bestowed on Queen Mary, that she was a good tempered lady of an ill tempered religion.
Thus do we answer the objection, that Unitarians do not go far enough; and, as this objection virtually includes every other, if we have succeeded in answering this, we have shown that our principles rest on a sure and firm foundation.
THE First and Second Annual Reports are meant to be bound with this volume, but it was not thought necessary to include refer- ences to them in the Index.
ANSWER, the Unitarian's 197, sqq. Arguments, one hundred Scrip- tural, for the Unitarian faith, 27, sqq. Atonement, the public mind misled as to, 217. Why Uni- tarians do not oftener use this word, 315.
BIBLE, the importance of the study of, 141. Two important rules of the interpretation of, stated, 47, 49. Boston, how Unitarianism gained such prevalence in, 18.
CALVINISM, distinguishing pe- culiarities of, 325. Injures the character, 329. Causes of the progress of liberal christianity in New England, 281, sqq.
Channing, Dr. his discourse on the evidences of revealed re- ligion, 245, sqq. Christianity, appellations given to, explained, 125. The ben- efit it was designed to commu- nicate, 128. The way of ob- taining this benefit, 131. The method of God's bestowing it, 139. In itself a miraculous religion, 246. Its views as to the heathen world, 162. Lib. eral, causes of its progress in New England, 281, sqq.
Clergy, the, never led the way in improvement, 293. Conversion, what, 130. Whit- field's idea of, 131. How un- derstood by Unitarians, 228. Not a change equally great in all, 229. Covenant, what, 125.
DEPRAVITY, human, great and lamentable, but not native nor total, 227, 44. Native heredit- ary sin, an impossibility, 55. Contrary to the analogy of God's works, 60. Destroys the foundation of human ac- countability, 62. Casts re- proach on the divine character and government, 65. Incon- sistent with our present life as probationary, 68. Opposed to the views presented in the scriptures, 72. Texts cited in its support explained, 74, sqq. Answer to some popular charges against those who reject this doctrine, 79, sqq. Dewey, Rev. Orville, his Uni- tarian's answer, 197, sqq. Discourse on the evidences of revealed religion, 245, sqq. Divine influence, firmly believ- ed in by Unitarians, 229. In what sense, ib. Double nature of Christ, 98. Doddridge, his school of divinity, how it became liberal, 17.
ELECTION, how understood by Unitarians, 230.
Epistles of the Apostles, marks of the truth and reality of, 275.
Error, when entirely innocent, 320. Evidences of revealed religion, discourse on the, 245, sqq. One evidence to be felt, rather than described, 276.
FAITH, the, once delivered to the saints, 1. What it is, stated at length, 3. Stated briefly, 5. Why contended for, 6. Why denominated a rational system, 6. Considerations to confirm us in the belief that such a system is that faith, 7. Its plainness, and intelligible- ness, 8. It is constituted of articles in which all believers of every name are agreed, 9. It is most agreeable to the obvious meaning and general tenor of the New Testament, 11. The corruptions scripture afford an argument in its favor, 13. The manner in which it has been opposed, that of exciting prejudices against it, and preventing free and fair inquiry concerning it, 13. It is the system of those who have been educated in another faith, and who have always had another system preached to them, 16. It is the system in which men have been prone to settle down whenever inquiry has been left free, 17. Its moral and practical character in its favor, 19. Even unbelievers and men of the world are compell- ed to look upon it with appro- bation and respect, 21. Unita- rian, the, one hundred scrip- tural arguments for, 25, sqq. Forgiveness, what, 139.
GREENWOOD, Rev. F. W. P. his remarks on a popular error re- specting the Lord's supper, 297, sqq.
God, the method in which he bestows his favor, 139. What he requires of us, 298. Grundy, extract from his lec. tures, 207.
Geneva, how liberal principles gained ascendency there, 17.
HEATHENISM, true view of, 172.
Heathens, Macknight quoted on the salvation of, 153. Hume, his argument from expe- rience answered, 355. Hutton, Rev. J. his discourse on omniscence the attribute of the Father only, 85. sqq. Humility, the proper ground of, not taken away by Unitarians, 80.
INTERPRETATION, scriptural, two important rules of, stated, 47, 49.
JESUS CHRIST, not the Supreme God, 28. His double nature, remarks upon, 98. Not omniscient, proved from ex- press declarations of scripture, 33, 105. From his prayers to God, 109. From his tempta- tion, 111. His greatness, a moral and official greatness, 211. Not equal to the Father, 213. Design of his sufferings, 218. How his death promotes our sanctification, 221. His peculiar character, having nothing in it local or tempo-
rary, 262. Extent of his views, compared with his ori- gin, and station in life, 263. His confidence in the power of his endeavors, 264. Benev- olence, the most striking trait of his character, 265. His character made up of con- trasts, 267. Justification, what, 139.
LETTER on the principles of the Missionary enterprise, 157, sqq.
Liberal christianity, causes of the progress in New England, 281sqq. One cause found in the character and example of our Puritan ancestors, 282. An- other cause, the popular cast of our religious institutions, 286. A third cause, the inte- rest taken by the people in theological discussions, 291.
MACKNIGHT, on the question of the salvation of the heathens, quoted, 163. Miracles, sources of scepticism as to, 247, 250. Missionary Enterprise, letter on the principles of, 157,sqq. Mis- sionary spirit, what is it? What are its principles ? 159. Its first principle, 161. Its sec- ond principle, 176. Its third principle, 184.
Missions, effect of the Society Islands, 180. Mystery, what, 126.
NEW ENGLAND, causes of the progress of liberal christianity in, 281, sqq.
OBLIGATIONS, human,origin and extent of, 298. Cannot be as- sumed, postponed nor laid aside, 299. No such thing as taking upon oneself new obli- gations, 300. This doctrine illustrated in respect to amuse- ment, 301. In respect to bu- siness, 302. In respect to the Lord's supper, 303. Objections to orthodoxy stated, 231. To christianity, that miracles are essentially incred- ible, answered, 246. To the popular religious phraseology
150. Omniscience, the attribute of the Father only, 85, sqq. One hundred scriptural argu- ments for the Unitarian faith, 25, sqq.
PERSEVERANCE of the saints, how understood by Unitari- ans, 230. Phraseology,religious, explained, 121, sqq. Prayer, importance of, 190.
RATIONAL System, the, peculiar- ly favorable to charity, 20. The reason of this, 21. How it gained such prevalence in Bos- ton and its vicinity, 18. How it has been opposed, 14. Records, the christian, marks of the truth and reality of, 273. Religion, personal, the first and most desirable of all things, 23. Obscurity in our notions of religion, 121. Evidences of this obscurity, 122. Causes of it, 123. Revealed proofs of, discourse on the evidences of, 245,sqq. Of Christ,its divinity,
Truths, taught by our Saviour for the instruction, regeneration and salvation of man, what, 3, 199.
Unitarian faith, what it is, 3, 27, 310. One hundred scriptural arguments for the,27 sqq. Uni- tarian system, reasons why we value it, 199. It is truer than any other, Ib. The simple doctrine of the bible, 200. The unincumbered doctrine of the bible, 203. The current doc- trine of scripture, 204. More useful than any other, 230. Its representations of sin and its punishment more affecting, 238. Unitarianism, vindicated against the charge of not going far enough, 309, sqq. Goes far enough for scripture, 310. Goes far enough for safety, 316. Goes far enough for mo- ral effect, 314. Unitarians, placed in a situa- tion not altogether unlike that of the first christians, 197. characteristics of their faith and preaching, 198. Their views of Christ, 310. Dare not worship him as the supreme God, 312. How they regard his sufferings and death, 313. Why they do not oftener use the word, atonement, 315.
Whitfield, his idea of conversion, 131.
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