I have the fatisfaction to know that many perfons, of great Rank and Character in the State, concur with me in fentiment on this fubject. But if the plans proposed had met with far fewer and far lefs diftinguished patrons than they, certainly have done, I fhould not on that account have abandoned them as inexpedient; for he must know little of the operation of the passions and prejudices of mankind, who estimates the worth of any thing by no other criterion than that of general approbation — non tam bene cum rebus humanis agitur, ut meliora plu→ ribus placeant. IN DE X. A GAPE, account of, from Tertullian, 310. Alps, and other high mountains, how formed, 224.whether fea fhells found on, 228. America, queftion concerning the right of taxing, understood by few in the beginning of the troubles, 25.-reason of it's refifting the Legiflature of Great Britain, 78.-Peace with, recommended in 1776, 79. 104.-impolitic treatment of the defection of, 134. Animals, innumerable tribes of-connected together-have reafoning faculties-fome fpecies of, united into focieties, and capable of forming general designs, 31.-doubtful whether they have benevolent affections, 32.-Hospitals erected for, in the Eaft, 45.-equal and independent in the fame fpecies-fubordination of different fpecies, 63. Anne, Queen, bounty of, flownefs of it's operation, 427.means of accelerating it's good effects, 436. 455. Apoftacy, of the Chriftian Church, prophecy concerning, a proof of the truth of Chriftianity, 10. 267. Apoftles did not expect the world would have an end in their time, 262.-their ignorance in fome things no impeachment of their veracity as hiftorians, 268. Arabic language, books of all nations tranflated into, 195. Aristocratic form of government, ufual arguments in favour of, 84. Afia, our poffeffions in, not to be depended on, 159.-antient hiftory of, little known-celebrated in the most remote ages for the cultivation of arts, 199.—is ftill almost a terra incognita, 202. B Banians, erect hofpitals for hurt animals, 45. Benevolence, diverfity of opinion concerning the origin of, 34.-Acquifition of the principle of, perfective of our nature, 33. 179.-whether influenced by climate and conAitution, 35.-quality and extent of, in favage life, 36 G g im Improved by civil fociety, 37.-brought to perfection by Christianity, 40. Bishops, independence of, in the Houfe of Lords, an improvement of the conftitution, 404.-have been friends to the Crown, and to the liberties of the people, 411.—as well qualified as the Temporal Peers to become counfellors in matters civil and ecclefiaftic, 415.-have authority to make a Curate's ftipend fifty pounds a year, 457.-Bifhopricks, propofal for their equalization, 398.-advantages which would attend fuch a measure, 400. Bourbon, House of, political conduct cenfured, 117. British conftitution, how it may be fubverted, 69.-Excellency of, 99. Burn, Dr. quoted, 427. C Cambridge, Univerfity of, principles of, 104.-utility of establishing an inftitution there for tranflating Oriental mff. 197. Canadian Freeholder, book fo called, quoted, 25. Caufes fecondary, of the propagation of Chriftianity inadequate to the end, 236. Celfus, weakness of his objection to Chriftianity, 297. Chaldeans, Hiftory of, falls fhort of the æra affigned for the deluge, 211. Chatham, Earl of, his faying refpecting the revenue of the Church, 421. Chinese, Hiftory of, cannot be carried beyond the delugewhether they have a tradition concerning a deluge, 209. Church of England, true dignity of, in what it confifts, 394. -revenue of what, 419.-better apportioned diftribution of revenue of, recommended, 399.-formerly poffeffed a third part of the lands of the kingdom, 437.-change in it's conftitution not to be made without general approbation, 449.-calamities which attended innovations in, during the last century, not now to be apprehended, 450. -method of providing for the poor in, 41. Church primitive, in what it excelled other Churches, 171. Chrift, Speedy coming of, not expected by the Apostles, 262. Chriftianity, fupplies the defects of civil inftitutions-has improved the principles of government, 8.-not an impracticable system, 11. 297.-meddles not with modes of government, 9.-full establishment of, not near at handpolluted by Jewish ceremonies, by Pagan fuperftitions, by civil inftitutions- takes not away the right of felf-defence, 11-circumfcribes the right of redreffing wrongs allowed e by by civil inftitutions, 14.-changes deeds of voluntary be- Clarke, Dr. thinks there is no plain evidence of divine in- Claffical learning, caufes of the decline of, 193. Clergy, utility of, 413.-parochial, fcanty provifion for, 218. Commendams, mean of removing the neceffity of, 400. Confent, univerfal, only juft fource of civil power, 7. Contradictions, trivial in the Gofpels, if admitted, do not in- Corfica, it's fate deplored, 115. Corruption of Parliament, no ftable fupport of the fafety of Crown, influence of, how increased, 69. 128.-lovers of Curates, Lancashire, meeting of, 446.-perpetual, diftreffed Customs, remarkable ones common to all nations, 214.- Ꭰ Darkness, at the crucifixion of Chrift confidered, 326. Debt, national, not a fixth part of the national wealth, 161. tures, 206.-is mentioned in them, 221.-tradition concerning, has prevailed univerfally, 207.-no antient hiftory reaches beyond it, 210.-it's univerfality not improperly inferred from the marine bodies found on the furface of the earth, 212.-probably in part effected by earthquakes, 223.-changed the then Continent into fea, and the then fea into dry land, 225. Democratic form of government, usual arguments in favour of, 84. Defpotifm, reprobated, 60.-dangerous means of establishing, 68.-not encouraged by the Chriftian religion, 91.-approaches to it to be watched, 23. 98,-introduced into France, Spain, &c. by corruption, 129.-continental, danger of, 117. Difpenfations of God, all adapted to the promotion of benevolence in us, 16.-that given to the Jews not defigned to be perpetual, 251. Diffenters, not to be treated with difrefpe&t-intitled by their loyalty to a complete toleration, 102.-Clergy of, not inferior to the Clergy of the Establishment either in learning or morals, 413. Dominion, univerfal, obftacles to it's eftablishment, 16. E Earth, does not contain a third part of the inhabitants it would fuftain, 60-fuppofed antiquity of, not contrary to the Mofaic account of it's formation, 384.—it's furface how changed at the deluge, 223. Egyptians hired phyficians at the public expence, 38, Emperors, Chriftian, their edicts for the protection of hofpitals, 40. Empires, great, not adapted to promote the happiness of mankind, 157 Empire, Roman, tyranny of, 157. Equality, natural, of men afferted, 59.-not juftly destroyed by fuperiority of ftrength or intellect, 62.-principle of, the foundation of all juft reafoning concerning the origin and extent of civil power, 65. Ethiopians, a curious tradition of their's refpecting a deluge, 229-it's correspondence with Burnet's Hypothesis on that fubject, 230. F First Fruits, and tenths, annual amount of, 454. France, fufpicions of her encouraging the Americans in 1776, 104. Future life, what fort of, expected by the heathens, 256. G Gentoo fcriptures, faid to make no mention of a deluge, 206. --do |