BLOUNT Mr. Charles-His notes on Philoftratus's account of the life of Apollonius Tjanæus, I. 37, 38. His Religio Laici copied, for the the most part, from Lord Herbert, ib. 38. He was one of the chief authors of the Oracles of Reafon, ib. His argument against the worship of God through a Mediator confidered, ib. 39, 40. He acknowlegeth Deifm not to be fafe without Chriftianity, ib. 40. BOLINGBROKE Lord Viscount-His Letters on the Study and Ufe of Hiftory, II. 265, et feq. His Pofthumous Works, I. 371, & feq. He raifeth himself above all other writers ancient or modern, ib. 373. His invectives against the holy Scriptures, ib. 375, 376. Against the ancient philofophers, ib. 377, &c. And efpecially against ancient and modern Chriftian writers, ib. 378, &c. Charges thofe that differ from him with madness, ib. 381, 382. The main principles of his fcheme reprefented, ib. 382, 383. He treats thofe as profane who talk of imitating God in his moral attributes, ib. 390, 391. Offers feveral objections against afcribing moral attributes to the Deity, ib. 397, &c. Yet in effect acknowlegeth thofe attributes, ib. 404, &c. He denies that God's end in making man was to communicate happiness to him, ib. 402. Profeffes to own a general Providence with regard to collective bodies; but denies a Providence, as extending to individuals, ib. 410. The inconfiftency of his fcheme fhewn, and its ill confequences to mankind, ib. 417, &c. He acknowleges the great antiquity and ufefulness of the doctrine concerning the immortality of the foul, and a future ftate, II. 2. Pretends neither to affirm nor deny it, ib. 3. Yet treats it as a fiction, ib. 4, 5. Will not allow that the foul is an immaterial fubftance diftinct from the body, ib. 5. Attempts to deftroy the moral argument for a future ftate from the prefent unequal diftributions of Divine Providence, ib. 15, &c. Sets up as an advocate for Providence, ib. -His great inconfiftency in this fhewn, ib. 17. He speaks with contempt of those that have written of the law of nature before him, ib. 25. Afferts the univerfal clearness of that law to all mankind, and that no man can mistake it, ib. 27. Yet owns that it is often mistaken, and affords a dubious light, ib. 32. Makes polygamy to be a precept of the law of nature, ib. 36. His loofe way of talking about marriage, ib. 37. Suppofes modefty and chastity to have no foundation in nature, but to be owing to human vanity, ib. The pernicious tendency of his fcheme, with respect to morals, ib. 41, &c. He denies that mankind have any need of extraordinary fupernatural revelation, and endeavours to anfwer Dr. Clarke's arguments for it, ib. 45, &c. Yet his own fcheme, contrary to his intention, tendeth to fhew the ufefulness and neceffity of revelation, ib. 69. His attempts to difprove the truth and authenticity of the Mofaic hiftory, ib. 74, et Jeq. His charge against the Scriptures, particularly the Mofaic writings, for degrading the Deity to mean and unworthy offices and employments, ib. 112, c. And for afcribing to God human

parts

parts and paffions, II. 120. And for commanding things contrary to the law of nature, ib. 127. His objections against the Mofaic account of the creation, ib. 138, c. And of the fall, ib. 143, &c. The acknowlegements he makes in favour of Ch iftianity, ib. 163, &c. He feems to give up feveral of the Deistical objections, ib. 167. His great inconfiftency on this head, ib. 169. He pretends that Chriftianity is a republication of the doctrine of Plato, but more unintelligible than it, ib. 171, 172. And that the New Teftament confifteth of two different Gofpels, contrary to one another; that of Chrift, and of St. Paul, ib. 172, 173. His invectives against this apofle, ib. 174, &c. Seems to acknowlege the Gofpels to be credible and authentic records of Chrift's discourses and actions,ib. 182. Yet does all he can to deftroy their credit, ib. 183, &c. The way he takes to account for the propagation of Chriftianity fhewn to be infufficient, ib. 189, 190, &c. Pretends that Christianity has been of no advantage to the reformation of mankind, ib. 192. His objections against the doctrine of a Mediator, and of redemption by the blood of Chrift, ib. 202, 203, &c. He endeavours to expofe the Chriftian doctrine of future rewards and punishments, as abfurd, and contrary to the divine attributes, ib. 222, 223. Seems to deny the exercife of divine juftice, either here or hereafter, ib. 225, 226. Finds fault with the Gofpel doctrine of a future judgment, for teaching that men fhall then be called to an account for the thoughts and difpofitions of their hearts, ib. 226. Pretends that, according to the reprefentations made in the New Teftament, men fhall be faved or damned in the lump, without any regard to the different degrees of virtue or vice, ib. 230, &c. Objects against the eternity of future punishments, ib. 234. Remarkable acknowlegement of his on this head, 1b. Pretends that future punishments cannot be reconciled to the belief of an all-perfect Being, ib. 237.

BRADLEY Mr. John-His reflections on the Oracles of Reafon, I. 42, 43.

BRAMHALL Archbishop-His writings against Hobbes, I. 35. BROWN Mr. John, now Dr. His Ejays on the Earl of Shaftesbury's Characteristics, I. 64.

BROWN Mr. Simon-His Rebuke to a ludicrous Infidel, in answer to Mr. Woolfton, I. 110. His Answer to Dr. Tindal's Chriftianity

as old as

the Creation, ib. 130.

BULLOCK Dr. Richard-His Answer to Collins's Difcourfe of the Grounds and Reasons of the Chriftian Religion, I. 96. And to his Scheme of literal Prophecy confidered, ib. 99.

His Conferences, in anfwer to Tindal's

BURNET Dr. Thomas
Chriftianity as old as the Creation, I. 122.

C.

CANAANITES The command for exterminating them not incon-
fiftent with the law of nature, I. 145. II. 128, &c.

CAUSE According to Mr. Hume there is no connection between
Caufe and Effect; nor is there any way of knowing it, either
by reafon, or by experience, I. 260. The manner in which
the Caufe produces the Effect is inexplicable; but this no argu-
ment against it, ib. 263. 270.
CHANDLER Dr. Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield-An account of
his Defence of Chriftianity, from the Prophecies of the Old Teftament
- in anfwer to Mr. Collins's Difcourfe on the Grounds, &c. I. 93,
94. His indication of it, in answer to the Scheme of literal Prophecy
confidered, ib.99.

CHANDLER Dr. Samuel. An account of his Vindication of the
Chriftian Religion, in answer to Mr. Collins's Difcourfe on the
Grounds, &c. I. 95. His Vindication of the Antiquity and Autho-
rity of Daniel's Prophecies, against the objections of the Scheme
of literal Prophecy confid red, ib. 100. His Vindication of the
History of the Old Teftament—against the third volume of the
Moral Philofopher, ib. 149. His Witnesses of the Refurrection re-
examined, and proved confiftent-in answer to the Resurrection of
Jefus confidered, ib. 186, 187.

CHAPMAN Dr. John-An account of his anfwer to the Moral Phi-
lofepher, intitled Eufebius, I. 139. 141. 150.
CHINESE-Their ancient fages expreffed themselves obfcurely
concerning the Deity, II. 63, marg. not. Great difference be-

tween them and Mofes in this respect, ib.
CHRIST― Taught religion with great fimplicity, II. 164. Lord
Bolingbroke pretends that he artfully engaged the Jews to put
him to death, ib. 215, 216. The doctrine of his being appoint-
ed to judge the world, pretended by the Deifts to be of no ufe
to mankind, I. 252. The usefulness and importance of it
thewn, ib.

CHRISTIAN REVELATION

Has fet the principles of natural
religion in the cleareft light, I. 14, 15. Want of univerfality
no juft objection against it, ib. 17, et feq. A fummary of the
evidences for Christianity, II. 366, et feq. Its great usefulness
and excellency acknowleged by Lord Bolingbroke, ib. 166, &c.
It has contributed to defroy polytheism and idol try, and has
reformed many laws and cuftems, contrary to the law of nature,
ib. 193. It does not teach light and trivial expiations for fin, il.
203. It is not true, that the whole fyftem of Chriflianity in-
fpires and flatters the pride of the human heart, ib. 216, 217.
Nor that it confifts merely of unintelligible doctrines, and ufe-
lefs inftitutions, I. 250.

CHRISTIANITY not founded on Argument A pamphlet fo called,
1. 151. Obfervations upon it, ib. 153164. Thofe re-

pref.nted

prefented by Mr. Hume as dangerous friends, or difguifed ene-
mies, to Christianity, who endeavour to prove it by reafon, I.

334.

CHRISTIANS-Unjuftly charged by Lord Bolingbroke with mur-
muring through this life against the juftice of God; and there-
fore unworthy to tafte of his goodnefs in a future ftate, II. 21.
And with affuming that happiness confifteth principally in the
advantages of fortune, ib. Note i. Divifions among them no
argument against the truth or certainty of the Chriftian religion,
I. 6, 7. 219. II. 346. The corruptions of profeffed Chriftians
no juft objection against true original Chriftianity, I. 254.
CHUBB Mr. Thomas Published feveral tracts, in which, under
pretence of a great regard for pure uncorrupted Christianity, he
endeavoured to betray it, I. 193. His pofthumous works mani-
feftly intended against revealed religion, ib. 194. His high pre-
tences and felf-fufficiency, ib. 195. Denies a particular Pro-
vidence, ib. 196. Sometimes feems to affert a future flate, at
other times reprefents it as altogether uncertain, and that no
proof can be given of it, ib. 197, 198, &c. He abfolutely re-
jects the Jewish revelation, ib. 202. But fpeaks very favourably
of Mahometanifm, ib. 204. Profeffes to believe Chrift's divine
miffion as probable, ib. 205. Yet endeavours to fubvert the evi-
dence by which it is proved, ib. 207. He reprefents the Scriptures
as an unfafe guide and of a pernicious tendency; yet blames
the Church of Rome for locking them up from the laity, and
that this tends to involve the people in the moft grofs ignorance,
fuperftition, and flavery, ib. 208, 209. His attempt to expofe our
Saviour's precepts in his fermon on the mount, ib. 210, 211.
He grofly misreprefents the Gofpel-doctrine of atonement, ib.
214, 215, &c. Pretends that the Scriptures were corrupted in
the times of popery, ib. 220, 221. That the apoftles changed
the original fcheme of Chriftianity as laid down by our Saviour,
ib. 231, 232. And that they had worldly wealth and power in
view, ib. 233, &c. He abufes St. Paul, ib. 216, &c. 235, 236.
Reprefents all religions as indifferent, ib. 237. Sets up Deifm
as an infallible guide, ib. 239, 240. Runs a parallel between the
progrefs of Chriftianity and that of Methodifm, ib. 230, 231.
CLARENDON Earl of--His Brief View and Survey of the pernicious
Errors in Hobbes's Leviathan, I. 36.

CLARKE Dr. Samuel- His Reflections on Toland's Amyntor, I. 45.
His answers to Mr. Collins on the immateriality and immortality
of the human foul, I.85. II. 10. Invectives againft him by Lord
Bolingbroke, I. 380. Cenfured by his Lordship for fuppofing
that juftice and goodness are the fame in God as in our ideas of
them, ib. 390, 391. And for reprefenting God as having a tender
concern for the happiness of man, ib. 388. And for fuppofing
that there are inequalities and diforders in the present state of
things, and arguing from thence for a future ftate of retribu-

Ff4

tions,

tions, II. 16. His arguments to prove

the neceffity of revela-
tion vindicated against Lord Bolingbroke, II. 45. 64, 65.
CLERGY-Thofe of the primitive Church charged by Lord Boling-
broke with being a very lawless tribe, and stirring up the people
to tumults and infurrections, II. 240.

CLOGHER Bishop of His Vindication of the Hiftories of the Old and
New Teftament-in answer to Lord Bolingbroke's Letters on the
Study and Ufe of Hiftory, I. 257.

COLLINS Mr. Anthony-Writes against the immateriality and im-
mortality of the foul, and against human liberty, I. 85. His
Difcourfe of Free-Thinking, ib. Obfervations upon it, ib. He
pretends to prove, that there was a general alteration of the
four Gofpels in the fixth century, ib. 86, 87. His Difcourfe on
the Grounds and Reafons of the Chriftian Religion, defigned to fhew
that Chriftianity hath no juft foundation at all, ib. 90, 91. An
account of the anfwers that were made to it, ib. 93. His Scheme
of literal Prophecy confidered, ib. 98. Bocks published in answer to
it, ib. 99, &c. Pretends that Chrift's refurrection, if it could
be proved, would not be a fufficient proof of the truth of the
Chriftian revelation, ib. 168. Remarkable paffage of his con-
cerning the afcribing human paffions and affections to the Su-
preme Being, II. 125. Unfair management in the French tran-
flation of his Difcourfe of Free-Thinking, I. 90. marg. not.
CONYBEARE Dr. John, late Bishop of Bristol-An account of his
Defence of revealed Religion, in afwer to Tindal's Chriftianity as
old as the Creation, I. 124. His argument to fhew that there is
no neceflity to produce the originals or attefted copies of the
Scriptures, II. 184.
COUNTRY-Love of our country, how far countenanced and re-
commended by Chriftianity, I. 52, 53, marg. note.

CREATION-Mofaic account of it fimple and noble, II, 138, 139.
Vindicated against Lord Bolingbroke's objections, ib. 140,
God's refting from the works of creation how to be understood,
ib. 142,

CUDWORTH Dr. - Unworthy cenfure paffed upon him by Lord
Bolingbroke, I. 379.

CUMBERLAND Bishop-His book De legibus naturæ, in anfwer to
Mr. Hobbes, I. 36. Charged by Lord Bolingbroke with metaphy-
fical jargon and theological blafphemy, I. 380.

D.

DEISM fairly stated, and fully vindicated A pamphlet fo called,
obfervations upon it, I. 241-255.
That author's pompous

account of Difm, and his way of ftating the queftion between
Chriftians and Deifts examined, ib. 242, et feq.
DEISTS-Who first affumed that name, I. 2. Mortal and immor-
tal Deifts, id. ib. Great differences among them about the main
articles of natural religion, ib. 8, II. 353. Their unwearied

attempts