when uncommon zeal is displayed, and unusual means are employed, to sap the foundations of the faith once delivered to the saints, and to rob the Son of God of his glory; we deem it incumbent on those, who stand for the defence of the gospel, as effectually as possible to counteract that zeal, and expose and frustrate those means. As from this part of our duty, though certainly the most painful, we hope never to shrink; so our devout prayer is, that we may ever perform it with such a spirit and in such a manner, as shall entitle us to the continued liberal countenance and support of the christian public. Fully aware, however, that this department of our work, highly important as we deem it, cannot be equally interesting to all our readers; our care will be that it shall not engross too large a share of our attention. 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Page. 428 153 Brattle Street Church, Hymns 170 Committee's commu- 92 275 Editors' Remarks on 276 322 321 ib. 322 ib. 213 Bible, history of copies and edi. ib. 324 370 525 272 163 Burr, Rev. Jonathan, memoirs of 145 215 с 515 550 84 Cambridge Platform, hints res. 78 382 Cerinthus, treatment of by St. 274 492 11 545 402 its first promulgation 489 [504, 542 discipline : - 547 of the truth of the 88 Codman, Rev. John, ordination of 331 325, 519 153 550 253 Controversy, religious on 350 uary of ib. , Page. Page. 130, 298, 413 Guyse, Rev. Dr. brief account of 289 H Hampshire Missionary Society, 202 233 ib. Hebrews, Epistle to the, its author 63 426 310 Henry, Mr. Philip, memoirs 386, 433 124 Life of 550 213 Hoxton do. Hopkinsianism and Calvinism 415 79 482 432 193 Hume, David, Esq. his death 241 I 88 Independents, general union of 188 16 Indian Schools, account of 520 33 Infant 3 weeks old, ode to an 336 Theological at An- 191 Sandwich islands 236 literary and philo- sophical 284, 422 J 331 Jay, Rev. William, discourse on 355 specting the 122 373 Jewish nation, state of, at the 272, 361 first promulgation of chris. 490 122 Jews, state of in France 571 492 his treatment of Cerin. ib. 514 к Review 221 2 Editors' reply 227 L 457 · R. J. Meigs, esq. 129 Rev. Dr. Bogue 326 Poinare, king of Ota- 930 185 272 · Dr. Carey and others Wm. Cowper, Esq. ing it - 236 . person of - M Page. Page. -- John Codman, 331 554 Ordination of David Holman, 531 ib. Original Temptation and Fall, on the 258 P 283 Description of the 456 ety in 375 48 572 489 359 360 Publications, new list of 44, 95, 189, [238, 285,327,381,429,486,523, 572 436 Providence, singular and kind S3 R Reflections on a departure from 310 : On the close of a year, 317 329 of a minister on 192 the death of one of his people, 335 21 Religion, on the prevalence of 484 loose and indistinct ideas in 59 29, 78 State of in the middle and southern states, 282 In the bounds of Alba. 204 ny presbytery 424 In the New York pres- 31 283 Revival of in England ib. Tower of 456 269 406 273 Rowe, Mrs Elizabeth, sketchof 342 Russel, lady Rachel, sketch of 291 143 592 148 236 204 43 Scorn, profane, its malignant in- fluence . 491 212 Sculpture, for America . 329 - Timothy P. Gil. Society, Massachusetts Mission- ib. ary, its annual meeting . 40 to Page. ety in . Page. 42 Sullivan, James, his excellency, 332 183 Sweden, Religious Tract Soci- 521 232 184 Albany, report of 424 T general meeting 185 Tippoo Sultan's library . 329 375 ver, remarks on 371, 413, 471 U 377 Union, general of independents 89, 188 V 330 238 Vennor, Mr. circumstances re- 97 324 Vice, Society for the suppres- 89 W of 337 355 Characteristics, extracts from 362 186 Wood, colonel David obituary of 431 245 Worship, the duty of public 80 Y 446 Year, close of, reflection on 317 124 496 z 569 Massillon's sermon on 452 port of INDEX TO THE REVIEWS. Gospel, 558 371 Kendall's Ordination Sermon, 125 457 [218, 368, 407, 514 217 363 Review of Reviews, 413, 471 35 Romeyn's Fast Sermon, 551 48 INDEX TO THE POETRY. tions, 432 95 of great and public calamities, 485 528 ibid. 317 576 |