Abraham, 29.

Absolute Monarchy, 279.
Academics, 153.
Academies, Italian, 46.
Achilles referred to, 310.
Admonition, minister's use of,

58.

Advice cannot insure public
safety, 212.

Affections, tyranny of blind, 170.
Amadis (de Gaul), 203.
Amendment of old grievances,

134.

Ancestry, illustrious, 89.
Angels, orders of, 31.

Anger, sad, against errors, 65.
Anteros, 148.
Antichrist, 189.
Antiochus, 158-
sus of, 68.
Antiquity, 25, 27.

Apocalypse of John, 49, 253.
Apollonius quoted, 307.
Apostles' Creed, 150.
Apostolic Scriptures, 105.
Apostate, Julian the, 110.
Appollinarii, 110.

Arcadia (Sidney's), 199, 202.
Areopagitica mentioned, 326.
Ariosto, 47.

Aristotle, cited or noticed, 11,
48, 176, 197, 266, 271, 278, 289.
Armada, Spanish, 22.
Army, the English, 263, 283, 331.
under Cromwell, 335.
Arno, 408.

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Arts, errors in teaching, 102.
Atheists not tolerated by Parlia-
ment, 191.

Athenian Commonwealth, 385.
Athenians, 48, 313.

Author's allusions to himself,
42-54, 78-83, 258, 296-329,
409, 411-413.

Author's birth and parentage,
318.

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Author's blindness, 305, 306 –
313 described, 411-413.
Author's bodily stature, 305.
choice to defend liberty
with the pen, 300.
Author's choice to write in Eng-
lish, 47.

Author's early education, 46.
preparation for

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Athens, 48, 156, 386, 407, 408.
66 literature of, 411.

the Church, 54.

Author's early studies, 78, 79.
friends, kindness of,

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influential, 301.
Author's life not licentious, 78.
literary hopes, 47.
morning haunts, 78.
opponent, charges of,

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304.

Author's poetic promise, 47
hopes, 48.

Author's promise of a great poem,
53, 74.

Author's reasons for engaging in
controversy, 42.

Author's reasons for defending
the English people, 258.
Author's Studies in Christian

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Doctrine, 430-432.
Author's studies, early, 46, 78,
319 in poetry, 79-in ro-
mances, 81 -in philosophy, 82
-collegiate and at home, 319.

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Blindness, author's, 305, 306 -
313, 411-413-historical ex-
amples of, 307, 308-not a
punishment from God, 309.
Books, care necessary concern-
ing, 107-vital power of, 108

value of good, 108- hereti-
cal, when first prohibited, 108

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- Moses and others learned in
heathen, 110 Julian forbade
heathen, to Christians, 110
use of bad, to good men, 111
all manner of, to be read, 113
- public teaching by, 121.
Book-licensing, origin of, 108
unjust, 110-absurd, 113
insults ingenuous minds, 115
prevents freedom in teaching,
116-an indignity to dead au-
thors, 117 and to the English
nation, 118
- promotes lifeless
uniformity, 120- - shuts out
truth, 122- cowardice of, 129
truth more likely than error
prohibited by, 130.

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319.

Camden, 382.
Cameron, 168.
Caracalla, 264.
Cato, 415.

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Change, struggle necessary in, 38.
Charity, law of marriage oppos-
ing, 136 is to decide all
controversy, 165 - the end of
the Gospel, 165.
Charlemagne, 49.
Charles I., reputed words of, in
Eikon Basilike, 195-248, pas-
sim people virtually de-
posed, 182 complaint of, con-
cerning elections, 196-devo-
tions of, 197-prayers of, 197
-202-hypocrisy of, 202, 208
- calling of Parliament by,
203
consent of, to Strafford's
death, 204-207-attempt of,
to arrest members of Parlia-
ment, 207, 224-conscience
of, 206, 208, 229, 234-dissim-
ulation of, 208- - against tu-
mults, 209- on a triennial
Parliament, 209 - on the
King's negative, 212-217 -
against being subject to Par-
liament, 215- - concerning Ho-
tham, 217-219-"soul invin-
cible" of, 220-fear of God by,
220 on the civil war, 221
"justice of," 221-"peace,"

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"religion," 222-sus-
pected poisoner of his father
honored, 223--"chiefest arms
of, 225 - crown jewels of, 226
power claimed by, over
militia, 226-power of denial
claimed by, 230 argument
of, on liturgies, 234 hated
and feared religious men, 239
- policy of, against them, 239,
240 rebelled against law,
241- claimed power above
Parliament, 242 - "Vows" of,
243 were rejected, 246-
fancies vengeance on opposers,
246 sorrow and pity of, 248
slain by the English people,
and why, 256-slain as a pub-
lic enemy, 261 - army and
people demanded justice on,
263 trial of, 286 288
condemned as a tyrant, 289
traitor, 290-murderer, 291

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author's works concerning,
327-charge of, to his chil-
dren, 383-conduct likely
from the son of, 383.
Charles Stuart (aft. Charles
II.), 291.

Charles V. (of Germany), 86.
Chastity, excellence of, 81-83
- and love, 82.

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Cheerfulness, use of, in Christian
teaching, 84-fitting in Chris-
tian duty, 149.
Christ, kingship cannot be de-
rived from, 381-meekness of,
63 ministering, 55 - only
head of the Church, 381-
praises to, 73- prayer to, 72
98
precept of,
public
preaching of, 121 — - sufferings
and glory of, 1-vehemence
of, 64- words of, 143 - zeal
of, 86.

Christian thought, fit themes for,
1-cheerfulness, 149-liber-
ty, 234.

Christianity, early, 373.
Christina, Queen of Sweden, eu-
logized, 313-317.

Chroniclers, monkish, 391.
Chrysippus, 153.
Church, allegiance commanded

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to none by name, 249 — Christ
only head of, 381- civil help
harms, 191- early unity and
meekness in, 5 - Ezekiel's
temple a type of Christian, 34

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-government, reasons of to be
examined, 29- God's care in,
32 in all churches original-
ly the same, 249-history, use
of learning in, 26- harmony
in, 124-kings not supreme
over, 234- hate and fear true,
237-policy of, against, 239
progress of corruption in, 2-
reformation in, 4 — secular au-
thority not necessary to, 6
spousals of, with Christ, 163
supplications for, 20-wealth
in, 365.

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Churchman, true office of, 11
not to encroach on temporal
authority, 12.

Cicero, cited or named, 105, 154,
161, 267, 410.

Citizens of England, addressed,

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347-354.

Claudius, Appius, 308.
Clergy, prelatical insolence over,
6-evils of hireling, 373.
Comnenus, Andronicus, 197.
Commons (House of), have juris-
diction over a king, 281.
Commonwealth defined, 228

enjoined by our Saviour, 379
like a great Christian_person-

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tects liberty of conscience,
382-fosters merit, 384
goodly vessel of, 17 schools
and academies encouraged by,
386-trade flourishes in, 387
- folly of renouncing for
kingship, 387- counties to be
a subordinate, 884- stages of
corruption in, 165.
Commotions, sectaries active in,
130 noble men raised up in,
130.
Communion, table of, 6.
Corruption, progress of, in the
Church, 2-stages of, in com-
monwealth, 165 — in officers of
state, 351.

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Conformity, outward, 2.

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Conscience, forcers of, 359
God's secretary, 54- liberty
of, 356
protected by a com-
monwealth, 382- - rights of, in
interpreting scripture, 857.
Constantine, 7, 365.
Controversial works, profit of
reading, 405.

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Corporal punishment not proper
in religion, 403.
Council of Trent, 109.

County a subordinate common-
wealth, 384-controversy in,
how settled, 385.
Craft in treaties, 241.
Crassus, 275.
Crescentius, 353.
Cromwell, Oliver, eulogium to,
333-347-birth and early life
of, 333 in Parliament, 333
military exploits of, 333, 334
memorable actions of, 836
dissolves Parliament, 337
Protectorate of, 338-address

to, 338 warned against tyr-

anny, 340-is counselled to
employ wise men in council,
342 to leave the Church
free, 345- to foster education,
346-to permit free discus-
sion, 346 to hear any truth,
347
of
Protector, letters
state from, to Duke of Savoy,
420 - to United Provinces,
422, 425.

Crown jewels of Charles I., 226.
Curiosity, in vain things, 135.
Custom, influence of, 130 -asso-
ciated with error, 132-tyr-
anny of, 170.
Cyrus, 13, 30, 334.

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Force, lawful against domestic
enemies, 274 - and hire, harm
of, to the Church, 355
against conscience, wrong, 359.
Forefathers, deeds of, against
tyranny, 211.

Formality in worship, 3.
Free agents, acts of, not decreed
absolutely, 438.
Free people, hereditary right

over, 379.

Free writing, permission of, good
for the state, 67.

Freedom, truly loved only by
good men, 170, nature of,
353-in what consisting, 381
- of speech in things of relig-
ion, 405.

French people, 302.
Frigidity, divorce for, 163.
Fulvius and Rupilius, 275.

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