Indices

SUBJECT INDEX

A

Abstract of Principles, 13

Activism, 15

Admonition, 27, 37, 44, 72, 76, 105–106 127, 153–154, 261–262, 263, 279

purpose of, 127

Adultery, 27, 54, 201, 222, 269

Alien Immersions, 24–25

Alms, 150, 217, 357n

Altar, 284

American Revolution, 397n

Amherst College, Massachussetts, 40, 406

Amputation, 518

Angels, 98, 166, 218, 307

Anger, 55, 127

Anglicanism, 7

Antichrist, 306, 314

Apostles, 119, 193, 205, 346–349

Apostolic precedent, 260, 543–550

Apostolic succession, 347–349

Arminianism, 10, 11, 12, 60, 81, 110, 335

Arrogance, 50

Assembling together (see also Church meetings), 105, 188, 203, 223, 236, 241–242, 276, 286–287

Associations, 28, 29, 32, 38, 110–112, 131–133 156, 157–158, 160, 173, 221, 335, 393 402, 449, 453, 454, 460, 472–474

authority of, 132, 158, 393–394

benefits of, 133, 157, 394

scriptural warrant for, 132

Assurance of salvation, 384

Atheists, 81

Atlanta, Georgia First Baptist Church, 26

Atonement, 10, 19, 227, 311, 335

Atonement, general, 10, 60

B

Bacchus, 390

Back-biting, 72, 126, 150, 513

Baptism, 5, 7, 14, 20, 24–25, 29, 100, 123, 151 180–184, 319, 324–328, 355, 363–388

as a seal, 325, 325n, 379

as symbolic, 367–369

efficacy of, 382–388

of households, 179, 376–377

subjects of it, 373–382, 422

Baptismal age, 5

Baptismal regeneration, 5, 307, 379, 382, 403

Baptist General Association of Middle Tennessee and North Alabama, 40–41

Baptist Press, 16

Baptist Publication Society, 136

Baptist Union in England, 3

Baptistries, indoor, 5

Battle, 427

Beaverdam Baptist Church, Wilkes County, Georgia, 23n

Belgic Confession (1561), 43

Bethesda Baptist Church, Greene County, Georgia, 23n

Bethlehem Church, 29

Biblical Recorder, The (North Carolina), 29

Bill of Rights, 377n

Bishops, 33, 120, 142–144, 189–195, 352–255

duties of, 66, 191–193, 353–354, 355–358

qualifications of, 66, 68, 120, 143, 353, 530

Blasphemers, 75–76

Botanist, 338

Brazen sea, 181

Brown University, 160

C

Call to the ministry, 120, 143, 221

Calvinism, 6, 9n, 9–14

demise of, 9n, 12

Cambellites, 5, 29

Candlesticks, golden, 88

Casting lots, 209, 210

Catechism, 35, 121, 147, 335

Cattle, 200, 236

Century Confession (see also Second London Confession), 335

Ceres, 390

Charismata, 530

Charleston Baptist Association, 33, 35, 335

Charleston College, 294

Charleston First Baptist Church, 36

Children, 49, 73, 89, 128, 192, 323, 375, 539–540

Choirs, 6

Christ

as Mediator, 96, 303

His ascension, 100, 228, 231, 303, 346, 528

His authority, 71, 73–74, 103, 148, 175, 232–235, 303–304

His blood, 55, 123, 441

His death, 100, 176, 227, 236, 304, 346, 388, 474

His deity or divinity, 75, 299, 300, 335

His honor, 75, 203

His Name, 73–74, 76, 107

His offices, 123

His resurrection, 100, 176, 201, 203, 210, 227, 236, 299 346, 367–369, 528

His second coming, 100

trial of, 273

Christian Index (Georgia), 39

Church

annihilation of, 450–453

authority of, 19, 36, 51–53, 71, 74, 81, 87, 96, 99, 107–108 110–111, 119, 127, 142, 151, 168, 173–176 188, 292, 320, 328–342, 424, 466

constituting a, 118–119, 141–142, 187–189, 320

constitution, written, 287–288

duties and responsibilities of, 167

Fathers, 308–310

grievances against, 77–78

growth, 28, 45, 67, 178

heretical or immoral, 109, 454–456

highest court, 254, 449, 463–464

independence of, 96, 110–11, 119, 131, 132 142, 151, 158, 168–169, 173–176 219–221, 242, 285–286, 320 321–323, 342–346, 402, 446–449, 454 463–476, 541, 543

invisible, 170, 314

local, 140, 170–172, 320, 395

national, 103, 117–118, 321, 396

nature of, 6, 64–65, 118, 122, 140, 166, 169–172 311–319, 320

of England, 122, 530

of Rome, (see Roman Catholic Church)

purity of, 88, 239, 255, 266, 329, 397

records, 156, 198

reputation of, 107, 261–263, 431, 517–520

trial, 26–27, 107–110, 130, 222, 272, 275, 279 430, 439, 491, 496–499

universal or catholic, (see also Visible church catholic) 65, 103, 117, 140, 170–171, 311–319, 395, 440–441, 442

visible, 54, 88, 96, 99

Church covenant, 20, 21, 23, 25, 29, 32, 37, 44, 65 90–91, 119, 141, 141n, 147, 510–511, 513

breach of, 78, 108, 109, 129, 155, 510–511, 515

Church discipline, 6, 14, 16, 25, 26–28, 31, 39, 41,

48–53, 65, 70–85, 102, 139, 221–223

decline of, 43–47

ignorance of, 117

interference with, 466–467

purpose of, 49, 50, 51, 55, 254, 276

Church government, 7, 19–21, 23, 78, 98, 169, 175 219–221, 225, 242, 258, 305

contempt of, 109

Church meetings, 65, 82, 88, 99, 107, 128, 199–203 206–207, 221, 236, 241–242, 356, 504

for business, 130, 139–140, 156, 241, 321

non-attendance at, 81–84, 102, 108, 109, 127, 424

secrecy of, 82, 110, 126, 150

Church members, 47, 323–328, 58–540

duties of, 21, 65, 67–67–69, 103–105, 125–126 148–151, 221–222, 234, 276–279, 510–511

examination of, 65, 70, 99–100, 152, 189

qualifications of, 122–123, 141, 323

regenerate persons only, 22, 35, 64, 65, 84, 96, 117 122, 140, 176–180, 323–328, 422, 538, 540

vicinity to one another, 188

Church membership, 4, 14, 16, 22–24, 314, 323–328 433, 490

admission to, 7, 21, 34, 38, 52, 69–70, 81, 99–103 122–125, 139, 151–153, 188, 327

dismission from, 102–103, 124, 152

exclusion from, 26, 38, 44, 74, 99, 105, 204, 222 424–425, 447, 500

restoration to, 27, 50, 51, 55, 74, 76–77, 85, 107 204, 222, 269–270, 464–476

transfer of, (see Letter of Commendation and Letter of Dismission)

Circumcision, 174, 221, 229, 236, 307, 326, 377, 383, 541

of the heart, 383

Citizen, 233

Civil rights, 273

Civil tribunal, 280

Civil War, 14, 407

Close communion, 25

College of Charleston, 39

College of Philadelphia, 37, 136

Collyridians, 331n

Columbia, South Carolina First Baptist Church, 38

Columbian College, 39

Committee, 264, 282, 426, 474

Compensation of ministers, 68, 91, 104, 125, 149–150 194–195, 356

Concord Baptist Association, 40–41

Confession of sin, 45, 85, 516

Confessions of Faith, 11, 28–33, 35, 36, 44, 233, 334–342

their authority, 337

Confrontation of sin, 51, 55

Congregational government (see also Church, her independence), 20–22, 30, 36, 44, 99, 103, 110–111, 118 132, 142, 313, 321–323, 345

Congregationalists (denomination), 7, 64, 350

Congregations, 25, 45, 47, 73, 78, 87, 142, 169, 188, 311 313, 320, 516

small, 70

Conscience, 76, 87, 98, 105, 127, 155, 252, 471

Conservatism, 17

Conspiracy, 428

Contrition, 241

Conventions, 5, 173, 394–395, 402

Conversion, 22, 23, 33, 67, 100, 122, 151, 168, 205, 471 526, 540

Councils, 119, 148, 156, 173–175, 343, 401, 449 472–474

Covenant of grace, 326

Covenant, Abrahamic, 326

Covetousness, 74, 506, 508, 515

Creation, 200

Creatures, 225

Creeds, 21, 25, 28–33, 38, 40, 233, 285, 334–342

their authority, 337

Cross, 227, 273, 298, 345

D

Dancing, 14

Dark Ages, 348

Deaconesses, 35, 196, 198, 360, 536

Deacons, 33, 35, 98–99, 103, 121–122, 144–145 196–198, 358–360, 546

appointment of, 121, 144–145, 331–332, 546

duties of, 66–67, 98–99, 121–122, 144–145, 197 222, 535–536

qualifications of, 65, 68, 96, 99, 121, 144, 196, 217 530, 536

Death, 70, 180, 207, 226

Declaration of Independence, 397n

Delay of action, 263–265, 275, 431

Delegates, 112, 132, 157, 173, 393, 542

Democracy, 20–22, 172–173, 219, 242, 345

Denominations, 167, 248, 250, 268, 287, 441

Depravity, 11, 13, 329, 335, 396, 437, 485, 549

Disciples of Christ, 29

Discipleship, 20

Disobedience, 74, 108, 226, 455

Dispensationalism, 5

Divorce, 46

Doctrine

decline of, 12–13

false or errant, 14, 54, 75, 107, 109–110, 155 423–424, 505

purity and soundness of, 6, 43, 53–54, 99–100, 118 121, 123, 140, 143, 152, 184, 248

Doctrines of Grace (see also Calvinism), 9, 10, 123, 424

Drunkenness or Intoxication, 54, 74, 222, 263, 264 266–267, 269, 274–275, 431, 508, 515, 516

E

Easter, 264

Ecclesiology, 20, 33

Eden, Garden of, 201

Edgefield Court-House, 160

Effectual Calling, 29, 140, 335

Egalitarianism, 21, 22

Eggs, 548

Elders, 33–35, 53, 103, 120, 142–144, 350–355 531–535, 546

accusation against, 83, 110, 218

authority of, 351

duties of, 34, 66, 97–98, 130, 191–193, 353–354 355–358

examination of, 33, 97, 120, 143

ordination of, 212–215

plurality of, 33, 34, 193–195, 190, 192–194, 322 349–351, 357, 531–532, 534, 537

qualifications of, 66, 96–97, 120, 143, 213, 353

Elect, the, 84

Enlightenment, 44

Envy, 437

Ephesian Dome, 461

Episcopacy, 310, 333, 396, 459, 531

development of, 532

Episcopalians, 60–62, 325, 332, 353, 539, 547

Euhaw Baptist Church, 36

Eunuch, 178, 183, 186, 355, 367

Evangelicals, 44, 46, 52

Evangelism, 16, 17, 20, 21

Evangelists, 38, 119, 184–187, 212, 224, 241, 351, 536

qualifications of, 185

their compensation or maintenance, 186

Evidence, 253, 486, 490, 531

Excommunication, 26–27, 37, 52, 71, 72, 74, 106–110, 128–131, 155–156, 255, 425, 431–432, 448

for omission of duty, 276–279

purpose of, 107–108

Executive Power, the church’s, 19, 142, 356, 453

Expulsion or Exclusion (see also Excommunication), 20 255, 265, 266–267, 278, 283, 431, 464, 467, 486, 509n, 517

purpose of, 107–108, 222–223, 239, 518–519

Extortion, 74, 508, 515

F

Factions, 444–446, 505

False churches, 24

False prophets, 54

False teachers, 20, 29, 54, 262

Family, 73, 89, 98, 150, 279, 380, 511

Farming, 248

Federalists, 21n

Fire, 181

First London Confession (1644), 13

Flint River Baptist Association (Georgia), 29

Forbearance, 488

Forgiveness, 76, 105, 223, 236, 242, 329, 369, 432 501, 519

Formalism, 245

Fornication, 74, 174, 222, 269, 422, 506, 515

Fountain, sealed, 82, 110

Free will, 60

Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, Virginia, 42

Fullerites, 11

Funerals, 147

Furman University, 11, 12, 31, 33, 39, 294

G

Garden, enclosed, 82, 110

Gentiles, 230, 303, 326, 529

Georgetown College, Kentucky, 39, 294

Georgetown, Kentucky First Baptist Church, 39–40

Georgia Association, 10, 278, 290, 291

Georgia Baptist Convention, 10, 32, 40, 407

Gethsemane, 13

Gifts, 83, 120, 128, 142, 157, 205–206, 224, 227 29–241, 317, 346, 362, 460, 488, 529

Gillites, 11

Gospel steps (see also Savior’s rule) 426, 430, 432–433 433–435, 443

purpose of, 428, 495

Gossip, 72, 82, 86, 109, 150, 513

Government, church (see Church government)

Government, civil (see also Magistrate), 273

Grace, irresistible, 13

Grape juice, 26

Great Commission, 176–177, 223–225, 230

financial support of, 224–225, 279

Guardian, The, 11, 13

H

Half-way Covenant, 324n

Hamilton Literary and Theological Seminary, 41, 478

Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, 39, 248

Hands, laying on or imposition of, 65, 98, 101, 120 121, 144, 152, 209–210, 214, 215–219 331, 359, 361, 362–363, 459–460

Happiness, 226

Harvard University Law School, 42, 47, 526

Heathen, 74, 108, 222, 230, 424, 429

Heathenism, 306, 532

Heaven, 236, 245, 278, 282, 303, 363, 475

saints in, 314, 315, 395

Hedonism, 45

Hell, 307

Hens, 548

Heresy, 20, 29, 31, 33, 53–54, 56, 60, 71, 75, 155 157, 222, 338–339, 339n, 379, 383, 424, 505–506, 515

Heretics, admonition of, 75, 128

History, ecclesiastical, 526

Holiness, 47–48, 49, 65, 87, 90, 123, 140, 150, 227 228, 269

Holy kiss, 537

Holy Spirit, 65, 90, 161, 231, 260, 498, 528

Homosexuality, 46, 54

Horseleydown Baptist Church, London, 35

Hospitality, 104, 125, 150, 192, 213, 316

Hypocrites, 280

Hypostatic union, 300

I

Idiots, 374

Idolatry, 54, 222

Immersion, 24–25, 29, 35, 60, 123, 167, 180–184 244, 321, 335, 365–366, 443, 454, 539

Impartiality, 66

Imputed righteousness, 11, 29, 100, 335, 384

Incarnation, 19, 123, 303

Incestuous man, 49, 173, 204, 223, 239, 329, 431 451, 453, 465

Individualism, 44, 45

Indulgences, 265

Infant baptism, 24, 60–61, 94, 307, 309, 324–328 360, 369, 373n, 374–382, 403, 538

Invitation system, 16

J

Jailor, Philippian, 123, 183, 186

Jealousy, 437

Jerusalem church, 171–172, 178–179, 187, 198 215, 216–217, 228, 321, 331, 349, 462, 472

Jerusalem council, 541–542

Judaism, 306

Jury, 61, 291

Justification, 19, 29, 55, 75, 100, 123, 179, 236, 311 335, 384

K

Kehukee Association, 278, 285, 292

Keys, 51–53, 55–56, 70–84, 96, 99, 108, 119, 215

binding with, 52

loosing with, 52

usurping of, 109

Kingdom of Heaven, 299, 299n, 301, 304

L

Landmarkism, 5, 6, 25, 26, 30

Latin, 294

Law

of God, 282

civil, 151, 501

natural, 104, 125

Law, Mosaic or Deuteronomic, 47, 51, 68, 100, 104 142, 152, 174, 199, 357, 528

its authority, 200

Leaven, 71, 129, 131, 243, 300

Legislative Power, Christ’s, 19, 142, 356

Leprosy, 106, 131

Letter of Commendation, 124–125, 152, 188–189

Letter of Dismission, 38, 40, 80, 124, 188–189, 286–287

Letter of Licence, 143, 143n

Libel, 281

Liquor, 274–275

Lively Stones, 64, 65, 84–85, 122, 220

Logic, 4

Lord’s Day, 70, 82, 83, 91, 188, 207, 221, 236, 238, 513

Lord’s Prayer, 341

Lord’s Supper, 7, 14, 20, 25–26, 38, 55, 88, 119 121, 141, 147n, 203, 204–205, 319 335, 359, 363, 388–392, 511, 537

as a seal, 383

commemorative and symbolic, 389

infant participation, 382

non-attendance at, 276–279

who is to receive it, 56, 118, 122, 391–392

Lord’s Table, 67, 99, 106, 111, 123, 127, 128, 129 154, 469, 509

Love, 66, 73, 80, 84, 85, 90, 103, 104, 126, 226, 243 314, 322

Lower Dublin Baptist Church, 136

Lucre, filthy, 104, 121, 192, 213, 316, 358, 506

Lutherans, 325

Lying, 74

M

Machines, 234

Magic fluid, 363

Magistrate, civil (see also Government, civil), 76, 128 256

Magna Charta, 377n

Majority, 21, 26, 73, 82, 119, 123, 132, 146, 148 289, 329, 453–456, 500, 511

Malice, 437

Marriage, 46, 108, 126, 128, 147, 148, 201, 213

Martyrdom, 217, 327, 438, 471, 475

Masons, 470–471

Mass, sacrifice of the, 390

Mathematics, 4, 37

Meditation, 70, 89, 121

Meeting house, 35, 60, 62, 151, 197, 198, 203, 359

Mercer University, 23n, 31, 39, 40, 42, 406, 526

Merchandising, 248

Messengers, 112, 157, 174, 221, 343, 393, 460, 473

Methodist Episcopal Church, 325, 442

Methodists, 9, 24, 30, 309n, 345

Ministerial Education, 17

Ministers, 142–144

authority of, 120–121

duties of, 120, 121, 144, 147

examination of, 120, 143

qualifications of, 120, 143, 221, 460

settling, 146–147

trial and excommunication of, 285–289, 456–463

Minority, 289–292, 453, 454–456

Miracles, 217

Missionaries, 225, 351, 529, 537

Missions, 21, 23, 176–177, 223–225, 345–346, 394 471–472, 529

Moderator, 133, 136, 158, 213, 499, 532

Modernity, 45

Monarchy, 175

Money, (see also offerings and Compensation of ministers) 157, 197–198, 217, 224–225, 357, 507

Montanists, 331n, 402

Montgomery Baptist Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 36

Montgomery Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 94

Moral accountability, 43

Moral agents, 374

Moral autonomy, 45

Moral system, 226

Mormonism, 309n, 506

Murder, 27, 201, 222, 264, 269, 433

Muscle Shoals, Alabama First Baptist Church, 16

N

Name of God, 47, 66, 73, 74, 81, 109, 131, 241

Nashville First Baptist Church, 40–41

Neutrality, 444–445

New American Standard Bible, 52n

New Hampshire Confession of Faith, 31

Newspapers, 426

Newton Theological Seminary, Massachusetts, 39, 294

O

Obedience, 48, 68, 101, 103, 125, 127, 148, 149 168, 175, 190, 210, 211, 231, 303, 313 329, 334, 356, 383, 453

Odd-Fellows, 470–471

Offences

inadvertent, 251

insufferable (see also Sin, public and scandalous), 486 517–520

minor, 485–486, 487–490, 520

mixed, 425, 432–433, 434, 504

personal, 251–257, 464, 486, 492–504, 520

private, 73–74, 106, 422–425, 485–486, 490–492, 520

public, 257–267, 423–426, 430–433, 486, 504–517, 520

put in writing, 492n

rumored, 270–272

Offenders

incorrigible or obstinate, 252, 262, 426

repentant, 27, 37, 85, 105, 222, 261

their rights, 272–276

Offerings (Contributions), 38, 67, 102, 124, 125–126 144, 206, 236–237, 276, 507

Officers of the Church, 21, 23, 33–35, 36, 96–99 103, 119–122, 142–144, 189–195 346–352, 529–538

appointment of, 34, 65, 97, 151, 207–221, 331–334 537–538

in sin, 53

Ordinances, administration of, 6, 14–18, 30, 66, 69 88, 98, 102, 121, 204–207, 458

Ordination, 33, 65, 97, 120, 143–144, 146, 207–221 287, 333, 360–363, 458–462

Certificate of, 144, 144n

its meaning, 208–209

Original Sin, 100, 540

Orthodoxy, doctrinal or theological, 44, 50

P

Paedobaptism, (see also Infant baptism) 255, 258

Paedobaptists, 25, 291, 310, 319, 324, 324n, 410, 465

Paganism, 306

Pagans, 47, 49–50, 356

Pain, 485

Parables, 301–302

Particular church (see Church local)

Particular Redemption, 29

Passion, 480

Pastor, 18, 33–35, 103, 142, 189–195, 241

accusations against him, 77, 218

dignity of the office, 87

duties of, 6, 7–8, 14, 68, 97–98, 144, 191–193, 443–446

in sin, 77, 443–444

qualifications of, 66, 120

rejection of, 71, 148

Pennepek, New Jersey Baptist Church, 37

Pentecost, 172, 181, 183, 187, 201, 203, 210, 231 355, 376, 538, 541

Persecution, 49, 184, 211, 270–271, 315–316, 400 437, 532

Perseverance, 228

Perseverance of the Saints, 13, 29, 335

Philadelphia Confession of Faith, 11, 12n, 32–33, 94, 136

Philadephia Baptist Association, 36, 37, 117, 136, 139 335

Philosophy, 4, 37, 294

Physician, 485

Plants, 338–339

Pluralities, 140n

Pool

of Bethesda, 183

of Siloah, 182

King’s, 182

sheep, 183

Poor, care of, 21, 35, 66, 83, 85, 99, 121, 126, 144 150–151, 171, 197, 203, 206, 207, 224 236, 276, 360

Pope, 52, 442

Popery, 255, 258, 312, 389, 459

Populism, 14

Powelton Baptist Church, Georgia, 34

Prayer, 27, 65, 66, 67, 88–90, 103, 121, 126, 130 140, 141–142, 190, 205, 210, 241–242 331

and fasting, 68, 84, 88, 96, 97, 98, 118, 120, 216, 220 361, 369

Preachers, 142, 212, 406

Preaching, 6, 7, 8–18, 27, 34, 38, 61, 88, 102, 118 120, 141, 147, 184, 192, 205, 238, 355 357, 458

expositional, 8

Prejudice, 281, 437

Prelacy, 310, 332, 363

Presbyterians, 7, 24, 30, 34, 39, 248, 325, 345, 350 396, 442, 453, 454, 473, 539, 541

Presbytery, 71, 77, 97, 119, 120, 285–289, 332, 361 456–463

Pride, 124, 192, 213, 265

Priests, 245, 306, 308, 363, 538

Primitive Baptists, 472

Prison, 61

Privacy, personal, 45

Profession of Faith, 14, 70, 123, 167, 189, 244, 316 320, 324–325, 355, 381, 443

Prophets, 119, 193, 205–206, 216, 298

Protestant Reformation, 7

Protestants, 168, 307

Providence, 120, 248, 309, 436, 438, 491

Psychology, 45

Publican, 108, 222, 241, 424, 429

Pulpit, 292, 444–445

Purgatory, 307, 345

Puritans, 3, 21, 94

Purity

of life, 25, 48, 53, 54–55, 62, 100, 118, 120, 123 125, 437, 538

moral, 47, 50, 54–55, 239

R

Racism, 17, 21

Railing, 507–508, 515

Reason, human, 254

Reclamation, 428, 429–430

Reconciliation, 55

to God, 100

Redemption, 24, 48, 100

Reductionism, 45

Reedy River Baptist Association, 33

Relations, 226–228, 235

Relativism, 43, 45–46

Religious Herald, The, 42

Remorse, 107

Repentance (see also Offender, repentant), 23, 51, 72, 74 76, 101, 107, 125, 127, 130, 154, 259, 265, 329, 388, 467, 506

evidence of, 75, 129, 519

Restorationist Movement, 29

Resurrection of the dead, 29, 75, 94, 100, 180–181, 336

Revivals, 28

Rhetoric, 4

Rhode Island College, 136

Richmond, Virginia Second Baptist Church, 40, 294

Right hand of Fellowship, 65, 120, 123, 125, 141, 144 147, 152, 221

Rights, individual, 46–47

Robbery, 86, 433

Rochester, New York First Baptist Church, 41

Roman Catholic Church, 52, 263–264, 265, 273, 308 313, 325, 335, 345, 396, 402n, 460, 538, 540

Roman Empire, 529, 531, 543

Ruling elders, 34, 68–69, 98, 103, 145–146, 350, 533–535

qualifications of, 98, 145, 350, 534

scriptural precedent for, 34, 145–146, 350, 533–535

Rumor, 270–272, 436

S

Sabbath, 19, 199–203, 511

Sacraments, 7, 43, 65

Saluda Association, 160

Sanctification, 90, 179, 311

Sandals, 181

Sanhedrin, 229

Satan (the Devil), 46, 50, 72, 74, 76, 108, 128, 140 213, 236, 238, 260, 278, 317, 327, 450 455, 500, 517, 519

Savannah River Association, 335

Savannah, Georgia First Baptist Church, 19, 38

Savior’s prayer, 550

Savior’s rule, (see also Gospel steps) 251–257, 258, 495 502

infractions of it, 255–257

purpose of it, 253, 428

Scandal, public, 73

Schism, 55–56, 61, 75, 78–80, 91, 108–109, 325, 425 470

Science, 37

Scriptures

reading them, 231–232, 237–238

their authority, 228–232, 305–311

Second London Confession (1689), 13, 29, 335

Secular employment, 357

Seminary, 12

Separate Baptists, 29

Sermon on the Mount, 340–341

Sexual “liberation”, 46

Sexual immorality, 54

Shame, 45–47, 131

Shyness, 150

Sickness, 14, 126, 147, 190, 207, 357, 360, 370

Silence, 73, 329

Sin (see also Offences)

committed by a Christian, 268

ignoring it, 109

public and scandalous, 74–75, 106–110, 155, 436

Singing, 13, 35, 120, 141–142, 147, 152, 205, 241

Slander, 40, 54, 504

Slaves, 4, 22, 307

Snail, 488

Social hierarchy, 21, 22

Social state, 225–226, 235

Socinianism, 81, 110, 334

Soldier, 188, 278

South Carolina Baptist Convention, 32, 33, 38, 39

South Carolina College, 294

Southern Baptist Convention, 9n, 10, 33, 35, 38, 40, 160 244, 407, 526

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 13, 35, 41–42, 526

Southern Baptist, The, 11

Sprinkling or affusion, 24–25, 60, 321, 325n, 370, 373 382, 539

history of, 372n

Stewards, 142

Stubbornness, 75

Study, 185

Substitution, 374, 384

Sunday, 201

Sunday school (Sabbath school), 193

Superstition, 532

Suspension, 27, 37, 71–72, 77, 106, 127, 154–155 283–285

Swearing, 74, 505

Sword of the Spirit, 237, 238, 311

Synagogue, 229, 307

Synods, 119, 173, 343, 401, 541, 542

T

Tabernacle, 231

Tables, serving, 66, 98, 121, 144, 197

Tattling, 150, 513

Taxes, 195

Teachers, 69, 103, 120, 142, 193, 205, 216

Teaching Elders, 34

Temple, 118, 181, 195, 306, 528

Temptations, 517

Ten Commandments (Decalogue), 129, 155, 199, 200 513

Tennessee Baptist Convention, 40–41

Theatre, 377

Theocracy, 299n, 302

Tithes, 68, 401

Toleration, 49–50, 55

Tongues, 179, 181

Tradition, 308–311

Transient communion, 26, 76, 101, 123, 152, 157, 392

Transubstantiation, 389–390

Travel, 3, 513

Triennial Convention, 4, 38, 160

Trinity, doctrine of the, 100

Trojan horse, 327

Tyger River Baptist Association, South Carolina, 34

Tyranny, 276, 345

U

Unanimity, 146, 156, 290, 429, 453, 500

Unconditional Election, 9n, 13, 29

Unity, 28, 53, 55–56, 80, 85, 90, 104, 109, 167–168 229, 312, 402, 512, 550

visible, 312–319, 317–318, 344

University of Georgia, 30, 40, 42

University of Missouri, 40

University of South Carolina, 39

Unjust accusation or expulsion, 436–440, 469, 474–476

Unregenerate persons, 24

Urban churches, 15

Urbanization, 15

V

Virginia Baptist Seminary, 4

Virgins, 380

Visible church catholic, 301–305, 344, 401

Visitation, 14, 66, 98, 121, 126, 147, 357, 493–495

Voting, 22, 23, 27, 36, 73, 127, 133, 143, 208–211, 213–214, 289, 331, 434, 454, 500, 537–538, 546

W

Watchman and Recorder (Boston), 30

Wealth, 104, 263

Western Watchman (St. Louis), 30

Westminster Confession, 29, 335n

Whigs, 21n

Whitsuntide, 264

Widows, 67, 217, 259, 360, 380

Wine, 26, 213, 390

Wisdom, 76, 84, 217, 220, 239, 254, 259, 285, 305 338, 498

Withdrawal of fellowship, 265, 268, 448

Witnesses, 74, 119, 147, 148, 154, 251, 253, 273 279–283, 429, 491–492, 496–499

take one or two more, 73, 222, 429, 491, 495–496

their character, 279–282, 498–499

two or three needed to accuse an elder, 77, 83, 110, 218

Women, 37, 89, 119, 123, 259, 307, 329, 329n, 371, 453

World, testimony from the, 279–283

Worship, 21, 23, 70, 87–89, 101, 148

Wrath of God, 100, 127

Y

Yale University, 39, 248

Youth, 121