Councils may be considered as the parliaments of the Church, ii. 65.
necessity for their revival, in some form, ii. 66.
-, general, their origin, ii. 112.
provincial, ii. 112.
Creed, the Apostles', a summary of the faith of the primitive Church, and of the Church of England, i. 243.
compared with St. Peter's address on the day of Pentecost, i. 244, n.
-, proposal for the formation of one, to which all Churches might subscribe, ii. 46. and Canon Law, Scriptural, desirable- ness of one being formed for the Universal Church, ii. 84.
Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 503.
, not the act of the Coun- cil of Trent, i. 525. Its twelve Articles separately considered, 526.
Edict of Milan, summary of the, ii. 21.
departure from its principles the foundation of all subsequent persecution of the Church, ii. 22.
-, triumph of its principles in modern times, ii. 25.
Education, errors concerning it, i. 3; proper views of, ib.
Elizabeth, Queen, her resistance to the papal supremacy, ii. 72.
England, Church of, ever ready to revise its decisions, i. 519.
not the cause of the separation from the Church of Rome, i. 520. English Church. See Church of England. Ephesus, Council of, its decree against com- posing any other creed than the Nicene, i. 525.
-, proposal for remodelling Episcopacy, Catholic, consulted by Con-
Dark ages, propriety of that epithet vindi- cated, ii. 36, n.
Defender of the Faith, title of, assumed by our kings before it was conferred on Henry VIII. by the Pope, ii. 63.
what originally im- plied by that title, ii. 64.
subsequent grant of the title by Leo X. does not destroy its original meaning, ii. 65.
, sense in which that title must now be considered, ii. 67. Deism, English, its baneful effects on the continent, ii. 32.
Demoniacs, Scriptural account of, i. 7. Un- holy men resemble them, ib.
Dictatus Papæ of Pope Gregory VII., i. 502. Diocese and Parochiae, their origin, ii. 110. Divinity of Christ, early heresies concerning the, ii. 31.
Donatists, their abuse of the toleration granted by the edict of Milan, ii. 25. account of their heresy, and its condemnation, ii. 26. Dupin and Archbishop Wake, correspondence between them respecting a union between
the Gallican and Anglican Churches, ii. 133.
Episcopal Churches of England, Scotland, and America, present a great obstacle to the progress of Popery, i. 507.
Episcopal theories of Church government, ancient and modern, difference between them, ii. 109.
Europe, survey of its present condition, showing its similarity to its state in the time of Constantine, ii. 24.
Evil permitted, becomes through Divine Wisdom the source of greater good,
Experience, what it has taught nations in matters of religion during the last eighteen centuries, ii. 13.
Family, every, may be regarded as a church,
i. 2. Father, the guardian of his child's soul, i. 2; his duty pointed out, 2. France, her fitness to co-operate with Eng- land, in an effort to bring about a re- sumption of the Apostolic Office so long in abeyance, ii. 129; ground of this persua- sion, 130; the Gallican Liberties, ib.; ap- peal to the Protestants, as well as to the Romish ecclesiastics, of France, 130-132. French Church, invited by an Archbishop of Canterbury to consider with the English Church the possibility of a union, ii. 133. Correspondence between Archbishop Wake, Ellies Dupin, and Piers Girar- din, ib.
George III., King, his firmness in opposing the democratical influence, and its happy results, ii. 72.
German Philosophy, its baneful effects in the present day, ii. 32. Authors who may be consulted on this subject, 33, n.
GOD, work of, upon the human soul, i. 5. His gracious desire for its salvation, 6.
-, teaching of the Church of England concerning, i. 240.
Grace, means of, teaching of the Church of England concerning, i. 241.
Gregory XVI., Pope, address to him, i. 494. Gregory VII., Dictatus Papæ of, i. 502.
Happiness or misery, future, only a con- tinuation of the present state of the soul, i. 6. Heresy, early period at which it was punished with death in England, ii. 63, n.
-, originally meant apostasy, ii. 64, n. History, uses of the study of, ii. 11. Hooker, extract from, on the true faith con-
cerning the Lord Jesus Christ, i. 239, n. Humanity, abstract, made the foundation of international laws, ii. 79.
Images, worship of, taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 528. Proposed change in that article, ii. 49.
Immortality, its meaning illustrated, i. 4. Infidelity, unable to effect Unity among the professors of Religion, ii. 125.
Mass, doctrine of the, as taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 527. Proposed alter- ation of, ii. 48.
Means of grace, teaching of the Church of England concerning, i. 241.
Metropolitan office, rise of it, ii. 110; led, indirectly, to the calling of General Coun- cils, 112.
Milan, Edict of, published by Constantine, ii. 21.
Möhler, remarks on his theory of develop- ment, i. 519, n.
Monarchies, Papal and English, compared, i. 538.
Monarchy, Protestant, of Britain, a powerful obstacle to the progress of Popery, i. 509. Mother, the first guardian of her child's soul, i. 1. Her duty pointed out, 1. Remorse attending its neglect, 2.
Newman, Mr., censure of an intolerant pas- sage in his writings, ii. 31, n.
Nice, Council of, state of the Christian world at the period of the, compared with its present state, ii. 12.
Notes, nature of those in the present work, i. 11.
Opinion, war of, the certain result of the perseverance of Rome in her present course, i. 538.
Justification, doctrine of the Creed of Pope Pius IV. concerning, i. 526. Proposed modification of that article, ii. 48.
Law of nature and law of nations, all states governed by these two systems, ii. 62.
of Pagan Rome respecting religion, ii. 15. Essentially intolerant, 16. Laws, Pagan, Papal, and English, difference between, ii. 14.
English, basis of, ii. 15.
Leo X., Pope, his Bull, conferring the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry VIII., particulars concerning, ii. 66.
Liturgy, universal, desirableness of one being framed, ii. 84.
Luther, and the Reformation, ii. 113, 114.
Papal and English Monarchies compared, i. 538.
Papists, view taken by them of the cause of the present disunion amongst Chris- tians, ii. 82.
Parallel between the Christian world in the time of Constantine and in the present day, ii. 11-33.
Parents, duties of, with regard to their chil dren's souls, i. 1, 2.
Parochie and Dioceses, their origin, ii. 110. Peace, continued prospect of, ii. 3.
religious dissensions alone threaten
to disturb it, ii. 4.
Peace with Rome impossible, until her doc- trinal errors and spiritual absolutism are abandoned, i. 532.
Penance, doctrine of, taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 528. Proposed modifi- cation of that doctrine, ii. 49.
Prayer of Alvarez de Paz, i. 15. Prayers, nature and object of those contained in this work, i. 10.
excellency of those of the Church
of England, i. 248. Preaching, characteristics of, in the Church of England, i. 247.
Press, freedom of the, its vast importance, ii. 4.
Principles of the English and Papal Mo-
narchies compared, i. 538.
Protestant, Episcopal, and other Churches, justified in the enactment of their various tests and canons, by the Popish additions to the Nicene Creed, i. 529.
title of, has the same meaning as Defender of the Faith, ii. 69.
history of the term, ii. 69. Protestants, view taken by them of the cause of the present disunion amongst Chris- tians, ii. 82.
Providence of God provides some remedy for every evil which that Providence per- mits, ii. 7.
Purgatory, doctrine of, according to the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 527. Proposed change as to that doctrine, ii. 48.
Reason, duty of all men to exercise it with regard to religion, i. 237.
Religion, family, duty of, i. 2. Causes of its general neglect, 3.
Religious dissensions, danger of their pre- venting the continuance of peace, ii. 4. their universality, ren-
ders useless all partial efforts for their removal, ii. 6.
Revelation alone shows the value of the soul, i. 4.
the chief guide to present peace and future happiness, ii. 84. Revolutionary movements, the Christian Re- ligion the only remedy for the evils of, ii. 93. Roman Catholics, continued to attend the Services of the English Church till for- bidden by the Pope, i. 521.
Rome, Bishop of, address to him, i. 494; ii. 136.
power claimed by him,
, possesses the power of rescinding as well as enacting laws, i. 513. Instances of the exercise of this power, 514.
necessity of his rescind- ing the Bull of Pope Pius IV., i. 516.
the sole cause of the separation between the Churches of Rome and England, i. 520; rise of the pontifical usurpation, ii. 109; causes which favoured it, 112; extent of it, 113; noble insurgent spirit which it excited against itself, ib.; evils arising from the efforts to overturn the dominion of Rome, 114; the Bishops of Rome have never been able to effect Unity in the Catholic Church, 123; reason of this, ib.
Rome, Church of, necessity of unpoperizing it, to produce union amongst Christians, i. 494.
commencement of its as- sumption of authority under Gregory II., i. 496.
spirit in which our contro- versies with it should be carried on, i. 497. causes of its partial re- covery from the deadly wounds inflicted on it by the Reformation, i. 506.
-, a knowledge from history, of its gradual assumptions of power, forms an insuperable obstacle to its final triumph, i. 510.
Rome, not England, the cause of the sepa- ration of the Two Churches, i. 520. Rome, peace with, impossible, till her doc- trinal errors and spiritual absolutism are abandoned, i. 532.
Rome, Papal, not guilty of originating, but of perpetuating persecution, ii. 22. Rulers, Christian, their duty to promote Christian peace and union, ii. 7.
must be the originators of any scheme for this purpose, ii. 9.
Sacraments, Seven, of the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 526. Proposed alteration of that article, ii. 48.
-, teaching of the Church of Eng- land concerning, i. 247. Saints, prayer to, a doctrine of the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 528. Proposed change in that article of the Creed, ii. 48. Sanders, his admission with regard to the Seminary Priests, i. 522.
Sanhedrim, the Jewish, ambulatory after the destruction of Jerusalem, ii. 115. Scriptures, free possession of the, the birth- right of the whole human race, ii. 53.
how to be received, according to the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 526. Pro- posed modification of that article, ii. 47. view given in them of the future
their circulation a powerful ob- stacle to the progress of Popery, i. 507. exhibit one plan of Divine govern-
ment throughout, i. 12.
their exhaustlessness one proof of their Divine origin, i. 13. Scriptural Christianity, certainty of its final establishment, i. 541.
Secular power, its supremacy in the time of Constantine, ii. 27.
Seminary Priests, why sent over to England, i. 522.
Services, three great, which Great Britain has rendered to the Christian world, ii. 70. Sin, original, doctrine of the Creed of Pope Pius IV. concerning, i. 526. Proposed modification of, ii. 48.
Slave Trade, its abolition decreed by an European Congress, ii. 75.
its firm hold in Europe 100
history of its abolition, ii. 78. tabular view of the different
treaties made with Great Britain for its suppression, ii. 80.
Soul, its immense value, i. 4-8; its immor- tality, 4; its future destiny shown by Reve- lation alone, ib.
-, the, Scriptural view of the work of God upon, i. 5.
nature of its future happiness or misery, i. 6. Its salvation, or damnation, com- mences in the present life, 6.
-, teaching of the Church of England concerning, i. 240.
Sovereigns of Europe, necessity of regaining their sceptres, which the ruler of Rome has usurped, ii. 83.
-, principles by which they should be guided in the proposed Congress for Christian union, ii. 84; urged
to use their influence for the restoration of the Apostolic Office, 109, 116-118; mode in which this may be most effectually done, 126-128.
St. Andrew's monastery, notice of, i. 496, n. Subject, loyal, will pray for the happiness as well as prosperity of the Sovereign, ii. 58. Supremacy of the Bishop of Rome not ac- knowledged by Constantine, ii. 38. Ought to be renounced by all Christian rulers, 39. Supremacy, Papal, taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 528. Proposed change in that article, ii. 49.
Titles, various, given to the Popes, i. 494. Toleration, doctrine of, an obstacle to the triumph of Popery, i. 509.
unlimited, an absurdity, ii. 14. -, partial approaches to, under the Pagan emperors, ii. 19, n.
abuse of, by the Donatists and other early heretics, ii. 25.
its abuse by all classes of Chris- tians in modern times, ii. 28.
-, religious, necessity of its univer- sal adoption, ii. 85. Tradition, authority of, as taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 526. Proposed amendment of that article of the Creed, ii. 47. Transubstantiation, doctrine of, taught by the Creed of Pope Pius IV., i. 527. Pro- posed change in this part of that Creed, ii. 48.
Truths of Religion, summary of the, i. 238.
AARON, that our souls be consecrated to God as his sons were to the service of the taber- nacle, ii. 262.
that we make him our example in submission to the will of God, ii. 641. Abraham, that we may imitate him in his faith, i. 443.
Action, holy, that we so offer to God the sacrifice of, that we receive the blessing of the better high-priest than Aaron-Jesus Christ, the true Melchisedec, ii. 410. Adversity and prosperity, for a sanctified use of both, i. 130.
Affections, that in fixing them with a view to marriage, God's providence may direct our paths, i. 594.
Affliction, that when it is deepest, we may trust in God most, i. 141.
that in the time of, our hope may be in God, that we may submit and live to Him as the Father of our spirits, and com- mit our cause to Him till we go down to the grave, i. 152.
Afflictions of life, that in them we may follow
the example of Christ, by submission to the Divine will, i. 144.
Allurements of the world, that they may not prevent us setting out and persevering in our journey to the heavenly Canaan, ii. 98. Altar, that we build one wherever we pitch our tent, i. 583.
Angels, that it would please God to command them to minister to us as to the heirs of salvation, i. 577.
Angels and animals, that as God has enabled us to derive instruction from contemplating their natures, we may ever be mindful of the day when we shall be no longer on earth among the animals, but companions of angels in heaven, ii. 435.
Animals, that we may learn useful lessons from observing their instinct, as Christ derived instruction from the birds of the air, i. 339.
Apostasy, that we may be kept from, i. 73. Armour of God, that we may put it on, and successfully withstand the assaults of the evil one, i. 345.
Atonement of Christ, that it may be accepted for us, whatever our sins may have de- served, i. 199.
that our reliance for salvation may be on it alone, i. 303.
Banner of Christ, that we may ever fight under it, and become finally conquerors over all evil, ii. 166.
Baptism, covenant of our, that we may re- member it, and the religious education which followed it, i. 612.
Baptismal vows, that we may perform them faithfully, i. 57.
Birthdays, that we solemnly renew our cove- nant on their commemoration, and on the return of our new years, ii. 344. Birthright of Christ, that we may be made partakers of the, i. 708.
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