105, 645, 646-anxious care, danger-
ous, useless, and sinful, 105, 107-
proofs of, in providing external sup-
plies for man, from his attention to
the inferior creatures, 106, 157-sub-
mission to, enforced, from a considera-
tion of the character of the Most High,
108-the scriptural character of the
doctrine of a particular providence, 109,
158-the providence of God was the
foundation of an assured trust, on the
part of the disciples, 157-is minute
and universal, 157, 158, 640-the rea-
son why human philosophy rejects the
doctrine of a particular providence,
158-in the government of the world,
God manifests an interposition, as well
as an acquiescence, ib.-the practical
benefit of a belief in the doctrine of a
particular providence, stated, ib.
Tuxn, explained, 160, 240, 241
Птеруov, explained, 59
Птσis, explained, 318

Public worship, obligation to attend, on
the sabbath, noticed, 577

Publicans, why odious among the Jews,

and classed among sinners, 20, 91, 135
-the phrase," chief of the publicans,"
explained, 91-nature of their occupa-
tion, 134-why our Lord sought their
society, 136-in what respects they,
being last, became first, 285-meaning
of the phrase, "They shall go into the
kingdom of heaven" before the scribes
and Pharisees, 305-their office, not
unlawful, 571—the Baptist's advice to
them, noticed, ib.

Пuλv, described, 408, 409

Punishment, future, eternity of, asserted,

52, 205, 371, 492-not annihilation,
157-testimony of Philo on this sub-
ject, ib.-remark of Gilbert Wakefield,
noticed, 371-awful character of the
punishment which will be inflicted on
the wicked, 685

Punishments, what kind of, the Jewish

courts had a right to inflict, 82-col-
lective bodies of men, as cities, &c., are
punished in this life, 149, 334-in the
final judgment all are dealt with as
individuals, ib.-no temporal punish-
ment can satisfy the claims of the of-
fended justice of God, 150

Rabbi, meaning of the term, 326-to
whom it was anciently given, ib.—
when this title was first assumed by
the Jews, ib. why employed by them,
327-the title given to our Lord by
courtesy, 326-all titles complimentary
to their own wisdom, specially for-
bidden by Christ to his disciples, 327
Rabbins, what offices their disciples were
expected to perform for them, 50—
quoted, on the expression, "sendeth
rain on the just and unjust," 91—on
judging others, 109-a saying of, con-
cerning the Jews who kept swine, 131
-quoted, on the blessedness of enter-
taining those who were well instructed
in the law, 161-their notion, that
when the dead should arise, then the
kingdom of the Messiah would com-
mence, 163-the neglect with which
they treated the body of the populace,
noticed, 166-the rigid observance of
the sabbath inculcated by the school of
Schammai, 177-their law respecting
treasure found hid in a purchased
article, 204-on the traditions of the
elders, 217-washing of hands, ib.-
the phrase, “binding and loosing,"
236-the idea of guardian angels, a
rabbinical figment, 258, 259-on the
treatment to be shown toward offenders,
262-the limit to which they extended
the forgiveness of injuries, 264-their

interpretation of the law of divorce,
268-a talmudical imitation of our
Lord's parable of the labourers in the
vineyard, noticed, 287-erroneous
views entertained by some of the pro-
phecy of Zechariah, with the more just
conceptions of others of the Rabbins,
296—the amenability of false prophets
to the Sanhedrim, 303—their rejection
by the Most High, stated, 307—the
spiritual and correct views of the resur-
rection imbibed by some of them, was
the effect of gospel influence, 317, 319
-on the title, "Rabbi,” 327—the pay-
ment of tithes, 331-the temple of
Herod, 339-the troubles which they
expected would precede the appearance
of the Messiah, 342-to whom the
Almighty imparts wisdom, 366-the
significancy of the right and left hand
in judicial proceedings, 369-on the
time of eating the passover, 379-the
blessing pronounced before and after
meals, 384-why the law was not com-
mitted to men of Galilee, 410-when
children are to be considered as belong-
ing to the congregation of Israel, 566
-the celebrated doctors of the law at
the time of our Lord's first visit to the
temple, noticed, 567-manner of the
Jewish doctors when they taught or
preached, mentioned, 577-a favourite
mode of trying the skill of each other,
alluded to, 623-wore a key as an em-
blem of their office, 638-in what their
criminality consisted, in reference to
the Messiah, 638

Raca, a term of reproach, explained,

of the law, considered and refuted,
293

Paige, explained, 408
Reason, human, was never left to acquire,
for the first time, the knowledge of
God from his works, 669, 688-the in-
sufficiency of unassisted reason to dis-
cover the existence of God, and to
arrive at the knowledge of his will,
stated, 688
Received up,

the phrase explained, as re-
ferring to Christ's exaltation to the
right hand of God, 615
Redemption, the whole scheme of, built
upon the doctrine of man's original de-
pravity, 222-effected only by the
shedding of blood, 292, 703—the most
glorious theme of the loftiest intellects
in the universe, 540-meaning of the
term "redemption," 703-the nature
of that procured by Christ, ib.—not a
gratuitous deliverance, ib.-a ransom
was exacted and paid, ib-to whom this
ransom was paid, ib.-the trifling and
erroneous reasoning of Locke on this
subject, refuted, ib.

Regeneration, how this word is used by
Josephus, Cicero, and Philo, 279-how
often used in the sacred writings,
ib.—various meanings given to it, con-
sidered, ib.—understood as referring to
the perfected dispensation of the gospel
of Christ, 279, 280

Religion, pleasures of, not lessened by
the difficulties to be encountered, 115
-the wisdom and mercy manifested
in the way of religion being narrow,
116-where religion is not practical,
it is false and delusive, 369-injuries
suffered for the sake of religion are not
to be repelled by retaliative violence,
401-the exaltation which real religion
gives to the human character, 684—the
great benefit of religious privileges, 693
Repentance, evangelical definition of the
term, 43-the baptism of John, that of
repentance, 50-Christ and Lis apos-
tles, with the Baptist, commenced
their ministry by preaching repentance,
63, 472-fruits meet for repentance,
described, 571-instant repentance,
urged on the Jews from the parable of
the barren fig-tree, 656

Repetitions, in prayer, simply considered,
not forbidden by Christ, and why, 95
-in what sense and under what cir-
cumstances they are condemned, 95, 96
Reprobation, Calvinistic, not to be found

in those passages of scripture which
represent the Most High judicially
withdrawing the direct means of in-
struction and correction from man,
677

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Rest, in Christ, how to be obtained, 173
Resurrection, the transforming change.
which shall pass on the bodies of the
righteous, declared, 247-the idea that
Christ referred to it when he used the
word, regeneration," noticed, 279-
gross conceptions of, entertained by
the Pharisees, 317-nothing incredible
in the doctrine, when the power of
God is considered, ib.-its exclusive
spiritual character, disclosed by our
Lord, 318 — who clearly proves the
truth of it, 319-Christ foretels his
own resurrection, but was not un-
derstood by his disciples, 393-the
resurrection of some of the saints, one
of the prodigies which followed that of
our Lord, 430—its emblematical sig-
nification, 430, 431-was a strong con-
firmation of Christ's resurrection, and
a pledge of ours, 431-the question,
What became of these saints? con-
sidered, ib.—testimony of Eusebius on
this subject, noticed, ib.-the resur-
rection of Christ, not anticipated by
the disciples, is another proof of the
veracity of the Gospels, 434-the evi-
dence still further strengthened by the
guard which the Jews obtained from
Pilate, 435—the absurd fiction promul-
gated by the Sanhedrim, to account
for the disappearance of the body,
noticed, 438, 439-the belief of the
resurrection, implied in the words of
Gamaliel, 438-who shall rise first at
the general resurrection, 641 - the
resurrection of Christ confirmed to him
the title of "Son of God," 659-and
rendered all his other claims for ever
indisputable, ib.

Retribution, awful instance of, in the

calamities which came on the Jewish
nation, 336-the Jews, not held guilty

for all the righteous blood shed, but
vengeance due for the whole came
upon them, and why, 336, 337-the
remarkable correspondence between
the punishments brought upon the
Jews, and those inflicted upon the
murderers of Abel and Zacharias, 336,
337

Rewards, nature of those promised by
Christ to the obedient, 91-testimony
of Augustine on this subject, ib.—the
reward of the hypocrite, as declared
by Christ, 93

Riches, the danger of the love of, 105-
testimony of Plato, that, in proportion
as riches are honoured, virtue will be
disregarded, ib.-the deceitfulness of,
and in what it consists, 197-wherein
the difficulty of entering the kingdom
of heaven with riches, consists, 277-
are a trust, given for the public good,
and great is the danger if the stewards
be unfaithful, ib.—are a hinderance to
wisdom and virtue, acknowledged by
heathen sages, ib.-the character of
the rich, on whom our Lord pro-
nounced a woe, 592-an awful descrip-
tion of a rich man of the world living
without God, 644-the phrase, "rich
towards God," explained, 645-certain
important theological points, contained
in the parable of the rich man, ib.-
in what true riches consist, ib.-how
the Jews despised the riches of God's
goodness, 681-the term "riches" a
favourite expression with St. Paul, to
denote exuberance, 681, 682. See
EARTHLY PROPERTY.

Right and left hand, were highly signifi-
cant among the Jews, in their judicial
proceedings, 368-Maimonides and the
Rabbins quoted on this subject, 368,
369-Plato's description of the judg-
ment which takes place in the invisi-
ble world, noticed, 369-the phrase,
"right hand of power," explained,

405

Righteous, their separation from the
wicked on the day of judgment,
noticed, 368-reasons stated by our
Lord for their public acknowledgment,
369-not rewarded solely for having
abounded in works of mercy, ib.-

these works are taken simply as proofs
of the practical character of their reli-
gion, ib.

Righteousness, nature of that which,
Christ said to the Baptist, "It becom-
eth us to fulfil," 53, 54-Christian
righteousness, explained, 551-consist-
ing in the entire renewal of the soul
after the image of God, 70-how it
exceeds the righteousness of the scribes
and Pharisees, 73, 80-why this is
termed the righteousness of God, and
the importance of seeking it first, 108
-the term, righteousness, applied to
almsgiving, considered, 92—the righ-
teousness of Zacharias and Elizabeth,
substantially that of a true Christian,
536-righteousness of God, a term
used to denote the plan of obtaining
that righteousness or justification pro-
vided in the gospel, 667, 701—various
senses attached to this phrase, no-
ticed, ib.-nature of that law under
which man is placed, 667-how the
innocent are justified, and how the
guilty are made righteous, ib.-the
distinction between our own righteous-
ness and the righteousness of God,
stated, ib.-in what respects our un-
righteousness proves or demonstrates
the righteousness of God, 695-how it
is manifested without law, 701
Rock, in what respects Peter is the rock
upon which the church is built, 233,

234

Romans, custom of the, in raising men

for warlike expeditions, noticed, 286-
the question of their right to exact
tribute from the Jews, not determined
by Christ, 315-the circulation of the
Roman coin in Judea was proof that
the Roman government was there in
its regular exercise, ib.-oaths made
by gifts for sacred uses, considered by
the Romans peculiarly binding, 330
-why the Roman eagle was called by
the Jews and by Christ, "the abomi-
nation of desolation," 345-by whom
the Roman standards were planted in
"the holy place," ib.-the term "sin-

soldiers were employed in the appre-
hending of Christ, 400-a Roman
legion, described, 402—the confirma-
tion of the Roman governor necessary
to carry the sentence of death, pro-
nounced by the Sanhedrim, into exe-
cution, 403, 406-custom of the
Romans to wash their hands on the
commission of involuntary homicide,
noticed, 420-form of denunciation
used by Roman witnesses, 421-the
Roman punishment of scourging, no-
ticed, ib.-a Roman watch or guard,
described, 435-Romans included by
Paul in the term, "Greeks," and why,
665

Rome, conjectures respecting the intro-
duction of the gospel into this city,
661-character of the church formed
there, ib.-Paul's commendation of the
faith, spirit, and example of that Chris-
tian society, 663-its peculiar situa-
tion, noticed, ib.-the scrutiny to
which Christianity would be exposed
there, mentioned, 666

Roses, attar of, its value at Constanti-
nople, alluded to, 375

S

Sabbath, Christ did not go beyond the
necessity of the case, to do good on
this day, 126-the numerous and op-
pressive regulations of the Jews, as to
its observance, 174—which, if followed,
would have led to the interruption of
the temple service, 175-not designed
to be a yoke of bondage, 174—or ap-
plied to secular purposes, ib.—the sa-
cred end of the sabbath, as taught by
our Lord, ib.-works which our Sa-
viour performed on this day, noticed
174, 175-Christ is Lord of the sab-
bath, 176, 455-the conflicting ques-
tion among the Jews, Is it lawful to
heal on the sabbath? stated, 177—the
heartless superstition of the Pharisees,
which, while they rescued their cattle
from destruction, forbade them to ad-
minister healing to the sick, ib.—why
the Christians were exhorted to pray
that their flight from Jerusalem might
not be on the sabbath, 346—our Lord,

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by these words, did not establish the
Jewish sabbath, ib.-the term sab-
bath," according to Jewish custom,
was used to signify a week, 436-when
the sabbath terminated, ib.-in what
respect the day was made for man, 454
-no laxity of religious regard justified
by this phrase, 455—the great rule of
sabbatical observance, stated, 454, 455
-the antiquity of the sabbath implied,
in being made for man, not for the Jews
only, 455-Christ, as the Lord of the
sabbath, altered the time of its observ-
ance, ib.—the obligation to attend the
public worship of God on this day, no-
ticed, 577-the phrase," On the second
sabbath after the first," critically con-
sidered, 589, 590

Sacrifices, of the law, when they may

give place to the claims of mercy, 136,
176-an argument, reproving to the
Pharisees, who relaxed the laws of mo-
rality to commit acts of rapacity and
cruelty, 176-sacrifices of animal life,
under the patriarchal and Mosaic dis-
pensations, types of the sacrificial death
of Christ, 292-the notion, that the
sacrifice of Christ was only a price paid
to redeem the sacrifices of the law, re-
futed, 293

Sacrilege, nature of that with which the

Jews were charged, 691
Sadducees, a party among the Jews, their
origin, stated, 48-their tenets, reject-
ed tradition, 48, 217-were professed
materialists, 48, 157-denied the doc-
trine of the resurrection, the existence
of angels and spirits, 48, 316—were
strongly attached to the law of Moses,
and were men of rank and influence,
48-actuated by secular motives, in
wishing to submit to John's baptism,
which John refused, and why, ib.-
who constitute the Sadducees of the
Christian church, 56-the contempt
with which they treated the lower or-
ders of the people, 111-their unbelief,
traced to its true source, 185-their
servile hypocrisy, in consenting to the
death of John, 210-their scepticism
chiefly confined to the rich and learned
among the Jews, 214-reasons why
they, with the Pharisees, demanded a

sign from heaven, in proof of the Mes-
siahship of Jesus, 227—their object in
questioning our Lord, concerning the
resurrection, 316-are refuted, from
their own scriptures, 318, 319
Saints, character of the true saints of
God, 661

Salome, daughter of Herodias, by Philip,
her feats on Herod's birth-day, 209—
counselled by her mother, asks the
head of the Baptist, ib.-takes it to
Herodias, 210-her character, ib.
Salome, wife of Zebedee, and mother of
James and John, 289-has unjustly
been considered alone ambitious in her
request concerning her children, ib.—
this request, considered, ib.-what in-
duced her to make this request, 290-
witnessed the crucifixion of our Lord,
433

Salt, a metaphor, to express the qualities
and effects of wisdom, truth, and good-
ness, 74-its properties, to resist putre-
faction, and to communicate to other
substances its own incorruptibility,ib.-
an emblem of the influence of religious
principles in the world, ib.-Maun-
drell's description of the salt of Judea,
75-salting with fire, explained, 75,
493, 494-an emblem, in the east, of
sincerity and good faith, 493
Salutations, of the age, refused by the
Jews to Gentiles and Samaritans, 91-
Christians are to observe all the forms
of external civility and courtesy, ib.—
salutations of the Jews, described, 149
-nature of those given by the apos-
tles, ib.-the simplicity of those used
in ancient times, 326-nature of those
exacted by the scribes and Pharisees,
from their disciples and the common
people, ib.-by the salutation of a
kiss, Judas betrayed his Master, 400
Salvation, the nature of that to which our
Lord alluded, in the phrase, "endure
to the end shall be saved," 344-cha-
racter of that which Christ came into
the world to proclaim, 558, 562-one
of the names of the Messiah, 562-free
and full salvation, through the sole
mercy of God in Christ, by faith in his
merits, is the glorious doctrine of the
New Testament, 603-nature of that