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Nineveh, prophecies concerning, conclusive,
Nobleman, affecting letter from a,

mortifying declaration of a,

O.

Objections to the scriptures, with answers,
to the common prayer, some frivolous,
Okely, Dr. recants his deistical principles,
Oldys, Fran. writes the life of T. Paine,

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Oliver, Dr. conversion and death of,
Olympia, F. M. joyful death of,

Oxford, Earl of, an infidel and hypocrite,

Orleans, Duke of, declares in favour of piety,
Ormonde, Duke of, eminent for devotion,
Orrery, Earl of, a firm believer,

Ostervald, attributes great blame to the clergy,
Owen, Dr. John, an early advocate for toleration,
Oxenstiern, Chancellor, found rest in the bible alone,

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persuasion of, that he was right, no proof,

Parishes in England and Wales,

challenged to produce morals equal to the New Testa-

ment,

a man of some natural talents,

an ignorant and malignant person,

insolently attacks the clergy on their learning,

37 objections of, to the scripture, answered,

specimens of the insolence of,

jests of Solomon recommended to,

Paley, Rev. William, on subscription,

account of the Methodists by,

Parsons, of all descriptions, too papistical,

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Ibid.

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Addenda.

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Patric, Bishop, endeavoured at a reformation,

Paul, St. triumphant death of,

Father, a great student in the scriptures,

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Persecution,

Persecution, a sure mark of Antichrist,
sketch of, in England,

Peter, St. curious anecdote of,

Peterborough, Lord, Eulogium of, on Fenelon,

Philosophers, French, of various sentiments,

Pluralities of livings, very common,

Pomfret's Poems, quotation from,
Pococke, high character of, by Locke,
Pope, Alexander, Esq declaration of,

quotations from,

a believer,

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Pope, of Rome, duration of,

'anecdote of,

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cruelly treated by the French,

Popes, of Rome, number of, in all,

however virtuous, to go into perdition,

Popery, a grievous curse to Christendom,

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Pope, William, infidelity and awful death of,
Porcupine, Peter, Bloody Buoy of,

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Porson's account of Gibbon's history,

Porteous, Bishop, quotation from, on the Atonement,

Discourses of, on Redemption, recommended,

on a Future State, recommended,

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Prayers, for the King, too frequently repeated,

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Prebends, Canons, &c. some account of,

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Preferment, large, not necessary to our usefulness,
church, instances of shocking abuse in,

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Priestly, Dr. considers all lively religion as enthusiasm,

Priests, by their folly, the curse of Christendom,

24,600 of, murdered in France,

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Prophecies, a wonderful chain of, in scripture,

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a remarkable one, concerning the French,

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Propertius,

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Propertius, quotation from,

Prussia, Frederic, King of, egregiously mistaken,

Psalmist, a great admirer of the law of Moses,

Puritans, History of, by Neal, recommended,

Pythagoras, excellent precept of,

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Raleigh, Sir Walter, dying advice of,

Rank, men of, sometimes the pest of a neighbourhood,
Reasons, the Author's, for resignation,

Rectories, number of,

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Reformation, prevented the clergy from amassing the wealth of

Europe,

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of England, essential to the salvation of the coun-

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Religions, of the world, should be compared,

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Renty, Mons. de, read three chapters daily on his knees,

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Repentance, death-bed, very dangerous,

Reyner, a bankrupt, afterwards honourably paid his debts,

Rittenhouse, David, a philosopher, yet a believer,

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Ridley, Bishop, able to repeat much of the bible,

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Robert, King of Sicily, preferred his bible to his kingdom, 241

Rochester, Earl of, conversion and wickedness of,

Bishop of, against all reform,

Rome, destruction of, predicted,

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Romaine, Rev. William, read nothing but; the bible for 30 years,

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Rousseau,

Roscommon, Earl of, passage from, applied to the bible,

glorious death of,

Rowe, Nic. Esq. died in the faith,

Rousseau, extraordinary life and death of,
fine quotation from, on the Gospels,

Rush, Dr. a philosopher, yet a Christian,
Russel, Lord, happy death of,

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Sabbath, profaned, and lost,

Salmasius, dying lamentation of,

Saville, Sir George, some account of,

Scaliger, a fine stanza, admired by,

Scarlett, New Testament of, for universal restitution,

Scott, Rev. Thomas, conversion of,

answer of, to T. Paine, quotation from,

Scotland, kirk of, some account of,

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Sheffield, Duke of Bucks, lines on the death of,

Sherlock, Bishop, quotations from,

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Dr. on the Test Act,

on Divine Providence, recommended,

Shepherd, of Salisbury Plain, read his bible daily for 30 years,

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Sidney, Sir Philip, dying advice of,

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Slavery, in ancient times, common and cruel,

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Spirit, Holy, operation of, defended by Bishop Pearson,'

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Stars, number of, discoverable,

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Stackhouse, Rev. T. on the objections to the bible,

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Steel, Sir Richard, on the death of three infidels,
greatly delighted with the, scriptures,
Christian Hero of, recommended,

Sterne, Lawrence, Sermon of, on Conscience,
curious dissolution of,

Stillingfleet, Bishop, endeavours reformation,

Origines Sacræ of, strongly recommended,

Struensee, Count, conversion of,

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Subscription, to the 39 Articles, a great hardship,

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when we go to College, very wrong,

does a Bishop in England believe fully his own
subscription?

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Susannah, Countess of Suffolk, read the bible over twice a year,

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Tacitus, on the three States in a Government,

Taylor, Bishop, a rare character,

Temple, Sir William, Burnet's account of,

Tennison, Archbishop, endeavoured reformation,

Testimonies, Heathen, to the birth of Christ,

Theology, difficulties in,

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clergy often unfriendly to,

Toplady, triumphant death of,

Tribes, ten of the Jews, now in the East,

Tronchin, Dr. confirms the bad end of Voltaire,

Turk, fall of,

Turreau's history of the Vendean war,

Tyre, prophecies concerning, conclusive,

Unbelievers, creed of,

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Universities, English, income of,

Urick, John, great diligence of, in prayer,
Usher, Archbishop, a walking library,

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Tollet, an apostate priest, a blood-hound,

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