be distinguished? But it signifies nothing what denomination they go under. The reader may conceive all churches to be meant, in which, what I have said, is to be found. Wheresoever that only rule of faith, and that liberty which I have described, is, there they may be assured true Christianity is, and they need not inquire for a name, which makes nothing to the purpose. I believe there are many such societies; and I pray the good and great God, that there may be more and more every day; that at length his kingdom may come into all the earth, and that mankind may obey it only.
Abauzit, Firmin, biographical notice of, I, 95. Settles
with his mother at Geneva, 96. Travels into Holland
and England, 97. Fond of theological and scientific
studies, and detects an error in Newton's Principia,
98. His theological writings, 99. Translated by Dr
Harwood, ib. Eulogy on him by Rousseau, 100. His
habits and character, 101. His views of mysteries in
religion, 103. Of the honour due to Christ, 121.
Power of Christ, 136. On the Holy Spirit, 141.
On Christ's charge to his Apostles, 149. On the
Lord's Supper, 152.
Adoration, in what sense the word is used in the
Scriptures, I, 122.
Aikin, Dr, Eulogy on his character, as a successful
teacher, and amiable man, III, 186.
Akenside, Dr, his Ode on Bishop Hoadly, I, 251.
Ambition, episcopal, a fruitful source of schism in the
church, V, 34, 35.
Ambrose, first ascribes to the Apostles the creed com-
monly known by their name, I, 26, note.
Ammianus Marcellinus, quoted, I, 56.
Apocalypse, Newton's observations on the, II, 226.
Apostles, Christ's charge to them to teach and baptize,
I, 149.
Apostles' Creed, I, 25. History of the, 26. Changes in
the, ib. note. The foundation of Christian faith in
the primitive ages of Christianity, VI, 41–48.
Aretius, on the unity of the church, I, 60.
Arius, his controversy with Athanasius, VI, 355.
Articles, fundamental in religion, what they are, I, 8.
False marks of such articles, 20. How they may be
distinguished, 28. Concerning the number of them, 37.
Articles of the English church, changes in them, I, 225.
Antiquity, not to interfere with the right and duty of
private judgment, V, 63.
Athanasius, his character described by Clayton, VI, 255.
Athanasian Creed, Clayton's account of the, in his famous
speech before the Irish House of Lords, VI, 254.
Austin, on the plainness of fundamentals in religion, I, 33.
quoted. 61. His two books of Retractions, II, 31.
Agreement among Christians in all essential points of
doctrine and practice, VI, 301.
Balcanqual, Scottish commissioner at the Synod of Dort,
his account of the doings there, V, 8, 9.
Bangorian controversy, began by Hoadly, I, 244.
Baptism, meaning of the text in which the Apostles are
charged to baptize in the name of the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit, I, 149. On baptizing in the name of
a person or thing, 150. Robinson's history of, III, 21.
Nature and objects of, as regarding church fellowship,
49-92. State of facts, in regard to the Baptist
controversy, 53. Law of baptism in its original in-
stitution, 77.
Barbauld, Mrs, her thoughts on public worship, in reply
to Wakefield, IV, 281–334. See Worship. Her
thoughts on devotional taste, on sects, and on estab-
lishments, 335-360.
Barrow, Dr, early friend and instructor of Newton, II,
196. Nominates Newton as his successor in the pro-
fessorship of mathematics at Cambridge, 203.
Belief of things above reason, Benson's Essay on the,
IV, 141. See Reason. Uniformity of, in religion, not
to be attained, V, 287.
Benson, George, short notice of his life and writings, IV,
133-139. Educated at the University of Glasgow,
and became a presbyterian clergyman, 133. His
love of truth and free inquiry, 134. His curious letter
to Towgood on subscription to articles, ib. note. Set-
tled in London as colleague with Dr Lardner, 136. Re-
marks on his Paraphrase, and various other writings,
137-139. His death, 139.
Bently, Dr, his differences with bishop Hare, II, 130.
His learning and false estimate of his own attainments,
132.
Beza, quoted by Newton, with disapprobation, II, 267.
Blackburne, Francis, Archdeacon, I, 171. His educa-
tion, ib. Early imbued with the principles of religious
liberty and toleration, 172. His controversy on the
intermediate state of the soul, 173. His treatise en-
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