any one, and for Opinions which no one can help. "This is a Religion every way worthy of its eternal Author; and we may know by the Doctrine, that it comes from God. It is a Religion for Men of Senfe, for Philofophers, for honest Men; "and comprehenfible too by the meaneft

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Vulgar, without a Guide; a Religion of "Reason, free from the blind Mazes and "ftudied Intricacies of Popish Priests, and "beneficial to Society at firft View. It defpifes apifh Geftures, and external Buffoonery; and effectually prevents, and puts an End to, all inhumane Fiercenefs "and holy Squabbles, ever occafioned by "the felfish Religions of corrupt Priests. "It leaves not unhappy Men in perpe"tual Doubts and Anxieties, nor toffes and "tumbles them, for Relief, out of one Su"perftition into another; but esteems them "all alike.

"In fhort, this is a Religion, which every wife and honeft Man would wish to "be Religion; a Religion of Charity, the "Religion of JESUS; and this is The INDEPENDENT WHIG'S Religion.

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INDEX

A

Aron, (a High Prieft) cheats the Ifraelites

Advice, why feldom taken,

61

2

Almighty God, not to be judg'd of as Men are,

Altar-Pieces, a Defcription of them,

429

248

69

Apollos, a Primitive Preacher in the A&s, never or-
dained,
Apoftate Clergy, to reclaim them to the Church the
Bufinefs of this Paper,
Apoftles, the Eleven, loft no Credit by Judas hanging
himself, 15. Their Doctrines proved by Miracles,
31. Their Difintereftedness, ib. The Qualifica
tions required to fucceed them, 54. An Analogy be-
tween them and modern Divines, 55, 56. The Im-
poffibility of fucceeding them, 56. Their Conduct,
63. How they executed their Commission to preach
the Gospel, 392, 393. They gave the Holy Ghoft to
all that believed,
394 395
Archbishops and Bishops derive their Characters from
the Crown, 96. Archbishop of Canterbury, his
Severe Character of High-Church Priests, 103

Aristotle

125, & feq.

116

330.

Ariftotle, a ftrange Obfervation concerning him, 195
Articles Ecclefiaftic, feldom fubfcribed in their honeft
and original Meaning,
Als, the graveft of all Beasts,
Atheism, never can be introduc'd among the People,
323. Nor overthrow Religion, 324. The wicked
and gainful Reafons of the Outcry of the Priests a-
bout it, ib. and 325. They promote Practical Athe-
ifm under Colour of combating Speculative Atheism,
ib. The Villanies committed by Priests, as bad as
thofe committed by Atheists, 325 to 327. The
priestly Atheism of falfe Swearing, 329,
The profane Jefts they make about the facred Ties
of an Oath, ib. Their fly and execrable manner of
promoting this fort of Atheism, ib. and 331. Be-
ing Atheists they are yet good Churchmen, ib. How
much worfe they are than all other Atheists, 332. How
much their Atheism is aggravated by a lying Pretence
to Religion, 333. Atheism, which produces no ill
Action, is better than a Religion that does, ib. The
Enmity to Toleration of Religion and Conscience,
prov'd to be Atheism, and the High Priests to be
guilty of this Atheism, by many Arguments and In-
ftances, 334 to 341. High Church Priests guilty of
Atheism, by fubverting all Morality. Proofs of this
and Inftances, 344 to 352. High Priests the
greatest Atheists,
358 to 360
Atheifts, in what Senfe preferable to wicked Priests,
19. Speculative Atheifts owe their Rife to Prieftcraft,
353 to 357
Authority (human) in Religion, its Abfurdity, 138.
No where appointed by God, 137. A Character
of it, 212, 213. Wherein it confifts, 214.
Difclaimed and prohibited by our Saviour, 385.
Proofs of this, ib. and 386 to 388. But the
Opinion and Practices of High Church Men dif
ferent,
388, 389

Belief,

B.

BElief, by what Supported,

178
Bible, beft understood without Selfish Guides, 141.
The Ufe and Excellency of it, 286, & feq. Dread-
ed, fupprefs'd, and calumniated by moft Priests, 287,
288. It ought to be read, without Regard to the
Opinions and Interpretations of weak and fallible
Men, 289. The Reafon of this, 290.
By what
Ats and Prejudices the reading of it is render'd
ufelefs, 291. The Encouragements given for un-
derftanding it wrong, 292. Mr. Chillingworth's
Obfervations hereupon,
ib. and 293
Bishops, made by Letters Patents without any Elec-
tion, 93. Formerly in Scotland, durante bene
Placito, ib. Exercife Ecclefiaftical Jurifdiction by
Commiffion from the Crown, 99. Bishops and Clergy
created by Act of Parliament, 102. How apt to
differ, 108. Their divine Right independent of the
Pope, the peculiar Whimsey of our perjur'd High
Church Men, 112. Whether 'tis agreeable to their
Ecclefiaftical Dignity to bless their own Table, 147
Bowing to the East, how to be regarded,

C.

276

CA ALL of the Holy Ghoft, how little believ'd by those
that make moft Noife about it, 71. Aplain Proof
of this, ib. Was quite another thing formerly, ib.
What is meant by it now,
ib. and 72
Cæfar, changes the Commonwealth into a Tyranny,
without changing the Names of the Magiftrates, 82
Canon, (the Second) Excommunicates all who call in
queftion the King's Authority in Spirituals,
Celibacy, how abus'd and perverted by Prieftcraft, 163
Cenfure Ecclefiaftic, deriv'd from the Law,
Ceremonies (Popish) oppofite to the Genius of the
Gofpel, 231. They are the Effects and Concomitants

99

99

of Bigotry, 232. Are pernicious to Religion, 233.
The mischievous Effects of them, ib. and 234.
The ridiculous Reafon brought to fupport them, ex-
pos'd, 234 to 237. The Prieftly Policy of them, 238
and 243. The Pagan Religion confifted altogether
in Ceremonies; the Ufe their Priests made of them,
240. And how they abused the People by them, ib.
and 242. The Ceremonies of the Mafs expos'd,
244 and 245.
Chaplains, an Enquiry into their Original, 144.
They are expenfive Domefticks, 143. Their forry
Employment formerly, 145.
now, 147. Inftances of this, ib. and 148. Their
Facetioufnefs and Sawcinefs, ib. They bufy them-
felves with all Matters, 149. Divide Families in-
to Factions, ib. They are excellent Bowlers, zea
lous Topers, and eminent Whisk-players, ib. Their
Pride and Primnefs, 150. Are Spies upon the
Wealthy, and dangerous in Families, ib. Inftances
of the Mischief, they do, 150, 151. The good ones
excepted,

But much mended

ibid.

How apt

202, 203

Charity, how abus'd by High Priefts, 166.
to be mifapplied,
Christian Religion, a Character of it, 430. It con-
tains but one Article of Faith, 431. Nothing ne-
ceffary in it but what produces Practice, 432. Com-
mands us to believe nothing but what we can com→
prehend, ib. Proofs of all this, 433 to 435. In
what it does confift, 436, 437.
And in what
it does not confift,

437 to 441

51, 52

Christianity, the Plainness of it,
Chriftians, all alike empowered to exercife all the
Functions of their Religion, 52. How distinguish-
ed from Reprobates and High Priests, 177. Their
Unanimity and Benevolence towards each other, till
their Priests enflamed and divided them, 314. The
wicked Means and Arts by which they did fo, ib.
The common Right they all have to preach Chrift,
· 394, 398

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