Abraham, Travels of, 114.
Acts of the Apostles, (book of) purpose
for which it was written, 415.
Adultery, punishment of, by the Jewish
Sanhedrim, 289.

Ahaz, sun-dial of, 24.

Almond tree, emblem of old age, 49.
America, probably referred to by Noah, 114.
Anecdote of Francis of Assize, 177.
Ant, destruction occasioned by, 50. De-
scription of, 386.

Arabic Gospels in Africa, 121; 144, Note.
Article, the Greek, Doctrine of, 159. In-
sertions of, reducible to two kinds, 159.
Insertions in reference, 160. Insertions
in hypothesis, 161. Exceptions, 162.
Anomalies, 163.

Asia, notices of, 117.

Assyria, founded by Nimrod, 117. Names
of, 118. Boundaries, rivers, and capi-
tal, ib.

Astarte, worshipped by the Druses, 501.
Astrography, 22.

Astrology, practice of, 25.
Atmosphere, 26.

Attitude, ancient, at table, 481.
Baptism, ordinance of, 494. 502.
Bethesda, pool of, 296.
Bethlehem, account of, 433.
Bible, meditations on, 428.

Bible, old English one possessed by Dr.
A. Clarke, 177. Bishops', 178. Value
of in the tenth century, 177.
Bibles, number of, circulated by "The
Society for promoting Christian Know-
ledge," 93. Number of translations of,
96. Circulated in Egypt, ib. Circu-
lated by the British and Foreign So-
ciety, 142. By the Porteusian Society,
284. By the Jews' Society, 285. By
the Hibernian Bible Society, 374.
Bible Society, operations of the British
and Foreign, 142. 371. Of the Ame-
rican, 144. Porteusian, 284. Naval
and Military, 286. Hibernian, 373.
French, 374. The Netherlands, ib.
Switzerland, ib. Germany, ib. Prussia,
376. Denmark, 377. Sweden, 378.
Russia, ib. Turkey, 379. Calcutta,
ib. Bombay, 380. Columbo, 383.
Java,ib. North and South America, 384.
Bishop, Christian, office of, 497.
Bishops' Bible, 178.

Calvary, situation of, 10. 193. Import
of the name, 195.

Canute the Dane, Ecclesiastical laws is-
sued by him, 275.

China, reference to by Isaiah, 115.
Christian Dispensation, object of, 185.
Church, import of the term, 494. Mem-
bers of, 496.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 241.
Circumcision, rite of, 494.

Clergy, ignorance of the, in the 16th cen-
tury, 178.

Com-

Clouds, various kinds of, 27.
Commentaries on the Scriptures, to be
used with caution, 219.
Constellations mentioned in Scripture, 23.
Convent, Armenian, at Jerusalem, 290.
At Bethlehem, 433.
Cosmogonies, various, 21.
Cosmography, Scripture, 21. 111.
Created Beings, Spiritual, 303.
pound, 304. Corporeal, 305.
Creation, period of, 42.
Criticisms. See Index of TEXTS, &c.
Crucifixion, ceremony of the, performed
by the Latin Church at Jerusalem, 244.
By the Greek Church, 247.
Cruden, his concordance defended. 427.
Darkness at the Crucifixion, 24.
David, his charge to Solomon, 53.
Day, import of the term, 42.
Deacon, office of, 497.
Dedication, feast of, 493.

Dew, importance of, in the East, 27.
Diana, an idol of the Greeks and Romans,
501.

Divine Being, the, Names or appellations,
Personality,

297.

Attributes, 299.

300. Works of, 302.

Dogs, considered as emblems of the Deity,

153. Nole 2.

Dreams, prophetic, 463.

Earth, general divisions of, 115. Divine
constitution of, 116. Artificial divi-

sions of, ib.

Eden, its situation not yet ascertained, 114.
Edgar, Ecclesiastical laws ascribed to,177.
Egypt, notices of, 120.

Encyclopædia, Scripture, 21. 111. 214.
297. 488.

Epistles, (Apostolic) the purposes for
which they were written, 449.
Essenes, a Jewish sect, 498.
Ethiopia, notices of, 120.
Ezekiel's Temple, 441. Note 5.
Fasting, ceremony of, 494.
Festivals, religious, 493.
Field of Blood, 292.

Figurative language of the Scriptures, 364.
Fossils, animal, 46.

Future State, known to the Israelites, 179.
Gardens, Eastern, 485.

Geddes, (Dr.) his account of the Latin
Vulgate, 265.

Geography, definition of, 111. Import-

ance of, ib. Superiority of Scripture,
ib. Terms used in, 112. Knowledge
of, possessed by the Sacred Writers,
114 Historical review of, ib.
Geography, Sacred, 8. 52. 97: 111. 193.
241. 290.389. 433.

Geology, uncertainty of the science, 48.
Gleanings, Biblical, 177. 275.
Gospels, Arabic, in Africa, 121; and
Note, 144. Chaldee, 287. Enquiry
into the origin of the three first, 345.
Purposes for which they were written,

411. The events narrated in them not
chronologically disposed, ib.
Greece, notices of, 121.

Groves, consecrated to worship, 491.
Hailstones, extraordinary, 28.

Harmonies of the Gospels, two classes of,
412. Difficulties in the way of arrang-
ing them, 413.

Heaven, Scripture use of the term, 22.
Heavenly Bodies, worship of, 24.
Hero Worship, origin of, 136.
Hindoostan, referred to in Esther, 115.
Holy Sepulchre, scite of, 193. Church
of, 241; destroyed by fire, 248.
Houses, Eastern, 337.

Jasher, book of, opinions respecting, 131.
Ibex, description of, 1.

Idolatry, Scriptural allusions to, 500.
Jehoshaphat, valley of, 293.

Jeremiah, Lamentations of, 438.
Jerusalem, topography of, 8.

Gradual

extension of, 9. Fortifications of, 11.
Buildings in, 52. 97. 193. 241.290.389.
Jews, their veneration for the Temple at
Jerusalem, 59. Instruction of, in Ger-
many, 143. Their great care in pre-
serving the accuracy of Scripture,, 275.
Illustrations. See Index of TEXTS and
WORDS.

Imagery, poetic, use of by the Sacred
Writers, 392. 453. 505,

Infidels, their unfair attacks on Christian-
ity, 463.

Inundations, destruction occasioned by, 49.
Inquisition, the, founded, 276.

Job, his views of a future state, 318.
Job, (book of) scene of the poem, 183.
Author, 184. Object of, 185.
Joshua, a type of Christ, 131.
Joshua, (book of) Author, 129. Authen-
ticity of, 130. Chronology of, ib. Im-
portance of, 131. Scope, ib. Derange-
ment of, 132. Analysis of, ib.
Israel, remains of the ten tribes of, 287.
380. 429.

Israelites, acquainted with the doctrine of
a future state, 179.
Jubilee, feast of, 493.

Judges, (book of) Author, 175. Date

and scope, ib. Authenticity of, 176.
Analysis of, ib.

Jupiter, the supreme deity of the Greeks
and Romans, 501.

Kings, sepulchres of the, 458. Note.
Lamentations of Jeremiah, 438.
Language, figurative, of the Scriptures, 364.
Letters, Mr. Selden and Archbishop
Usher relative to Walton's Polyglott,
330. Bishop Walton's to Mr. Clarke,
331.

Leviathan, the, dissertation on, 527.
Levitical dispensation, object of, 179.
Library, Collegiate, of Manchester, 284.
Maps, construction of, probably known in

the time of Joshua, 112. 115.
Meditations on the Bible, 428.

Mesopotamia, import of the name, 118.
Meteorology, science of, 25.

Moon, new, festival of, 493.

Moses, superiority of his inspiration, 465.
Mosque of Solomon, 97.

Mount of Olives, 10.

Musical Instruments used by the prophets,

468.

Mussulmans, orthodox sects of, 109.
Naphtali, 145.

NOTICES OF BOOKS. See Bibliographi-
cal Index.

Olives, mount of, 10.

Oracles, heathen, various kinds of, 515.
Nature of, 513. Manner of their deli-
very, 516.

Paine (T.), his attack on Scripture Pro-
phecy, noticed, 467.

Palestine, seasons in, 29. Success of Mis-

sionary labours in, 94. Appellations,
119. Extent, boundaries, climate,&c.ib.
Parallelism, of the New Testament, 30.
69. 122. 165. 417. Divisions of, 31.
Gradational, ib. Antithetic, 69. Con-
structive, 122. Introverted, 165. Im-
portance of, in the interpretation of
Scripture, 230.

Passover, Jewish, 493.

Patriarchal Dispensation, object of, 134.
Pentateuch, MS. copy of, in the Colle-
giate Library at Manchester, 284.
Pharisees, character of, 498.
Philology, importance of, 218.

Poetic Imagery used by the Hebrew wri-
ters, 392. 453.505.

POETRY.

Hymn on
Diffusion

The First Day, 76. The Second Day, 90.
The Vision of Eliphaz, 110. Para-
phrase of Job xxviii. 12. 133. Eccles.
xii.7.139. Psal. cxiv. 141. Jerusalem
destroyed by Titus, 164.
1st chap. of Genesis, 174.
of Biblical knowledge, 191. The
Vision, 229. Sonnet to the Deity,
248. The death of Absalom, 249.
Paraphrase of Eccles. i. 9. 262. The
Soul, 263. Paraphrase of Psal. xiv.
1. 267. The Exodus, 277. Jeru-
salem, 306. The Third Day, 313.
Hymn on the Lord's Prayer, 333.
Proverbs iii. 13-18. paraphrased,
363. The Overthrow of Tyre, 368.
Last Judgment, 410. The Bible,
452. The Crucifixion, 472. The
Curse of Babylon, 474. Hymn on
Eph. v. 1. 510. Job xli. versified,
534.

Poetry, Hebrew, 30. 69. 122. 165. 230.
364.392.453.505. See PARALLELISM.
Pool of Bethesda, 296.
Pools of Solomon, 486.
Porteusian Bible Society, anniversary of,
284.

Prayer, an act of Divine worship, 489.
Praise, a part of Divine worship, 489.
Preaching, a Divine institution, 490.

Quotations in the New, from the Old Tes-
tament, 155. Purposes of, ib. Man-
ner of making, 156. 220. Generally
made from the Septuagint version, 157.
Accommodated to various circumstan-
ces, 221.

Rain, 28. Desolation by, 49.
Rainbow, 27.

Reservoir of Java, 487.

Rimmon, a Syrian idol, 501.

Rock-Goat, description of, 1.
Rome, notices of, 121.

Rooms, used as places of worship, 492.

Ruth, (book of) Chronology, 279. Author
and scope, ib.

Saba, reservoir of, 487.

Sabbath, Jewish and Christian, 493.
Sabianism, origin of, 136.

Sacrifices, origin and design of, 490.
Sadducees, opinions of, 498.

Salt, applied to the bodies of new-born
infants, 50.

Samuel, (the books of) Title and author,
322. Scope of the first book, 323.
Analysis of, 324. Scope of the second
book, 325. Authenticity, ib. Import-
ance of these books in illustrating the
Psalms, ib.; and Note, 2. Analysis of
the second book, 326.
Schism, import of the term, 499.
Scriptures, Chinese version of, 96. 383.
Translations of, 142. Superiority of,
over all other writings, 216. Inspira-
tion of, 217. Sufficiency of, ib. Gra-
dual developement of doctrines in, 218.
Value of, 428.

Scripture Manual, 15.62.149.204.251.436.
Scripture Tracts, suggestion for, 524.
Seasons in Palestine, 29.
Sects, Jewish, 498.
Sepulchres of the Kings, description of,
388.458. Note.
Serampore, College of, 144.

Christian, 499.

Taylor, (editor of Calmet) decease of, 91.
Temple, Solomon's, 54. 492. Destroyed
by Nebuchadnezzar, ib. Rebuilt by
Zerubbabel, 55. Polluted by Antiochus
Epiphanes, ib. Repaired by Herod
the Great, ib. General description of,
56. Destroyed by the Romans, 59.
An object of peculiar regard with the
Jews, ib. Its scite now occupied by a
Mahomedan Mosque, 61. Ezekiel's,
441. Note, 5.

Ten Tribes, the remains of, in India, 287.
380.429.

Testament, New, style of, 31. Purposes
for which it was written, 411.449. Ge-
neral division of the books of, ib. Events
narrated in it not chronologically dis-
posed, ib. Oriental words occurring
in, 444. Purposes of the prophetical
parts of, 450.

Testament, Turkish, controversy respect -
ing that published by the British and
Foreign Bible Society, 371.

Theology, importance of, 214. Import of
the term, ib. Exposition of terms used
in, ib. Primary object of, 297.

Thunder, 28.

Tracts, Scripture, 524.

TRANSLATIONS, METRICAL:

Isaiah xl. 88. Paul's defence before
the Athenian judicature, 268. Lord's
Prayer, 276. Triumphant song of

Deborah and Barak, 360. The Ex-
cellent Housewife, 522.
Unicorn, animal answering the description
of, 46.

Urim and Thummim, use of, 466.
Valley of Jehoshaphat, 293.
Versions of the Scriptures, Amharic,
142. Maltese, ib. Turkish, 371.374.
Welsh, 373. Irish, ib. Russian, 378.
Albanian, 379. Goojurattee, 380.
Cingalese, 383. Javanese, ibid. Ota-
heitian, 384.

Visions, prophetic, 464.

Vulgate, Latin version of the Scriptures,
Dr. Geddes's account of, 265.
Walton, (Bishop) difficulties encountered
by him in the publication of his Polyglott
Bible, 328. His petition to the coun-
cil of state, 329.-To Oliver Cromwell,
330. His letter to Mr. Clarke, 331.
Articles and charges proved against,332.
Water, importance of, in the East, 485.
Water of Jealousy, 385.

Winds, various kinds, 26.

Witnesses, the Three Heavenly, 226. 314.
Wolf, (Jewish Missionary) character of,

96.