it, iii. 77. Farther thoughts thereon, iii. 474, 475. The
felicity of that state, 408.
Middleton, Dr. Conyers, his allegorical interpretation of the
human fall confidered, vi. 102, &c. note.
Milton, his fublime definition of fate, i. 323. His poignant
reply to Charles the Second, iv. 142.
Minifters, like officers in an army. v. 188. Confidered as di-
vided into two bands, vi. 243. Should be fupported, so as to
be feparated from unneceffary avocations, iii. 71. Should
not dare to temporize in holy things, 133.
A curfe pro-
nounced on thofe who do, ibid. A review of a minifter's
palt unfaithfulness, how pungent to himfelf muft the recol-
lection be on a dying-bed, exemplified in two inftances, ibid.
note. An affiduous one, his fupport when dying, iv. 164.
The duplicity of one, 151. The proper pre-requifites for the
minifterial function, iii. 8.
Miracles, of Chrift, fupply an argument in favour of neceffity,
vi. 58, 59.
Mifery, infeparable from vice, vi. 44-47.
Monarchy, John Goodwin's abhorrence of it, i. xxxvii, xxxviii.
Montefquieu, acknowledges the incompatibility of human free-
agency with God's omnipotence, i. 194. note. The manner
in which he fuppofes a Mahometan Free-willer to reafon on
that fubject, ibid. The unavoidable alternative to which that
train of reafoning reduces the point, ibid.
Moral demeanor, ought to be as becometh the gospel of Chrift,
iii. 163. and note. Moral and political moderation recom-
mended, 298.
abfolute neceffity, 21. 37.
Not inconfiftent with the most
More, Sir Thomas, Lord Chancellor, fuppofed faving faith to
be in a man's own power, i. 228.
Mofheim, his account of the adminiftration of King Charles the
Firit, and Archbishop Laud, ii. 235.
Motion, God the immediate mover of all things, according to the
philofophy of Bradwardin, i. 193. and of Dr. Barnes, 235,
236.
Motives, intelligent beings neceffarily determined by them, vi.
Motto, an excellent one, vi. 167.
Moulin, Monfieur de, a faying of his, ii. 170, 171. note.
Mountagu, Dr. James (Bishop of Winchelter) his account of
Edward the Sixth, i. 58.
Richard, a fiery Arminian, confuted by Bishop Carle-
ton, ii. 265. note. Imprudently exalted to the mitre after-
wards by Charles I. ibid. Other particulars concerning him,
287, 288, 289.
Mufculus, Wolfgangus, Divinity-profeffor at Berne, his Common
Places tranflated into English, for the inftruction of the clergy
and laity, with a Preface by Archbishop Parker, ii. 155, 156.
NATIONAL debt, thoughts on, iii. 476. and improvement,
Natural history, a sketch of, iv. 211, &c.
Neceffity, perfectly compatible with voluntary choice, or free-
agency, i. 157. note. 205. v. 395. 410.417. 426. God's fore-
knowledge cannot be maintained without it, i. 194. note. Mali-
cious and abfurd inferences, drawn by the council of Con-
ftance, from the doctrine of neceflity, 163, 164. note. Wickliff
a ftrong neceffitarian, 177. 180. 182. 184. According to
Bradwardin, the divine will is the grand neceffitating prin-
ciple, 197, 198. (See the article Fate.) Whether the human
will be exempted from neceflity, 207, 208. 225. Chriftian
and philofophical afferted, vi. 17, &c. Signification of the
word defined, iii. 397. vi. 18. Etymology of the term, 19.
Diftinguished into two forts, 20. Has place in the divine
nature, 37. Moft harmoniously confiftent with the morality
of action, ibid. The daughter of predeftination, 46. note.
The doctrine of the Bible at large, 47-56. and of Chrift in
particular, 56-72. Effential to the happiness of God, 62,
63. note. Life and death entirely governed by it, 80-87.
Not a gloomy fyftem, 119-126. But the only cheerful
fcheme of any, 34. 88-9z. Calculated to impress the heart
with the love of every chriftian and moral virtue, 91. The
doctrine of the church, of England, 110. God himfelf a ne-
ceffary being, 93. The chriftian neceflity does not superfede
the use of rational means, 58. 68. 84. 105. 108. Nor make
God the author of fin, 147-147. Differs from the neceffity
of the ancient heathens, 76. And from that of the Mani-
chwans, 104. Arminians themfelves forced to make neceflity
their ultimate refuge, 110. General remark on the prefent
rapid progrefs of doctrinal neceflity, 113.
Negro, a fpeech of one, peculiarly bleffed to Lord Craven, iv.
Neighbour, not loving him as ourselves a proof that we are law-
breakers, iii. 275.
Newman, Mr. John, the martyr, ii. 43.
Newton, Bishop, acknowledges a doctrinal affinity between the
ancient Albigenfes and the modern Calvinits, i. 138. His
account of Wickliff, i. 182. 184.
Newton, Rev. Mr. an extract from, v. 176. note.
New-year's-day, a meditation for, iii. 405.
Nicene Creed, hiftory of, iii. 443.
Nicholas, Henry, the founder of the Familiits, or Ranters, i.
105, 106.
Norfolk and Suffolk, inhabitants of, join in a religious remon
ffrance against Popery, ii. 103.
Nowel, Dr. Alexander, Dean of St. Paul's, fome account of
him, i. 138, 139. note. Was probably concerned in drawing
up Ponet's catechifm, 251. Publishes an improved edition of
that catechifm, in the reign of Elizabeth, 55.134. Extracted
from it, by Heylin, ii. 137, 138.
Nowel, Dr. of Oxford, a letter to him, v. 10, &c.
OBEDIENCE of Chrift, at once moral, and meritorious, and
praife-worthy, and neceffary, vi. 21. 37. See Righteousness.
Objects, external, fupply the foul with all its rudiments of know-
ledge, vi. 28. 30.
Obfervations and reflections, under their respective heads, iv.
275-328.
Oliver, Dr. the grace of God powerfully displayed in him,
Omens, confidered, not always to be regarded, nor to be con-
ftantly defpifed, iv. 192.
Omniscience of God, i. 193-195.
Organization, corporeal, of valt importance to mental exertion,
vi. 25, 26, 27. note. 32. 33.
Origin of evil, wrapt up in obfcurity, iii. 278, 279.
Original fin, i. 256, 257. 280, 281. Its effect on the human
will, 281, 282, 283. ii. 98. 194. 198. Incompatible with the
Popish and Arminian doctrine of free-agency, ii. 90, 91. An
hereditary derivation, iii. 29. Chritt conceived and born
without it, 71. An effay thereon, 349. Admitting the be-
lief of it, anfwers many objections, 358. Refident in us,
362. Important confequences deducible from the fcripture
doctrine of it, ibid. Farther confiderations, vi. 132. Could
not have taken place without divine permiflion, 94, 95. 101,
102. The reafon of that permiffion not to be daringly en-
quired into, 95. 101, 102, 103. To deny that our first pa-
rents fell neceffarily, is to annihilate the divinity of the
chriftian religion, 95. Dr. Middleton's fcheme confidered,
102, 103. note.
Orleans, Maid of, an account of her, ii. 418.
Overal, Dr. John, Dean of St. Paul's, afterwards Bishop of
Norwich, frightened by King James at the Hampton-court
conference, ii. 236. Afferts the poffibility of total apoltacy,
and in the fame breath denies it, 237. Very orthodox in the
doctrine of election, ibid.
Oxford. See Universities.
ANTING after inward conformity to the divine image, a
fure fign of effectual grace, iii. 331.
Paracelfus, his felf opinion, vi. 140.
Paris, Matthew, his character of Bishop Grofthead, i. 173. note.
Parker, Dr. Matthew, Archbishop of Canterbury, concerned in
an edition of the English Bible, ii. 113, 114. Extracts of it,
ibid. 115. Revifes and approves the paper of advice for con-
fining all the Freewill-men in one caftle, 146. The translation
of Mufculus's Common Places dedicated to him, and supposed
to be prefaced by him, 155. Attefts his approbation of the
Geneva Bible, in a letter to Secretary Cecil, 156.
Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich, concerned in what was called the
Bishop's Bible, ii. 114. His opinion of Zanchius, 305.
Palages, excellent ones, or a little abbreviature of divinity,
felected for their fuperior excellency, by Mr. Toplady; they
are arranged alphabetically under their refpective fubjects,
iv. 331.
Patriotism, thoughts on, iii. 448.
Paul, St. a remarkable defcription of his perfon, iii. 484.
Paul's Crofs, London, fome account of, ii. 222-224. note.
Arminian books burned there, by the command of James the
First, ibid.
Pearson, Dr. John, Bishop of Chester, remarkable anecdote of,
related by Dr. Edwards, ii. 310.
Pelagianifm, artfully palliated and qualified by Julian of Eclana,
i. xxxi, xxxii. Two of its distinguishing principles, ibid.
Firft ufhered in by Arianifm, 47, 48. Some more of its con-
ftituent branches, 50. 111. 130. note. Bradwardin's account
of its great progrefs in the fourteenth century, 190.
Pelagians. See Free-willers.
Pelagius, fummary of his doctrine concerning predeftination and
free-will, given in his own words, i. 170-172. With Beda's
refutation of it, paragraph by paragraph, ibid. More con-
cerning him, iii. 113. note. ii. 115.
Perfection, doctrine of, a tenet raked from the dunghills of Pela-
gianifin and Ranterifm, i. 106. Afcribed by Mahometans to
Mahomet, 219. Bishop Latimer's tellimony against it, 294.
Adopted by the church of Rome, 77. 238. Judiciously fifted
by Sir Francis Knollis, ii. 141. and by Archbishop Grindal,
162. Doctrine of, flatly contrary to Scripture, vi. 55. A
branch of Manichæifm, 104.
Perfecution, on a religious account, utterly inconfiftent with every
right of human nature, i. xi. xxiv. xxv. ibid. note. The wrong
effect which the ceffation of it has had on the zeal and faith of
the Proteftant churches, 122. Perfecutions endured by the
Frotestants in Holland at the hand of the firft Arminians, ii.
221. 267, 268. Whether the fynod of Dort can be faid to
have perfecuted the Arminians, 268, 269.
Permiffion, not eafily diftinguishable from defign, v. 391.
Perfeverance to the end, infeparable from election and faith,
i. xxvii. xxix. 209, 210. 226. 264, 265. 302. 305. 311, 312.
319. 340. ii. 47. 71. 74. 83. 99. 121. 127. 195. 237. Bi-
hop Saunderfon's judgment of, 306. 309. Has no tendency
to licentioufnefs, 101. King James the Firft's exuberant zeal
for the doctrine of final perfeverance, 221, 222. 224, 225.
Afferted by that Prince to be the doctrine of the church of
England, 224-226. Mrs. Rowe's fine view of it, iii. 134.
and Dr. Nowels dark gloffary on it, vi. 116, 117. The
bleffing of it, vi. 147. The gift of God, ibid. The doctrine
of it confidered, v. 386, 387. 440. Strictly philofophical, vi.
29. note. An Effay on Final Perfeverance, v. 476.
Perfian Mahometans, follow the free-will fyftem of Hali, i. 194.
Pharaoh, Bucer's reflection on the obduration of that Prince,
i. 317.
Pharifces, always did and will continue to murmur at the gospel,
iii. 243:
Philip, King of England and Spain, the probable caufe of his
preferving the Princefs (afterwards Queen) Elizabeth from
the axe, ii. 105, 106. Interferes with his confort Mary in
behalf of the English Proteflants, 149.
Philip III. of Spain, foments Arminianifm in the Dutch Pro-
vinces, and why, ii. 241, 242.
Philofophers, heathen, their notions of fallen fpirits, iii. 352.
The order in which they feem to have confidered the chain of
events, vi. 19, 20. note. Utterly unable to account for the
origin of evil, 98, 94, 100. note.
Philofophers, fome modern ones, feem to overlook the agreement
of neceflity with predeftination, 46. note. The odd manner in
which three of them lately reafoned, 105, 106. 111, 112.
Philpot, Mr. John, the martyr, a remarkable letter of his, con-
cerning the free-willers, i. 60. Another of his, concerning
that fect, 77. Some account of him, 80. Defies his Popifh
judges to anfwer Calvin's Inftitutions, S. Afferts predefti-
nation to have been univerfally held by the Proteftant divines,
Extracts from fome of his letters, 83-85. Traduced as
an Antinomian by the Free-willers of that age, and why, ibid.
87. Appears to have had an hand in reviling Ponet's cate-
chifm, 134.
Pia et Catholica Inftitutio, a Popish book fo entitled, the ufe
Bishop Bonner made of it, ii. 20. note.
Pilkington, Dr. James, Bishop of Durham, preaches a fermon at
Cambridge in honour of Bucer and Fagius, ii. 189.
Pionius, a primitive chriftian in the fecond century, his devout
with, i. 135, 135.
Plagiarifm, an initance of it, and how detected, iv. 186. Of
Mr. Welley pointed oat, in feveral extracts, v. 453-463.
Plague in London, during that time a great out-pouring of
God's fpirit, iv. 147.
Plurality of perfons in the divine effence confidered, iii. 137.
Poems, juvenile, vi. 313. 402.
in mature years, vi. 403-432.
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