Evangelists, remarks on their spirit and style, 78, 319, 322.
Evidences of Christianity, remarks on, 78, et seq.; 318, et seq.
Fantee, population, &c. of, 252. Fasting, remarks on religious, 181. Fatalism not destructive of all motive, 405; the doctrine of providence ill understood, 407.
Fletcher's protestant reformation vindi- cated, 473-5; effects of the preaching of the Reformers, 474.
Florence, metrical epistles from, 169. Flower's letters from the Illinois, 245, et seq. reported state of the settle- ment, 245; moral condition of the settlers, ib.; reflections on the pros- pects of the colony, 247; Cobbett, ib. Benjamin Flower, 248. Foreknowledge confounded by Cople-
ston with mere expectation, 398; Divine, remarks on, 72, 200, 400, et seq.
France, Dibdin's tour in, 45, et seq. Free-will defined, 411; false notions of, 412.
French historians, dishonesty of, 115. Fripp's unitarian's apology, 335, et seq.; origin of author's change of senti- ment, 334; remarks on the British reviewer's language, 336; unitarian propositions, 344.
Gambia, account of a visit to the river, 427, et seq.
Gentleman Farmer's letter on retrench-
ment, &c. 182, et seq.; remarks on the conduct of the agriculturists, 182; author's apology and design, 183; grasping spirit of public men, 184; plan for ensuring purity of elections, 185; advantages that would arise from such combinations, ib.; reform of conse- quence only as it bears on taxation and expenditure, 186. Government, origin and end of, 546. church, Dr. Hill's notions
Hacket, bishop, anecdote of, 447. Hale's defence of the Spitalfields act,
242, et seq.; fallacious nature of cer- "tain sweeping positions in political
economy, 242; whether labour will find its value; ib.; evil of under-paying the labourer, 243; undue depression of wages not the result of a redundant population merely, ib.; operation of the act in question, 244. © Haydon, remarks on as a painter, 226. Hayman on brewing, 377, 8. Henry's history of England, character of, 291.
Hewlett's sermons, 178, et seq. im- pressive character of a posthumous publication, 178; character of the sermons, ib.; on the subjects of the apostolic commission, 179; looking unto Jesus,' 180.
Hibernian society, claims of the, 166. Hill's lectures in divinity, 193, et seq.; in what consists the excellence of theological lectures, 193; author's plan, 194; a knowledge of controversies indispensable to the student, ib. ; un- reasonableness of the distaste for polemical divinity, 195; danger at- tending theological studies, ib.; dif- ferent plans compared, 196; plan of author's course, 197; objections to it, ib.; theology consists, not of opinions, but of facts, 199; the facts on which the Pelagian and other controversies turn, true independently of revela- tion, ib. ; existence of moral evil, a fact, 200; predestination a fact, ib. ; sovereignty in the distribution of good, a fact, 201; hints towards a scientific system of theology, ib.; prejudicial influence of Doddridge's mode of lécturing, 202; incautious statement of Dr. Hill, 203; remarks on such a style of address in a lecturer, ib.; objectionable phraseology, 204; the foundation of the Gospel is, the fact, that men are sinners, 205; necessity of revelation stated and explained, ib.; importance of the discoveries of revelation, 206; review of the Trinitarian con- troversy, 209; 1 John v. 7, no decisive proof of the doctrine, if genuine, ib. ; reflections on the metaphysical and scholastic discussions respecting the Deity, 210; summary of the scripture doctrine of the Trinity, 211; character of Bishop Tomline's refutation of calvinism,' 212; notice of calvinis- tic writers, ib.; calvinism the most phi- losophical system, 213; author's notions on church-government, 214; indepen- dents vindicated, ib,; secularized character of the Scottish church, 215. › Historical map of Palestine, 39. History of painting in Italy, 215, et seq. ;
synod of Dort, in what sense calvinis- tic, ib.; English deputies to, 393; the main dispute respected justifica- tion by faith, 394; origin of the rise of arminianism in the English church, 395; calvinism inseparably connected with spiritual christianity, 396; pro- bable effects of author's work, 397;- 2. metaphysical question-outline of author's argument, 397; Mr. Daw- son's axioms examined, 398; fore- knowledge and expectation confound- ed by the author, ib. ; origin of our belief in the divine prescience, ib.; ob- jections to the representation, 399; real basis of our expectation of fu- ture events, ib.; origin of our ideas of the divine prescience, 400; con- nexion between divine prescience and the course of events, 401; infallible fore-knowledge proves nothing, ib.; in what sense fore-known events are ne- cessary, 402; predicted events not more certain than contingent ones, 403; author's statement of the doctrine of philosophical necessity, 404; inde- cency of his imputation on calvinists, ib.; fatalism not destructive of all motive, 405; fatalism confounded by the author, with a knowledge of things as fixed, ib.; fatalism the doctrine of providence ill-understood, 407; fore> knowledge not destructive of holy mo- tive, 408; good actions affirmed to be less laudable in proportion as they are biassed, 409; absurdity of the doctrine that a bias destroys freedom, ib.; supposed incongruity of divine pre- science and human free-agency, 410; opinions of Tomline, Descartes, and Leibnitz, ib.; dilemma stated by Tucker, 411; free-will defined and reconciled with a universal provi- dence, ib.; author's erroneous views of providence, 412; arminian notion of free-will incompatible with free- agency, ib. ;-3. theological question -admission of quarterly reviewer as to the innocuous nature of calvinism, 413; author's erroneous notions on prayer, 414; alleged unreasonableness of ascribing uniform efficacy to prayer, ib.; true nature, eud, and efficiency of prayer, 415; practical importance of the doctrine of predestination, 416; historic testimony in favour of the moral tendency of calvinism, ib.; dissenters satisfied with the 17th arti- cle, 417; protest against hyper-cal- vinists, 418; God's purpose not caused by fore-knowledge, ib.
Craniology unfavourable to the hypothe- sis of the materialist, 501; Jiability to abuse no objection against, 559; ob- jections to as a system, 557; see Aber- nethy.
Deacons, remarks on the duties and choice of, 369, et seq.
Decrees of God, abp. Leighton's lecture on, 72; see predestination.
Diaz, John, narrative of the assassination of, 123.
Dibdin's bibliographical tour, 45, et seq.; literary character of the anthor, 45; merits of Mr. Lewis as a draftsman, 46; author's malicious sneers at cal- vinism, ib.; description of the abbey of St. Ouen, 47; archbishop of Rouen, 48; rue de Robec in Rouen, ib.; de- scription of Caen, 49; • the duet,' 50; author's narrow escape, 52; origin of his turning bibliographer and divine, ib. ; French barristers, 53; Falaise, ib.; description of the boulevards of Paris, 54; portrait of M. Chardin, 55; festi- val given by the author in honour of the Roxburghe club, 56; Strasburg cathe- dral, 58; anecdote respecting the surren- der of Strasburg, 59; interview with Schweighauser, 60; anecdote of Na- poleon and Lasnes, 61; polite conduct of the Vienna literati, 62; 'most sump- tuous copy of a printed book in the world,'63; merits of the decorations, ib. Dissent no schism, 564, 55 not merely tolerated, 569.
Dissenters vindicated from the charge of being bad subjects, 567. Divinity, on the study of, 194, 202; see Hill,
Dobrizhoffer's account of the Abipones,
455, et seq.; account of the work and its author, 455; specimen of Gas- conade, 456; author's inefficient de- fence of the Jesuits in Paraguay, 457; acoustic phenomenon in the rocks near Cordoba, ib.; herb of Paraguay, 458; character of the Abipones, ib.; as- scendancy of jugglers over the natives, 459; laws and manners of the people, ib.; mode of warfare, 460; astanisk- ing rapidity of their movements, 461; his- tory of Ychoalay, 462, d-population of the Guarany lions, ib.; estimate of the labours of the Jesuits, 463. Dort, synod of, notice of proceedings of the, 392.
Dromedary, description of the, 156.
Easy method of acquiring Hebrew, 463;
tabular arrangement recommended, ib.
Edmeston's cottage minstrel, 256 ; spe- cimens, 258, 9.
Education, progress of in Ireland, 164. Elgin marbles, remarks on the, 157. Eucharist, true nature of the, 465, 470; dangerous notions respecting, 471; sée Card.
Evangelists, remarks on their spirit and style, 78, 319, 322.
Evidences of Christianity, remarks on, 78, et seq.; 318, et seq.
Fantee, population, &c. of, 252. Fasting, remarks on religious, 181. Fatalism not destructive of all motive, 405;—the doctrine of providence ill · understood, 407.
Fletcher's protestant reformation vindi- cated, 473-5; effects of the preaching of the Reformers, 474.
Florence, metrical epistles from, 169. Flower's letters from the Illinois, 245, et seq.5 reported state of the settle- ment, 245; moral condition of the settlers, ib.; reflections on the pros- pects of the colony, 247; Cobbett, iba Benjamin Flower, 248. Foreknowledge confounded by Cople-
ston with mere expectation, 398; Divine, remarks on, 72, 200, 400, et seq.
France, Dibdin's tour in, 45, et seq. Free-will defined, 411; false notions of, 412.
French historians, dishonesty of, 115. Fripp's unitarian's apology, 335, et seq.; origin of author's change of senti- ment, 334; remarks on the British reviewer's language, 336; unilarian propositions, 344.
Gambia, account of a visit to the river, 427, et seq.
Gentleman Farmer's letter on retrench-
ment, &c. 182, et seq.; remarks on the conduct of the agriculturists, 182; author's apology and design, 183; grasping spirit of public men, 184; plan for ensuring purity of elections, 185; advantages that would arise from such combinations, ib.; reform of conse- quence only as it bears on taxation and expenditure, 186. Government, origin and end of, 546. church, Dr. Hill's notions
* on, 214.** Hacket, bishop, anecdote of, 447. Hale's defence of the Spitalfields act,
242, et seq.; fallacious nature of cer- "tain sweeping positions in political
economy, 242; whether labour will find its value; ib.; evil of under-paying the labourer, 243; undue depression of wages not the result of a redundant population merely, ib.; operation of the act in question, 244.
Haydon, remarks on as a painter, 226. Hayman on brewing, 377, 8. Henry's history of England, character of, 291.
Hewlett's sermons, 178, et seq.; im- pressive character of a posthumous publication, 178; character of the sermons, ib.; on the subjects of the apostolic commission, 179; · looking unto Jesus,' 180.
Hibernian society, claims of the, 166: Hill's lectures in divinity, 193, et seq.; in what consists the excellence of theological lectures, 193; author's plan, 194; a knowledge of controversies indispensable to the student, ib. ; un reasonableness of the distaste for polemical divinity, 195; danger at> tending theological studies, ib.; dif- ferent plans compared, 196; plan of author's course, 197; objections to it, ib.; theology consists, not of opinions, but of facts, 199; the facts on which the Pelagian and other controversies turn, truc independently of revela- tion, ib.; existence of moral evil, a fact, 200; predestination a fact, ib. ; sovereignty in the distribution of good, a fact, 201; hints towards a scientific system of theology, ib.; prejudicial influence of Doddridge's mode of lecturing, 202; incautious statement of Dr. Hill, 203; remarks on such a style of address in a lecturer, ib. objectionable phraseology, 204; the foundation of the Gospel is, the fact, that men are sinners, 205; necessity of revelation stated and explained, ib.; importance of the discoveries of revelation, 206; review of the Trinitarian con- troversy, 209; 1 John v. 7, no decisive proof of the doctrine, if genuine, ib.; reflections on the metaphysical and scholastic discussions respecting the Deity, 210; summary of the scripture doctrine of the Trinity, 211; character of Bishop Tomline's refutation of * calvinism,' 212; notice of calvinis- tic writers, ib.; calvinism the most phi- losophical system, 213; author's notions on church-government, 214; indepen- dents vindicated, ib,; secularized character of the Scottish church, 215. › Historical map of Palestine, 39. History of painting in Italy, 215, et seq. ;
style and qualifications of the writer, 215; apology for the petty tyrants of the middle ages, 217; pernicious confusion of ideas betrayed in the representation,TM ib.; tragical history of Cosmo I., and his house, 218; author's enmity against the Bible, ib.; his misrepresentations of the Bible history exposed, 219; Athaliah recommended as a subject for the painter, 220; Italian painters unrivalled, 221; angelic painter, ib. ; Cimabue, 222; Giotto, ib.; Giotto and the king of Naples, 223; Masaccio, ib.; Fra Philippo, 224; Andrea del Castagno, 225; Ghirlandaio, ib. ; remarks on the introduction of por- traits into historical paintings, ib.; Haydon, 226; Leonardo da Vinci, ib.; anecdote, the young cornel and the old major, 229; Michael Angelo, 230; Roubiliac, 231; note.
Hoadley (Bishop) opinions of, on the eucharist, 466.
Holland's cottage of Pella and other poems, 90, et seq.; remarks on the iambic measure of Montgomery, 91; apostrophe to Palestine, ib.; proëm, 92; Mahomet, 93.
Horne's introduction to the holy scrip- tures, 75, et seq.; alterations, &c. in new edition, 75; contents of Vol. I., 77; modern contemners of revelation not wiser than Socrates, 78; argument for the veracity of the evangelists drawn from their spirit and style, 78; continued in- fidelity of the Jews a corroboration of the scriptures, 79; apocryphal books, 80; additions under the head of ver- sions and harmonies, 81; account of the Codex Cottonianus, 82; account of the Biblia Pauperum, 83; syllabus of Vol. III. 84; account of the Roman triumphs, 85; author's view of the question relating to 1 John, v. 7, 87; animadversions on its incorrectness, ih.; true reading of the passage, 88; value of the work, 89.. Hutton's voyage to Africa, 248, et seq.; author's claims and suggestions, 248; importance of Fernando Po, 249; the exploration of Africa by means of the rivers, recommended, ib.; author's opinion as to the course of the Niger, 250; failure of major Peddie's expedition explained, 251; Cape Labou an advan- tageous point for settlement, ib. ; anec- dote of the king of Ashantee, 252; po- pulation of Fantee and Ashantee, 252; Crocodile worship, 253; human sacrifices, ib.; colonial and missionary exertions contrasted, 254.
Illinois, state of the settlement in the,
Immateriality of the soul, vindicated, 495, et seq.; 557.
Independents, sentiments of the, vindi- cated, 214.
Inquisition, the, establishment of in Spain, 118; resistance to the establishment of by the Neapolitans, 297.
Ireland, state of, 160, et seq. ; see Steven.
Jaloofs, notices relating to, 430, et seq. Japan, government of, 326; see Titsingh. Japanese, jealous policy of the, account- ed for, 324; poets, 329; festivals, 331. Jarrom's letter to Jackson, 561, 572. Jerusalem, present aspect of, 3; remarks on the topography of, 17, et seq. Jesuits, remarks on the labours of in Paraguay, 457, 463.
Jews, horrible cruelties inflicted on, 119; remarks on the infidelity of, 79; ancient, affirmed not to have been Trinitarians, 340.
Jones's scripture antiquities, 167, el seq.3 plan and contents, 167; remarks on tithes, 168; impropriety of the au- thor's statement, ib.
Kitchiner's observations on vocal music, 95, 6; author's ridiculous remarks on singing, 95; receipt for good beef tea, ib.
Lacey's advantages of the present pe- riod, 99; on the phrase, good old ' times,' 99; analysis of the sermon, ib.; commercial advantages of the present period, ib.
Lamb's translation of Catullus, 522, et seq.; notice of former translations, 522; gross indelicacy characteristic of Catullus, ib. ; revolution in morals effected by christianity, 523; difficulty of translation arising from the changes in language and manners, ib.; gross- ness of language not always a test of morals, 524; Chaucer and Pope com- pared, ib.; separation of the word from the image in the progress of language, 525; difficulty of catching? the curious felicity' of Catullus, 526; peculiar character of his ver- sification, ib.; La Harpe's criticism on it, 527; character of Catullus misunderstood by his critics, ib. Atys. ib.; Catullus the poet of friend- ship, 528; address to Sirmio, ib. merits of present translator, 529 epigram, 530; rites at his brother's grave, ib. 98
Language, remarks on changes in, 523,
Lawrence's lectures on physiology, 481, et seq.; attempt of infidel philoso- phers to exclude the Divine agency, 481; author indebted to his attack upon christianity for his notoriety; 482; zoology the key to morals and le- gislation, 483; question whether the lecturer is serious, ib. ; the immaterial principle not discoverable amid the filth of the dissecting-room, 484; author's in- consistency explained, ib.; Mr. Law. rence and Mr. Pring compared, 485; author's definition of life, 488; no thought without a brain, ib; dogmatism of the Author exposed, 489; author not to blame for his infidel opinions, but for going out of his line to attack christianity, 490; his work too flimsy to be mischievous out of the lecture- foom, 491; difference between an- cient and modern materialists, ib.; epitaph on Dr. Priestley, 492; matter and mind an assemblage of opposite properties, 493; life not essential to matter, 494; various definitions of life, ib.; organization not the cause of life, but produced by it, 495; life an immaterial principle, ib.; immate- riality distinguished from rationality and immortality' by Baxter, 496; absurdity involved in denying to or ganization an immaterial mover, ib.; on consciousness as a supposed attri- bute of matter, 497; thought, if secre- ted by the brain, must be a substance, ib.; etymological proof that thought is material, 498; mechanism originating a Newton or a Franklin, ib.; if the brain thinks, what is it that wills? ib. ; virtue a property of matter, 499; the mind built up by the senses, ib.; pheno- mena of disease no proof that mind is a function of matter, 500; disease and age do not affect the will,' ib.; craniology unfavourable to the hypo- thesis of materialism, 501; phenome- na of insanity opposed to it, ib.; the operation of the affections in death opposed to it, 502; the action of immaterial objects on the brain, and of matter upon matter without con- tact, inexplicable by the materialist, ib, the laws of reasoning common to all the departments of knowledge, 503; groundless doubt unphilosophical, ib. ; the doubter, a zealot, 504; argument for thought without a brain supplied by the Divine existence, ib.; direct proof from Scripture, 505; see Aber nethy and Pring.
Leibnitz, notice of, 212, 410; Leighton's (abp.) works, 64 et seq.; Dr. Doddridge's panegyric on Leighton', 64; character of his writings, 63; account of his works, 66; rules for a holy life' erroneously attributed to him, 67; exposition of Matt. viii. 23-7, ib.; exordium and conclusion of ser- mon xvii, 70; 'character of the theo- logical lectures', 71; on the decrees of God, 72; merits of the commentary on Peter, 74; merits of Mr. Bradley's abridgement, ib.
Liagno's repertoire portatif de l'histoire d'Espagne, &c. 105, et seq. ; account of the author, 105; plan of the work, 106; different epochs in Spanish his- tory, ib.; lesson to be derived from the contest between Carthage and Rome, 107; the corruption of Christianity one chief cause of the over throw of the western em- pire, ib.; merits of the Goths, 108; splendid benefits conferred by the Mauro-Spanish dynasty, 109; cha- racter of Pelayo, ib.; origin and early history of the kingdom of Asturias, 110; magnanimous abdication of Bermu do 1. 111; similar anecdote of king Wamba, ib.; origin of the kingdom of Castile, ib.; sketch of Castilian bis- tory, 112; abdication of Ramiro, king of Arragon, 113; illustrious character of the race of Berenger, ib.; comparison between Alphonso V. and the emperor Si- gismond, 114; sketch of the early his- tory of Portugal, ib.; dishonesty and nationality of the French historians, 115; author's apology for not touching on con- temporary events, 116; reflections on the present aspect of the Continent, ib.; hireling literati, their influence estimated, 117; remarks on the estab lishment of the inquisition, 118; horrible cruelties inflicted on the Jews by Emma- nuel of Portugal, 119; character of Charles V., 120; extermination of Span- ish Protestants, at the commencement of the reformation, 121; narrative of the murder of John Diaz by his brother, 123; the history of Spain a desideratum, 127; character of Bigland's history of Spain, ib. note; qualifications of the Chevalier de Liagno, ib.
Lichfield, Britton's antiquities of, 446. Life, definitions of, 488, 494. Literary history, remarks on, 291, 2. Literati, on the influence of, 117.
Madagascar, history of, 447 et seq.; sce Copland.
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