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Collier (Mr.) corrects St. Paul, 170. His Defcri-
ption of the Office of a Chaplain, 171. The
ftrange Power that he gives to Chaplains, ibid.
He puts the Clergy in joint Commiffion with the
Angels, ibid. Quarrels with an Act of Parlia-
ment for an odd Reason, 172. Will allow a
Chaplain no Superior
173
Common Prayer-Book enacted by Parliament, 104
Conformity, when a Sin, 228. How wickedly con-
tended for,
Confecration (Popish) how it began, 217. Its ridi-
culous Ufe, 218. Its foolish Confequences, 219,
&c. Its Abfurdity, ib. No Warrant for it from
Reafon or Scripture, 220. Its Pagan Original,
229. It is forbid by the Law,
ibid.
Convocation differs with the Apoftles, 75. The ridi-
culous Ufe made of them by High Church Statef-
men, 129. An Inftance of this,
Covenant, the first, its Clearnefs,

229

ibid.

66

Councils (General) a Character of them, 44. Can-
not meet, and would only scold and fight if they
did,
119
Creeds, when to be affented to, and how to be
try'd, 41. The Impofition of them contrary to
Reafon and Charity, 42. They are dangerous
to Religion, 43. The wicked Ends, and fecular
Motives, for making them, ibid. They begin
in Pride, and end in Cruelty, ibid. Procured by
ambitious Popes and Emperors,

D

D.

45

No Bo-

ibid.

ECALOGUE, its Clearnefs, 62.
dy of Men fet apart to explain it.
Difputes, what Sorts make us neither wifer nor

97

better,
Distinction between Matters Civil and Ecclefiaftic,

a chimerical one,

116

Dearines,

Doctrines, how to know certainly whether they

come from God,

Dodwell, (Mr.) his Character,

155

243.

Dominion, (Ecclefiaftical) the Parent of Popery, 114
Duty, the Importance of it implies its Certainty, 23.
Neceffary Duties eafy and plain,

E

E.

98

CCLESIASTICAL Jurifdiction vefted in
the King only,
103, &c.
Ecclefiaftics, (High ones) the Infamy of one adopt-
ed by all, 17. Their Want of Temper, Folly,.
and Ill-breeding, 18. They have uncommon
Advantages above other Societies, and yet not
content, ibid. The Difference betwixt other
Societies and them; their temporal and ghoftly
Privileges enumerated, ibid. They are befriended
by natural Superftition, 19. If not refpected,
their own Fault, ibid. The Caufes why they
are contemned, ibid. Their Folly in demanding
Refpect, while they earn Infamy, 20. The Ad-
vantages accruing to the good Clergy, by expose-
ing the bad, 21. A Million of them kept in
Pay for the best Part of 1700 Years to teach and
reform the World, and it is not yet more re-
formed, or better taught, than when they began;
but, on the contrary, grows worse, 27. Their
Office, every Man left at Liberty by the Word
of God to perform it, 28. (Popish) by what
impious Means they acquired their Riches, 100.
Ecclefiaftics of all Ranks often degraded by the
King's Authority, and by that of the Law, 108.
Inftances of this, ibid. Ecclefiaftic Princes, how
readily created, 120. An Irish Bishop creates
them for a Pot of Ale a-piece,

ibid.

Education,.

Education, the Ufe and Abuse of it by Philofo
phers and Priefts, 251. The ill Effects of an
Univerfity Education, 253. A bad one worfe
than none,

258, 259*

5

Englishmen, their peculiar Felicity,
Epifcopacy and Geography, their Importance, 201
Eraftus proves the Clergy Creatures of the State,
100. His Principles prevailed at the Reforma-

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tion,
Errors, how to be fecured against them, 151, &c.
This is not to be done by the Help of Priefts,

Excommunication, what it is,'

F.

152

59

ACULTIES, (our) given by God to be used,

FACUL

31
Faith, (implicit) dangerous in Government as well
as in Religion, 8. Not to be exercised by
Proxy, 29. How diftinguished from Credulity,
41. How tried, 224. How little it fignifies
without Morality, ib. and 225, &c. What is
meant by it,
238, &c.
Falfe Learning, the great Mischief of it, 256,
&feq.

Fafting, how little it fignifies to Religion, 232, 233,
234, 235. How little practifed by the Clergy, 236.
And yet how gainful to them formerly, 237.
Their Policy in appointing it,
ibid.
Fathers want Orthodoxy, 243: Inftances of this,
ibid.
Free-Thinker, the Character of that Author, 5
Free-Thinker Extraordinary, the Character of that
Paper,

6.

G

G

G.

OD, his Glory promoted by Mans tempo-
ral Happinefs, 234. His Word not be-
lieved without Evidence,

241
Gospel, (the) the plainest Institution in the World, 68
Gravity always a Characteristic of Imposture, 242
Grotius, (Hugo) his Character of Ecclefiaftical Hi-
story,

H.

134

ABIT, good or bad, its Force, 31. The

H Strength of it,

257

Halifax, (Lord) a wife Saying of his to the witty
Dr. Eckard,

Heathen Priefts, their Arts,

Heraldry, (Ecclefiaftic) whence derived,

127

144

1'17

Herefy, the Correction of it referved to the Law,

105

Heretics are Friends to Virtue, Religion, and So-
ciety, when they live well, 231. The cruel
Ufage which they who are called fo meet with,

225
Hickes, (Dr.) the blafphemous Trash vented by him
and Lesley,
53
Hierarchy, (ours) a Creature of the Civil Power, 112
High-Church Clergy, their Folly and Dishonesty in

railing at the Freedom of the Age, 83. They
pay no Regard to the Rule of Equity, ib. The
Abfurdity of their Behaviour, 84. They own
themselves overcome, by calling out for Help, ib.
Their real Advantages, ib. Their pretended
Danger, 86. How they differ from the firft
Chriftians, ibid: This Confideration recom-
mended to the Convocation,
ibid.
High-Church Men, not Members of the Church of
England, 111. Are perjured in afferting their

OWN

127

own Independency, ib. The frange Inconfiften-
cy of their Practices with their Principles, 123.
Inftances of this, 124, &c. How much they hate
good Men,
245
High-Church Notions, the Madness, Difaffection,
and Mischief which they produce, 114. Pew
Low-Church Clergy dare renounce them, ibid.
They are oppofite to Chriftianity,
High-Church Priests, the Tools and Drudges of Fac-
tion, 130. How capable the Laity are to teach
them, ibid, The Mischief which they have done,
131. A Prayer for their Amendment, ib. Why
more wicked than all other Men, 132, & feq.
They fubfcribe the Articles without believing
them, and abuse those that do, 137. Mislead
thofe that follow them, and curfe those that leave
them, 145. Allow us to read the Bible, but not
to make use of it, 146. How they treat Reafon,
147. They confound Reason and Scripture, ib.
Their wild Behaviour, and Contempt for Man-
kind, 148. They are not troubled at the Extent
of Paganifm, 206. But alarmed at Confcience
and Diffenters, ibid. And damn all the World,
without taking one Step to convert it,
Holiness, what it is, and what it is not,
Holy Days, their Confequences,

ibid.

215, &c.

236

Holy Ghoft, frequently belyed by young Men feek-
ing Orders, 76. When belyed,

136

Holy Spirit, weak Men cannot speak clearer than
Him,

J

I.

63, &c.

ESUS CHRIT, the certain Rule given by
Him for trying of Doctrines, 151. How eafi-
ly He is to be diftinguished from Impoftors,

152

Ignorances

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