Abney, Sir T., and family

worship, 328g
Absolution, papal, 301, 302,

356c

Abstinence, total, &c. :

the pecuniary advantage,
&c., 1

the only safe ground, 2
influence

and respect,

&c., 3
illustrious examples, &c.,4
lessons from the brutes, 5
Abuse in prayer, 3266
Acases, and the captives, 203d
Actors, 6

Actress converted, 352h

Adams, John, and the Sabbath,
382d

Adams, John Quincy, and the
Bible, 68d

Adams, Rev. Z., eccentricity
of, 261m

Adrian, character of, 117d

and the bishop, 142a
and his enemy, 158c
and Ximenes, 407c
Adrianus and the martyrs,
194k

Adultery-"the happy rake,"
2466

Affection, conjugal, 7, 241, 436c
filial, exemplified, 8, 436d
filial, rewarded, 9
filial, want of, 273

fraternal, 10

maternal, 11, 287
paternal, 12

parental, want of, 272
Affliction, benefits of, 13, 348a,
b, c

comforts in, 50, 66, 190,
192

gratitude for, 14
Africaner, conversion of, 278h
Age of Reason, 60d. f, 225d
Aged, the conversion of, 15,
125, 126b. c. 224a

reverence for 16
temptation f, 178b

Agents of benevolent socie-
ties, 17

Agesilaus and his children,

12a

Agrippa and Thaumastus, 2036
Ailmer, Rev. Dr., faith of, 172a
Alarms of conscience, ground.
less, 94

Alexander the Great and his
mother, Sa

and Clitus, 20a

and his victories, 160b
and the humane driver,
203а

and the Iliad, 225e
tears of, 319d

and Diogenes, 429e
Alexander, of Russia, and the
peasant, 45g

and the ninety-first Psalm,
53n

Alexander, Duke of Tuscany,
and the peasant, 29d
Alfred the Great and his last
loaf, 47n

and the Psalter, 67d
and his alphabet, 287a
Alick, Blind, 69a
Alienation prevented by con-
fession, 91

Alleine, Rev. J., reproof from,
3716

Alphonsus, clemency of, 203e
Alterations in the Bible, 67e
Ambert, Eliza, and her lover,
253f

Ambition, 18

Andromachus and his admiral,
429d

Anger indulged, 20

subdued, 21, 254
Animals benefitted by the
Sabbath, 378

life preserved from or by,
342d, 343
Annihilation, 22
Anthony and revenge, 2021
Antigonous, self-control of,
401g

Antinomianism, 23
Antiquity, 24

Antony and Aurelius, 45c
Anundo, conversion of, 54k
Apologies, 25

Apostacy, 26, 13g, h, j, 231e
Appetite, slavery of, 2, 230,
246b. 412d, e, g
Applause, 27
Arethusus, firmness of, 1736
Arians confounded, 816

miscellaneous, 424
Aristides, as a judge, 239d

banishment of, 239e
Aristippus and Eschines, 361a
Aristotle and theatres, 411g
Armada, the Spanish, 341k
Arnold, Benedict, a rumseller
and drunkard, 236a
Artaxerxes and the favourite,
18f

Assurance of faith, 172, 240
of hope, 200

of love to Christ, 249
Asbury, Bishop, and poor
Punch, 109e

and his good works, 256g
Atheism and atheists, 73a, c. g,
185, a-e, 209c, 213a, 216d,
219d, e, 221a, b, 222, 223e
Athenagoras, conversion of,
2146
Athol, Duke of, a lunatic, 429h
Atonement, 28, 81, 242, 256
Attendance on Divine worship,
193, 279g, 350e, 388, 439b, c
Augustus and Cinna, 1584

Augustine, conversion of, 65a|
fortunate mistake of, 345e
Aurelius and Antony, 45c
Avarice, 29, 48, 267
Avery, Rev. Mr., and the
promises, 171

Backsliders, backsliding, 13g,
h, 26, 145c, 225c, 231e
Backus, Azel, and the heathen,
242e

Bacon, Lord, and atheism, 83g
Bacon, Dr., and ministerial
education, 151c
Baily, Rev. J., and family
prayer, 328a
Bajazet and Tamerlane, 116c
Balls, or public dances, in-
compatible with prayer, 30
deaden natural sensi-
bility, 31

prevent conversion and
ruin the soul, 32
Bankruptcy, 33, 146c, 182a, b, c
and Sabbath breaking,
381j, 384c, f
Baptism, 84a, d, e, f
Barclay, and the robbers, 2918
Barrow, Dr. and Rochester,
2619

Battles and battle-fields, 431
Bautain, Mons., and the Bible,
55g

Baxter, Rev. R, his delay
and loss, 42d

beneficence of, rewarded,

benefit to Christians, 66
love for the, 67

searching the Scriptures, 68
familiarity with the, 69
the Bible neglected, &c., 70,
299, 310c

zeal in circulating the, 71
miscellaneous, 72, 183, 219a
Birth, obscurity of, 19b, c, d
Bishop, Mr., and delirium tre-
mens, 2366
Blackstone, punctuality of,
355d

Blair, Dr., and virtue em-
bodied, 1321

Blair, Mr., and evil company,
87c

Blasphemy, 73, 304e, 358a, 359b
Blessings at meals, 329
Blessing enemies, 155
Blind, the, blindness, 14b, c,

69a, 116b, 153m, 278g, 286e
Blount, character of, 215d
Boerhaave and slander, 4076,

f. g
Boldness, 112, 260
Bolingbroke and Lady Hunt-
ingdon, 321a

and Christianity, 217d

Bourdaloue and Louis XIV.,
260k

eloquence of, 153e
Bourne, Captain, and fishing
on the Sabbath, 381g
Boyle, Hon. Robert, benevo-
lence of, 71a

interest of, in missions,
2860

Bowdler, apt saying of, 188e
Bradbury and the assassin,
349a

Brainerd and the Indians,
2104

Bribery, 2285, g. 239c
Bricconet, apostacy of, 225e
Brothers, affectionate, 10
Brown, Rev. D., punctuality
of, 355e

Brown, Rev. J., tribute to,
153f

and his enemies, 156j
confession of, 188a
and the opposer, 261i
submission of, 4091

Brougham and war, 4371
Bruce, Mr. Robert, death of,
119e

Bruen and his enemy, 155c
Brutes, lessons from the 5,
231a, 235c
Buchanan, Rev. Claudius, and
the Highlander, 54h

and the Bible-reader, 67i
and the aged Christian
107a

and the Syrian Christians,
237e
Bulkeley's misdirected letter,
1346

Buller, Judge, and evil com
pany, 87d
Bundy and the prisoner, 2426
Bunyan, Rev. John, zeal of,
258/

and the gaoler, 344e
Burford, Countess of, and pub-
lic worship, 439c
Burnet, Bishop, benevolence
of, 45d

Burkit, Rev. Wm., and his
injurers, 157d

Butler, Bishop, at death, 1726

dinner with, 251c
Butler, Hon. B. F., a Sunday-
school teacher, 399f
Butterworth, Rev. J., expe-
rience of, 169c

Byrne, Rev. Mr., at a dance,
30с

Byrd, Colonel, and the chief,

179e

Byron, Confession, of, 83e

and the fortune-teller,
177 a

Cadogan, Rev. B. W., and the
musician, 261h

Cæsar, Augustus, and idolatry,
268e

Cæsar, Julius, at Pharsalia,
202a

benevolence of, 456

and his enemies, 1586

Calumny, 407

Calvary, rock of, 81f

Charles V., words of, 319c
disappointed, 337i
Charles IX. and the Prince of
Condé, 173c

and the Catholic governor,
2026

and Morvilliers, 239g
Charles, Archduke, humanity
of, 203f
Charles, Rev. Mr., humility of,
204ƒ

practice of, 262, b
escape of, 345ƒ
Charlotte, Princess, benevo-
lence of, 38d
Chastisement of children, 135-
139

Chastity, 7g, 246a

Cherokee women and the
Osages, 156e
Chesterfield and the infidel
lady, 83h

and the vanity of the
world, 429g

1426

and Eckius, 173i
labours of, 2586-

Cambyses and Caligula, 163c
Candour, 407h
Cannibalism, 274
Card-playing, 76

Carey, Dr., humility of, 204m
labours of, 286v
Marshman and Ward's do-
nations, 286w
Carter, Rev. J., and the tanner,
243e

Caste, 77, 284a, b

Cathcart, Mr., diary of, 189c
Cato, reward of, in doing good,
45a

and Marius Curius, 103a
the model and the mon-
ster, 318c
Cecil, Rev. R., and the book-
seller, 13a

and the servant-girl, 47m
in illness, 669

and his dying mother,
118g
faithfulness of, 145c
and the robbers, 198c
love of, for study, 258/
indebtedness of, to his

mother, 287p
obedience of, to his father,
296a

and his rich hearer, 374h
Censure, censoriousness, 78,
407

Chalmers, Dr., and the noble-
man, 111c

congregation of, 193ƒ
early preaching of, 256j
Chandler, Rev. Dr., and ill.
ness, 13/

Character, loss of, 141c
Charity, gospel, 36-47, 83a, d,
f, 108-110, 154-162, 175, 176,
202, 203, 217a, c, f, 279e, f, i,
285, 286, 291-294, 311, 313,
317.

influence of, 79, 328a, j, n,
388, 389, 395d, 396a, 397

happy deaths of pious, 80
duty to, 135-139

Chinese, pretensions of the, 24
monarch and the rebels,
160d

superstition of the, 268a
infanticide of the, 272a
and European idolatry,
283c
Choirs in churches, 289e, h
Christ, divinity of, 81
miscellaneous, 82
denial of, 130
love of, 186
character of, 218
love to, 248, 249

crucifixion of, 261d
Christian, Rev. Mr., death of,
119j

Christianity, character of, 83
as given by infidels, 217
Christians, the early, 162b, c, d,
437b, c

Chronology of the Chinese, 24
Chrysostom in exile, 1126

and profanity, 339m
Church discipline, 140
joining the, 84
Churches, difficulties in, 134
Cicero, retort of, 19c

and idolatry, 268e
and war, 437a
Cinna and Augustus, 158i
Clark, Mr. A., and his work-
men, 3396
Clarke, Dr. A., early scruples
of, 98g

and the dying man, 373h
Clarke, Rev. J., discouraged,
264e

a peacemaker, 3616
Clarendon and war, 437f
Claude and the prisoner, 175f
Clemency, 43, 154-162, 202, 203
Clement XIV. and his ambas-
sador, 113c

Confession of sin, happy effects
of:

procures peace of mind, 90
prevents alienation, 91
subdues enmity and leads
to conversion, 92

heals divisions and pro-
motes revivals, 93
Confession and absolution, 302
miscellaneous, 57c, 95, 96
Confidence in God, 90, 294, 353
Conscience, power of, with the
guilty-

in groundless suspicions
and alarms, 94

in confession and repara-
tion of injuries, 95
in confession and volun-
tary submission to
punishment, 96
miscellaneous examples,
97, 365

Conscientiousness, examples
of, 98, 123a, 228, 239, 381a,
382, 389a. d. 405b
want of, 99
Consecration to God, 100
Consistency, Christian, 101
Consideration, 102
Constancy in prayer, 323

429c

happy results, &c., 109
various interesting con-
versions, 110

the duty neglected, 111
Cooke, the infidel, confession
of, 216a

Cooke, Rev. J., and the duel-
list, 1496

and the farmer, 261k
Cornet, M., and the judge,
1976

Corruption of the heart and
life a cause of infidelity,

213
Cotton, Rev. J., sermon of,
259e

Counterfeiters reclaimed, 57d
Courage, moral, 4d, 112, 173,
175f, 260, 279c, e, 284a, 285f,
i, 331f
Courtesy, 113
Coventry dole, 47d
Covetousness,

267, 374

29, 48, 101d,

crown of, 319a

Dairyman's Daughter, conver-
sion of, 263a
Damon and Pythias, 179a
Dancer, Daniel, the miser,
2676

Dances, public, 30-32
Danger, infidels in, 221

preservation from, 341-
345

Darracott, Rev. R., ministry
of, 364ƒ

Daughters, affectionate, 8d,
9a, k, n
Davies, Rev. S., posthumous
influence of, 224e
Davies, Rev. N., and his dis-
solute son, 3%
Day, Rev. W., death-bed of,
119c

Dawson, Rev. W. and the
pedlar, 260i

Death, readiness for, 118,
240b, c

happy deaths of Chris-
tians, 80, 119, 280, 295
unreadiness for, 120, 219c,
237f

miserable deaths of the
impenitent, 121, 222,
427

miscellaneous, 122
influence after, 224, 225,
229e

in the act of sin, 6c, d,
359

in the theatre, 411p
Debates, 104, 214d

De Brez, glorying in trials,
192ƒ

Debts on meeting-houses, 123
Decalogue, the, 54a, 836, 132h,
i, 366d

Decision, Christian, exempli-
fied, 173, 333n, 403

happy effects of, 382e
Decius, death of, 316c
Decrees, divine, 124
Deering, Rev. Mr., and the
swearer, 254a

Degradation of intemperance,

231

Dehne, Rev. L. C., narrow
escape of, 285c
D'Alembert, lie of, 215d
Delay of repentance causes
regret, &c., 125

hardens the heart, 15c,
126, 196, 367
grieves away the Holy
Spirit, 127, 365a, 367
accompanied by sudden
death, 128

miscellaneous, 129
Delicacy, false, 265k
Delight in wickedness, 358
Delirium tremens, 2366
Delusion, moral, 402
Demetrius and the Athenians,

184a

Denial of Christ, 130

Denades and the Athenians,
252d

Dependence on God, 131
Depravity, 70, 73, 117, 132,
213, 288

De Sallo and the robber, 43e
Des Barreaux, poem of, 28k
Deserter, execution of a, 434c
Despair, unfounded, 133, 4065
Despair of the impenitent,

32b, e, f, 701, d, f, 87b, 97e,
1206, 121e-g. 126a, 128d, e,
129e, 196, 310a, 406a
Devil, existence and agency
of, 400, 425f

Devizes, inscription at, 208c
Devotee, Hindoo, 286
Devotedness of ministers, 258
Dickinson, Rev. B., sudden
death of, 122a
Diderot, confession of, 565

and his servant, 4046
Difficulties in churches, 134
Dioclesian, confession of, 315a
death of, 316e
Diogenes, and pride in dress,
146d

reply of, to Alexander,
429e
Dionysius, the tyrant, envy
of, 163a

and Pythias and Damon,

179a

Discipline, family-disciplin-
ing children in infancy, 135
discipline
accompanied

with prayer, 136
religious tendency of dis
cipline, 137

discipline withheld, 138
miscellaneous, 139
Discipline, church, 140
Dishonesty punished, 141
miscellaneous, 180-182,

252, 373, 376, 377
Disinterestedness, 142, 258q
Disobedience to parents, 143
Disquietude and misery of
infidels, 219
Distillers, 144
Distinctions, nice, in sermons,
261f

Divisions in churches, 93,
104f, 134

Doctorates, venal, 199d
Dodd, Rev. Mr., and his per
secutors, 136

meekness of, 254c

and the nobleman, 260g
singular visit of. 344i
Doddridge, Rev. Dr., and the
apostate, 26h

and his daughter, 46
and Rev. Mr. Hervey,
105d

righteousness of, 170d
Doddridge, call of, to the
ministry, 257a

and the Dutch tiles, 2875
Dog, anecdotes of the, 2884,
m, p, 343h, k

Donne, Dr., and the mur
deress, 288e

Demitian, death of, 316c
Doolittle, Rev. Thomas, and
his uneasy hearer, 439a
Doubts and fears of Chris-
tians, 145

Dover, Robert, an extraordi-
nary lawyer, 244h
Dow, Lorenzo, and the thief,
94d
Dreams, remarkable, 27a, 288%
preserving life, 3431, m
instrumental in conver-
sion, 2386, 351
Dress, 146, 337j, k, 403a, c
Drew, Mr., and anonymous
letters, 264a

Drunkards, reformed, 2c, 59a,
79j, k, 350h, 352e, 412g

relapse of, 2b, c, 229d
Drunkenness, 1-5, 229-237,
340e, 402a, 424i

Drusus and his house, 228a
Duelling, guilt of, 94c, 97b,
147

folly of, 148
avoided, 149
suppressed, 150

Duty neglected, 84c, 88c, 111
Dwight, Dr., and idleness,

206d

Dying for others, 37

Eagle, anecdotes of the, 343d,j
Earnestness in conversing
with the impenitent, 107
in prayer, 322
Earthquake, wonderful escape
from an, 3416
Economy, 1, 8h

Education of ministers, 151
religious, 152, 286i
Edward, the Confessor, reply
of, 202g

Sixth and the swords, 531
Edwards, Rev. J., experience
of, 250f

Effectual calling, 249c
Effort, prayer without, 326a
Elliot, Mr., submission of,
409j

Eliott and his brethren, 175c

and his labours, 256d

Eliott, zeal of, 286n

prayer of, for Foster, 331g
Ellsworth, Governor, a Sun-
day-school teacher, 399f
Eloquence, sacred, 153
Elwes, the miser, 267e

and his friends, 267f

Enemies, love to:
nature of, 154, 175j, 176a
exhibitions of:
blessing, 155

doing good to, 156, 1766
praying for, 157, 175i,
176f, g
examples of, among the
heathen, 158
motives for:

it often checks and re-
forms them, 159

it often changes them
into friends, 160

Eugene, Prince, and war, 437k
Evans, Rev. W., on the rock,
170g

Evidences of Christianity, 28,
54, 56, 60, 83, 118-121, 1676,
168, 217-222, 237d, e, g,
362c, d

Example, Christian, 3e, 166,
404b, d

Excuses of the impenitent, 32,

126c, 127b, c, d, 128a, d, f,
g, h, j, k, 129a, b
Experience, Christian, effect
of relating. 167

everywhere similar, 168
Eyre, John, and his two wills,
1416

Fletcher, Rev. J., gratitude of,
45j

and his nephew, 112j
appeal of, 153n

choice of, 258q
Forbearance, 175, 401, 407a, b,
c, i, j
Forgiveness of injuries, 176
Divine, 187, 240b, c
Fortune-telling, 177
Fothergill, generosity of, 3176
Fox, John, benevolence of,39m
Francis II. and his famishing
subjects, 366

Francke, school of, at Halle,
332c

Franklin, Dr., and the Bible,
55e

and his paper, 228g
proposal of, in Congress,
330d

and war, 437g
Fraud, 1776, 180
Frederic the Great and his
page, 9f

and his servant, 9h
and the apostate, 26g
and the duellist, 150c
and the miller, 239k

384c

Faith, nature of, 169

necessity of, 170

example of, 171, 132m,
133c, 294, 353
triumphs of, 172, 240
praying with, 320
Falsehood, 366a

Fanaticism and cruelty, 298
Fanshawe, Sir R., superseded,
199a

Farre, Dr., and the Sabbath,
379e

Father, the, love of, in sending
his Son, 1866
Fathers, unfaithful, 111d, e, 138
Fault-finding hearers, 193d, e
Faults of ministers, 265
Faustus and the devil, 53e
Fear of death overcome, 118,
119, 120e

Frelinghuysen, a Sabbath-
school teacher, 399f

Fretfulness, 178, 139a
Friendship, 179

Fuller, Rev. A. and his church,
134a

and his sermon, 187d
and his church rewarded,
282e

and the passengers, 368c
severity of, 372a
Fun in preaching, 265g
Furnham, Dr., and the ne-
gress, 113d

Galen, hymn of, 185e
Gambling, sustained by fraud,
180

destroys natural sensibi-
lity, 181
miscellaneous, 183