Abraham, Travels of, 114. Acts of the Apostles, (book of) purpose for which it was written, 415. Adultery, punishment of, by the Jewish Sanhedrim, 289.
Ahaz, sun-dial of, 24.
Almond tree, emblem of old age, 49. America, probably referred to by Noah, 114. Anecdote of Francis of Assize, 177. Ant, destruction occasioned by, 50. De- scription of, 386.
Arabic Gospels in Africa, 121; 144, Note. Article, the Greek, Doctrine of, 159. In- sertions of, reducible to two kinds, 159. Insertions in reference, 160. Insertions in hypothesis, 161. Exceptions, 162. Anomalies, 163.
Asia, notices of, 117.
Assyria, founded by Nimrod, 117. Names of, 118. Boundaries, rivers, and capi- tal, ib.
Astarte, worshipped by the Druses, 501. Astrography, 22.
Astrology, practice of, 25. Atmosphere, 26.
Attitude, ancient, at table, 481. Baptism, ordinance of, 494. 502. Bethesda, pool of, 296. Bethlehem, account of, 433. Bible, meditations on, 428.
Bible, old English one possessed by Dr. A. Clarke, 177. Bishops', 178. Value of in the tenth century, 177. Bibles, number of, circulated by "The Society for promoting Christian Know- ledge," 93. Number of translations of, 96. Circulated in Egypt, ib. Circu- lated by the British and Foreign So- ciety, 142. By the Porteusian Society, 284. By the Jews' Society, 285. By the Hibernian Bible Society, 374. Bible Society, operations of the British and Foreign, 142. 371. Of the Ame- rican, 144. Porteusian, 284. Naval and Military, 286. Hibernian, 373. French, 374. The Netherlands, ib. Switzerland, ib. Germany, ib. Prussia, 376. Denmark, 377. Sweden, 378. Russia, ib. Turkey, 379. Calcutta, ib. Bombay, 380. Columbo, 383. Java,ib. North and South America, 384. Bishop, Christian, office of, 497. Bishops' Bible, 178.
Calvary, situation of, 10. 193. Import of the name, 195.
Canute the Dane, Ecclesiastical laws is- sued by him, 275.
China, reference to by Isaiah, 115. Christian Dispensation, object of, 185. Church, import of the term, 494. Mem- bers of, 496.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 241. Circumcision, rite of, 494.
Clergy, ignorance of the, in the 16th cen- tury, 178.
Clouds, various kinds of, 27. Commentaries on the Scriptures, to be used with caution, 219. Constellations mentioned in Scripture, 23. Convent, Armenian, at Jerusalem, 290. At Bethlehem, 433. Cosmogonies, various, 21. Cosmography, Scripture, 21. 111. Created Beings, Spiritual, 303. pound, 304. Corporeal, 305. Creation, period of, 42. Criticisms. See Index of TEXTS, &c. Crucifixion, ceremony of the, performed by the Latin Church at Jerusalem, 244. By the Greek Church, 247. Cruden, his concordance defended. 427. Darkness at the Crucifixion, 24. David, his charge to Solomon, 53. Day, import of the term, 42. Deacon, office of, 497. Dedication, feast of, 493.
Dew, importance of, in the East, 27. Diana, an idol of the Greeks and Romans, 501.
Divine Being, the, Names or appellations, Personality,
Attributes, 299.
300. Works of, 302.
Dogs, considered as emblems of the Deity,
153. Nole 2.
Dreams, prophetic, 463.
Earth, general divisions of, 115. Divine constitution of, 116. Artificial divi-
Eden, its situation not yet ascertained, 114. Edgar, Ecclesiastical laws ascribed to,177. Egypt, notices of, 120.
Encyclopædia, Scripture, 21. 111. 214. 297. 488.
Epistles, (Apostolic) the purposes for which they were written, 449. Essenes, a Jewish sect, 498. Ethiopia, notices of, 120. Ezekiel's Temple, 441. Note 5. Fasting, ceremony of, 494. Festivals, religious, 493. Field of Blood, 292.
Figurative language of the Scriptures, 364. Fossils, animal, 46.
Future State, known to the Israelites, 179. Gardens, Eastern, 485.
Geddes, (Dr.) his account of the Latin Vulgate, 265.
Geography, definition of, 111. Import-
ance of, ib. Superiority of Scripture, ib. Terms used in, 112. Knowledge of, possessed by the Sacred Writers, 114 Historical review of, ib. Geography, Sacred, 8. 52. 97: 111. 193. 241. 290.389. 433.
Geology, uncertainty of the science, 48. Gleanings, Biblical, 177. 275. Gospels, Arabic, in Africa, 121; and Note, 144. Chaldee, 287. Enquiry into the origin of the three first, 345. Purposes for which they were written,
411. The events narrated in them not chronologically disposed, ib. Greece, notices of, 121.
Groves, consecrated to worship, 491. Hailstones, extraordinary, 28.
Harmonies of the Gospels, two classes of, 412. Difficulties in the way of arrang- ing them, 413.
Heaven, Scripture use of the term, 22. Heavenly Bodies, worship of, 24. Hero Worship, origin of, 136. Hindoostan, referred to in Esther, 115. Holy Sepulchre, scite of, 193. Church of, 241; destroyed by fire, 248. Houses, Eastern, 337.
Jasher, book of, opinions respecting, 131. Ibex, description of, 1.
Idolatry, Scriptural allusions to, 500. Jehoshaphat, valley of, 293.
Jeremiah, Lamentations of, 438. Jerusalem, topography of, 8.
extension of, 9. Fortifications of, 11. Buildings in, 52. 97. 193. 241.290.389. Jews, their veneration for the Temple at Jerusalem, 59. Instruction of, in Ger- many, 143. Their great care in pre- serving the accuracy of Scripture,, 275. Illustrations. See Index of TEXTS and WORDS.
Imagery, poetic, use of by the Sacred Writers, 392. 453. 505,
Infidels, their unfair attacks on Christian- ity, 463.
Inundations, destruction occasioned by, 49. Inquisition, the, founded, 276.
Job, his views of a future state, 318. Job, (book of) scene of the poem, 183. Author, 184. Object of, 185. Joshua, a type of Christ, 131. Joshua, (book of) Author, 129. Authen- ticity of, 130. Chronology of, ib. Im- portance of, 131. Scope, ib. Derange- ment of, 132. Analysis of, ib. Israel, remains of the ten tribes of, 287. 380. 429.
Israelites, acquainted with the doctrine of a future state, 179. Jubilee, feast of, 493.
Judges, (book of) Author, 175. Date
and scope, ib. Authenticity of, 176. Analysis of, ib.
Jupiter, the supreme deity of the Greeks and Romans, 501.
Kings, sepulchres of the, 458. Note. Lamentations of Jeremiah, 438. Language, figurative, of the Scriptures, 364. Letters, Mr. Selden and Archbishop Usher relative to Walton's Polyglott, 330. Bishop Walton's to Mr. Clarke, 331.
Leviathan, the, dissertation on, 527. Levitical dispensation, object of, 179. Library, Collegiate, of Manchester, 284. Maps, construction of, probably known in
the time of Joshua, 112. 115. Meditations on the Bible, 428.
Mesopotamia, import of the name, 118. Meteorology, science of, 25.
Moon, new, festival of, 493.
Moses, superiority of his inspiration, 465. Mosque of Solomon, 97.
Mount of Olives, 10.
Musical Instruments used by the prophets,
Mussulmans, orthodox sects of, 109. Naphtali, 145.
NOTICES OF BOOKS. See Bibliographi- cal Index.
Olives, mount of, 10.
Oracles, heathen, various kinds of, 515. Nature of, 513. Manner of their deli- very, 516.
Paine (T.), his attack on Scripture Pro- phecy, noticed, 467.
Palestine, seasons in, 29. Success of Mis-
sionary labours in, 94. Appellations, 119. Extent, boundaries, climate,&c.ib. Parallelism, of the New Testament, 30. 69. 122. 165. 417. Divisions of, 31. Gradational, ib. Antithetic, 69. Con- structive, 122. Introverted, 165. Im- portance of, in the interpretation of Scripture, 230.
Passover, Jewish, 493.
Patriarchal Dispensation, object of, 134. Pentateuch, MS. copy of, in the Colle- giate Library at Manchester, 284. Pharisees, character of, 498. Philology, importance of, 218.
Poetic Imagery used by the Hebrew wri- ters, 392. 453.505.
The First Day, 76. The Second Day, 90. The Vision of Eliphaz, 110. Para- phrase of Job xxviii. 12. 133. Eccles. xii.7.139. Psal. cxiv. 141. Jerusalem destroyed by Titus, 164. 1st chap. of Genesis, 174. of Biblical knowledge, 191. The Vision, 229. Sonnet to the Deity, 248. The death of Absalom, 249. Paraphrase of Eccles. i. 9. 262. The Soul, 263. Paraphrase of Psal. xiv. 1. 267. The Exodus, 277. Jeru- salem, 306. The Third Day, 313. Hymn on the Lord's Prayer, 333. Proverbs iii. 13-18. paraphrased, 363. The Overthrow of Tyre, 368. Last Judgment, 410. The Bible, 452. The Crucifixion, 472. The Curse of Babylon, 474. Hymn on Eph. v. 1. 510. Job xli. versified, 534.
Poetry, Hebrew, 30. 69. 122. 165. 230. 364.392.453.505. See PARALLELISM. Pool of Bethesda, 296. Pools of Solomon, 486. Porteusian Bible Society, anniversary of, 284.
Prayer, an act of Divine worship, 489. Praise, a part of Divine worship, 489. Preaching, a Divine institution, 490.
Quotations in the New, from the Old Tes- tament, 155. Purposes of, ib. Man- ner of making, 156. 220. Generally made from the Septuagint version, 157. Accommodated to various circumstan- ces, 221.
Rain, 28. Desolation by, 49. Rainbow, 27.
Reservoir of Java, 487.
Rimmon, a Syrian idol, 501.
Rock-Goat, description of, 1. Rome, notices of, 121.
Rooms, used as places of worship, 492.
Ruth, (book of) Chronology, 279. Author and scope, ib.
Saba, reservoir of, 487.
Sabbath, Jewish and Christian, 493. Sabianism, origin of, 136.
Sacrifices, origin and design of, 490. Sadducees, opinions of, 498.
Salt, applied to the bodies of new-born infants, 50.
Samuel, (the books of) Title and author, 322. Scope of the first book, 323. Analysis of, 324. Scope of the second book, 325. Authenticity, ib. Import- ance of these books in illustrating the Psalms, ib.; and Note, 2. Analysis of the second book, 326. Schism, import of the term, 499. Scriptures, Chinese version of, 96. 383. Translations of, 142. Superiority of, over all other writings, 216. Inspira- tion of, 217. Sufficiency of, ib. Gra- dual developement of doctrines in, 218. Value of, 428.
Scripture Manual, 15.62.149.204.251.436. Scripture Tracts, suggestion for, 524. Seasons in Palestine, 29. Sects, Jewish, 498. Sepulchres of the Kings, description of, 388.458. Note. Serampore, College of, 144.
Taylor, (editor of Calmet) decease of, 91. Temple, Solomon's, 54. 492. Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, ib. Rebuilt by Zerubbabel, 55. Polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes, ib. Repaired by Herod the Great, ib. General description of, 56. Destroyed by the Romans, 59. An object of peculiar regard with the Jews, ib. Its scite now occupied by a Mahomedan Mosque, 61. Ezekiel's, 441. Note, 5.
Ten Tribes, the remains of, in India, 287. 380.429.
Testament, New, style of, 31. Purposes for which it was written, 411.449. Ge- neral division of the books of, ib. Events narrated in it not chronologically dis- posed, ib. Oriental words occurring in, 444. Purposes of the prophetical parts of, 450.
Testament, Turkish, controversy respect - ing that published by the British and Foreign Bible Society, 371.
Theology, importance of, 214. Import of the term, ib. Exposition of terms used in, ib. Primary object of, 297.
Thunder, 28.
Tracts, Scripture, 524.
TRANSLATIONS, METRICAL:
Isaiah xl. 88. Paul's defence before the Athenian judicature, 268. Lord's Prayer, 276. Triumphant song of
Deborah and Barak, 360. The Ex- cellent Housewife, 522. Unicorn, animal answering the description of, 46.
Urim and Thummim, use of, 466. Valley of Jehoshaphat, 293. Versions of the Scriptures, Amharic, 142. Maltese, ib. Turkish, 371.374. Welsh, 373. Irish, ib. Russian, 378. Albanian, 379. Goojurattee, 380. Cingalese, 383. Javanese, ibid. Ota- heitian, 384.
Visions, prophetic, 464.
Vulgate, Latin version of the Scriptures, Dr. Geddes's account of, 265. Walton, (Bishop) difficulties encountered by him in the publication of his Polyglott Bible, 328. His petition to the coun- cil of state, 329.-To Oliver Cromwell, 330. His letter to Mr. Clarke, 331. Articles and charges proved against,332. Water, importance of, in the East, 485. Water of Jealousy, 385.
Winds, various kinds, 26.
Witnesses, the Three Heavenly, 226. 314. Wolf, (Jewish Missionary) character of,
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