Bigots, why confiftent Chriftians fo called, 6.
Bigotry defined, 123. and cenfured, 124. the charge of it fre- quently mifapplied, 124,—126.
Bishops, their being considered successors of the apostles, was the origin of that fpiritual wickedness, confummated in the man of fin, 47.
BLACKBURN, Archdeacon, quoted on the Reformation, 102, BOSTON, Mr, of Ettrick, extract from his life, fhewing how the union betwixt church and state leads to unfcriptural views of fubjection to magistracy, 442, 443.
Breaking of bread, (see Lord's 's fupper).
Brotherly love, why fo much inculcated by the apostles, 139.
CALVIN, a tenet of his, 105. on the weekly obfervance of the Lord's fupper, 198.
CAMPBELL, Dr, quoted on the meaning of the word church, 130,
-133- on clerical distinctions, 142,-153. his arguments, fhewing that the apostles can have no fucceffors, 216, 217. his confutation of the fuppofed distinction betwixt preaching and ruling elders, or clergy and laity, 231,-236. on the fuppofed indelibility of the clerical character, 272,-277. referred to on religious titles, 280. on the meaning of the terms, schism and heresy, 386, 387. on the union betwixt church and ftate, 430,-433. CHARLES V. anecdote of, 114. note.
CHRIST, his kingdom immoveable, his laws therefore unchange- able, 60, 61. governs his churches by love, 138. Chriftians, defire of knowing the whole revealed will of God, and obeying what they do know, effential to their character, 9. Christian churches, the purposes of, 18. 134, 135. laws neceffaty for them, 19. the wisdom of God alone capable of making fuch laws, 19, 20. their order fixed in the Scriptures, 23. the contrary disproved, 23,-36. that all Christians are bound to observe the universal and approved practices of the first churches, recorded in Scripture, proved, and objections refuted, 36,—100. authority and qualifications given the apostles to establish the first churches, 39. no liberty per-
and persuasion, 133. held out no worldly motives to induce men to become Chriftians, 137. never afferted their apofto lical authority over the churches without neceffity, 164. can have no fucceffors, 210.
Apoftolic churches, their conftitution examined, 129,-173. how collected, 133 Chrift governed them by love, 138. devia- tion from their order renders any religious fociety unworthy of the name of a Chriftian church, 169. the character of their members, and objections to it answered, 173,—206. retain ing improper members, one cause of their defection, 180. the offices in them, 214,—267. (see offices) had each a plu- rality of paftors, 225, 226. 230. women employed in them to teach and watch over their own fex, 241,-243. ordinan. ces observed by them, 282,—340. viz. preaching, 282,— 286. teaching, 286. exhortation, ibid. reading the Scrip- tures, 287. the fellowship, 289,-291. the Lord's fupper, 292,-301. prayer and praise, 302,-304. fasting, 304,- 307. fanctification of the first day of the week, 308,-312. baptifm, 313,340. difcipline, 341,-370. the excellence and advantage of their conftitution obferved, 395-407. from its fimplicity, 395. its fuitableness to a ftate of frater. nal union, 397. its tendency to cherith dependence on Chrift, 398. to detect falfe profeffors, ibid. to promote hu mility, or just views of a person's own character, 400. to prevent error, 401. to fpread the gospel, 402. and by what
Apoftolic practice, confequences of not holding it strictly, as en- joined on the first churches, 70,—74. objections to its ob- servance at present, stated and answered, 74,-78. the laws of it not fitted for any except believers in Chrift, 174.
BALLANTINE, Mr, quoted on the eldership or prefbytery of the apoftolical churches, 225,-230.
Baptife, meaning of the term, 338-340.
Baptifm, a divine, but not a focial ordinance, 313. is emblema. tic, ibid has come in the room of circumcifion, 325, 326. the mode of it, 338,-340
Baptifm, infant, ftands on the fame footing with the fanctifica
tion of the Lord's day, 325. arguments for, and answers to
Bigots, why confiftent Chriftians fo called, 6.
Bigotry defined, 123. and cenfured, 124. the charge of it fre- quently misapplied, 124, 126.
Bishops, their being confidered fucceffors of the apostles, was the origin of that fpiritual wickedness, confummated in the man of fin, 47.
BLACKBURN, Archdeacon, quoted on the Reformation, 102. BOSTON, Mr, of Ettrick, extract from his life, fhewing how the union betwixt church and state leads to unfcriptural views of fubjection to magistracy, 442, 443.
Breaking of bread, (see Lord's Supper).
Brotherly love, why fo much inculcated by the apostles, 139.
on the weekly observance of the
CALVIN, a tenet of his, 105. Lord's fupper, 298. CAMPBELL, Dr, quoted on the meaning of the word church, 130,
-133. on clerical distinctions, 142,-153. his arguments, fhewing that the apostles can have no fucceffors, 216, 217. his confutation of the supposed distinction betwixt preaching and ruling elders, or clergy and laity, 231,-236. on the fuppofed indelibility of the clerical character, 272,-277. referred to on religious titles, 280. on the meaning of the terms, schism and heresy, 386, 387. on the union betwixt
church and state, 430,-433. CHARLES V. anecdote of, 114. note.
CHRIST, his kingdom immoveable, his laws therefore unchange- able, 60, 61. governs his churches by love, 138. Chriftians, defire of knowing the whole revealed will of God, and obeying what they do know, effential to their character, 9. Chriftian churches, the purposes of, 18. 134, 135. laws neceffary for them, 19. the wisdom of God alone capable of making fuch laws, 19, 20. their order fixed in the Scriptures, 23. the contrary difproved, 23,-36. that all Ghristians are bound to obferve the univerfal and approved practices of the first churches, recorded in Scripture, proved, and objections refuted, 36,-100. authority and qualifications given the apostles to establish the first churches, 39. no liberty per-
commandments and rules given them, 40. are reprefenta- tions of the church above, 135. duties of members to each other, 136. are calculated to promote the converfion of fin- ners, 137. how the government of these differs from civil governments, 140. poffefs no difcretionary powers, 141. the laws prefcribed for them not intended nor adapted for unbelie- were completely independent of each other, 157, -159. 163. but their independency does not prevent their union and co-operation, 167. character of their members, and objections to it answered, 173,—206. ought each to have a plurality of elders, 250. and of deacons, 252. fhould make the gospel found out from them, 254,-256. what kind of fubjection they owe to their elders, 258. 261, 262. ought to be much in prayer for them and for each other, 263. to che rish a spirit of mutual fubmiffion in the Lord, 263. to ad- monish their elders, if neceffary, 264-
Christianity leaves office-bearers and others juft where it found them, as to civil honour or condition, 278.
Church, meaning of the word, 130. does not denote elders, nor other representatives, 143,-152. objections to this, taken from Acts ii. 41. 47. iv. 4. v. 14. confidered and refuted, 153, -164. the true nature of a church of Christ, 169. 366. ad- miffion to it the right of all who love the Saviour, 375, evila arifing from its union with the world, 408.
Church members, their character, 193,-206. remarks as to their admiffion, 206,-218. love, the only bond of their union, 347. must avoid unkindness to each other, 348. of- fences not to be allowed to remain, but difcipline must be applied, ibid, and 349. See Address.
Church order, evils from not keeping its end in view, 118, the nature and principles of it, not adapted for wicked nor merely moral men, 142.
Church reprefentative, not known till about the middle of the third century, 150. the notion of it a mere ufurper of later date, 151.
Church and ftate, confequences of alliance between them, 408,- 458.
Circumcifion, what it fignified, 321. fuperfeded by baptifm which comes in its place, 315.
CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS referred to, on infant baptism, 334. Clergy, confequences of diftinctions among them, 143,-152. the hypocrity and immorality of fuch, a ftrong hold of infi. delity, 425,-428.
Clergy and laity, the diftinction between, its history and confu- tation, 230,-136. how kept up, 279.
Confeffions of faith of human compofition, what led to them, 106. injured the Reformation, ibid led to intolerance amongst Protestants, 107. regarded as standards, 113. that of West- miniter quoted, ibid.
Confcience, the danger of difregarding its dictates, 127. Council of fixty-fix bishops, met at Carthage in, 148. referred to on the subject of infant baptifm, 334.
Covenant with Abraham, the nature and import of it confidered, 314-325.
Day, the Lord's, its hiftory, and the obligation to fanctify it, 308,
Deacone Jes, or female deacons, were in the apoftolical churches, their utility, 266. vived in Christian churches, ibid.
their office ought to be re-
objections answered, ibid.
Deacons, origin of their office, their qualifications and business, fome of those in the apoftolical churches were women, 245-250. every church ought to have a plurality of dea- cons, 252 fhould be refpected in the church, 264. and. have their fulleft confidence, 265. who eligible to the of- fice, ibid. were ordained, in the apoftolical churches, by im- pofition of hands. 269 and by prayer and fasting, 280. the omiffion of ordination, in later times, has led to an unscrip- tural diftinction betwixt them and pastors, 270.
Difcipline in churches treated of, 341,370. its neceffity, 341. its objects, 344 who are the fubjects of it, 345. the lead- ing rule of it in Matthew xviii. 15,-18. confidered, 346,- 353. public offences, what, and how to be treated, 353- every case of offence thould be probed thoroughly, 355. ad- monition ought to be tendered with meekness and affection,
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