II. Quotations from the Scriptures, how made by the apostolical | Sclavonic version of the Scriptures, notice of, I. 279, 280.
fathers, I. 41. Force of their testimony, 45. The quotations of
Scripture by subsequent writers, a proof of their uncorrupted
preservation, 55, 56. Authority of quotations by the fathers as a
source of the sacred text, 280, 281. Application of such quota-
tions to the determination of various readings, 288, 289.

RABBINICAL HEBREW Dialect, notice of, I. 198.

Rabbinical writings, importance of, in studying the Scriptures, I. 344, 345.

Rabbinisms of the New Testament, I. 198.

Rainbow, observations on, 1. 75, 76.

Ravens, the supplying of Elijah by, with food, explained and vindicated. I. 422.

Reason insufficient, without Revelation, I. 22.

Recensions, or editions of MSS. found among ancient classic authors,
T. 205. Account of the recensions of the Old Testament, 203.
Of the New Testament, 204, Bengel's system of recensions, 205.
Of Griesbach's system, 205, 206. Of Michaelis's, 206. Of Mat-
thæi, ibid. Of Nolan, 206-208. Of Hug, 208, 209. Of Eichhorn,
209. Of Scholz, 209–212.

Redemption, Scripture doctrine of, not inconsistent with the received
notions of the magnitude of creation, I. 159, 160.
Regal government of the Israelites and Jews. See Kings.
Reigns of Jewish monarchs, on the commencement of, I. 405.
Religion of the patriarchal times, I. 142, 143. Of the Mosaic dis-
pensation, 143-148. Religion of the Jews, a source of Scripture
metaphors, 363.

Resurrection (future), doctrine of, unknown to the ancients, I. 19.
Fully revealed in the Scriptures, 145, 146. 151. Believed by Job,
II. 237. And by the patriarchs, I. 143. Circumstances of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ considered, 106-115. And of the
resurrection of Lazarus, 105, 106.

Revelation (divine), defined, I. 15. Its possibility, ibid. Probability,
15, 16. Necessity of, shown from the state of moral and religious
knowledge among the ancients, 16-21. 183, 184. And also from
the actual state of morals among the modern heathen nations, 21,
22. 184. And from the absurd, impious, and contradictory tenets
of modern infidels, 22-26. On the possible means of affording
a revelation, 26-28. See Scripture, Testament, Old and New.
Revelation of St. John the divine, II. 378. Title, ibid. External
arguments for its genuineness, 378-380. Internal evidences of
its genuineness, 380. Objections to the Revelation examined and
refuted, 380, 381. Its date, 381, 382. Occasion and scope, 382.
Synopsis of its contents. 382, 383. Observations on this book,
383.

Revolution in France, horrid effects of, I. 25, 26.
Rewards and punishments, doctrine of, not of human invention, I.
160, 161.

Romans (Epistle to), II. 331. Its date, and where written, ibid. Its
genuineness and authenticity, ibid. And of chapters xv. and xvi.,
ibid. The church at Rome, when and by whom founded, 331, 332.
Its internal state, 332, 333. Occasion of this Epistle, 332. Its
scope, 333. Synopsis of its contents, 333, 334. Observations on
this Epistle, 334.

Romish Church, corruptions of, a proof of the truth of the Gospel,
I. 140.

Rossi. See De Rossi.

Rousseau, profligate principles and conduct of, I. 25. His involun-
tary testimony to the character of Jesus Christ, 156. note.
Ruth (Book of), title and argument of, II. 218. Its date and chro-
nology, ibid. Author, ibid. Scope, ibid. Synopsis of its contents,
ibid.

SACRAMENTS of baptism and the Lord's supper, a proof of the credibility of the New Testament, I. 67.

Sacred Writers, alleged contradictions between, shown to have no foundation, 1. 414-418, Seeming contradictions between them and profane writers accounted for, 418-420.

Scope, definition of, I. 339. Its importance, ibid. Particularly in
studying the epistles, 394. Rules for investigating it, 339, 340.
Application of the scope to the interpretation of parables, 367.
Scriptures, different appellations of, I. 212. Why committed to writ
ing, 27. Proofs that none of the canonical books of Scripture
either are or ever were lost, 56-58. Impossibility of their being
the contrivance or invention of men, 92. Proofs that they are
of Divine authority, and their authors divinely inspired, 93. (See
Authenticity, Genuineness, Christianity, Miracles, Prophecy, Doc-
trine, Moral Precepts, Harmony, Preservation, Benefits, Objec
tions.) A perfect rule of faith and practice, I. 186. Moral quali
fications for the study of the Scriptures, 186, 187. In what order
they should be read, 187. Original languages of, 188-199.
Manuscripts of, 216-261. Divisions and marks of distinction
in, 212-215. Ancient versions of, 261-280. Knowledge of the
order of time, authors, and occasion of each book, necessary to
a right interpretation thereof, 348, 349. And also of biblical
geography and antiquities, &c., 350-352. See Testament (Old)
and Testament (New).

Selah, import of the word explained, II. 243, 244.
Sennacherib's army, destruction of, I. 418.
Sense of Scripture, definition of, and general rules for investigating
it, I. 322-324. Subsidiary means for ascertaining it, 329-354
Interpretation of the figurative meaning of Scripture, 355–358.
Of the spiritual sense, 382-384. Of the typical and symbolical
sense, 385-387. Different senses given to the same words in
different texts, a source of apparent contradiction in doctrinal
points, 407.

Septuagint version, critical history of, I. 264-266. From what
MSS. it was made, 266. Held in the highest esteem by the
Jews and early Christian fathers, ibid. Biblical labours of Origen
concerning it, 267, 268. Recensions of Eusebius, Lucian, and
Hesychius, 268. Similarity of its Greek with that of the New
Testament, 193. Estimate of the real value of the Septuagint,
268. Its importance in the criticism of the New Testament, 268.
and note 6. Syriac version of Origen's Hexaplar edition of the
Septuagint, 272. Tables of quotations from the Septuagint, in
the New Testament, 312, 313.

Shaftesbury (Lord), absurd and contradictory notions of, concerning religion, I. 23.

Shechinah, notice of, II. 255.
Sheminith, import of, II. 243.

Shemitish Languages, remarks on, I. 188, 189.
Sheggaion, import of, II. 243.

Shir, Shir-Mismor, and Shir-Hammachaloth, psalms so called, II. 243.
Sign, put for the thing signified, 1. 361.
Signification of words, general rules for investigating, I. 324–326.
Sin, origin of, as related by Moses, confirmed by facts, and by his
tory, I. 69, 70.

Sinai (Codex of), I. 203.

Singular number put for the plural, I. 372.
Society, influence of Christianity on. I. 170, 171.
Sodom and Gomorrah, destruction of, confirmed by profane histo
rians, I. 77.
Solomon, list of psalms ascribed to, II. 240. Notice of writings at-
tributed to him, I. 57. See Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom
of Solomon.

Son, different significations of, I. 197.

Song of the Three Children, apocryphal book of, II. 292.
Song of Solomon, author of, II. 249. Canonical authority of, ibid.
Structure of the poem, 250. Its subject and scope, 250, 251.
sublime mystical allegory, 251-253. Observations on its style, 253
Songs of the Steps, what psalms so called, II. 243.
Soul. See Immortality of the Soul, Transmigration.
Spanish Jews, manuscripts of, I. 218.
Spirit. See Holy Spirit.

Spiritual Sense of Scripture, nature of, I. 323. Vindicated, 382,
383. Observations on the spiritual interpretation of the Bible,
383. Rules for such interpretation, 383, 384. Cautions against
extremes in spiritually expounding the Scriptures, 384.
Spurious writings, criteria for ascertaining, I. 39, 40. None of these
criteria to be found in the New Testament, 39.
Stations of the Israelites in the wilderness, II. 210.

Sacrifices (human), universal among the ancients, I. 17. and note 1.
Prevalence of, among some modern heathen nations, 21. Abo-rix and Erimiz, account of, I. 214, 215.
lished by Christianity, 171.

Sahidic version of the Scriptures, I. 272, 273.
Samaritans, origin of, I. 203.

Account of the Samaritan Penta-
teuch, ibid. Differences between it and the Hebrew Pentateuch
accounted for, 204. Manuscripts of the Samaritan Pentateuch,
221. Critical use of the Samaritan Pentateuch in determining
various readings, 286, 287. Samaritan version of the Pentateuch,
204. Arabic version of the Samaritan Pentateuch, ibid. Account
of their copy of the book of Joshua, II. 215.
Samuel (the prophet), reality of the appearance of, to Saul, II. 219.

note

Samuel (two books of), II. 218. Their titles, ibid. Authors, 218,
219. Argument, scope, and analysis of the First Book of Samuel,
219. And of the Second Book of Samuel, 219, 220. Observations
on the importance of these books, 220.
Sanctification, New Testament doctrine of, I. 151.
Sarcasm, instance of, I. 372.

Scholia, nature of, I. 335. 352. Rules for consulting scholia to ad-
vantage, 335.

Scholz (Dr.), abstract of the system of recensions of, I. 209-212.

Style of the Old Testament, a proof of its authenticity, I. 31. And
also of the New Testament, 49. Examination of it, 194-196.
And of its dialects, 196-199.
Subject, metonymy of, what, I. 359. Examples of it, 360.
Subject-matter defined, I. 338, 339. Examples showing the necessity
of considering it in the interpretation of the Bible, 339
Subjects, duties of, I. 153.

Subscriptions annexed to the epistles, remarks on, I. 215.
Substantives used by the Jews in lieu of adjectives, I. 197.
Suetonius, testimony of, concerning Jesus Christ, I. 82. And to the
persecutions of the Christians, 83.

Suicide, recommended and practised by the ancient philosophers
I. 20. and note 1.

Sun standing still, account of, vindicated, I. 421.
Sunday, or Lord's day, observance of, a perpetual proof of the cre
dibility of the New Testament, I. 67.
Susanna, apocryphal history of, II. 292.

Swine, destruction of the herd of, vindicated, I. 102.
Symbolical language of Scripture, remarks on, I. 387 Symbolie
actions, how to be interpreted, 390. Concise dictionary of to

480

principal symbolical terms occuring in the prophetic writings,
II. 457-466.

Symmachus's Greek version of the Old Testament, account of, I. 269.
Synecdoche, nature of, I. 371. Examples of it, 371, 372.
Synonymous words, observations on, I. 325.

Syriac Language, notice of, I. 199.

Syriac Versions of the Scriptures, account of, I. 270-272. Syriac version of Origen's Hexaplar edition of the Septuagint, 272. Syriasms of the New Testament, I. 198.

TABERNACLES (feast of), a proof of the credibility of the Old Testament, 1. 66.

Tacitus, testimony of, concerning Jesus Christ, I. 82.; and the character and persecutions of the Christians, 83.

Talmud, account of, I. 344, 345. Talmudical arrangement of the books of the Old Testament, 217. Testimony of the Talmuds to the character of Jesus Christ, 81.

Targums, or Chaldee paraphrases of the Old Testament, critical
account of, I. 262-264.

Tatian, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament, I.
43, 44. Notice of his harmony of the Gospels, 319.
Tertullian, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament.
I. 42, 43.

Testament (Old), the Hebrew Scriptures why so termed, I. 28. Genu-
ineness of, ibid. External evidences of its genuineness, 29, 30.
Internal evidences. Its language, style, and manner of writing,
31. The circumstantiality of its narratives, 31, 32. Its uncer-
rupted preservation proved from the absolute impossibility of its
being falsified or corrupted, either by Jews, 52, 53. 184, 185.; or
by Christians, 53.; and from the agreement of all the ancient
paraphrases, versions, and manuscripts, 53, 54. Particular proofs
of the integrity of the Old Testament, 56, 57. Its accounts con-
firmed by profane historians, 73-83. History of the Hebrew texi
of, 200-203. Different appellations given to it, 212. Order and
ancient divisions of, 212, 213. Modern divisions of, 213. Ancient
versions, 261-280. Account of the principal Hebrew MSS. of
the Old Testament, 216-221. Editions, 203. See Credibility,
Inspiration, Pentateuch, Preservation.

Testament (New), general title of, I. 38, 39. Account of its canon, 39. The New Testament, why written in Greek, 193, 194. Similarity of its Greek with that of the Septuagint version, 193. ExAccount of its dialects, 196amination of its style, 194-196.

199. Genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament proved, from the impossibility of forgery, 40. 54, 55. From the external evidence afforded by the testimonies of ancient Christians, 40

45

Of heretical writers, 45, 46. And heathen testimonies 4648. And by ancient versions of it, 48. From the internal evidence furnished by the character of its writers, ibid. By its language and style, 48, 49. 195, 196. By the circumstantiality of its narratives, 49. And by the coincidence of its accounts with the history of those times, 49-51. Its uncorrupted preservation proved from its contents, 54. From the utter impossibility of its being universally accomplished, 54, 55. From the agree ment of all the manuscripts, 55. Versions and quotations from the New Testament in the writings of the early Christians, 55, 6. Particular proofs of its integrity, 57, 58. Its accounts confirmed by profane historians, 78-87. (See Credibility, Inspiranon.) Recensions or families of manuscripts of the New Testament, 204-212. Descriptive catalogue of the principal manuscripts, 222-261. Classification of its several books, II. 293, 294. Ancient divisions of, I. 213, 214. Ties to each book, 215. Subscriptions, ibid. Ancient stichoi and modern verses, 214, 215. Ancient and modern punctuation, 214. See Versions.

stimony, observations on the credibility of, I. 95, 96. Refutation of Mr. Hume's objections against testimony, 96, 97. Testimony f native contemporary writers a source of interpretation, 329233. And also the testimony of foreigners who have acquired a anguage, 335, 336.

Tetropla of Origen, account of, I. 267.

Theodotion's Greek version of the Old Testament, account of, I. 269.
Its critical value, ibid.

Theophilus (bishop of Antioch), testimony of, to the genuineness of
the New Testament, I. 43.

Thessalonians, First Epistle to, II. 341. Account of the Thessalonian church there, ibid. Its genuineness, 342. Occasion, scope, and synopsis of its contents, ibid.

Thessalonians, Second Epistle to, II. 342. Its date, occasion, and scope, ibid. Analysis of its contents, ibid. Observations on this Epistle, ibid.

Threatenings of Scripture, interpretation of, I. 399.

Time, instances of, being put for things done in time, I. 360. Different modes of computing time sometimes adopted by the sacred writers, 405,

Timothy, account of, II. 343.

Timothy, First Epistle to, II. 343. Its date, 343, 344. Genuineness and authenticity of the Epistles to Timothy, 344. Scope and synopsis of the First Epistle, 344, 345.

Timothy, Second Epistle to, II. 345. Its date, 345, 346. Where
written, 346. Its scope, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Ob-
servations on this Epistle, ibid. On the use which the Christain
church in every age is to make of the two Epistles to Timothy
and that to Titus, 345.

Tindal absurd and contradictory tenets of, concerning religion, I. 23.
Titles of books, remarks on, I. 348. Of the Psalms, II. 242, 243.
Of the books of the New Testament, I. 215.

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Titus, account of, II. 346, 347. Date of the Epistle to him 347. It
scope and analysis, ibid. Observations on it, ibid.
Titus (the Roman emperor), triumphal arch of, a proof of the cre
dibility of the Scriptures, I. 91. His destruction of Jerusalem
commemorated by a coin, ibid. Inscription erected in his honour
ibid. note.

Tobit, apocryphal book of, II. 290.

Tradition, insecurity of, I. 27.

Trajan, letter of, concerning the Christians, I. 84.
Transubstantiation, Romish notion of, unsupported by Scripture, 1
356, 357. No miracle in it, 99. note.

Tropes and figures, on the interpretation of, I. 355–358.
Tropical Sense, 1. 322.

Types, nature of, I. 385. Legal types, ibid. Prophetical types, 385,
386. Historical types, 386. Rules for the interpretation of types,
386, 387. Types of the Messiah, in the book of Genesis, II. 204
Exodus, 206. Numbers, 218.

Typical sense of Scripture, I. 323.

Tyre, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I 124, 125.

ULPHILAS'S Gothic version of the New Testament, account of, I.
277. Notice of some manuscripts of it, 277-279.
Universal Propositions to be understood with limitations, I. 395, 396.
Unknown God," origin of the altar to, at Athens, I. 90.
Urim and Thummim, what, II. 255.
Usus Loquendi, defined, I. 329. Direct testimonies for ascertaining
it, 329 336. Indirect testimonies for ascertaining it, 336-352.

VARIOUS READINGS, the Christian faith not affected by, I. 55. 281,
282. Their nature, 282. Difference between them and mere
errata, ibid. Notice of the principal collations and collections
of various readings, ibid. Causes of them, ibid. The negligence
or mistakes of transcribers, errors or imperfections in the manu
script copied, 283, 284. Critical conjecture, 284. Wilful corrup
tions from party motives. 285. Sources whence a true reading
is to be determined, ibid. Manuscripts, 285, 286. Ancient edi
tions, 286. Ancient versions, 286, 287. The writings of Josephus,
288. Parallel passages, ibid. Quotations of the fathers, 288, 289.
Heretical writings, 289. Critical conjecture, 289, 290. General
rules for judging of various readings, 290-292. Notice of the
collections of various readings by Poussines, 245., and the Mar-
quis of Velez, ibid. note.

Velesian Manuscripts, notice of, I. 245. note.
Verses, the Old and New Testament, when divided into, I. 213.
Versions (ancient), a proof of the genuineness and authenticity of
the New Testament, I. 48. Account of the ancient versions of
the Old and New Testaments, 261-280. Versions of the Sama
ritan Pentateuch, 204. The critical value of ancient versions
and hints for consulting them to the best advantage, 333-335
Their use in determining various readings, 286, 287.
Vespasian, pretended miracle of, exposed, I. 118.
Victorinus, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament
Virtue, no motives to, among the heathen nations, I. 18. Admi
rable and beautiful motives to virtue presented in the Gospel
156-158.

I. 42.

Visions, prophetic, II. 255, 256.
Visiting the sins of fathers upon their children explained, I. 409.
Voltaire, impious opinions of, on religion, I. 24. Advocated immo-
rality, 25. And exemplified his precepts by his own profligate
example, 26. His miserable death, 176.

Vowel Points (Hebrew), evidence concerning the ancient or mo
dern date of, I. 191, 192. Their relative utility, 192.
Vulgate Latin version of the Scriptures, account of, I. 275, 276.
Variations between the Sixtine aud Clementine editions, 276, 277.
Its critical value, 277. Modern revisions of it, ibid.

WARS OF THE LORD (book of), observations on, I. 57.; II. 210.
Water turned into wine, observations on the miracle of, I. 103, 104
Turned into blood, in Egypt, II. 206.

Weeks, the division of time by, a confirmation of the Mosaic narra
tive, I. 69.

Western Recension of the New Testament, I. 205.
Whole put for part, I. 371.

Widow's son raised to life, remarks on, I. 101, 102. 105.
Wilderness, table of the stations of the Israelites in the, II. 219.
Wisdom of Solomon, account of the apocryphal book of, II. 290, 291.
Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, account of the apocryphal book

of, II. 291.

Women, miserable condition of, at Athens, I. 19. note 7. Their
condition elevated by Christianity, 170.

Woolston (Mr.), absurd and contradictory tenets of, I. 24.
Words and phrases, rules for investigating the meaning of, I. 324
-326. Emphatic words, 327-329.
Writing, the Scriptures why committed to, I. 27.

No. IV.

INDEX

OF

THE PRINCIPAL TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE

WHICH ARE

PARTICULARLY ILLUSTRATED OR EXPLAINED.

Such Texts as are cited merely by way of proof or illustration, or in the Biographical, Historical, and Geographical Index, and also in the Index of the Symbolical Language of Scripture, are here designedly omitted, that this Index may not be unneces sarily enlarged.