love, he may himself become more pure and faithful; he welcomes them, also, as the expressions of his faith, and humbly seeks, that through his example, others may be led to glorify their Father who is in heaven. His own improvement is his first motive; the benefit of his fellowdisciples the next.
We have exhibited, as our limits have permitted, some general views of what may be regarded as essential to vital Christianity. There is nothing here opposed to the pure, simple, yet fervent spirit of the gospel of Christ. Here is a religion, as we believe, alike removed from the indifference of the worldly, and the blind transports of the fanatic; something, which we can all of us understand, and admire, and practise; which can give us all we need as a rule of life; as our solace in care and sorrow; our hope in death, and our light to immortality. For a religion, like this, we should labor and pray,
it may be received and increased within and around us; and that our love of it may abound more and more, in knowledge and in all goodness.
Bible, Unitarian views and use
of, 84.
Bradbury, Thomas, his remark
as to the unreasonableness of
the common doctrine of the
atonement, 278.
DANGER of Delay, 121, sqq.
Deism, how different from Uni-
tarianism, 76.
Delay, danger of, 121, sqq.; 1.
The interests of the soul too
important to be delayed, 125;
2. Future opportunities may
not come, 128; 3. Difficulties
increase by delay, 130; 4. The
nature of virtue and religion
requires long time, 134; 5.
Late religion and virtue less
valuable, 136.
Divinity of Jesus Christ, 213, sqq.
What it is; 1. Divinity of com-
mission; 2. of doctrine; 3. of
character; 215, 216. Unitari-
an views of, scriptural, 238.
Divinity School, at Cambridge,
theology of, 148, sqq.
Brazer, John, on the power of ELZEVIRS, their edition of the
Unitarianism over the affec-
tions, 25, sqq.
CALVIN, his objection to the
word, Trinity, 270.
Cambridge Theological School,
wants of, 163, sqq. Means of
instruction in, 167.
Cambridge Theology, character-
istics of, 149, sqq. Liberal,
153. Serious, 158. Charitable,
160.
Christ, see Jesus Christ.
Christianity, Genius of, 240, sqq.
Takes cognizance of the every
day matters of human life, 246.
Christians, the sect so called, their
numbers in our country, 291.
Clark, Adam, his remarks as to
the reasonableness of all true
doctrines, 279.
Clergy, suggestions to, respect-
ing practical infidelity, 308.
New Testament, 9.
Erasmus, his edition of the
Greek Testament, 7.
Experience, religious, doctrine of,
explained and enforced, 49,
sqq. Importance of, 51. Mis-
apprehensions of, 55. Charac-
teristics of, 61. Methods of, 70.
Goodier, Benj., his testimony to
the fact, that Unitarianism is
suited to the poor and unlearn-
ed, 287.
Greek Testament, editions of,
6, sqq.
Received text of, 9.
Manuscripts of, 10. Ancient
versions of, 13. Critical editions
of, 18. Various readings of, 20.
Greenwood, F. W. P., on the
New Testament, conformed to
Griesbach's text, 97, sqq. On
the theology of the Cambridge
Divinity School, 149, sqq.
Griesbach, his edition of the
Greek Testament, 19.
HEARERS, their duty, 207.
Hope, how it affects our salva-
tion, 197, Of two kinds, 198.
Hurd, Bishop, his remark con-
cerning the unreasonableness
of the atonement, 278.
I.
INFIDELITY, practical, briefly
considered in reference to the
present times, 293. Origin of,
303. Progress of, 304. What,
it is, 305. Danger of, 305.
How to be stayed, 306.
JESUS CHRIST, design of the
mission and death of, 204. Di-
vinity of, 212, sqq. In what
sense divine, 215, 216. Not
possessed of the original attri-
butes of deity, 217. Testimo-
ny of, against his deity, 224.
Judaism, how different from Uni-
tarianism, 77.
LIBERALITY of the Cambridge
theology, 153.
Luther, his objection to the word
trinity, 280.
MAHOMETANISM, how different
from Unitarianism, 78.
Manuscripts of the Greek Testa-
ment, 11. Vatican, ib. Alex-
andrine, 12. Cambridge, ib.
Clermont, ib. Ephrem, 13.
Marsh, Bishop, his opinion as to
the power of education to make
Unitarians, 81.
Materialism, not necessarily con-
nected with Unitarianism, 272.
Mill, his edition of the Greek
Testament, 18.
Ministry, Christian, the great
object of, 206.
Missionary, Unitarian, among
the poor in Boston, his success,
291.
NECESSITY, philosophical, not
necessarily connected with
Unitarianism, 272.
New England, how Unitarian
Christianity appeared and
gained ground in, 269.
New Testament, original text
of, 1, sqq. Canon of, what, 3.
Books of, universally acknow-
ledged, and those, disputed, 5.
Account of the received text
of, ib. Editions of the Greek
of the, 6. Received text of the,
what authority it stands upon,
9. Means of improving the re-
ceived text of the, 10. Ancient
versions of the, 13. Quotations
from the, by ancient writers,
16. Conformed to Griesbach's
text, commended, 112.
0.
OPINIONS, religious, zeal no proof
of the truth of, 30; nor any
proof of the value of, 31. Pro-
pagation of, Unitarian views
and practice as to the, 87.
Origen, his testimony as to the
prevalence of Unitarianism in
his time, 285.
P.
PALFREY, J. G. his edition of the
New Testament conformed to
Griesbach's text, 112.
Paul, his manner of teaching
Christianity, 244. His charac-
ter, 245.
Phillips, S. C. on practical infi-
delity, 293.
Polyglot, Complutensian, 6.
Power of Unitarianism over the
affections, 25, sqq.
Prophecies, testimony of the,
against the deity of Jesus
Christ, 219
Press, the, influence of in respect
to infidelity, 310.
Pulpit, the influence of, in rela-
tion to practical infidelity, 308.
Punishment, future, Unitarian
views of, 83. Of sin, method
of escaping from the, 211.
QUOTATIONS from the New
Testament, by the ancient ec-
clesiastical writers, 16,
R.
RELIGION, see Vital.
Religious character, manner in
which it may be exhibited or
expressed, 322, sqq.
Religious experience, doctrine of,
explained and enforced, 49,
sqq. Importance of the sub-
ject of, 51. Misapprehensions
of, 55. Characteristics of, 61.
Methods of, 70.
Ripley, George, on the divinity
of Jesus Christ, 213.
Roberts, William, his testimony
to the fact that Unitarianism is
suited to the poor and unlearn-
ed, 289.
SALVATION, christian, what, 172.
When it takes place, 173. Who
the author of it, 179. By what
means it is affected, 183, sqq.
How affected by Jesus Christ,
184. How by the bible, 186.
How by the spirit of God, 188.
How by the christian ministry,
190. How by the events of
Providence, 193. How by
faith, 195. How by hope, 197.
How by fear, 199. How by
good works, 201. How by divine
grace, 203. How are we to know
whether we and those around us
have experienced salvation, 209.
Seriousness of the Cambridge
theology, 158.
Smallridge, Bishop, his acknow-
ledgment as to the want of
direct scriptural support for
the trinity, 279.
Stephens, Robert, his edition
of the Greek Testament, 7.
Divided the New Testament
into verses, 8.
T.
TERTULLIAN, his testimony as
to the prevalence of Unitarian-
ism in his time, 285.
Text, original, of the New Tes-
tament, 1, sqq. Received,
means of correcting the, 10.
Thoughts on Vital Religion, 313,
Trinitarianism, how different from
Unitarianism, 80. Noah Wor-
cester's testimony as to the
embarrassing nature of, 276.
Not directly taught in the
bible, 279.
UNITARIAN Christianity, free
from objectionable extremes,
73, sqq.; 1. as to doctrine, 75;
2. as to views and use of the
bible, 84; 3. as to the transla-
tion of the scriptures; 4, as
to rules and principles of
scriptural interpretation; 5.
as to points of religious cere-
nony, 86; 6. as to matters of
church government, 87; 7.
as to propagating opinions, 87;
will prevail, 93.
Unitarianism, evangelical, adapt-
ed to the poor and unlearned,
364, sqq. Why it has been
supposed not to be so, explain-
ed, 269, 273. Has no neces-
sary connection with material-
ism and philosophical necessity,
271. Adapted to the poor and
unlearned; 1. by its simplicity,
274; 2. by its reasonableness,
277; 3. because it is through-
out scriptural, 279; 4. from
its practical character, 281.
Experiment proves the same,
according to the testimony,
1. of Tertullian, 285; of Ori-
gen, ib.; of Athanasius, 286;
2. of Richard Wright, 287;
3. of Benjamin Goodier, ib. ; 4.
of William Roberts, 289; 5.
of the christian denomination,
290; 6, of the Unitarian Mis-
sionary among the poor in
Boston, 291.
Unitarianism, power of, over
the affections, 25. Objections
to, for an alleged want of such
power, 28, sqq. Reasons of
its being supposed to want this
power, 34, sqq. Professedly
a rational system, 38.
professors feel bound to avoid
parade and ostentation, 39.
Not favorable to sudden and
extravagant emotions, 40. Ad-
dresses the minds of men, 45.
Practical, ib.
Unitarians, views of, as to human
nature and the terms of salva-
tion, 41. Their views of God,
44. Doctrines of, respecting
the atonement, 82. Their views
and use of the bible, 84. Their
rules of scriptural interpreta-
tion, 85. Notions of, as to re-
ligious ceremony, 86. Their
practice in matters of church
government, 87. Mode of, in
respect to propagating their
opinions, 87.
VARIOUS readings of the New
Testament, inferences from the
great number of, 20.
Versions, ancient, of the New
14. Egyptian, 15. Ethiopic,
ib.
Arabic, ib. Latin, ib.
Jerome's, 16.
Vital Religion, thoughts on,
313, sqq. Characteristics of,
ib. Supposes the mind to be
Interests
enlightened, 316.
and engages the affections, 317.
Demands habitual devotion,
318. Produces a tenderness
of heart and conscience, 318.
Is accompanied by habitual
seriousness, 319. Improves the
social virtues, 320. Secures
heavenly mindedness, 321.
Exhibits its energy in univer-
sal obedience, 321.
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