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Evangelists, remarks on their spirit and
style, 78, 319, 322.

Evidences of Christianity, remarks on,
78, et seq.; 318, et seq.

Fantee, population, &c. of, 252.
Fasting, remarks on religious, 181.
Fatalism not destructive of all motive,
405; the doctrine of providence ill
understood, 407.

Fletcher's protestant reformation vindi-
cated, 473-5; effects of the preaching
of the Reformers, 474.

Florence, metrical epistles from, 169.
Flower's letters from the Illinois, 245,
et seq. reported state of the settle-
ment, 245; moral condition of the
settlers, ib.; reflections on the pros-
pects of the colony, 247; Cobbett,
ib. Benjamin Flower, 248.
Foreknowledge confounded by Cople-

ston with mere expectation, 398;
Divine, remarks on, 72, 200, 400, et
seq.

France, Dibdin's tour in, 45, et seq.
Free-will defined, 411; false notions of,
412.

French historians, dishonesty of, 115.
Fripp's unitarian's apology, 335, et seq.;
origin of author's change of senti-
ment, 334; remarks on the British
reviewer's language, 336; unitarian
propositions, 344.

Gambia, account of a visit to the river,
427, et seq.

Gentleman Farmer's letter on retrench-

ment, &c. 182, et seq.; remarks on
the conduct of the agriculturists,
182; author's apology and design, 183;
grasping spirit of public men, 184; plan
for ensuring purity of elections, 185;
advantages that would arise from such
combinations, ib.; reform of conse-
quence only as it bears on taxation
and expenditure, 186.
Government, origin and end of, 546.
church, Dr. Hill's notions

on,

214."

Hacket, bishop, anecdote of, 447.
Hale's defence of the Spitalfields act,

242, et seq.; fallacious nature of cer-
"tain sweeping positions in political

economy, 242; whether labour will
find its value; ib.; evil of under-paying
the labourer, 243; undue depression of
wages not the result of a redundant
population merely, ib.; operation of
the act in question, 244. ©
Haydon, remarks on as a painter, 226.
Hayman on brewing, 377, 8.
Henry's history of England, character
of, 291.

Hewlett's sermons, 178, et seq. im-
pressive character of a posthumous
publication, 178; character of the
sermons, ib.; on the subjects of the
apostolic commission, 179; looking unto
Jesus,' 180.

Hibernian society, claims of the, 166.
Hill's lectures in divinity, 193, et seq.;
in what consists the excellence of
theological lectures, 193; author's
plan, 194; a knowledge of controversies
indispensable to the student, ib. ; un-
reasonableness of the distaste for
polemical divinity, 195; danger at-
tending theological studies, ib.; dif-
ferent plans compared, 196; plan of
author's course, 197; objections to it,
ib.; theology consists, not of opinions,
but of facts, 199; the facts on which
the Pelagian and other controversies
turn, true independently of revela-
tion, ib. ; existence of moral evil, a
fact, 200; predestination a fact, ib. ;
sovereignty in the distribution of good,
a fact, 201; hints towards a scientific
system of theology, ib.; prejudicial
influence of Doddridge's mode of
lécturing, 202; incautious statement of
Dr. Hill, 203; remarks on such a
style of address in a lecturer, ib.;
objectionable phraseology, 204; the
foundation of the Gospel is, the fact, that
men are sinners, 205; necessity of
revelation stated and explained, ib.;
importance of the discoveries of revelation,
206; review of the Trinitarian con-
troversy, 209; 1 John v. 7, no decisive
proof of the doctrine, if genuine, ib. ;
reflections on the metaphysical and
scholastic discussions respecting the
Deity, 210; summary of the scripture
doctrine of the Trinity, 211; character
of Bishop Tomline's refutation of
calvinism,' 212; notice of calvinis-
tic writers, ib.; calvinism the most phi-
losophical system, 213; author's notions
on church-government, 214; indepen-
dents vindicated, ib,; secularized
character of the Scottish church, 215.
› Historical map of Palestine, 39.
History of painting in Italy, 215, et seq. ;

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synod of Dort, in what sense calvinis-
tic, ib.; English deputies to, 393;
the main dispute respected justifica-
tion by faith, 394; origin of the rise
of arminianism in the English church,
395; calvinism inseparably connected
with spiritual christianity, 396; pro-
bable effects of author's work, 397;-
2. metaphysical question-outline of
author's argument, 397; Mr. Daw-
son's axioms examined, 398; fore-
knowledge and expectation confound-
ed by the author, ib. ; origin of our
belief in the divine prescience, ib.; ob-
jections to the representation, 399;
real basis of our expectation of fu-
ture events, ib.; origin of our ideas
of the divine prescience, 400; con-
nexion between divine prescience and
the course of events, 401; infallible
fore-knowledge proves nothing, ib.; in
what sense fore-known events are ne-
cessary, 402; predicted events not
more certain than contingent ones,
403; author's statement of the doctrine
of philosophical necessity, 404; inde-
cency of his imputation on calvinists,
ib.; fatalism not destructive of all
motive, 405; fatalism confounded by
the author, with a knowledge of things
as fixed, ib.; fatalism the doctrine of
providence ill-understood, 407; fore>
knowledge not destructive of holy mo-
tive, 408; good actions affirmed to be
less laudable in proportion as they are
biassed, 409; absurdity of the doctrine
that a bias destroys freedom, ib.;
supposed incongruity of divine pre-
science and human free-agency, 410;
opinions of Tomline, Descartes, and
Leibnitz, ib.; dilemma stated by
Tucker, 411; free-will defined and
reconciled with a universal provi-
dence, ib.; author's erroneous views
of providence, 412; arminian notion
of free-will incompatible with free-
agency, ib. ;-3. theological question
-admission of quarterly reviewer as
to the innocuous nature of calvinism,
413; author's erroneous notions on
prayer, 414; alleged unreasonableness
of ascribing uniform efficacy to prayer,
ib.; true nature, eud, and efficiency
of prayer, 415; practical importance
of the doctrine of predestination, 416;
historic testimony in favour of the
moral tendency of calvinism, ib.;
dissenters satisfied with the 17th arti-
cle, 417; protest against hyper-cal-
vinists, 418; God's purpose not
caused by fore-knowledge, ib.

Craniology unfavourable to the hypothe-
sis of the materialist, 501; Jiability to
abuse no objection against, 559; ob-
jections to as a system, 557; see Aber-
nethy.

Deacons, remarks on the duties and
choice of, 369, et seq.

Decrees of God, abp. Leighton's lecture on,
72; see predestination.

Diaz, John, narrative of the assassination
of, 123.

Dibdin's bibliographical tour, 45, et seq.;
literary character of the anthor, 45;
merits of Mr. Lewis as a draftsman,
46; author's malicious sneers at cal-
vinism, ib.; description of the abbey of
St. Ouen, 47; archbishop of Rouen,
48; rue de Robec in Rouen, ib.; de-
scription of Caen, 49; • the duet,' 50;
author's narrow escape, 52; origin of
his turning bibliographer and divine, ib. ;
French barristers, 53; Falaise, ib.;
description of the boulevards of Paris,
54; portrait of M. Chardin, 55; festi-
val given by the author in honour of the
Roxburghe club, 56; Strasburg cathe-
dral, 58; anecdote respecting the surren-
der of Strasburg, 59; interview with
Schweighauser, 60; anecdote of Na-
poleon and Lasnes, 61; polite conduct
of the Vienna literati, 62; 'most sump-
tuous copy of a printed book in the
world,'63; merits of the decorations, ib.
Dissent no schism, 564, 55 not merely
tolerated, 569.

Dissenters vindicated from the charge of
being bad subjects, 567.
Divinity, on the study of, 194, 202;
see Hill,

Dobrizhoffer's account of the Abipones,

455, et seq.; account of the work
and its author, 455; specimen of Gas-
conade, 456; author's inefficient de-
fence of the Jesuits in Paraguay, 457;
acoustic phenomenon in the rocks near
Cordoba, ib.; herb of Paraguay, 458;
character of the Abipones, ib.; as-
scendancy of jugglers over the natives,
459; laws and manners of the people,
ib.; mode of warfare, 460; astanisk-
ing rapidity of their movements, 461; his-
tory of Ychoalay, 462, d-population
of the Guarany lions, ib.; estimate
of the labours of the Jesuits, 463.
Dort, synod of, notice of proceedings of
the, 392.

Dromedary, description of the, 156.

Easy method of acquiring Hebrew, 463;

tabular arrangement recommended, ib.

Edmeston's cottage minstrel, 256 ; spe-
cimens, 258, 9.

Education, progress of in Ireland, 164.
Elgin marbles, remarks on the, 157.
Eucharist, true nature of the, 465, 470;
dangerous notions respecting, 471;
sée Card.

Evangelists, remarks on their spirit and
style, 78, 319, 322.

Evidences of Christianity, remarks on,
78, et seq.; 318, et seq.

Fantee, population, &c. of, 252.
Fasting, remarks on religious, 181.
Fatalism not destructive of all motive,
405;—the doctrine of providence ill
· understood, 407.

Fletcher's protestant reformation vindi-
cated, 473-5; effects of the preaching
of the Reformers, 474.

Florence, metrical epistles from, 169.
Flower's letters from the Illinois, 245,
et seq.5 reported state of the settle-
ment, 245; moral condition of the
settlers, ib.; reflections on the pros-
pects of the colony, 247; Cobbett,
iba Benjamin Flower, 248.
Foreknowledge confounded by Cople-

ston with mere expectation, 398;
Divine, remarks on, 72, 200, 400, et
seq.

France, Dibdin's tour in, 45, et seq.
Free-will defined, 411; false notions of,
412.

French historians, dishonesty of, 115.
Fripp's unitarian's apology, 335, et seq.;
origin of author's change of senti-
ment, 334; remarks on the British
reviewer's language, 336; unilarian
propositions, 344.

Gambia, account of a visit to the river,
427, et seq.

Gentleman Farmer's letter on retrench-

ment, &c. 182, et seq.; remarks on
the conduct of the agriculturists,
182; author's apology and design, 183;
grasping spirit of public men, 184; plan
for ensuring purity of elections, 185;
advantages that would arise from such
combinations, ib.; reform of conse-
quence only as it bears on taxation
and expenditure, 186.
Government, origin and end of, 546.
church, Dr. Hill's notions

* on, 214.**
Hacket, bishop, anecdote of, 447.
Hale's defence of the Spitalfields act,

242, et seq.; fallacious nature of cer-
"tain sweeping positions in political

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economy, 242; whether labour will
find its value; ib.; evil of under-paying
the labourer, 243; undue depression of
wages not the result of a redundant
population merely, ib.; operation of
the act in question, 244.

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Haydon, remarks on as a painter, 226.
Hayman on brewing, 377, 8.
Henry's history of England, character
of, 291.

Hewlett's sermons, 178, et seq.; im-
pressive character of a posthumous
publication, 178; character of the
sermons, ib.; on the subjects of the
apostolic commission, 179; · looking unto
Jesus,' 180.

Hibernian society, claims of the, 166:
Hill's lectures in divinity, 193, et seq.;
in what consists the excellence of
theological lectures, 193; author's
plan, 194; a knowledge of controversies
indispensable to the student, ib. ; un
reasonableness of the distaste for
polemical divinity, 195; danger at>
tending theological studies, ib.; dif-
ferent plans compared, 196; plan of
author's course, 197; objections to it,
ib.; theology consists, not of opinions,
but of facts, 199; the facts on which
the Pelagian and other controversies
turn, truc independently of revela-
tion, ib.; existence of moral evil, a
fact, 200; predestination a fact, ib. ;
sovereignty in the distribution of good,
a fact, 201; hints towards a scientific
system of theology, ib.; prejudicial
influence of Doddridge's mode of
lecturing, 202; incautious statement of
Dr. Hill, 203; remarks on such a
style of address in a lecturer, ib.
objectionable phraseology, 204; the
foundation of the Gospel is, the fact, that
men are sinners, 205; necessity of
revelation stated and explained, ib.;
importance of the discoveries of revelation,
206; review of the Trinitarian con-
troversy, 209; 1 John v. 7, no decisive
proof of the doctrine, if genuine, ib.;
reflections on the metaphysical and
scholastic discussions respecting the
Deity, 210; summary of the scripture
doctrine of the Trinity, 211; character
of Bishop Tomline's refutation of
* calvinism,' 212; notice of calvinis-
tic writers, ib.; calvinism the most phi-
losophical system, 213; author's notions
on church-government, 214; indepen-
dents vindicated, ib,; secularized
character of the Scottish church, 215.
› Historical map of Palestine, 39.
History of painting in Italy, 215, et seq. ;

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style and qualifications of the writer,
215; apology for the petty tyrants of the
middle ages, 217; pernicious confusion
of ideas betrayed in the representation,TM
ib.; tragical history of Cosmo I., and his
house, 218; author's enmity against
the Bible, ib.; his misrepresentations
of the Bible history exposed, 219;
Athaliah recommended as a subject
for the painter, 220; Italian painters
unrivalled, 221; angelic painter, ib. ;
Cimabue, 222; Giotto, ib.; Giotto
and the king of Naples, 223; Masaccio,
ib.; Fra Philippo, 224; Andrea del
Castagno, 225; Ghirlandaio, ib. ;
remarks on the introduction of por-
traits into historical paintings, ib.;
Haydon, 226; Leonardo da Vinci,
ib.; anecdote, the young cornel and the
old major, 229; Michael Angelo, 230;
Roubiliac, 231; note.

Hoadley (Bishop) opinions of, on the
eucharist, 466.

Holland's cottage of Pella and other
poems, 90, et seq.; remarks on the
iambic measure of Montgomery, 91;
apostrophe to Palestine, ib.; proëm, 92;
Mahomet, 93.

Horne's introduction to the holy scrip-
tures, 75, et seq.; alterations, &c. in
new edition, 75; contents of Vol. I.,
77; modern contemners of revelation not
wiser than Socrates, 78; argument for
the veracity of the evangelists drawn from
their spirit and style, 78; continued in-
fidelity of the Jews a corroboration of
the scriptures, 79; apocryphal books,
80; additions under the head of ver-
sions and harmonies, 81; account of
the Codex Cottonianus, 82; account of
the Biblia Pauperum, 83; syllabus of
Vol. III. 84; account of the Roman
triumphs, 85; author's view of the
question relating to 1 John, v. 7, 87;
animadversions on its incorrectness,
ih.; true reading of the passage, 88;
value of the work, 89..
Hutton's voyage to Africa, 248, et seq.;
author's claims and suggestions, 248;
importance of Fernando Po, 249;
the exploration of Africa by means of
the rivers, recommended, ib.; author's
opinion as to the course of the Niger,
250; failure of major Peddie's expedition
explained, 251; Cape Labou an advan-
tageous point for settlement, ib. ; anec-
dote of the king of Ashantee, 252; po-
pulation of Fantee and Ashantee, 252;
Crocodile worship, 253; human sacrifices,
ib.; colonial and missionary exertions
contrasted, 254.

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Illinois, state of the settlement in the,

245.

Immateriality of the soul, vindicated,
495, et seq.; 557.

Independents, sentiments of the, vindi-
cated, 214.

Inquisition, the, establishment of in Spain,
118; resistance to the establishment of
by the Neapolitans, 297.

Ireland, state of, 160, et seq. ; see Steven.

Jaloofs, notices relating to, 430, et seq.
Japan, government of, 326; see Titsingh.
Japanese, jealous policy of the, account-
ed for, 324; poets, 329; festivals, 331.
Jarrom's letter to Jackson, 561, 572.
Jerusalem, present aspect of, 3; remarks
on the topography of, 17, et seq.
Jesuits, remarks on the labours of in
Paraguay, 457, 463.

Jews, horrible cruelties inflicted on, 119;
remarks on the infidelity of, 79; ancient,
affirmed not to have been Trinitarians,
340.

Jones's scripture antiquities, 167, el seq.3
plan and contents, 167; remarks on
tithes, 168; impropriety of the au-
thor's statement, ib.

Kitchiner's observations on vocal music,
95, 6; author's ridiculous remarks on
singing, 95; receipt for good beef tea, ib.

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Lacey's advantages of the present pe-
riod, 99; on the phrase, good old
' times,' 99; analysis of the sermon,
ib.; commercial advantages of the present
period, ib.

Lamb's translation of Catullus, 522, et
seq.; notice of former translations,
522; gross indelicacy characteristic
of Catullus, ib. ; revolution in morals
effected by christianity, 523; difficulty
of translation arising from the changes
in language and manners, ib.; gross-
ness of language not always a test of
morals, 524; Chaucer and Pope com-
pared, ib.; separation of the word
from the image in the progress of
language, 525; difficulty of catching?
the curious felicity' of Catullus,
526; peculiar character of his ver-
sification, ib.; La Harpe's criticism
on it, 527; character of Catullus
misunderstood by his critics, ib.
Atys. ib.; Catullus the poet of friend-
ship, 528; address to Sirmio, ib.
merits of present translator, 529
epigram, 530; rites at his brother's
grave, ib. 98

Language, remarks on changes in, 523,

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Lawrence's lectures on physiology, 481,
et seq.; attempt of infidel philoso-
phers to exclude the Divine agency,
481; author indebted to his attack
upon christianity for his notoriety;
482; zoology the key to morals and le-
gislation, 483; question whether the
lecturer is serious, ib. ; the immaterial
principle not discoverable amid the filth of
the dissecting-room, 484; author's in-
consistency explained, ib.; Mr. Law.
rence and Mr. Pring compared, 485;
author's definition of life, 488; no
thought without a brain, ib; dogmatism
of the Author exposed, 489; author
not to blame for his infidel opinions,
but for going out of his line to attack
christianity, 490; his work too flimsy
to be mischievous out of the lecture-
foom, 491; difference between an-
cient and modern materialists, ib.;
epitaph on Dr. Priestley, 492; matter
and mind an assemblage of opposite
properties, 493; life not essential to
matter, 494; various definitions of
life, ib.; organization not the cause of
life, but produced by it, 495; life an
immaterial principle, ib.; immate-
riality distinguished from rationality
and immortality' by Baxter, 496;
absurdity involved in denying to or
ganization an immaterial mover, ib.;
on consciousness as a supposed attri-
bute of matter, 497; thought, if secre-
ted by the brain, must be a substance,
ib.; etymological proof that thought
is material, 498; mechanism originating
a Newton or a Franklin, ib.; if the
brain thinks, what is it that wills? ib. ;
virtue a property of matter, 499; the
mind built up by the senses, ib.; pheno-
mena of disease no proof that mind is
a function of matter, 500; disease
and age do not affect the will,' ib.;
craniology unfavourable to the hypo-
thesis of materialism, 501; phenome-
na of insanity opposed to it, ib.; the
operation of the affections in death
opposed to it, 502; the action of
immaterial objects on the brain, and
of matter upon matter without con-
tact, inexplicable by the materialist,
ib, the laws of reasoning common to
all the departments of knowledge, 503;
groundless doubt unphilosophical, ib. ;
the doubter, a zealot, 504; argument
for thought without a brain supplied
by the Divine existence, ib.; direct
proof from Scripture, 505; see Aber
nethy and Pring.

Leibnitz, notice of, 212, 410;
Leighton's (abp.) works, 64 et seq.; Dr.
Doddridge's panegyric on Leighton',
64; character of his writings, 63;
account of his works, 66; rules for
a holy life' erroneously attributed to
him, 67; exposition of Matt. viii. 23-7,
ib.; exordium and conclusion of ser-
mon xvii, 70; 'character of the theo-
logical lectures', 71; on the decrees
of God, 72; merits of the commentary
on Peter, 74; merits of Mr. Bradley's
abridgement, ib.

Liagno's repertoire portatif de l'histoire
d'Espagne, &c. 105, et seq. ; account
of the author, 105; plan of the work,
106; different epochs in Spanish his-
tory, ib.; lesson to be derived from the
contest between Carthage and Rome, 107;
the corruption of Christianity one chief
cause of the over throw of the western em-
pire, ib.; merits of the Goths, 108;
splendid benefits conferred by the
Mauro-Spanish dynasty, 109; cha-
racter of Pelayo, ib.; origin and early
history of the kingdom of Asturias,
110; magnanimous abdication of Bermu
do 1. 111; similar anecdote of king
Wamba, ib.; origin of the kingdom of
Castile, ib.; sketch of Castilian bis-
tory, 112; abdication of Ramiro, king
of Arragon, 113; illustrious character
of the race of Berenger, ib.; comparison
between Alphonso V. and the emperor Si-
gismond, 114; sketch of the early his-
tory of Portugal, ib.; dishonesty and
nationality of the French historians, 115;
author's apology for not touching on con-
temporary events, 116; reflections on
the present aspect of the Continent,
ib.; hireling literati, their influence
estimated, 117; remarks on the estab
lishment of the inquisition, 118; horrible
cruelties inflicted on the Jews by Emma-
nuel of Portugal, 119; character of
Charles V., 120; extermination of Span-
ish Protestants, at the commencement of
the reformation, 121; narrative of the
murder of John Diaz by his brother, 123;
the history of Spain a desideratum,
127; character of Bigland's history
of Spain, ib. note; qualifications of the
Chevalier de Liagno, ib.

Lichfield, Britton's antiquities of, 446.
Life, definitions of, 488, 494.
Literary history, remarks on, 291, 2.
Literati, on the influence of, 117.

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Madagascar, history of, 447 et seq.; sce
Copland.

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