Hutchinson, Abigail, longing to die, 93 | Judging the whole by a part, 142
Idleness should be driven from col-
leges, 389
Imagination, impressions on, 83
Impatience and haste, evils of, 376
Impenitent, not to be needlessly of-
fended, 309
Imperfection, allowance for, 140
Impressions of the imagination, what
they are, 83
produced by a strong
sense of divine things, 83
greatly misrepresented, 84
somewhat mysterious, 85
of scripture texts, 295
danger of trusting to, 300
mixed with experiences
327
Imprudences should be freely confess-
ed, 373
Impulses, not a guide, 295
Inclinations, good, not a guide, 305
Indiscreet zeal leads to haste, 314
Inferiority of ministers and converts
made use of, 120
Information of revivals should be
spread, 410
Ingratitude, cause of doubts, 81
Innovations, moderation in, 313
Christ's manner in, 313
how to be introduced, 363
should be by common
with approbation of pas-
tors, 367
Injuries confessed and repaired, 78
Inquirers should receive instruction,
238
Instruction, eagerness to receive, 76
Iustruments of revival chosen by God,
Jealousy of ourselves recommended,
337
Judgments to be expected by minis-
ters who oppose, 219
others, forbidden, 349
ought to be avoided, 350
will bring down judgments if
persisted in, 350
Justice of God, convictions of, 58
submission to, 60
Marks of spiritual pride, 274
Means should be used to the utmost,
229
skill required in, 229
for promoting the work, 371
Measures not wholly judged by their
success, 315
Meekness, the severest rebuke of op-
posers, 283
- gives force to arguments, 284
-, especially called for in revi-
should partake much of the
population, 32
ministers in, 32
revivals in, 32
degeneracy, 33
unconverted, hypocrisy of, Novelty in revivals not an objection,
wretched condition, 383
guilt in God's sight, 383
their great need of spiritu-
need of divine aid, 384
---------- should pray together, 384
God waits for it, 396
the weakest may aid, 397
better than disputings, 397
for ministers, 398
method in, 398
concert in, 399
general arrangement for, 400
Preaching should be instructive, 231
impressive, 232
scripture account of, 234
should be correct, 235
terror to the awakened, 236
instructive to inquirers, 238
frequent, justified, 245
Preface by Drs. Watts and Guyse, xviii
by the Boston ministers, xxvi
to the "Thoughts," &c., 115
Prejudices against the work, 109
Preservation, remarkable, xxii
Press should promote revivals, 223
Pride, spiritual, its effects, 270
-, a great source of sin, 271
remains in Christians, 271
Principles, wrong, effects of, 292
Private fasting recommended, 401
Property should be employed for
Christ, 392
Prophecy of the millenium, 190
inferior to grace, 297
Proportion in experiences, 330
Providence, not an attestation, 315
not understood by us, 316
how interpreted, 317
Provoking of opposition, 312
Prudence, excessive, rebuked, 187
required in revivals, 308
Public speaking, how lawful, 357
Quakers, had no success among the
converts, 85
Quickness of the work, glorious, 179
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