2. The four winds.-General destruction.-Jer. xlix. 36. Upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four quarters of heaven. See also Dan. vii. 2. viii. 8. Rev. vii. 1. See AIR. WINE. 1. Wine, when mentioned together with corn and oil (as it very frequently is), denotes all kinds of temporal good things.-Hos. ii. 8. gave her corn, and wine, and oil. See Joel ii. 19. Psal. iv. 7. 2. As the choicest heavenly blessings are frequently represented in the Scriptures by the salutary effects of wine: so, from the noxious and intoxicating qualities of that liquor,-(which anciently was mixed with bitter and stupefying ingredients, and given to malefactors who were about to suffer death,)-is borrowed a most tremendous image of the wrath and indignation of Almighty God. Psal. lxxv. 8. In the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture, &c.-Psal. lx. 3. Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. See Jer. xxv. 15. Rev. xiv. 10. 1. Protection.-Psal. xvii. 8. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings. See Psal. xxxvi. 7. and xci. 4. 2. Wings, when used to fly upwards, are emblems of exaltation.-Isa. xl. 31. They shall mount up with wings as eagles; that is, they shall be highly exalted. WOLF. A thief, or religious impostor; a devourer of the church.Luke x. 3. I send you forth as lambs among wolves.-John x. 12. He that is a hireling....seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf scattereth them, WOMAN. 1. A city, a state, or body politic, or the inhabitants thereof.-The daughter of Tyre in Psal. xlv. 12., of Babylon in Psal. cxxxvii. 8., and of Jerusalem in 2 Kings xix. 21., signifies the inhabitants of those cities, respectively. The daughter of Jerusalem, when 2. the sun. virtuous, is honoured with the high appellation of the espoused of God in Isa. liv. 1. 5., and Jer. xxxi. 4. When wicked and idolatrous she is styled the harlot, the adulteress. See ADULTERESS. The true church of Christ.-Rev. xii. 1. A woman clothed with WRITE-To publish or notify. This was the first intention of writing; and, in the earliest ages, no writings were made but upon pillars or monuments, merely to notify things.-Jer. xxii. 30. Write this man childless; that is, publish ít, and let all men know that he shall have no child to succeed him upon the throne. For it appears from 1 Chron. iii. 17, 18. and Matt. i. 12., that Jeconiah (of whom the prophet is speaking) had children; but being born probably after he was carried to Babylon, where he lived many years a captive, none of them ever succeeded to the royal authority. See 2 Kings XXV. 27. YOKE. 1. Oppressive bondage.-Dent. xxviii. 48. He shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he shall have destroyed thee. See Jer. xxviii. 14. In Gal. v. 1. the yoke of bondage means the burdensome ceremonies of the Mosaic law, from which the Christian law of liberty has delivered us. 2. Punishment for sin.-Lam. i. 14. The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. 3. Those useful restraints, which arise from a sense of the duty which we owe to God, and the obedience we ought to pay to his laws.Lam. iii. 27. It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth. 4. The doctrines and precepts of Jesus Christ, and the temper, dispo sitions, and duties which flow from them.-Matt. xi. 29, 30. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light-Quesnel's remark upon the last sentence is not more beautiful than devout. "How easy and sweet is it, to serve Christ even in bearing his cross! How hard and painful is the slavery of the world, of sin and of our own passions, even with all their false pleasures! That satisfaction, peace, and comfort, which grace gives here below, and that which hope encourages us to expect in heaven, make a Christian full amends for all his pains in subduing his passions, and in opposing the world.... A yoke, which Christ takes together with us,-can that be uneasy? A burden, which He bears in us by His Spirit,-can that be heavy? Come, then, taste and know by experience how sweet the Lord is, and how worthy His yoke is to be chosen and loved!" No. III. GENERAL INDEX OF MATTERS IN VOLUMES I. AND II. ABBREVIATIONS in manuscripts, account of, I. 221. Abraham, predictions concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 122, 123. His posterity, in what sense as numerous as the stars of heaven for multitude, 421. Abyssinian (Ancient) version of the Old and New Testaments, I. 273, 274. Accents (Hebrew), uses of, I. 192. Accommodation, theory of, shown to be unfounded, I. 324. Acrostic poetry of the Hebrews, I. 381. Acts of the Apostles:-Title, II. 318. By whom written, ibid. Genuineness and authenticity, ibid. Scope, ibid. Chronology, 319. Analysis of this book, 320. Observations on its style, ibid. Importance of this book, as an evidence for the truth of Christianity, 320, 321. Confirmation of its veracity by Josephus, I. 80. Coincidence between it and the apostolic epistles, 50, 51. Acts of the Senate, what, I. 81. Appeals made to them by the first Christians, as evidence, 82. Adjunct, metonymy of, what, I. 360, 361. Advantages, peculiar to the Christian revelation, a proof of its superiority over all other religions, and that it is from God, I. 177–180. Adverbs (emphatic), instances of, I. 328. Affections, the moral government of, enforced in the Gospel, I. 153, 154. Age of Hebrew manuscripts, how ascertained, I. 217. Agreement of ancient manuscripts and versions, a proof of the uncorrupted preservation of the Scriptures, I. 54, 55. Of quotations by Christian writers, a like proof, 55. Alexander of Pontus, fabulous miracles recorded of, exposed, I. 117. Alexandrian Manuscript, account of, I. 222–224. Fac-simile of it, 224. Alexandrian Version. See Septuagint. Alexandrine Recension of the New Testament, account of, I. 205. Allegorical Sense, I. 323. Allegory defined, I. 364. Different species of, ibid. Rules for the interpretation of allegories, 364, 365. Allusions to the Old Testament in the New, I. 312. 318. Alphabetical Poems of the Hebrews, account of, I. 381. America, observations on the peopling of, I. 76. Ammonian Sections, what, I. 214. Ammonian dialect, 273. Amos (the prophet), account of, II. 259, 260. Occasion of his prophecy, 260. Its scope, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Observations on his style, ibid. Avayνæσμатя, or Church-Lessons, I. 214. Analogy of languages, defined, I. 340, 341. Use of grammatical Anglo-Saxon version of the New Testament, account of, I. 280. Avus, propriety of the title of, given by St. Paul to Sergius Antiquities (Biblical), importance of, to the study of the Sacred Apamean Medal confirms the Mosaic account of the Deluge, I. 88. 1. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testament, why rejected from the canon of Scripture, I. 435, 436. Their uses, 344. 436. Analysis of these books, II. 289–293. Supposed quotations from them in the New Testament, I. 318. Actual value of these productions, 436. 2. Apocryphal Books of the New Testament, I. 437. Enumeration of these writings, ibid. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE to show that they were never considered as inspired or canonical, 437, 438. INTERNAL EVIDENCE, 438-442. These apocryphal books are so far from affecting the credibility of the genuine books of the New Testament, that the latter are confirmed by them, 47, 48. 442. Apollonius, of Tyana, fabulous miracles ascribed to, exposed, I. 118. Apostles and evangelists, credibility of. See Credibility and Inspiration. On the descent of the Holy Spirit upon them, I. 447, 448. Apostolic Fathers, testimonies of, to the authenticity of the New Testament, I. 44, 45. In what manner they quoted the Scriptures, 41. Force of their testimony, 45. Aquila's version of the Old Testament, I. 268, 269. Arabic versions of the Old and New Testament, I. 274, 275. Of the Aramaan Language, and its dialects, I. 199. I. 50. Aristeas's fabulous account of the Septuagint version exposed, I. 264, 265. Fabulous miracles related of Aristeas the Proconnesian exposed, 117. Ark of Noah, dimensions of, I. 75. I. 42. Articles of faith, not to be established from single, obscure, or figurative texts, I. 395. Arts, the late invention and progress of, a confirmation of the credibility of the Mosaic History of the Deluge, I. 73, 74. Asaph, Psalms ascribed to, II. 239. Ascension, Odes of, II. 243. Ascension of Jesus Christ, circumstances of, considered, I. 446. Atheists, principles of, contrasted with those of the Gospel, I. 176, Athens, miserable condition of the women at, I. 19. note 7. Origin of the altar erected at, to "The unknown God," 90. St. Luke's and St. Paul's account of the Athenians confirmed by Demosthenes, 80. and by ancient inscriptions, 91. Remarks on Paul's admirable address to them, II. 326, 327. Atonement, true notion of, unknown to the heathen, I. 17. Though they felt the necessity of an atonement for sin, 70, 71. The doctrine of, as set forth in the New Testament, 150. Authenticity defined, I. 28. Of the Old and New Testaments proved, 28-52. Recapitulation of this argument, 184. Especially of Matt. i. and ii. and Luke i. and ii., II. 299–302. 309. Of Luke viii. 27-39., 310.; and xxii. 44., 310. Of John vii. 53. and viii. 1— 11., 315. Examination of the authenticity of 1 John v. 7., 366— 375. Author, put for his book or writings, I. 359. Importance of knowing, 348. Babylon, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 126. Baptism, observance of, a proof of the credibility of the New Testament, I. 67. Barnabas, testimony of, to the genuineness and authenticity of the Bel and the Dragon, apocryphal history of, II. 292. -177. Bethlehem, massacre of the infants at, I. 419. Bible, a perfect rule of faith and practice, I. 186. Moral qualifications for studying it advantageously, 186, 187. In what order it should be read, 187. Refutation of the assertion that the Bible is the most immoral book in the world, 166. Does not inculcate a spirit of intolerance and persecution, 166, 167. Harmony between all its parts, a proof of its divine origin and authority, 167, 168. As also its preservation, 168. See Scriptures, Versions, Testament (Old), and Testament (New). Blind man restored to sight, remarks on the miracle of, I. 104, 105. Blount (Mr.), absurd and contradictory notions of, on religion and morals, I. 23. His profligacy, 26. Boils, on the plague of, in Egypt, II. 207. Bolingbroke (Lord), absurd and contradictory tenets of, on religion and morals, I. 24, 25. His hypocrisy exposed, 26. His involuntary testimony in favour of the evangelist, 68. Book, every writing so termed by the ancients, however small, 1. 56. Book of the Covenant, I. 57. Book of Jasher, remarks on, I. 57. II. 216. Book of the Wars of the Lord, observations on, I. 57. II. 210. CAIUS ROMANUS, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Tes tament, I. 42. Cana, observation on the miracle wrought at, I. 103, 104. Canon of the Old Testament, account of, I. 28-30. Canon of the New Testament, 39. General divisions of the canonical books of the Old Testament, II. 212, 213. Catalogues of the books of the Old Testament, I. 29, 30.; and of the New Testament, 41. Catholic Epistles, origin of the appellation of, II. 358. Its antiquity, ibid. The authenticity of the Catholic Epistles, and in what order usually placed, ibid. Their dates, 330. Cause, metonymy of, I. 359, 360. Celsus, testimony of, to the genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament, I. 46, 47.; and to the character of Christ, 82.; and of the first Christians, 85. Census, alluded to by St. Luke, explained, I. 419, 420. Chaldeans, pretence of, to antiquity, disproved, I. 73. Chaldee Language, notice of, I. 199. Chaldee Paraphrases on the Scriptures, account of, I. 262–264. Chapters and verses, origin of, in the Old Testament, I. 213. And in the New Testament, 214. Characters (Hebrew), antiquity of, I. 190. Children, the visiting of the fathers' sins on, explained, I. 409. Chinese, pretences of, to antiquity, disproved, I. 74. Degraded state of religion and morals among the Chinese, I. 21. CHRIST (Jesus). Duration of his ministry, I. 321. The Lord's supper a perpetual memorial of the truth of the Gospel, 67. Testimony of Josephus to the character of Jesus Christ, 81. 463, 464. Of the Talmuds, 81. Of Pontius Pilate, 81, 82. Of Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny, Elius, Lampridius, Celsus, and Porphyry, 82. Of Julian and Mohammed, 83. Jesus Christ put for his doctrine, 359. Parables, why used by him, 368, 369. Superiority of his parables, 369, 370. Difficulties in his genealogy solved, 400, 401. 417, 418. Why he used external means in performing some of his miracles, 99, 100.; and gave different degrees of notoriety to them, 98, 99. Their number, 101. Variety, ibid. Design, 101, 102. Greatness, 102. Before whom wrought, 103. In what manner wrought, ibid. Their effects, ibid. Were never denied, ibid. A critical examination of some of Christ's miracles, particularly the conversion of water into wine, ibid. The feeding of five thousand men, 104. The healing of the paralytic, ibid. The giving of sight to the man who had been born blind, 104, 105. The raising of Jairus's daughter to life, 105. Of the widow's son at Nain, ibid. And of Lazarus, 105, 106. The circumstances of his Resurrection stated and scrutinized, 106–115. And of his Ascension, 446. The miracles of Christ compared with pretended pagan and popish miracles, 115-119. Character of Christ, 149. Testimonies of heathen adversaries to his life and character, 81 -83. Involuntary testimonies of the infidels, Chubb and Rousseau, to his character, 156. and note. Christ a greater prophet than Moses, 453, 454. Salvation only through him, 462. Necessity of believing in him, and danger of rejecting him, ibid. Christ put for his doctrine, 359. See MESSIAH. Christianity, propagation of, a proof of the credibility of the New Testament, I. 67. And that the Gospel is from God, 130–132. Gibbon's five secondary causes of its success refuted, 133. Its rejection by unbelieving Jews and Gentiles, and non-universality, no argument against its divine original, but rather a confirmation, 134-140. The Mosaic dispensation introductory to it, 147, 148. Excellence of its doctrines, 149-151. And morality, 152-156. Superiority of its motives to duty, 156-158. Its doctrines not contrary to reason, 158-160. Its doctrine of a future judgment not improbable, 160, 161. Does not establish a system of priestcraft, 161, 162. Or prohibit free inquiry, but on the contrary invites it, 162. Its morality not too strict, 162, 163. Nor any of its moral precepts unreasonable and impracticable, 163, 164. Does not produce a timid spirit, 164. Nor overlook the generous sentiments of friendship, 164, 165.; and of patriotism, 165, 166. Nor inculcate either intolerance or persecution, 166, 167. The tendency of Christianity (evinced by facts) to promote the present and eternal happiness of mankind, 169-175. Comparison of the actual effects of the Gospel, with those produced by the atheistical philosophy, 175-177. A further proof that it is from God, is afforded by its superiority over all other religions, 177. Particularly in its perfection, ibid. Its openness, ibid. Its adaptation to the capacities of all men, 178. The spirituality of its worship, ibid. Its opposition to the spirit of the world, 179. Its humiliation of man and exalting the Deity, ibid. Its restoration of order to the world, ibid. Its tendency to eradicate all evil passions from the heart, ibid. Its contrariety to the covetousness and ambition of mankind, ibid. Its restoring the divine image to man, ibid. Its mighty effects, ibid. Examination of the difficulties attendant on the propagation of Christianity, 448-450. Christians, exemplary character and conduct of, I. 169, 170. Attested by their heathen adversaries, 83-85. 170. The crimes of nominal Christians not chargeable on the Gospel, 173. Chronicles (two books of), II. 222. Their title, ibid. Author and date, ibid. Scope and analysis of these books, 223. Observations on these books, 224. Account of the Targums or Chaldee para phrases on, I. 263. Chronology, alleged contradictions in, considered, and shown to be unfounded, I. 404, 405. Importance of, to biblical students, 349. Chubb (Mr.), absurd and contradictory tenets of, concerning religion, 1. 23, 24. His hypocrisy, 26. Involuntary testimony of, to the divine mission of Jesus Christ, 68.; and to his character, 155. Churches (Christian), state of, necessary to be known in studying the Epistles, I. 393. Cilicisms of the New Testament, I. 199. Circumcision, the observance of, a proof of the credibility of the Old Testament, I. 66. Circumstantiality of the Old Testament narratives a proof of their authenticity, I. 31, 32.; as also of the Pentateuch, 35, 36.; and of the New Testament narratives, 49, 50. Clarius's (Isidore) revision of the Vulgate version, notice of, I. 277 Classification of the books of the New Testament, II. 293, 294. Clement of Alexandria, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament, I. 43. Clement of Rome, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament, I. 45. Cognate, or kindred languages, what so termed, I. 199. Account of them, ibid. The use of the cognate languages for illustrating the Scriptures elucidated, 199. 341, 342. Coincidence of the Old and New Testament narratives with the relations of profane authors a proof of their credibility, I. 49–52. 69-87. Coins (ancient), collateral testimony of, to the credibility of the New Testament, I. 88-91. Importance of, as an hermeneutical aid, 350. Collins (Mr.), absurd and contradictory tenets of, on religion, I. 23. His hypocrisy, 26. Colossians, Saint Paul's Epistle to, II. 340. Account of the church at Colossæ, 341. Date of this Epistle, ibid. Its occasion, ibid. Scope and analysis of its contents, ibid. Commentaries, different classes of, I. 352. Of commentaries, strictly so called, ibid. Their utility, 353. Design to be kept in view in consulting them, ibid. Rules for consulting them to the best advantage, 353, 354. Comparison not to be extended to all the circumstances of an alle gory, I. 365. Complexion, varieties of, in different nations, not contrary to the Mosaic account of the origin of mankind, I. 76. Conjecture (critical), a source of various readings, I. 284. Rules for applying it to the determination of various readings. 289, 290. Constantinopolitan Recension of the New Testament, I. 205. 209. Contemporary Writers, testimony of, a source for ascertaining the meaning of Scripture, I. 329-333 Context, definition of, I. 336. Rules for investigating it, 337, 338 Importance of attending to the context, in the interpretation of allegories, 365. Contradictions, alleged to exist in the Scriptures, considered, and shown to have no foundation, I. 399, 400. In historical passages, 400-404. In chronology, 404, 405. Between prophecies and their fulfilment, 406. In doctrine, 406-408. Apparent contradictions to morality, 408-414. Between the sacred writers, 414 -418. Between sacred and profane writers, 418-420. Seeming contradictions to philosophy and the nature of things, 420–422 Conversation with the Deity, the most eminent degree of prophetic inspiration, II. 256. Conversion of Paul, remarks on, II. 322, 323. Coptic version of the Old and New Testament, I. 272. Corinthians (Saint Paul's First Epistle to), II. 334. Paul's character of the Gentile Corinthians confirmed by profane historians, I. 80. State of the Corinthian church, II. 334. Occasion and scope of this Epistle, ibid. Analysis of its contents, 335. Date and genuineness, ibid. Examination of the question, how many epistles Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ibid. Corinthians (Saint Paul's Second Epistle to), II. 335. Date and where written, 336. Occasion of this Epistle, ibid. Its scope, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Observations on it, ibid. A supposed chronological difficulty in this Epistle elucidated, 336, 337. No other epistles written to the Corinthians but the two which are now extant, I. 57, 58. II. 335. Corruption of the Scriptures, impossibility of, proved, I. 52-58. Creation of the world, true account of, unknown to the ancient philosophers, I. 17. Mosaic narrative of, confirmed by profane history, 69. And by the modern discoveries in philosophy, I. 420, 421. Credibility of the Old and New Testaments, I. 59. Proofs that the writers of them had a perfect knowledge of the subjects which they relate; and their moral character, though rigidly tried, was never impeached by their keenest opponents, ibid. This test applied to the Old Testament, ibid And also to the New Testament, 60. These writings never charged with containing falsehoods, ibid. This proved at large concerning the Old Testament, 60-62. And the New Testament, 62. The writers of which were contemporary with, and competent witnesses of, the events related, 62, 63. And could not have recorded the actions ascribed to Christ, if they had not been true, 62. Were neither enthusiasts nor fanatics, 63. Were neither deceived themselves, nor did nor could deceive others, 63, 64. But on the contrary they were men of the strictest integrity and sincerity, 64, 65. Appealed to notorious proofs, 66. And suffered every thing for the truth of their narration, ibid. The credibility of the Scriptures further confirmed by the subsistence, to this very day, of monuments instituted to perpetuate the memory of the principal facts and events therein recorded, 66, 67. And by the wonderful establishment and propagation of Christianity, 67, 68. Testimonies from natural and civil history to the credibility of the Old Testament, 69-78. And also of the New Testament, 78-83. The silence of profane authors concerning facts recorded by the sacred historians no argument against their credibility, 85-87. Which is further confirmed by coins and medals, 88-91. Recapitulation of this argument, 185. Credibility of miracles, proved, 95-97. Creed of unbelievers, I. 159. note. Cretans, St. Paul's character of, confirmed by profane writers, I. 81. Christianity, when planted in Crete, II. 347. Criticism of the Scriptures, objects of, I. 188. Cyprian, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament, D'ALEMBERT, miserable death of, I. 176. Daniel (the prophet), account of, II. 277. His predictions relative to the four great monarchies, I. 129. Analysis of his prophecies, II. 277-279. Observations on their canonical authority and style, with a refutation of neologian objections, 279–282. Account of the spurious additions made to the book of Daniel, 282. Darkness, on the plague of, in Egypt, II. 207. Dates of the books of Scripture, importance of knowing, I. 348. David, in what sense the "man after God's own heart," I. 411, 412. List of Psalms ascribed to, II. 239. 241. Deborah, remarks on the ode of, II. 217. note. Deists, or enemies of divine revelation, origin of, I. 22. note. Are indebted to the Scriptures for all that they have written, which is either wise or good, ibid. Their boast, that unassisted reason is a sufficient guide to man, disproved, ibid. A summary of their absurd and contradictory tenets concerning religion, the worship of God, and a future state, 23-25. And concerning morals, 25. Deadly effects of deism on nations, 25, 26. And on individuals, 26. Effects of their principles contrasted with those of the Gospel, 176, 177. Deities (heathen), immense number of, I. 16. and note 8., 21. Horrid rites of, and their effects, 16, 17. See Idolatry. Deluge, Mosaic account of, not contrary to philosophy, but confirmed by indubitable testimonies from natural and civil history, I. 72-75. And by the Apamean medal, 88. Infidel objections to it refuted, 75, 76. De Rossi, notice of the principal Hebrew MSS. collected by, I. 219. Design of the sacred writers in composing their narratives, a source of apparent contradictions in historical passages, I. 400-402. And also in points of doctrine, 408. Deuteronomy (book of), date and chronology of, II. 210, 211. Its scope, 211. Prediction relative to the Messiah contained in it illustrated, ibid. I. 453, 454. Synopsis of its contents, II. 211, 212. Observations on this book, 212. Dialects of the Greek Testament, I. 196–199. Aμ, import of, II. 243. Didactic poetry of the Hebrews, I. 381. Difficulties attendant on the propagation of Christianity, examined, Dissection, curious, of the Old and New Testaments, I. 202. note. Doctrines delivered by Moses, and by the prophets, I. 143–148. Summary of the doctrines of the Gospel, 149.; particularly the vicarious atonement of Christ, and the blessings thereby procured for man, 150-152. Alleged contradictions in doctrines proved to have no foundation, 406-408. On the doctrinal interpretation of the Scriptures, 393-395. Double Sense of prophecy, I. 390, 391. Duelling not sanctioned by the Gospel, I. 171. note. EBER'S (Paul) revision of the Latin Vulgate, notice of, I. 277. Ecclesiasticus (apocryphal book of), account of, II. 291. Egypt, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 125. The Em. Enthusiasm, characteristics of, I. 63. Proof that Moses was not an enthusiast, 60. Nor the apostles and evangelists, 63. Especially Saint Paul, II. 322, 323. Ephesus, temple of Diana at, I. 90. That city, why termed Nen. KO POE, 90, 91. Account of the church at, II. 338. Genuineness and authenticity of the Epistle to the Ephesians, 338, 339. Its date, 339. Occasion and scope, ibid. Analysis of its contents, ibid. Observations on its style, ibid. Epistles of the apostles, importance of, II. 329, 330. Their number and order, particularly those of St. Paul, 330. Of the Catholic epistles, ibid. General plan of the apostolic epistles, ibid. Causes of their obscurity explained, 331. Remarks on the phraseology of St. Paul's Epistles in particular, ibid. Rules for studying the apostolic epistles most beneficially, I. 393-395. Subscriptions attached to them, 215. See Catholic Epistles. Epithets of Scripture, different kinds of, Í. 325. Esdras, account of the two apocryphal books of, II. 289, 290. Esther (book of), II. 225. Its title and author, 225, 226. Argument, 266. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Account of the Targums or Chaldee paraphrases on this book, I. 263. Apocryphal additions to the book of Esther, II. 290. Ethan, psalm ascribed to, II. 240. Ethiopia, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 125, 126. Ethiopic language, notice of, I. 199. Ethiopic version of the Scriptures, 273, 274. Eusebius's account of the classification and genuineness of the books of the New Testament, I. 42. Notice of his Harmony of the four Gospels, 319, 320.; and of his recension of the Septuagint version, 268. Eusebian Sections, 214. Euthalius, Sections of, 1. 214. Evangelists, were contemporary with, and competent witnesses of, the facts recorded by them, I. 62, 63. Were not enthusiasts nor fanatics, 63. Neither did nor could deceive or impose upon others, 63, 64. Were men of the strictest integrity and sincerity, 64, 65. Appealed to notorious proofs, 66. Suffered every thing for the truth of their narrative, ibid. On the credibility and inspiration of the evangelists.-See Credibility, Inspiration. Evidence. See Historical Testimony. Evil (moral and physical), the true cause of, unknown to the ancients, I. 17. The Bible account of it confirmed by heathen writers, 70. Exodus (book of), Title, II. 206. Author and date, ibid. Occasion and subject-matter, ibid. Scope, ibid. Types of the Messiah, ibid. Synopsis, ibid. Illustration of Exodus, ch. vii.-xi. 206, 207. Expositors. See Commentators. Ezekiel (the prophet), account of, II. 283. Canonical authority of his prophecies, ibid. Their scope, 284. Analysis of them, 284286. Observations on the style of Ezekiel, 286. Supposed difference between him and Jeremiah reconciled, I. 124. Ezra (book of), II. 224. Its title and author, ibid. Argument, scope, and synopsis of its contents, 224, 225. Observations on a spurious passage ascribed to Ezra, 225. FAITH, analogy of, 1. 342. Rules for investigating it, 342-344. Fall of man, Mosaic account of, confirmed by the existence of moral evil, and by historical testimony, I. 69-71. Families of Hebrew Manuscripts, account of, I. 218. And of the manuscripts of the Greek Testament, 204-212. Fathers, testimony of, to the authenticity of the New Testament, I. 41-45. Assistance to be derived from them in the interpretation of Scripture, 346-348. Remarks on their mode of quoting the Scriptures, 41. Authority of their quotations as a source of the sacred text, 281. Rules for applying their quotations to the determination of various readings, 288, 289. Felix, procurator of Judæa, the singular propriety of Saint Paul's address to, illustrated, II. 327. Fertility of the Holy Land, attested by heathen writers, I. 78. Fig-tree, the withering of the barren, explained, I. 102. Figurative Language, origin of, I. 355. Distinction between figures of words and figures of thought, ibid. General observations on the interpretation of tropes and figures, 355–358. The figurative language of the prophets sometimes the source of seeming contradictions, 406. See Allegory, Hyperbole, Irony, Metaphor, Metonymy, Parable, Proverbs, and Synecdoche. First-born, on the destruction of, in Egypt, II. 207. Grammatico-Historical Sense, defined, I. 323. Greek Language, the New Testament why written in, I. 193, 194 Similarity of the New Testament Greek with that of the Septuagint version, 193. Examination of its style, 194, 195. Dialects, 196-199. Greek Versions (ancient) of the Old Testament:-See Aquila, Septuagint, Symmachus, Theodotion. Greeks, the New Testament character of, confirmed by heathen writers, I. 80. Griesbach's (Dr.) system of recension of the New Testament, account of, I. 205, 206. HABAKKUK (the prophet), notice of, II. 277. Analysis of his pro- First day of the week, observance of, a proof of the credibility of Haptoroth, or sections of the Prophets, origin of, I. 213. Five thousand men, miracle of the feeding of, 104. Flies, on the plague of, II. 206. Foedus cum Græcis, account of, I. 212. Fool, how to be answered, I. 397. Happiness, dark and confused notions of the heathen concerning, I. 18. Harmonies of the Scriptures, occasion of, I. 319. Observations on the different schemes of harmonizers, and on the duration of the public ministry of Jesus Christ, 319–321. Forgery, impossibility of, as it respects the Old Testament, I. 29. Harmony subsisting between all parts of the Bible, a proof of its And the New Testament, 40. 54, 55. Gaon (rabbi Saadias), Arabic version by, notice of, I. 274. Gemaras of Jerusalem and Babylon, account of, I. 345. Genealogy, importance of, in studying the Scriptures, I. 351, 352. The seeming contradictions in the genealogies of our Saviour, as recorded by Matthew and Luke, examined and reconciled, 400, 401. 417, 418. Importance of the genealogies in the first book of Chronicles, II. 223. Genesis (book of), title, II. 203. Author, 204. Date, ibid. General argument, ibid. Scope, ibid. Types of the Messiah in this book ibid. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Summary of the patriarchal religion, as exhibited in this book, I. 142, 143. The literal sense of the first three chapters vindicated, II. 205. Whence Moses derived his materials for it, I. 34. Gentiles, rejection of the Gospel by, no objection to the truth of Christianity, I. 136. Genuineness defined, I. 28. Criteria for distinguishing genuine from spurious writings, 39, 40. Genuineness of the Old Testament demonstrated, 28-32.: especially of the Pentateuch, 32— 38. And of the New Testament, 40-50. Recapitulation of this argument, 184. Geography, importance of, to the study of the Bible, I. 351. Geology, testimony of, to the credibility of the Mosaic narrative of the deluge, I. 71, 72. German Divines, heterodox notions of many of, I. 326. Refutation of their theory, that some of the interpretations of Christ and his Apostles are doctrinal accommodations to Jewish opinions and prejudices, 324. German Jews, manuscripts of, I. 218. Giants, Mosaic account of, confirmed by heathen writers, I. 71. Gibbon's false account of the spread of Christianity, confuted by facts, I. 133. His immoral principles exposed, 25. Gittith, import of, II. 244. Glossaries, nature of, I. 335. Rules for consulting them to advantage, ibid. Gnostics, tenets of, refuted by St. John, II. 316. GOD, the true nature and worship of, imperfectly known among the ancient heathen nations, I. 16, 17. And also among the modern heathens, 21, 22. Sublime doctrines of the Scriptures concerning God, in the patriarchal times, 142, 143. Under the Mosaic dispensation, 143–145. And in the Gospel, 149, 150. Gospel, meaning of. II. 294. General design of the Gospels, 295. Their number, ibid. And importance, ibid. The sources of the first three Gospels examined, 385-393. Why rejected by the unbelieving Jews, I. 134, 135. And by the Gentiles, 136. Christianity, Doctrines, Morality, John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew, in this Index. See Gothic version of the Bible, account of, I. 277. Description of the divine authority and original, I. 167, 168. Heathen Nations (ancient), deplorable state of religion and morals among, I. 16-20.; and among the modern heathens, 21, 22. This a proof of the necessity of a divine revelation, 22. Derived many of their institutions from the Scriptures, 77, 78. Their characters, as incidentally noticed in the New Testament, confirmed by profane writers, 80, 81. Heathen Writers, testimonies of, to the credibility of the Old Testament, I. 69-71. And of the New Testament, 78-83. And to the beneficial effects of the Gospel, in the character and conduct of the first Christians, 170. Hebraisms of the New Testament, I. 196. Examples of them, and observations on them, 196, 197. Rules for the better understanding of Hebraisms, 197, 198. Hebrew Language, origin and antiquity of, I. 189. Historical sketch of, 190. Antiquity of its character, ibid. Hebrew vowel points, 191, 192. And accents, 192. Rabbinical Hebrew, 198. The Hebrew language a proof of the genuineness and authenticity of the Old Testament, 31. Particularly of the Pentateuch, 32. Notice of the principal Hebrew manuscripts, 216-221. And of the printed editions of the Hebrew Bible, 203. Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, history of, from the writing of the books of the Old Testament, until the time of Jesus Christ, I. 200. From the time of Jesus Christ to the age of the Masorites, 200, 201. From the age of the Masorites to the invention of the art of printing, 201-203. From the invention of the art of printing to our own time, 203. Hebrews (Epistle to), II. 349. To whom written, 349, 350. In what Helvetius, immoral tenets of, I. 25. Herbert (Lord), absurd and contradictory tenets of, in religion and morals, I. 22. 25. Heretical Writers (ancient), testimonies of, to the genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament, I. 45, 46. Various readings sometimes to be found in their works, 289. Hermas, testimony of, to the genuineness and authenticity of the New Testament, 1. 45. Hesychius's Recension of the Septuagint, notice of, I. 268. Hexapla of Origen, specimen of, with illustrative remarks, I. 267, 268. Hillel (Rabbi), Codex of. I. 203. Hindoos, degraded state of religion and morals among. I. 21. Their extravagant pretensions to antiquity refuted, 74. Historians (profane), confirm the truth of the Old Testament narratives, I. 69-78. And also of those of the New Testament, 78 -83. This coincidence a proof of their genuineness and authenticity, 49-52. Seeming inconsistencies between the sacred and profane historians accounted for, 414-418. Silence of ancient historians concerning many facts accounted for, 85–87. Historical Books of the Old Testament, general observations on, II. 213. Their authors, ibid. Importance, 214. For analyses of the Historical Books, see their several titles in this Index. Historical Circumstances, importance of, to the study of the Scriptures generally, I. 348-351. Of Scripture allegories in particular, 365. And also of parables, 368. Historical Passages of Scripture, alleged contradictions in, consider. ed, and shown to have no foundation, I. 400-404. Historical Sense of Scripture, I. 323. Historical Testimony, credibility of, illustrated. I. 95, 96. Hume's objections to it, considered and refuted, 96, 97. Historical testi |