A.

ARMINIANISM discussed in David
Dickson's Address to the Ge-
neral Assembly of 1638, 17-27.

B.

BLAIR, Robert, 6.

Boyd, Robert, Principal of the
College of Glasgow, B.
Burnet, Alexander, Archbishop of
Glasgow, 48, 57, 59.

C.

CALVIN'S Institutions referred to,
305.

Charles II. and the Court, their

design to overturn the govern-
ment of the Church, 44, 379.
Coltness, the Lady, Last Words of,
495-507; her Epitaph, 508.
Confession of Faith, with the Sum
of Saving Knowledge, the latter
the work of Messrs Dickson and
Durham, 11, 102, 398.
Crawford, Matthew, minister of
Eastwood, his character of Wm.
Guthrie, 53.

Cunningham, John, his Sermon on
Reconciliation to God, referred
to, 417.

D.

DICKSON, David, account of his life,
1-28; his parentage and youth,
5; is chosen Professor of Philo-
sophy in the University of Glas-
gow, 6;
ordained minister of
Irvine, ib. ; is summoned before
the High Commission, which
passes sentence of deprivation,
but afterwards withdraws it, ib. ;
his ministerial labours eminently
blessed, 7-9; style and method
of preaching, 9; his singular
service in the General Assembly
at Glasgow in 1638, 10; is chosen
Moderator of the General As-
sembly of 1639, ib.; becomes
Professor of Divinity in the Uni-
versity of Glasgow, ib.; about
1650, succeeds to the Professor-
ship of Divinity in the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh, 11; com-
poses his "Truth's Victory over
Error," in Latin, 12; on refus-
ing the oath of supremacy he is
ejected, ib.; account of his death,
13; his family, ib.; account of
his writings and works, 13-15;
his address to the General As-
sembly of 1638, on the subject
of Arminianism, 17-27; his ad-
dress when chosen Moderator of
the General Assembly of 1639,
27, 28.

Directory for Public Worship,
draught of, by Messrs Dickson,
Henderson, and Calderwood, 11.
Dunlop, William, Professor of Di-
vinity and Church History in
the University of Edinburgh, his
life and character of William
Guthrie, 33-56.

Durham, James, minister at Glas-
gow, 11.

E.

ELCHо, Lady Anne, a Relation of,
about her being burnt, 509-522.

F.

FRASER, James, of Brea, minister
at Culross, memoirs of, 81-370;
his childhood and early disposi-
tions, 89; providential escape
from drowning, 90; steps of
God's providence between his
ninth and seventeenth year, 91;
neglect of God and duty, 92; is
put under the care of the family
chaplain, 93; for a time he is
attentive to the counsels and in-
structions of his tutor, 94, 95;
proceeds to an open violation of
the Sabbath, 96; parting with
his tutor, he broke out into all
manner of vice, ib. ; a barren
profession takes possession of
him, 97; wicked companions
encourage him in evil, 98; in
the midst of outward afflictions
there are not wanting convic-
tions of conscience, ib.; he re-
solves to forsake his evil ways
and follow a new course of life,
99; trusting to his own strength,
he had the very characters of a
formalist, ib.; his performance
of duty not animated by a true
and living faith, 100; the opera.
tion of the Holy Spirit on the

heart, 102; merciful dispensa-
tions of Providence, 103, 106;
the sin against the Holy Ghost,
104, 107, 130; the time of youth
the most fit season to seek God,
108; the neglect of prayer, me-
ditation, and reading the Scrip-
tures, have a great influence on
decays in religion, 109; com-
mencement in the Christian life,
111; his first communion Sab-
bath, 113; temptations and dis-
couragements, 114-118; Scrip-
ture marks of conversion, 119,
120; the Lord's dealings with
him considered, 120; instruc-
tions and lessons learned from
these providences, 122-126; un-
belief and doubtings of his inter-
est in Christ, 126-128; spiritual
duties a weariness and burden,
129; grounds of his despair, be-
setting sins, 130; though cast
down, he was not utterly for-
saken, 131; things influencing
a decay in religion, and which
require to be watched against,
132-134; the ways and steps of
his recovery, 134-140; secret
prayer and reading the Scrip-
tures a powerful means, by the
blessing of God, to a life of faith,
136; spiritual pride is peculiarly
hateful to God, 138, 149; frame
and exercise of the heart touch-
ing his condition, 141-151;
Christ precious to the believer;
"without faith it is impossible
to please God," 151-167; objec-
tions answered, 167; assaults of
temptations, and deliverance
from, 167-179; the carnal mind
is enmity against God; "God
resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace to the humble," 178, 179;
a season of outward afflictions
accompanied by spiritual decay,
180-184, 195-198; time mispent,
omission of private duty, and

forsaking God, the fountain of
living waters, 181; the sin of
unbelief, 185-190; the Christian
life a state of warfare, 199, 200;
his recovery out of decays and
afflictions, 200-211; doubts and
uncertainty of his converted
state, 203, 212; how supported
and delivered under trials and
afflictions, 211-217; humility
and submission to God, 214-216;
the Scriptures to be studied as
being the power of God, and the
wisdom of God, 219; Christ the
sinner's hope and salvation, 217-
221; hinderances to progress in
the Christian life, 221; he be-
comes more diligent in duties,
222; spiritual exercises, 223-
228; conflict with the world;
earnest desire to draw near to
God in the exercise of faith, love,
and humility, 228-230; sloth a
great enemy to the performance
of duty, 231; evils under which
he mourns, and against which he
wrestles, 232-234; his remiss-
ness in public duties, in doing
good, and glorifying God, 238-
240; study to maintain fellow-
ship with God, lessons of submis-
sion to his holy will, and of love
to the Saviour, 240-242; growth
in grace, shedding a powerful in-
fluence on the heart and con-
versation, 242-245; grounds of
doubting his conversion and in-
terest in Christ, with answers
thereto, 245-259; evidences of
regeneration, 259-264; practical
considerations by which he at-
tained to peace as to his interest
in Christ, 265-272; the duty of
searching the Scriptures, which

are able to make wise unto salva-
tion, through faith which is in
Christ Jesus, 271, 273; rules to
be observed as the foundation of
all true religion, 272-275; rules

followed in his daily walk, 275,
276; rules in speaking, 276, 277;
rules in our actions, "whatsoever
ye do, do all to the glory of God,'
277-279; rules for conversation,
279, 280; enumeration of such
things as he found blest for doing
him good, 280-285; enumeration
of such things as have done him
evil, 285-287; Satan's devices
whereby the work of sanctifica-
tion hath been much hindered,
288-297; declaration of the great
mercy of the Lord, who instruct-
ed him in the wonderful things
of his law, and made him know
the mysteries of the kingdom of
God, 297-301; his call to the mi-
nistry, 302-309; the grounds upon
which he judged himself called
of God, 309; his ordination, ib.;
the work and qualification of a
minister of the Gospel, 310-316;
in his public ministrations he
earnestly desired to declare the
whole counsel of God, dwelling
chiefly on man's misery by na-
ture, the nature of regeneration
and salvation by Christ, 310;
in his private exhortations and
instruction, endeavouring the
conversion of some and edifica-
tion of others, 313; being called
to serve God in the Gospel of his
Son, in season and out of season,
314; observations and instruc-
tions regarding the pastoral
office, 316-325; he considered
the great end and scope of a faith-
ful minister is to draw souls to
and build them up in Christ
Jesus, 325; his marriage, 326-
330; providences, with observa-
tions upon his married state and
widowhood, 330-336; his public
sufferings in the cause of religion,
336-338; is intercommuned,
338-340; his first imprisonment
in the Bass, 340-350; is sum-

Goodal, Mrs, Memoir of, 479-493;

a witness to the renewing of the
Solemn League and Covenant in
1648, 485; after the Reforma-
tion she removes with her hus-
band to Ireland, 487; her hus-
band is imprisoned at Ardmagh,
490-492; on regaining his liberty
they return to Scotland, 492.
Guthrie, Alexander, minister at
Strickathrow, 33.

Guthrie, James, Professor of Phi-

losophy in the University of St
Andrews, thereafter minister at
Stirling, 34; his execution, 45,

65.
Guthrie, John, minister at Tar-
bolton, 34.
Guthrie, William, Memoirs of, 9;

his life and character, 29-66;
his parentage and birth, 33, 34;
his studies at the University of
St Andrews, 34; is appointed
minister at Fenwick, 35; un-
common success of his public and
private ministrations, 36-38; his
holy zeal in winning souls to

Christ, 38-40; his marriage and
family, 40; his conduct and ser-
vices in the Church Courts, 41;
is appointed by the General As-
sembly to attend the Presbyte-
rian army, 41, 42; difficulties of
his ministry as connected with
the times, 42, 43; his views in
preferring Fenwick to more im-
portant charges, 43, 44; draught
of an address to the Parliament,
presented to the Synod of Glas-
gow in 1661, by, 45; a remark-
able blessing accompanies his la-
bours, 46; he is suspended by
Archbishop Burnet in 1664, 48;
his journey to Angus, ib.; his
sickness and death, 48, 49; ac-
count of his character, 49-53;
his personal and mental quali-
ties, 49; his humility and unaf-
fected piety, 50; eminent minis-
terial qualifications, 51; testi-
monies to his character by John
Livingston and Matthew Craw-
ford, 52; the Trial of a Saving
Interest in Christ," his only
genuine work, has been eminent-
ly blessed for good, 53, 54; Wod-
row's account of his life and
character, 56-63; account of his
sufferings, 57; sentence of sus-
pension, with his answer, 60-62;
account of his life and character
by Robert Traill, 64-66; his
Sermon on Sympathy, 67-80.

H.

HAMILTON, Archibald, minister of
Ardmagh, 482.

I.

IRVINE, Presbytery of, against the
use of the Service-Book, 9.