A Scripture Manual

if any persons, it is presumed, will have any difficulty in finding the more prominent subjects, as they find a word in the dictionary. The others, and indeed, whatever is in the work, can easily be found by the index, which is full and particular. Where arguments, used on both sides of particular questions, are inserted, I have either divided the page horizontally, or by a row of stars, where the length is unequal.

I have aimed to make the Scripture Manual a kind of index to the Bible for those who are desirous to use the "sword of the Spirit," in resisting the errors and vices of the world—a handy reference work for the Bible class and sabbath school teacher and scholar-a ready lesson-book for children, whose parents can easily turn to the precepts and instructions respecting the duties and dangers of their offspring— and above all, a handy table book for families who are desirous to

armed against the assaults of "deceitful workers," and to be found established in "the first principles of the oracles of God." I now send forth the result of my assiduous labors, at a time when theological and moral inquirers were perhaps never more in need of being cautioned to take heed that they follow "the light of the Lord," instead of the darkness of infidel "philosophy and vain deceit." Certain I am, that we must turn from the light reading, novelty and trash that have of late so engrossed the attention of the public mind, to "the lively oracles," and become more familiar with the distinctive principles and features of the divinity, the order and ethics, which they teach, or we shall be carried away with the rising and raging floods of skepticism, vice, and wickedness.

N. B. The notices of this work are inserted at the end of the volume.

INDEX.

N. B. The figures refer to the number of questions, which is in-
serted on the top of the pages.

Ability of man, 350, 403.

Abrahamic covenant, 112-117.
Acceptance with God, 32.
Activity and dependence, 262.
In conversion, 556.

Adam's sin, 154–5.

Adoption, 594.

Adultery, 367-373.

Affections divine, 219.

Afflictions, 1-9.

Of the Jews, 429.

Aged, respect to, 55.

Agency of God, 250-260.

Of the Spirit, 326.

In sanctification, 254–256.

Ambassadors of Christ, 446.

Amusements, 10.

Angels, 11-13.

Apostate, 14-21.

Anger and contention, 481.

Antiquity of the ministry, 434.

Apostacy-apostates, 496-9.

Apostate angels, 14-21.

Apostolic authority, 90.

Assurance of hope, 330.

Atonement-Justification, 22-36.

Attributes of God, 210-218.

Of Christ, 77.

Authority of ministers, 437-8.

Backsliding, 500-2.

Bad company, 119.

Baptism, 37-41.

Benefits of liberality, 376-9.

Of Marriage, 394.

Benevolence disinterested, 383.

Blessedness of God, 210.

Of heaven, 322.

Blindness of sinners, 168-9.

Boasting, 526-7.

Bodies indestructible, 146.

Boldness, 440.

Exemplified, 309, 441.

Of Christ, 69.

Calling effectual, 213.
Of the poor, 513.

Canaan given Abraham, 426.

Capital offences, 305-6.

Ceremonial law, 299.

Charity or love, 380.

Chastisement, 468.

Chastity, 370.

Cheerfulness, 53.

Chief end of God, 205.

Complacency divine, 590.
Condescension, 339, 340.
Of Christ, 65.
Conditions of salvation, 34, 101,
184, 295, 337, 382, 495, 564.
Confession of sin, 564-6.
Conscience, 120—126.
Consideration, 127.
Contempt, 609

Contention for truth, 188.
Quarrelsome, 481.

Contentment, 128.
Contrasted motives, 263.
Conversion, 551–561.
Of the Jews, 430.
Conviction, 555.
Courage, 440-1.
Covenant of redemption, 25.

With Abraham, 112-117.
With parents, 115.
Covetousness, 387-9.
Creation, 129-133.
Cruelty, 607, 610.

Damnable heresies, 180.
Danger of losing soui, 533.
Dangerous teachers, 457.
Day of Judgment, 355, 359.
Death, 134-144.

Living in view of, 144.
Of the righteous. 140-1.
Of the wicked, 142, 535.
At regeneration, 555.
The second, 538.
Deceit of man,

162-3.
Of lewdness, 368.
Of strong drink, 342.
Departure of Spirit, 558.
Dependence, 251, 404, 554.
Depravity, 147—171.

Of children, 152.
Deprecation of sin, 348.
Desert of sin, 545.
Despondency, 53.
Destruction general, 419, 420.
Devices of Satan, 19.
Devils, 14-20.
Diet, 172.

Dignity of man, 599-602.

Of servants, 606.
Of civil rulers, 302.
To civil rulers, 304.
Early piety, 58.
Edification rules, 103.
Effects of faith, 186.

Of repentance, 562.
Effectual calling, 243.
Egotism, 526-7.
Elders of the church, 92-96.
Election national, 240.
Of persons, 241-4.
Endorsing, 177.
Envy, 178.
Equality of Christ, 80.

Of rights, 603.
Of woman, 397.
Errors damnable, 180-1.
Eternity of God, 212.

Of his purposes, 237.
Living in view of, 144.
Of punishment, 541.
Evidence of godliness, 35, 185

382.

Evils of lewdness, 369.

Of intemperance, 342.
Of idleness, 176.

God's Moral perfections, 219,235
Chief end, 205.
Purposes 236-246.
Rights, 247-8.
Godliness, 290-1.
Golden rule 608.
Good out of evil, 258.
Goodness of God, 224.
Gospel opposed, 245.
Of peace, 477.
Government of God 249-269.
Moral 270--298.
Human, 300--309.

Grace of God, 229, 595.
In salvation, 244.
Opposed, 245.
Greatness of God, 207.
Guilt of sin 298, 545

Happiness 310, 311.

Only worshipped 270-2.
God's natural attributes,

218.

Withheld from the Heart, 312-318.
lewd, 373.

Withheld from false
teachers, 459

Of self-denial, 386.
Of God, 210.
Of Heaven, 322.

Haters of God 157.

Of Knowledge, 168–9.

Governed by God, 253-
260.

Heathen character, 461.
Gods, 462.

Under condemnation, 464.
Heaven, 319-323.

Lost, 510,

Exemplified, 591.
Expedient, 577.
Honors of Christ, 81.
Of Heaven, 323
Hope, 329-331.
Hospitality, 332-4.
210-Human rights, 603.

Human Government, 300-9.

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