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Practical mischiefs of neglect of peculiarities of Christianity, 332, - distinction, fundamental, between systems of nominal and real Chriftians, 331-335.

- precepts of Chriftianity, most excellent, 371.

ufe of peculiar doctrines of Christianity, 339.

Prevailing, low views of practical Chriftianity, proofs of them, 150.

inadequate fenfe of peculiar doctrines of Chriftians, 331, &c. Probation, notion of difproves prevailing fyftem of Religion, 350, 351.

Proof of Christianity's divine origin, 372-374.
Puritans, many of their writings commended, 399.

R.

Religion, practical hints for its revival, 426, 433.

the only true fupport in trouble and peril, 471. Repentance, advice for fuch as are difpofed to, 452-460.

Reputation, true Chriftian's conduct respecting it, 235-255 - true Chriftian preferves, without over-valuing it, 239-244, Richardjon, mentioned, 396.

Robertfon, Dr. cenfured, 397

Roffeau, fchool of, 293-295.

S.

Scepticism, natural hiftory of it, 479-482.

Sceptics and Unitarians, advantage they have in attacking Chriftianity, 488-459.

Scripture doctrine, importance of, to Christianity, 16—19. doctrine, concerning human corruption, 26—14.

- doctrine, concerning Chrift and the Holy Spirit, 66, 67. Self-deception, frequent fources of, 435-452.

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another common kind, 472-476.

Self-examination, helps in, 435.

Selfifunefs of common practical Religion, 176-184

the difeafe of political focieties, 409.

peculiarly counteracted by Chriftianity, 413-416.

Senfibility,

Senfibility, exquifite, how little truly valuable, and how different

from true practical benevolence, 293-295

Senfualifts, class of, 179.

Sin, how spoken of in Scripture, 302,

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true what, 24, 25.

Sins, no little ones, 300–303.

little, what accounted fuch, 299

Smith, Dr. Adam, 111. 270. 273. 398.

Soame Jenyns, his View of the Internal Evidence of Christianity

referred to, 13. 400,

Sophifty, with which Religion is explained away, 193.

Stage the, proof from its being frequented by nominal Chrif tians of their defective love of God, 317-320. 328-330. proof from, illuftrated by political analogy, 320.

Statutes, Religion made a set of, 199, 191.
Sterne ftrongly cenfured, 294.

Strictness of true practical Christianity, 152, 154.

of our system, objected to, as not fuited to the state of the

world, 399.

-the charge refuted, 400, &c.

Sunday, hints for its employment, 203-205.

common modes of unhallowing it, 206—209. Supreme regard to be fet on God, 89. 163-187. Swift's Tale of a Tub, quoted, 192.

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- when too much immerfed in worldly bufinefs, 287-292.

Theatres, Parifian, 319.

Theatrical entertainments prove defective love of God, 318.

Theatrical

Theatrical, prove defective love of our neighbour, 329-330.
entertainments, illuftrated by political analogy, 320.

V.

Vice, fome one always excufed, 338. 441.

Vices, out-growing or changing them, mistaken for forfaking all
fin, 438-440.

Vulgarity in Religion, as to language, to be expected from vulgar

men, 83, 84.

U.

Unbelievers, half; a class of them, 490.

Uncharitableness, what falfely fo called, 443, 444.

Unitarianifm often refults from fame caufes as abfolute fcep-

ticifm, 486.

Useful lives, difcuffion concerning, 256.

-fubftituted for Religion, 257.

value of, estimated by ftandard of mere reafon, 265, 266.

real worth of, on Christian principles, 267-270.

life, the Chriftians life the most so, 273.

Chriftians urged to, 275.

its just praise given to, 282.

apt to mislead us, 284.

W.

Wealth, votaries of, 181, 182.

Women, more difpofed than men to Religion, and uses to be

made of this, 445.

exalted office affigned to them, 446.

Witherspoon, 392.

Y.

Youth, fimplicity of, mistaken for Religion, 444.

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