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 de-
termination 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 figura-
tive 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 Article, elucidations of, I. 327, 328.
Greek Language, the New Testament why written in, I. 193, 194
Similarity of the New Testament Greek with that of the Septu-
agint version, 193. Examination of its style, 194, 195. Dialects,
196-199.

Greek Versions (ancient) of the Old Testament:-See Aquila, Sep-
tuagint, Symmachus, Theodotion.
Greeks, the New Testament character of, confirmed by heathen
writers, I. 80.
Griesbach's (Dr.) system of recension of the New Testament, ac-
count of, I. 205, 206.

Happiness, dark and confused notions of the heathen concerning,
1. 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.

Forgiveness of sins, New Testament doctrine of, I. 150.

France, horrible state of, during the French Revolution, in conse-
quence of infidelity, I. 25, 26.

Frederick II. king of Prussia, impious tenets of, I. 24.
Friendship, why not enforced by name, in the Gospel, I. 165.
Frogs, on the plague of, II. 206.

Future state. See Immortality of the Soul.

GALATIANS, account of, II. 337. Date of Saint Paul's Epistle to
them, ibid. Its genuineness and authenticity, ibid. Occasion and
scope, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, ibid. Observations on this
Epistle, 338.

Gallio, character of, I. 79.

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 Testa-
ment 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 advan-
tage, 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 dis-
pensation, 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. See
Christianity, Doctrines, Morality, John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew,
in this Index.

Gothic version of the Bible, account of, I. 277. Description of the
Upsal manuscript of, 277, 278. Important remains of, discovered
in the Ambrosian library at Milan, 278, 279.
Governors and Governed, duties of, under the Gospel, I. 153.

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, con-
firmed by profane writers, 80, 81.

Heathen Writers, testimonies of, to the credibility of the Old Testa-
ment, 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 understand-
ing 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 print-
ing to our own time, 203.

Hebrews (Epistle to), II. 349. To whom written, 349, 350. In what
language, 351, 352. Its genuineness and authenticity, and by
whom written, 352-356. Date of this Epistle, 356. Its occasion
and scope, 356, 357. Synopsis of its contents, 357. Observations
on it, ibid.
Hegesippus, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testa-
ment, I. 43.
Helvetius, immoral tenets of, I. 25.
Heman, psalm ascribed to, II. 240.

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 nar-
ratives, I. 69-78. And also of those of the New Testament, 78
-83. This coincidence a proof of their genuineness and authen-
ticity, 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 Scrip-
tures generally, I. 348-351. Of Scripture allegories in particu-
lar, 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-

LACTANTIUS, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testa-
ment, I. 42.; and to the moral change produced by the cordial
belief of the Gospel, 170.

Lame man miraculously healed by Peter and John, I. 105.
Lamentations of Jeremiah, date of, II. 276. Synopsis of the con-
tents of this book, ibid. Observations on the style and structure
of this book, ibid.

Lampridius, testimony of, to the character of Christ, I. 82.
Language of the Old Testament, a proof of its authenticity, I. 31.
Of the Pentateuch, a proof of its authenticity, 32. Of the New
Testament, also a proof of its authenticity, 48, 49. See the ar-
ticles Cognate Languages, Greek, Hebrew.

Laodicea, church of, no separate epistle addressed to by St. Paul,
I. 58. Pretended epistle of Paul to them, 441.

Latin Versions (ancient) of the Scriptures, account of, I. 275–277.
Latinisms of the New Testament, I. 198.

Law. "The Law," an ancient division of the Old Testament, I.
212.

Law (Mosaic), a proof of the authenticity of the Pentateuch, I. 32,
33. Table or harmony of the entire Mosaic law, arranged under
heads, II. 212, 213.

Lazarus, miracle of the resurrection of, examined, I. 105, 106.
Legal types, I. 385.

Letters, antiquity of Hebrew, I. 190. Form of Greek letters in
manuscripts, 221.

Leviticus (book of), title, author, and date, II. 207. Scope, ibid.
Synopsis of its contents, 207, 208.

Lice, on the plague of, II. 206.

Literal sense, nature of, I. 322. In what cases the literal meaning
of words and phrases is to be retained, or given up, 356, 357.
Vindication of the literal sense of the first three chapters of
Genesis, II. 205.

Literature, influence of the Gospel on, I. 172, 173.
Locusts, on the plague of, in Egypt, II. 207.

Longevity of the early inhabitants of the world, the Scripture ac-
count of, confirmed by profane history, I. 71.

Lord's Supper, celebration of the sacrament of, a perpetual memo-
rial of the truth of the New Testament, I. 67.
Lucian's Recension of the Septuagint version, I. 268.
Lucian, the philosopher, testimony of, to the character of the first
Christians, I. 85.

Luke (St.), account of, II. 307. Title of his Gospel, ibid. Genuine-
ness and authenticity of his Gospel, ibid. Vindication of its
genuineness from the objections of Michaelis, 308, 309. Vindi-
cation of the genuineness of chapters i. and ii., 309, 310. Of
chapter viii. verses 27. to 39., 310.; and of chapter xxii. verses
43. and 44., ibid. His narrative confirmed by profane historians,
I. 49, 50. 80.; and by ancient coins and inscriptions, 90, 91. Date
of his Gospel, II. 310. For whom written, 310, 311. Its occasion
and scope, 311. Synopsis of its contents, 312, 313. Observations
on the style of his Gospel, 313. See Acts of the Apostles.
Lycaonians, Paul's address to, illustrated, II. 326.
Lying, systematically taught by some heathens, I. 20. and note.
Lyric poetry of the Hebrews, I. 381.

MACCABEES, account of the first apocryphal book of, II. 292.
the second book, ibid. Of the third and fourth books, 293.
the fifth book, ibid.

Magistrates and subjects, reciprocal dut'es of, I. 153.
Mahalath and Mahalath-Leannoth, import of, II. 243.
Malabar coast, account of a valuable Hebrew MS. brought from, I.
219, 220.

Malachi (the prophet), account of, II. 288, 289. Occasion and scope
of his prophecy, 289. Analysis of its contents, ibid. Its style, ibid.
Man, Scripture account of the creation and fall of, confirmed by
profane historians, I. 69, 70. Mutual duties between man and
man, enforced in the Gospel, 152, 153.
Manasses, apocryphal prayer of, II. 292.
Manuscripts of the BIBLE, agreement of all that are extant, a proof
of its uncorrupted preservation, I. 54, 55. Use of manuscripts
for determining various readings, 285.

Manuscripts (Hebrew) of the OLD TESTAMENT, different classes of,
I. 216. The rolled manuscripts of the synagogues, ibid. Rules
attended to in copying them, 217. Square manuscripts in private
use, ibid. The age of Hebrew manuscripts, ibid. Order of books
in them, 217, 218. Notices of the most ancient manuscripts, 218,
219. Modern families of Hebrew manuscripts, 218. Notices of
the manuscripts of the Indian Jews, 219-221. Manuscripts of
the Samaritan Pentateuch, 221.
Manuscripts (Greek) of the SEPTUAGINT VERSION, account of, I. 222

-229.

Manuscripts (Greek) of the NEW TESTAMENT, on what materials
written, I. 221. Form of letters, ibid. Abbreviations, ibid. Co-
dices Palimpsesti or Rescripti, 222. Account of the different
families, recensions, or editions of manuscripts, 205-212. On
the Fœdus cum Græcis, or coincidence between many Greek
manuscripts amd the Vulgate version, 212. Descriptions of
manuscripts containing both the New and the Old Testaments,
222-226. Of Manuscripts of the New Testament, entire or in
part, which have been used in critical editions of the New Tes
tament, 229-261.

Marcion, testimony of, to the genuineness and authenticity of the
New Testament, I. 46.

Mark (Saint), account of, II. 304. Genuineness and authenticity of
his Gospel, 304, 305. Its title, 304. Its date, 305. Occasion and
scope, ibid. In what language written, ibid. Synopsis of its
contents, 305, 306. Examination of the question, whether Saint
Mark transcribed or abridged the Gospel of Saint Matthew, 306.
Style of his Gospel, 307.

Martial, testimony of, to the persecutions of the Christians, I. 83.
Martyrdom, how far a test of truth, I. 66.
Maschil, psalms, why so called, II. 243.
Masora, account of, I. 201, 202. Estimate of its real value, 202.
Massacre of the infants at Bethlehem, I. 419.
Matthæi's system of recensions considered, I. 206.
Matthew (Saint), account of, II. 296. Title of his Gospel, 295. Its
date, 296, 297. In what language written, 297, 298. Genuine-
ness and authenticity of his Gospel, 299. Particularly of the first
two chapters, 299-302. His Gospel, for whom written, 302, 303.
Synopsis of its contents, 303. Observations on its style, ibid. His
narrative of the slaughter of the infants at Bethlehem vindicated,
I. 419. Apparent contradiction between his account of our Sa-
viour's genealogy and that of Saint Luke reconciled, 400, 401.
417, 418.
Meaning of words, general rules for the investigation of, I. 324-326
Medals (ancient), a proof of the credibility of the Scriptures, I. 88
-92.

Mediator, Scripture doctrine of the necessity of, confirmed by the
traditions and opinions of the heathens, I. 70, 71.

Megilloth, a division of the Jewish Scriptures, notice of, I. 213.
note 2. And of the Targum or Chaldee paraphrase on it, 263.
Mekama, a species of Oriental poetry, nature of, II. 232. note 2. The
book of Job a poem of this description, ibid.

Melito (Bishop of Sardis), testimony of, to the genuineness of the
New Testament, I. 43.

MESSIAH, OF THE CHRIST, observations on the accomplishment of
prophecy concerning, I. 126, 127. 390-393.

MESSIAH, OF THE CHRIST.

I. Prophecies in the OLD TESTAMENT, concerning the Messiah, and
their fulfilment :-That a Messiah should come, I. 127. 451. The
time and place when and where he was to come, 127. 451. That
he was to be God and man together, 451. From whom he was
to be descended, 127. 451. That he was to be preceded by a
prophet, in the spirit and power of Elias, 451. That the Messiah
was to be a prophet, and confirm his doctrine by great miracles,
451, 452. Predictions relative to his sufferings, death, resurrec-
tion, and ascension, 128. 452, 453. Predictions relative to the par-
ticular offices of the Messiah, as a prophet, priest, and king, 453
-456.

II. Predictions of Jesus the Messiah relative to his own sufferings, &c.
and their fulfilment :-Predictions and their fulfilment for the con-
firmation of his disciples' faith, I. 456, 457. Relative to the time,
place, and manner of his sufferings, and the persons by whom
they were to be inflicted, 129. 457, 458. His resurrection and
ascension, 457. The descent of the Holy Spirit on his apostles,
129. Prophecies concerning the various minute circumstances
which were to precede, accompany, and follow the destruction
of Jerusalem, 129, 130. 458-462. Prophecies concerning the
spread of the Gospel, with a refutation of their alleged non-fulfil-
ment, 130-141.

Metaphors, nature of, I. 361. Sources of Scripture metaphors, 361,
362. The works of nature, 362. The occupations, customs, and
arts of life, 363. Religion and things connected with it, ibid
Sacred history, ibid. Rules for the interpretation of them, 355-
358.
Metonymy, nature of, I. 359. Metonymy of the cause, 359, 360. Of
the effect, 360. Of the subject, ibid. Of the adjunct, 360, 361.
Micah (the prophet), account of, II. 270. Occasion and scope of his
prophecy, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, 270, 271. His predic-
tion concerning the Messiah, 271. Observations on his style, ibid.
Michaelis (J.D.), notice of his system of recensions of the New Tes
tament, I. 206.

Michtam, or Golden Psalms, II. 242.

Midianites, severity of Moses to, vindicated, I. 410.
Ministry of Christ, duration of, I. 321.
Miracles recorded in the Scriptures are proofs of their divine inspi-
ration, I. 93. Definition of a miracle, 93, 94. Nature of the evi-
dence from miracles, 94. Their design, 94, 95. The credibility
of miracles proved, 95-98. Refutation of the sophistry of Mr.
Hume, 96, 97. Six criteria for ascertaining miracles, 98, 99. In-
applicable to pretended popish miracles, 99. note. Why Jesus
Christ on some occasions enjoined secrecy on the persons healed
by him, 98, 99. And used external applications, 99, 100. Appli-
cation of our six criteria to several miracles related in the Old
Testament, 100. And to the miracles recorded to have been
wrought by Jesus and his apostles, 101. Their number, ibid.
Variety, ibid. Design, 101, 102. Greatness, 102. Persons by or
before whom they were wrought, 102, 103. In what manner per-
formed, 103. Their effects, ibid. Were never denied, ibid. Ex-
amination of some of them, 103-106. Particularly of the miracle
of Christ's resurrection, 106-115. General summary of the argu-
ment from miracles, 115, 116. Comparison of the miracles related
in the Scriptures with pretended pagan and popish miracles, 116
-119. Cessation of miracles, 117, 118. nole. The moral and
religious instruction concealed under the miracles of Jesus Christ
illustrated, 384, 385.

Mismor and Mismor-Shur, titles of the Psalms, probable import of

II. 243.

Misna, account of, I. 344, 345.

Mistakes of transcribers, a cause of various readings, I. 283, 284.
Mohammed acknowledged the authority of the Gospels, I. 83. De-
plorable state of religion and morals among his followers, 22.
The spread of Mohammedism no objection to the truth of Chris-
tianity, but rather a confirmation of it, 137. Its progress accounted
for, 137, 138.

Monarchies (the four great), Daniel's prediction concerning, and its
fulfilment, I. 126.

Moral Parts of Scripture, rules for interpreting, I. 395-398.
Moral Qualifications for studying the Scriptures, I. 186, 187.
Moral Sense of Scripture, Kant's theory of, unfounded, I. 323, 324.
Morality, apparent contradictions to, in the Scriptures, considered,
and shown to have no foundation, I. 408-414. Morality of the
patriarchal ages, 143. Of the Mosaic dispensation, 146, 147. Of
the Gospel, 152-156. Superior motives of the morality of the
Gospel, 156-158. It is not too strict, 162, 163. Nor are any of
the moral precepts of Christianity unreasonable and impracti-
cable,163, 164.

Morgan (Dr.), contradictory deistical observations of, I. 23.
Moses not a mythological but a real person, I. 34, 35. 77. Charac-
ter of, as an historian, 59. Was not an enthusiast, 60. Was not
himself imposed upon, ibid. Did not impose upon others, 61. His
impartiality, ibid. Credibility of his writings confirmed by tes-
timonies from natural and civil history, 69-77. Observations on
the miracles wrought by him, 100, 101. Christ, in what sense a
greater prophet than Moses, 453, 454. His predictions respecting
the Jewish nation, and their fulfilment, 123. Summary view of
the doctrines and precepts of the Mosaic dispensation, 143-147.
The Mosaic dispensation introductory to that of the Gospel, 148.
Apocryphal books ascribed to Moses, II. 203. Psalms ascribed to
him, 239. Accounts of his genuine writings; see the articles
Deuteronomy, Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, Pentateuch,
in this index.

Murrain among cattle, on the plague of, II. 206.

Muthlabben, import of, II. 243.

Mysteries (Grecian), inefficacy of, in a religious and moral point of
view, I. 17.

Mysteries in religion, no just ground for rejecting the Scriptures,
1. 158, 159.

Mystical Sense of Scripture defined, I. 323. Necessity of it argued
à priori, 382. Instances of it found in the Old and New Testa-
ments, 382, 383. The Song of Solomon, a sublime mystical alle-
gory, II. 251-253.

NAHUM (the prophet), account of, II. 271 Scope and synopsis of his
prophecy, ibid.

Nain, miracle wrought at, I. 105.

Names, synonymous with persons, I. 197. Of persons and places
liable to change, 402. Several names sometimes given to the
same persons and places, ibid. False readings sometimes a source
of differences in names, ibid. Names of things put for the things
themselves, 361.

Natural History, importance of, in studying the Sacred Writings,
I. 352. Confirms the Mosaic narrative of the deluge, 71, 72.
Nature, works of, a source of Scripture metaphors, I. 362. The
course of nature explained, 93, 94.

Nebuchadnezzar, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 124.
Neginoth, import of, II. 243.

Nehemiah (book of), II. 225. Its title and author, ibid. Argument
and synopsis of its contents, ibid. Observations on the character
of Nehemiah, ibid.

Nehiloth, import of, II. 243.
Neokoros, office of, I. 90, 91.

Neologian Interpretations exposed, I. 326. Particularly in the book
of Genesis, II. 205.

New Testament. See Testament (New).

Nineveh, prophecies concerning, and their fulfilment, I. 125, 126.
Nolan's (Dr.) system of recensions, abstract of, I. 206-208.
Numbers, apparent contradictions in, explained, I. 403, 404. Singu-
lar number put for the plural, 372. And a definite for an indefi-
nite number, ibid.

Numbers (book of), title, author, date, and argument, II. 208. Scope,
ibid. Types of the Messiah, 208, 209. note. Predictions of the
Messiah, 208. Chronology, ibid. Synopsis of its contents, 209.
Observations on the Book of the Wars of the Lord, mentioned in
Num. xxi. 21., I. 57. II. 210.

OBADIAH (the prophet), account of, II. 282. Synopsis of his pro-
phecy, ibid.

Obedience, powerful motives to, contained in the Gospel, I. 156-158.
Objections, various, of infidels to the doctrine and morality of the
Scriptures refuted, I. 158-167. Inability to answer all such
objections no just cause for rejecting the Scriptures, 180, 181.
Observations on the Scriptures, importance of collections of, I. 353.
Occasions of particular books of Scripture, importance of knowing,
I. 349. Particularly for the interpretation of Scripture allegories,
364, 365.

Occidental Recension of the New Testament, account of, I. 205.
Old and New Testaments, alleged contradictions between, explained,
I. 414-418. See Testament (Old), and Testament (New).

Onkelos, Targum of, I. 262.

Oracles (heathen), vagueness of, contrasted with the clearness of
the Scripture prophecies, I. 120, 121.
"Ordained to eternal Life," the phrase explained, I. 423, 424. and

notes.

Order of books, importance of knowing, I. 348. In what order the
Scriptures should be read, 187. In what order the books of the
Old Testament are arranged in Hebrew Bibles, 217, 218.
Oriental Languages, remarks on, I. 188, 189.
Oriental and Occidental Readings, account of, I. 202, 203.
Oriental Recension of the New Testament, I. 205.
Origen, notice of, I. 42. His testimony to the genuineness of the
New Testament, ibid. Account of his biblical labours, 267. Spe-
cimen of his Tetrapla and Hexapla, ibid. Observations thereon,
267, 268.

Original Sin, Scripture account of, confirmed by heathen testimo-
nies, I. 70.

Osiander's (Luke) revision of the Vulgate, notice of, I. 277.
Otaheite, beneficial effects of Christianity at, I. 175.

PAGAN pretended miracles, observations on, I. 116-118.
Pagan writers, value of, in the study of the Scriptures, I. 335, 336.
Their testimony to the credibility of the facts related in the New
Testament, 78-87.
Palestino-Syriac Version of the New Testament, I. 272.
Papias, testimony of, to the genuineness of the New Testament,
I. 44.
Parable, nature of, I. 366. Antiquity of this mode of instruction,
ibid. Rules for the interpretation of parables, 366-368. Para-
bles, why used by Jesus Christ, 368, 369. The parables of Christ
compared with the most celebrated fables of antiquity, 369, 370.
Parabolic Sense, I. 323.

Parallel Passages, or analogy of Scripture, importance of, I. 330.
Nature of them, ibid. Different kinds of, ibid. Verbal parallel-
isms, ibid. Real parallelisms, 330, 331. Parallelisms of members,
or poetical parallelisms, 331, 332. Rules for investigating paral-
lel passages, 332, 333. And for employing parallel passages in
the determination of various readings, 288.

Parallelism, defined, I. 374. Examples of parallel lines gradational,
375. Parallel lines antithetic, ibid. Parallel lines constructive,
375, 376. Parallel lines introverted, 376. The poetical parallel-
ism not confined to the Old Testament, 377. But proved to exist
in the New Testament, 377, 378. Examples of parallel couplets,
378. Triplets, ibid. Quatrains, ibid. Five-lined stanzas, ibid.
Stanzas of six lines, 379. And of more than six parallel lines, ibid,
Parallel lines gradational in the New Testament, ibid. Intro.
verted parallelisms, 379, 380.

Paralytic, circumstances of the healing of, I. 104.
Paraphrases, nature of, I. 353.
Paraschioth, or ancient divisions of the Pentateuch, notice of, I. 213.
Parents, put for their descendants, I. 359.
Parenthesis, nature and use of, in the interpretation of Scripture,
I. 338.
Paris (Abbé de), pretended miracles ascribed to, exposed, I. 118,
Paronomasia, nature of, I. 372.

119.

Part put for the whole.-Examples of, I. 371.
Passover, observance of, a proof of the credibility of the Old Testa-
ment, I. 66.

Patriarchal Theology, idea of, as contained in the book of Job, II.
236, 237. And in the book of Genesis, I. 142, 143.
Patriotism, the duty of, taught in effect in the New Testament,
though not by name, I. 165, 166.

Paul (St.), account of the life and labours of, II. 321-325. Remarks
on his conversion, 322, 323. His character, 325, 326. Obser-
vations on the style of his writings, 326-329. Was intimately
acquainted with the Greek classic poets, 327. note. The genuine-
ness of Paul's writings attested by Peter, I. 45. Propriety of his
address to Felix illustrated, II. 327. Number and order of his
Epistles, 330. Observations on their phraseology, 330, 331. Rules
for studying them most advantageously, I. 393-395. Paul wrote
no other Epistles to the Corinthians than those now extant, 57, 58.
II. 335. For Critical Analyses of Saint Paul's Epistles, see their
several titles in this index."

Pentateuch (Hebrew), import of, II. 203. Its divisions, ibid. Exter-
nal Proofs of its authenticity, I. 32. Its language, ibid The
nature of the Mosaic law, 32, 33. The united testimonies of Chris-
fans, Gentiles, and Jews, from the latest to the remotest times,
33-35. Internal Evidences arising from its contents, 35, 36. Its
credibility confirmed by natural and civil history, 68-78. Refu-
tations of objections to the authenticity of the Pentateuch, 36-
38. Its argument, II. 203. How divided by the Jews, I. 213.
History of the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch, 200. Form of
synagogue rolls of, 216 The Pentateuch, the best executed por-
tion of the Septuagint Greek translation, ibid. For accounts of
the several books of the Pentateuch, see the articles Deuteronomy,
Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, and Numbers.

Pentateuch (Samaritan), account of, 1. 203. Manuscripts of it, 221.
Differences between it and the Jewish Pentateuch, how ac-
counted for, 204. Samaritan version of it, ibid. Arabic version,
ibid.

Pentecost, feast of, a proof of the credibility of the Old Testament,

I. 66.