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Sanctification, Mr. Wesley's view of, i. 224-227-full,
by faith, iv. 322

Scales, scripture, the plan and design of, iii. 9-12-
the two weights of, iii. 25-directions for using
them, iii. 28-32

Schoolmaster, the office recommended, v. 461

Scriptures, their divine authority demonstrated, i. 106
-113-reasons for appealing to, vi. 322

Sectarian spirit, the danger of, iii. 568-570
Sectaries, the spirit of, under Oliver Cromwell, v.
51, 52

Self, how to be destroyed, v. 470, 471
Self-denial, the necessity of, iv. 453, 454

Self-will, the destruction of, iv. 492-compared to the
dropsy, v. 430

Sellon, Rev. Mr., an able writer, i. 515-his writings
referred to, i. 523

Seminal existence, what, iii. 208

Seneca, what he says of inspiration, iv. 520

Sensations, spiritual, frequently mentioned by the
Church of England, v. 319-321

Sense, its triumphs over reason, i. 56-58-moral,
what, v. 321

Senses, spiritual, what, v. 316, 317

Seriousness, its nature, and motives to, iv. 553, 554
Sermons, remarks on the custom of writing them, vi.
59-67-Two: (1) (on Numb. xvi. 30-34,)|v. 224;
(2) (John iii. 3;) v. 271-Nine: (1) (on 1 Cor, ii.
14,) vii. 205; (2) (Eph. v. 14,) vii. 219; (3) (1
Cor. v. 17,) vii. 231; (4) (John iii. 3,) vii. 242;
(5) (Ezek. ii. 7,) vii. 255; (6) (Deut. xxxii. 29,) vii.
268; (7) (John vi. 66-68,) vii. 281; (8) (John. v.
40) vii. 298; (9) (Ezek, xxxiii. 7—9,) vii. 313
Shaddai, the import of the name, vi. 382

Shepherd, Rev. Mr., mentioned, vi. 308

Sherlock, Dr., quoted, vi. 312

Shiloh, proved to be the Messiah, vii. 26, 27

Shirley, Rev. Mr., on his publishing his circular letter,
i. 302-308-publicly recants his sermons, i. 347

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Sin, its prevalence amidst the various means of preven-
tion, i. 94, 95-original, Mr. Wesley's strong man-
ner of stating, i. 223-where it reigns it tyrannizes, i.
495-different degrees of, i. 498-wickedness and
danger of, vii. 314-not included in the things that
work for good, i. 507-514-the Calvinistic imputa-
tion of, to Christ, what, ii. 202-how imputed to
Adam's posterity, iii. 367-372-Mr. Toplady's curi-
ous definition of, iv. 12, 13—God the author of, on
the Calvinian scheme, iv. 14, 15-how it entered into
the world, vi. 76, 77—why Christ did not discourse
publicly on its entry, vi. 77-original, believed by the
French Protestants, vi. 78-original, taught in the
Augsburgh Confession, vi. 79-original, taught by
the Church of England, vi. 79-why God did not
absolutely hinder it, iv. 175

Sin, indwelling, does not humble us, iv. 219-its con-
tinuance in believers not proved from Gal. v. 17, or
Rom. vii. 14, iv. 261-269—the new covenant pro-
mises deliverance from, iv. 321, 322-death cannot
destroy it, iv. 330, 331-its continuance not neces-
sary to the exercise of humility, patience, or any
grace, iv. 356-365-absurdity to suppose it can only
be destroyed by little and litttle, iv. 396, 397-to
represent the prophets and apostles as pleading for
it, fixes a blot on their characters, iv. 410, 411-its
whole system stands on two false maxims, iv. 418-
is the sting of death and misery of hell, iv. 419
Sincerity, what, i. 271-273

Singularity, the danger of, needless, iii. 570

Sinners, baptised, and heathens, resemble each other;
vi. 43-48-awakened in different ways, vii. 220

Sins, the great variety of, i. 92, 94-termed trifling, and
of omission, what, vi. 94-101

Slavery, wherein it consists, v. 63, 64
Sloss, Mr., a quotation from, iv. 164
Sloth, unnerves the soul, i. 72

Socinian, what, iii. 447-interpretation of Phil. ii. 3,
proved absurd, vii. 131, 132

Socinianism, the doctrine of, concerning the Son and

Holy Ghost, vi. 319, 320-according to, Christ and
his apostles were destitute of common sense, vii. 178
-opposed by quotations from St. John's Gospel and
the Revelations, vii. 178—202—proved to be unscrip.
tural, vii. 105-202― subversive of Christianity,
vii. 141

Socinians in Poland, the extraordinary conduct of,vi. 442
-their unfairness in comparing the worship paid to
Christ with popish idolatry, vi. 307, 308—and Deists
ridicule the plan of redemption, iv. 501

Sodom not reprobated Calvinistically, iv. 132, 133
Soldiers, a needful burden on the public, v. 200
Solifidian, the character of, iii. 3

Solifidianism, what, note, ii. 233-destroys the neces
sary connection between faith and works, ii. 526, 527
Solifidians, the partiality of, iii. 25, 26

Son of God, what it imports, vi. 340-349-how equal
with the Father, vi. 477, 478

Song of Moses and the Lamb, what, v. 236
Sons of God, who, vi. 345-349

Sorrow, penitential and worldly, i. 163—165

Soul, its nature and worth, iv. 579-how received, i.
126-130-how an image of God, iii. 386—a human,
possessed by Christ, vi. 460
Sozomen, referred to, iv. 506
Spinoza, the error of, iv. 519

Stars, reflections on the, vi. 403

State of a natural man, described, viì. 206—of an
awakened man, vii. 219

Staying the mind on God, iv. 566, 567

Stephen, St., his worshipping Christ, authorizes us to

worship him, vi. 443

Stephens, Mr. William, mentioned, vi. 476

Subsistencies, what, vi. 329

San, reflections on the, vi. 402

Swearing, profane, an unprofitable sin, i. 88

Swiss, the generous of a, iv. 502

Sword, under what circumstances may be drawn, v.
195, 196-the use of, consistent with piety, v. 196
-201

Synod of Berne, their testimony to the importance of
piety in a minister, v. 499-on the knowledge of sin,
vi. 79

Synod of Dort increased Antinomianism, ii. 339-mis-
taken concerning regeneration, note, iii. 82-their
shameful partiality, iii. 443

Tacitus, what he says of the persecution of the prim-
itive Christians, iv. 505

Talents, what, and how dispensed, i. 436-the parable
of, illustrated, iii. 174-179, 484, 485
Taste, spiritual, what, v. 318

Taxation, the doctrine of, stated, v. 6-reasonable and
scriptural, v. 6, 86-submission to, not slavery nor
robbery, in case of virtual representation, v. 18—107
-the distinction between internal and external, fri-
volous, v. 118—120—the oppression of, on the false
principles of Dr. Price aud Mr. Evans, v. 154-163
Taylor, Bishop, what he says of the Trinity, vi. 298
Taylor, Dr., referred to, note, i. 61, 62

Temptations, the utility of, iv. 454, 455

Terms on which Christ bestows salvation, vii, 299
Tertullian held the doctrine of free-will, iii. 315—a
beautiful quotation from, vi. 224, 225-quotations
from, in proof of the Trinity, vi. 314, 315

Thessalonians, Epistles to, assert the divinity of Christ,
vii. 139-143

Thief on the cross shewed his faith by works, note,ii.412
Thorn in the flesh, St. Paul's, what, iv. 286-289
Timothy, Epistles to, maintain the divinity of Christ,

vii. 144-148, 150-Titus, and Philemon, quotations
from the Epistles to, in proof of Christ's divinity, vii.
144-151

Title to, and meetness for heaven, not to be separated,
ii. 434-437

Titus, Epistle to, asserts the Godhead of Christ, vii.
149-See "Vespasian"

Toplady, Rev. Mr., his Historic Proof censured, iii. 199
-affirms, without reason, that Arminianism leads
to Atheism, iii. 358, 359

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Trade betwixt Great Britain and America, v. 147
Transubstantiation, bears no analogy to the doctrine of
the Trinity, vi. 337, 338

Tribute paid by our Saviour, v. 86, 87

Trinitarian, remarks on the term, vi. 329

Trinitarians, their worship of Christ unfairly compared
to the worship of an idol, vi. 307, 308-what they
maintain, vi. 328, 329

Trinity, how to be understood, vi. 298-use of the
doctrine of the, vi. 299-the danger of being ignorant
of, vi. 300-the work of, in our salvation, vi. 302—
an acquaintance with, very desirable, vi. 303-the
absurdities involved in the denial of, vi. 319—the
doctrine of, not inconsistent with the unity of God,
vi. 338, 339-ought not to be rendered absurd by
being compared to transubstantiation, vi. 337, 338-
the benefits emanating from, iv. 517-why the term
was first used, vi. 329-of persons in the Godhead,
the true knowledge and use of the, vi. 298, 299—the
evil effects of denying a, vi. 300—in what sense to
be understood, vi. 327, 328—absurd method adopted
by Dr. Priestley to confute the doctrine of, vi. 337,
338-remarks on, vi. 526

Tritheists, what, vi. 329

Truth essentially remote from error, ii. 416, 417-
what, ii. 485-489-its close connection with the
power of God, ii. 489-496-different kinds of, ii.
496-499-it saves us when cordially embraced, ii.
500, 501-the food of the soul, ii. 506-belief of, the
root of good works, ii. 512-518-saving, an in-
valuable gift of God, ii. 519-divine, the unity of, ii.
532, 533
Truths, peculiar to the four grand dispensations, ii.
502, 503-natural, what, ii. 534-moral, what, ii.
535-evangelical, what, ii. 536

Tucker, Dr., of the resistibility of grace, note, iii. 324
-concerning St. Augustine's sentiments, iii. 330
Unbelief, the unreasonableness of, i. 133-135-the
cause of evil actions, ii. 512-518-the heinousness
of, vii. 305

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