is, 98. College Oaths
often ridiculous, and impoffible to be kept, 126.
Ordination, what it requires, 68. It conveys no-
thing, and neither mends the Heart, nor im-
proves the Understanding, 69. An Act of the
Law,
Orders of Clergymen, taken by Men who never
exercised the Function of Clergymen,
Opinions, the monftrous ones of High Church, 106.
The Gain of them, ib. Abftrufe ones, how lit-
tle they fignify,
Owl, the graveft of all Birds,
Parties in Religion, all pretend to be in the Right,
138
Parliaments, at the Reformation, are warm with
the Memory of facerdotal Oppreffion, 98. How
they dealt with the Clergy,
Paffover (a Jewish Sacrament) not celebrated by the
Priefts,
61
Peace of the Church, what it naturally fignifies,
295, 296. How broken, ib. Its Meaning per-
verted, 297. When lawful to break it, 298. Who
they are that break it, 299. By what wicked
Means it is often preferved,
302
Penance, how little it fignifies to Religion, 311,312.
The terrible Lengths which Priests have carried
it, 313. Defined, 314, 315. And expofed, 316.
It is inconfiftent with the Bounty and Mercy of
God,
People, abufed by their Leaders,
Perjury, how popular it renders High-Church Priefts,
who abuse all that do not practise it,
Perfecution, why firft begun, and by whom, 193.
They that fuffer it, generally in the right, 194.
The End of Perfecution, 195. It is exprefly for-
bid by our Saviour, and never practifed by his
Apoftles, ib. The dreadful Spirit and Effects of
it, 196, 197. It is oppofite to the Genius of the
Proteftant Religion and of Chriftianity, 198. Is
a War against Conscience,
Perfecutors, Satan's Executioners,
Pope, every Party has one, and is deceived by him, 7.
His Policy.
131
Power (worldly) disavowed by our Saviour, 47. And
by St. Paul, 47, 48. And by St. Peter, ib. The
Claim of it inconfiftent with the Propagation of
the Gospel, 49, 50, Power Ecclefiaftical, how it
ought to be proved, 54. Power, of no fort what-
foever, the only Power which the Clergy can
claim; having difclaimed all other Power upon
Oath, 104. Power, and the Exercife of Power, that
Diftinction a Blunder of the High Church, 112.
Powers, Apoftolick, no Clergyman can exercise
them, nor ought to pretend to them, 407, 408.
Power mentioned in the Gofpel relates intirely to
the other World, 410. Power, Sovereign, cannot
depend upon Ambiguities and Figures, 427,428
Prayer, not fooner heard in one Place than another,
202. How it becomes à Duty,
460
Preachers, the Primitive ones, undertook a Burden
not a Command, 422. They were poor Men, ib.
They had no Jurisdiction, nor pretended to any,
422 10427
Prejudices, why feldom refigned,
Priefts, High ones alarmed at this Paper, 14. Im-
patient of Contradiction, 33. A modern Defcrip-
tion of them by our Bleffed Saviour, 63. (Hea-
then) their Characters, 65. They créate Deities
after their own Likeness, ib. How they expose
themselves, 73. How it comes to pass that they
are for any Religion, 75. The Ground of their
Quarrel with Confcience, ib. All of them equally
contend for Power, but differ about fharing it,
87. The Strefs they lay upon Trifles, 179. How
apt they are to be hot in Difpute, 211.
Their
Cruelty to the Laity, 214, 215. Their Arts to
promote Ignorance, 231, 232. How they abufe
the Laity, 232, 233. The Figure they make, 240.
Their Temper and Breeding, 241. Their Auk-
wardness, ib. Compared to the Grotesque Fi-
gures in old Buildings, ib. They disfigure and
deftroy Religion, to fupport their own Claims,
1319,320. Their amazing Cruelty, 331 to 3/36.
The Hardship put upon thofe that difpute with
them, 387. No Priests inftituted by the Gofpel
Difpenfation,
389 to 397
Priestly Infolence, a remarkable Instance of it, 94.
Prieftly Fopperies will not now pass for Wisdom,
119. Prieftly Dominion, its Impiety and Ty-
399, 400
Prieftcraft, its poisonous Nature, 174. It corrupts
every Thing, 175. Inftances of this, ib. to 182.
Heathen and Popifh, how much alike, 438 to
444
Priesthood, never poffefs the Power of Perfecution,
without using it,
198,199
Private Judgment, the Neceffity of it in Religion,
Profligates, generally Orthodox, and why,
Profeffions, how tried,
Propofitions, how to be examined,
Prolocators, not neceffary to the Almighty,
Prophecy, why ceased,
Publick Virtue, its Decay, 229. And the Caufe of
it,
230,231
Punishment, for Opinions of whatever kind, barba-
rous and unreasonable,
Uakers, fome Account of them, 168. They are
religious, but have no hired Clergy, ib. Al-
lowed by Mr. Norris to be a moft confiderable Sect,
169. Their Knowledge in Divinity, ib. Their
Opinion about Tythes well grounded, as alfo their
Opinion about the Clergy, 170. They follow
the Primitive Chriftians therein, ib. As likewife
their Opinion against bearing Arms, 171. Asal-
fo in their Principle of not fwearing at all, ibid.
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