Tradesmen, prayer by, for integrity,
IV. 177.
Traitors, prayer for deliverance from,
XV. 131, 132.
Trinity Sunday, special devotion for,
XV. 288, 289.
Treachery, prayer for deliverance
from, XV. 139.
Trouble, ejaculations for help in, XV.
Trust in God, prayers for, XV. 129,
136, 139, 142, 195.
Tuesday, prayer for, XV. 68.
Tutors, prayer by, for their charges,
IV. 176.
Tyranny, prayer for deliverance from,
XV. 137.
Unity in the church, in a kingdom or
family, prayer for, XV. 188.
Vanity of life, meditation on, XV.
130.
Victory, prayer for, XV. 194. Thanks-
giving for, 380, 382,
Virgin Mary, for grace to imitate the
humility of, II. 9. For the feast
of the Annunciation, or presenta-
tion of, IV. 295. Hymn on, XV.
86; and on the Annunciation to,
87.
Virgins, prayers for, IV. 140.
Visitation of the Sick, prayers for,
IV. 549, 559.
Wandering Thoughts, prayer against,
XV. 197.
War, intercession for those lying
under the rod of, IV. 305. Prayer
in time of, XV. 133, 157. For an
army or navy during war, 341, 343.
Thanksgiving for the prosperous
termination of, 380, 582. (Tempo-
ral or spiritual) prayer for strength
in, XV. 119.
Watchfulness,prayer for the grace of,
II. 148.
Weariness in well doing, prayer
against, XV. 72.
Weather, (seasonable) prayers for,
XV. 268, 269.
Wednesday, prayer for, 69.
Whitsunday, hymn on the day of, XV.
89. Special devotion for, 287, 288.
Wicked, prayer for protection against,
XV. 113, 140. For deliverance
from the machinations of, XV. 143,
192. And for their portion, 185.
Meditation on the works of God,
displayed in the destruction of,
XV. 159.
Widows, prayer for, IV. 140.
widow's prayer, XV. 328-331.
Wife, intercession for, IV. 43, 303.
Prayer to be said by a newly-mar-
ried wife entering into a family,
XV. 322-324. For a fruitful
womb, 324, 325. To he said by an
afflicted wife in behalf of a vici-
ons husband, 325-327. Prayers
for a wife, by a husband, IV. 141.
XV. 226. Prayer on the death of
a wife, IV. 276. For a husband
and family, IX. 179, 180.
Wisdom of God manifested in his
creatures, contemplation on, XV.
Women, devotions and offices proper
for, XV. 316. Intercession for
pregnant women, IV, 305. Litany
for all states of, XV. 61,63. Prayer
for safe child-birth, 228. An office
for safe child-birth, 316, 317.
Thanksgiving for safe child-birth,
IV. 293. An office of public
thanksgiving for women after de-
livery from child-birth, or any
great sickness, calamity, or fear,
XV.318,321. Prayer to be said im-
mediately after delivery, 321. For
other prayers, peculiarly suited to
women, see the articles Mother,
Widow, Wife.
Worship, hymn invitatory to, XV.
CONTAINED IN THE WORKS OF BISHOP TAYLOR.
ABRAHAM, faith of, how to be
imitated by us, II. 330. Origin of
the story of Abraham and the
idolatrous traveller, I. ccix. ccx.
cclxv-cclxviii.
Abrogation of laws cannot be by cus-
tom, without the consent of the
supreme civil power, XIV. 267-
272. Abrogation of a law by a
competent, that is, by the supreme
power, may be just and reasonable,
though the law itself may be nei-
ther unreasonable nor unjust, 273
-276.
Absence from God, canses of, II.
Absolution of sick penitents, IV. 527
-529. The forms of absolution in
the book of Common Prayer ex-
plained, VII. 308, 309. Ecclesias-
tical absolution, au essential part
of repentance, IX. 252. Opinions
of the fathers on this subject, 253.
No judicial absolution in the pri-
mitive church, 259–264. Whence
it follows, that the absolution of
sins, introduced in the later forms
and usages of the church, is only
declaratory, 264, 265. And by no
means judicial, 266. Pernicious
notion of the Romish doctors, who,
by giving absolution in the case of
attrition, pretend to convert it into
contrition, 267. The insufficiency
of attrition or imperfect repent-
ance, though with absolution, ex-
posed, 267-272. The priest's
power of absolution is wholly mi-
nisterial and optative, XI. 24, 25.
Absolution must be given only to
the penitent, 25, 26.
'Accessory follows the nature of the
principal,' nature of this rule ex-
plained, XIII. 573–583.
Acephali, origin of, VII. 239. Nature
of the heretical tenets held by them,
ibid.
Accidents, duty of contentedness un-
der, IV. 108-110. Motives to
content under, 120-126.
Action, an unlawful one, not sanc-
tified by the pretence of religion,
II. 339. When an action may be
mistaken to contrary purposes, a
Christian must use such compli-
ance in the use of indifferent things,
as best co-operates to the glory of
God, and is least dangerous, 216-
218. But when the question is
between the pleasing of a friend
and the gaining of an enemy, the
latter is to be preferred, 218. A
good or lawful action not to be
intermitted, merely because a man
tells us that it is scardalous, 219.
Where two motives (one of which
is secular, and the other virtnous)
concur to an action, a right con-
science is not prejudiced thereby,
XI. 468-473. How we may dis-
cern the principal ingredient, where
there is a mixed and complicated
intention in an action, 478-481.
Mere custom no good motive to an
action, 481. The actions of good
men, recorded in the Scriptures, are
no warrant for our imitation, not
only when they are reproved, but
also when they are set down with-
out censure, XII. 452, 453.
actions of men recorded in the Old
Testament, though attested and
brought to good effect by the pro-
vidence of God, are not always to
be made examples by us, 453, 454.
Nor when such actions are related
to have been done by divine com-
mand, without such an express
command as they had, or under a
like necessity, 454.
When an ac-
tion is marked with the blessing of
God, it may be safely followed,
463. What voluntary or uncom-
manded actions are lawful or com-
mendable, XIII. 75-96. An ac-
tion is neither good nor evil, unless
it be voluntary and chosen, XIV.
278-305. The virtual and inter-
pretative consent of the will is im-
puted to good or evil, 305-344.
The act of the will alone, though
no external action or event do
follow, is imputed to good or evil,
by God and man, 344-356. An
"involuntary effect, proceeding from
a voluntary cause, is imputed to
the agent, as if it were voluntary
and chosen, 356–362. The in-
fluence of ignorance on the mo-
rality of human actions, considered,
362. Nothing is good or bad, but
what we know, or concerning
which we can deliberate, 362-
364. Of what things a man may
be innocently ignorant, 364-366.
What diligence is necessary, that
our innocence may be ignorant,
366-368. What is a probable ig-
norance, 368-372. Ignorance
always excuses the fact, or dimi-
nishes its malignity, or changes
the kind and nature of the sin,
372-389. In what manner, and
how far fear and violence can
make an action involuntary, 389-
398. In any good action the means
and the end must be symbolical:
so that a good action done for an
evil end, and an evil action done
for a good end, are equally crimi-
nal, 398-403. It is not unlawful
(except it be accidentally), to do
an action of itself lawful, for tem-
poral regards, or for ends of profit,
pleasure, or honour, 403-411. The
end and intention of a law is under
the commandment, as much as the
action itself commanded, in order
to the end, 411-414.
Adam, sin of, and its consequences,
IV. 389; IX. 1, 2. Nature of
the death threatened to him, and
which has passed upon his pos-
terity, IV. 390, 391. How sin
came into the world by him, and
death by sin, IX. 2--7. His sin
punished by expulsion from Para-
dise, 9. How far we derive ori-
ginal or natural ignorance from
him, 11. His sin did not make us
heirs of damnation, 12. Infants
do not, and cannot, perish, justly
for Adam's sin, 13-18. The sin
of Adam does not make us natural-
ly and necessarily vicious, 18-25.
The fall of Adam more particularly
considered, and its effects upon
him and us, 73-81. How, and
why, the sin of Adam is in us no
more than an imputed sin, 81-85.
Concupiscence not wholly the ef
fect of his sin, 83, $95, 396. The
doctrine of the ancient fathers was,
that free will remained in us after
the fall, 85-89. Adam's sin, not
imputed to us to our damnation,
89-93. The doctrine of antiquity
concerning this matter, 93-107.
The ninth article of the church of
England on this subject, expound-
ed, 107-119. The glory of the
Divine attributes in the imputation
of Adam's sin, vindicated against
the presbyterian way of under-
standing it, 315-364.
Admission into the kingdom of Christ,
one of the benefits conferred by
baptism, II. 241, 270.
Adoption into the Gospel covenant,
one of the blessings conferred by
baptism, II. 211, 242, 272. The
spirit of adoption, why called the
earnest of the Spirit, III. 182.
Adoration of the Sacrament, con-
sidered, X. 100-108, 244. Adora-
tion of Images, by the church of
Rome, unsupported by Scripture,
and by the practice of the apos-
tolic and primitive ages of the
church, X. 171-175; XI. 135-
Adultery, the seventh commandment
concerning explained, III. 42-45.
It may be very pious and charita-
ble for a woman to cohabit with
an adulterous husband, XII. 147.
Though she is not bound to do so,
148, 149.
Advantages of sickness, IV. 408–423.
Advent (first) of Christ, circumstances
of, and considerations on, II. 1—
62. See JESUS CHRIST.
Advent (second) of Christ, to judge
the world, circumstances of, de-
scribed, V. 12—16.
Elfric, testimony of, and of the Saxon
church in the ninth century, against
transubstantiation, X. 98.
Affairs of life, to be set in order by
the sick, IV. 496, 497.
Affections ought to
carefully
watched, in meditation, II. 114,
115. Doing violence to them, an
essential part of mortification of
the will, 164. Its necessity, 167.
Affirmative Precepts, interpretation
of, XII.465. In negative precepts,
the affirmatives are commanded;
and in affirmative commandments,
negatives are included, 465-474.
When a negative and affirmative
seem opposite in any sense, the
affirmative is to be expounded by
the negative, not the negative by
the affirmative, 475, 476. In the
affirmative and negative precepts
of Christ, not only what is in the
words of the commandment, but
also whatsoever is symbolical or
alike, is equally forbidden or com-
manded, 477-485.
Afflictions, the benefit of, IV. 124, 125.
Aged Sinners, who have been living
in habitual sin, considerations on
the case of, VIII. 485-488.
Agenda, or things to be done, sum-
mary of, XV. 32—49.
Agony of Christ, in the garden of
Gethsemane, III. 252. Considera-
tions thereon, 318-324.
Allegories, absurd, of some of the fa-
thers, noticed, I. clx. clxi.
Alms, the giving of, a duty, III. 63.
The different kinds of alms, IV.
232-234. To what proportion
we are to give them, III. 64, 65.
To what persons they are to be
given, 66. And in what manner,
67, 68; IV. 235–241; V. 207, 208.
Motives to the giving of alms, IV.
241, 242. In what manner alms
are effectual for procuring pardon
of our sins, 382-384; VIII. 486,
487.
Ambition, folly of, V. 285.
Ambrose, testimony of, against tran-
substantiation, X. 84. His doc-
trine concerning original sin, IX.
100. His testimony to the neces-
sity of coufirmation, XI. 263.
Anabaptists, the objections of, to in-
fant baptism refuted, VIII. 150—
212. How far their political errors
are to be tolerated, 212-214.
Analogy of Christianity, what, VI.
34. How violated, 35, 36. Ana-
logy of faith must principally be
regarded in making deductions
from passages of Scripture, 519.
Testimonies from the fathers con-
cerning the analogy of faith, X.
Andrew, considerations on the call of,
to be a disciple of Christ, II. 310,
311, 385, 386. The passion of St.
Andrew, cited by the papists to
prove transubstantiation, a spuri-
ous book, of no authority, X. 73.
Angels announce the birth of Christ
to shepherds, II. 44-47. Con-
siderations on that event, 50-55.
Are present in churches and ora-
tories, 352, 353. Why Christ took
not on him the nature of angels,
393. The angels of the churches,
mentioned in the Apocalypse, were
bishops, VII. 33-37. The wor-
ship of angels, practised by the
church of Rome, contrary to the
Scriptures, X. 524.
Angels (fallen), lapse of, voluntary,
II. 392, 393.
Anger, causes of allowable, explained,
III. 33. The expression of not
letting the sun rest upon our anger,
explained, 34. The measure of our
anger, 35-39. Remedies against
anger, 40-42. Remedies against
anger, by way of exercise, IV. 244
And by way of considera-
tion, 247-249. Violent anger pre-
vents an answer to prayer, V. 69—
71.
Animals, certain, why sold in the
temple, II. 339. The buyers and
sellers driven thence, 334. Con-
siderations thereon, 340-342.
Annunciation of Jesus Christ's con-
ception to the Virgin Mary, II. 1—
4. Considerations thereon, 4-9.
Apostles, origin of the name of, VII.
16. Reflections on Christ's choice
of apostles, II. 390. His valedic-
tory address to them, III. 404 –
406. The government of the church
first committed to them by Jesus
Christ, VII. 10. With a power of
joining others, and of appointing
successors in the apostolate, 11, 12.
Who were bishops, 13-16. As
admitted by the universal judg-
ment of antiquity, 37-41.
what sense they were so, 11, 12.
James, the brother of our Lord,
called an apostle because he was a
bishop, 13. Epaphroditus, au apos-
tle, Titus, and others, were apostles
in the sense of bishops, not mes-
sengers, 14, 15, 16. Paul, why
called the apostle of the Gentiles,
15. And Peter, the apostle of the
circumcision, 15. The apostles
received from Christ a power to
do some things perpetually neces-
sary to the church, which to others
he did not give, 19. As, imposition
of hands in ordination, 19-22.
Confirmation, 22-27. And supe-
riority of jurisdiction, 27 37.
Whence bishops are their succes-
sors according to the general judg-
ment of antiquity, 37-41. Parti-
cularly of Peter, 41-46.
consequently, both the apostolate
and episcopacy are expressed to be
divine by primitive authority, 46
-50. In pursuance of the divine
intention, the apostles did ordain
bishops in several churches, 51—
74.
Whence it follows that epis-
copacy is an apostolical ordinance,
74-76. Why the apostles were
called presbyters, 94. The canons
which bear their name are authen-
tic, 102. How far they oblige the
conscience, XIV. 17-21. The
duty of faith completed in believing
all the articles of the Apostles'
Creed, VII. 446–454. [Sec Creed.]
The apostles not priests, when
Christ instituted the sacrament of
the Lord's supper, XIII. 19, 20.
The fraudulent assertions of the
church of Rome concerning apos-
tolical traditions exposed, 132-
141. All those rituals taught to
the apostles concerning ministries,
which were of divine institution,
do oblige all Christendom to their
observance, XIV. 21-26. But in
the rules which the apostles gave
their churches concerning things
indifferent, the church hath a dis-
cretional liberty, 26-46. A short
exposition of the Apostles' Creed,
XV. 19-31.
Appetite implanted in man, design of,
II. xix-xxi.
Apples of Sodom, or the fruits of sin,
considered, V. 279. First, as to the
pleasures of sin, 281-295. Second-
ly, as to its actual fruits and re-
lishes, 296-311. Thirdly, its actual
consequences, 311--326.
Arguments. It is lawful to use those
kinds of reason, which are argu-
ments ad hominem, with reasons to
prove it, XI. 485. Every argu-
ment is not false, for which a satis-
factory reason cannot be given,ibid.
One must not always choose such
arguments as prevail with the un-
derstanding, but with the fancy,
will, or appetite, 486, 487. The
force of many collective probable
arguments considered, XII. 33, 34.
It is lawful for a man, in per
snading another to a truth, to
make use of a false proposition,
which is already believed by him
who is to be persuaded, XI. 488,
489. How far terrific arguments
may be used, 490-492.
Arnobius, doctrine of, concerning
original sin, IX. 100.
Articles of the Christian faith, nature
of, XIV. 150, et seq. Are few in
number, VII. 444, 445. All es-
sential articles comprised in the
Apostles' Creed, 446-449. There
is no obligation for making the
articles contained in it more par-
ticular, 450. Though it is not un-
lawful or unsafe for the church, or
any of the antistites religionis, or
any wise man, to extend his own
creed to any certain deductions
from those articles, yet such de-
duction ought not to be pressed
upon others as an article of faith,
451-454. The articles of the
Christian faith were the same until
new creeds were compiled by ge-
neral councils, VII. 481. Strictures
on the conduct of the Nicenc
council in this respect, 481-488.
And on those of Ephesus, Coustan-
tinople, and Chalcedon, 488-491.
No new articles of faith imposed
by the Nicene or Athanasian
Creeds, 493-495. Nor had any
councils authority to make new
articles of faith, VIII. 50-52.
The making of new articles of
faith which are not in Scripture,
is condemned by the suffrages of
the primitive fathers, X. cxvii-
CXX., 137. Nevertheless, the Ro-
manists assert that the pope can
make new articles of faith and a
new Scripture, 477-485; XIII.
166. Injury done to the Christian
faith, by the church of Rome, in
creating new articles of faith es-
sential to salvation, X. 245. No
decrees of councils can make an
article of faith, 368-$74. Expo-
sition of the ninth article of the
Church of England, concerning
original sin, IX. 107-119. Vin-
dication of that exposition, 369—
386. What things are necessary
to be believed, as articles of faith,
X, 451-477. Uncharitableness of
the church of Rome proved by the
imposition of articles of faith as
necessary to be believed, which
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