APPENDIX
A Complimentary Subject Index to
Willison's Testimony
Compiler's note: This subject index is not exhaustive and meant only to supplement the "Contents" found in the work itself. When there is an indented list, either the first entry is of the same subject matter or the indented list that follows contains different subjects found on the same page. At times, subjects may occur more than once in the list. The list mainly follows the chronological sequence of pages and subjects found therein. Therefore, various subjects will be found more than once.
GENERAL
Preface iii
Testimony 25
Advertisement 210
Adherence 211
Postscript, 1^st 212
Contents 231
Postscript, 2^nd 234
Subscriber's Names 235
PREFACE
Popishness ix, xxii
Corruptions listed viii - ix
Acts of Synods against corruptions xii
Disregard of Synods xiii
Ministers with no scruples of patronage or error xiv
Men with no scruples for orthodoxy appointed as professors and masters
xiv
Acceptation of errors xv
Luther & David Ps. cxix -- against loss of truth xix
Truth not sacrificed to preserve peace
Peace as Judgment
xix
Jeremiah 9:3; Rev. 21:8 xx
War -- France & Spain xxi
TESTIMONY
Aurelius & Dioclesian persecutions 26
Druids 26
Paladius; Lollards of Kyle; Luther; Melanchthon; Patrick Hamilton 28
John Wicliff; John Huss; Burning of Mr. Hamilton
George Wishard; John Rough; Jon Knox;
John Wilcock; Mr. Craig; John Erkine of Dun;
Parliament & Reformation - Confession of Faith
29
Cromwell 40
Invades and oppresses Scots 40
Charles II -- King 1651 41
Laws over the Church
42
Clarification of the original WCF 23 (This may be another incident
[1649] after the 1647 ratification and exception stated by James Bannerman in his book,
"The Church of Christ" p 179.)
37ff.
Death of James Guthrie -- 1660
Decapitated and his head placed in one of the ports in the city of
Edinburgh
43
Death penalty of Charles II against preachers 45
Destruction of Family Worship 45
Forced denunciation of vows 46
Persecution to the death 47, 48
Persecution by Magistrate 51
Subscription etc. 57
Qualifications for elder 61
Colony to America 61
Confessional Subscription 62; 79
Minister visitation 64
Schools 64
Westminster Confession 23.3; 26.6 66
Renewal of covenant vows by ministers 67 (bottom) ff.
Sins against vows 68
Civil Magistrate & Church -- tensions 69ff.
Profaning of the Lord's Day
that came with union with England
Episcopal worship opposed
71-74
The abandonment of Family worship etc. 72
Worship deteriorated 72-73; 75
Humility of Divines under God's just punishment 75
Power of Presbyterian ministers to purge scandalous and erroneous
ministers 76
Riots 85
Security of the people found under King George--not God. 85
Mr. James Webster against gross false teachings of Mr. Simson --
Arminianism etc. 86
Heresies stated in a way that they would seem consonant with the
Westminster Standards 87
Marrow of modern Divinity laid before 1620 Assembly
Arguments from natural reason
Exceptions detailed
Rebuke of ministers not to teach false doctrine ignored
Sermons watered down, old doctrine "harsh" 88
Church elects officers; Acts 1:15, 23; 6:2; 8:14; 13:3; 14:23; 16:9; 1 Jn. 4:1; 2 Jn. 10 93 Christian choice of pastors 94,95, 98, 99, 103, 104
Acts 6; 14:23 etc., original languages
105
Evils no longer sensed 95
Unchristian contentions in judicatories
Scattering of the flock
Simonatical practices, effects of
97
National Covenant 98
Patrons
Church planting
101, 102
Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 5:20-10:1; Philemon 9,10; 1 Thess. 2:7 106, 107
Rom. 14:13, 19, 21 107
1 Jn. 4:1; Mt. 7:15-16 108
2 Jn. 10; Acts 17:11; Jn. 10:4, 5 109
Eusebeius, Turretine 109
Wicked Shepherds, sheep scattering, Jer. 23:1-2 110
Eze. 34
God visits church with rebukes via attacks on her Constitution
Independent schemes of church govt., new improvements
Fault finding in the Confession
Democracy
111
The Lord' rebuke 113
Arian errors of Professor Simons still taught though he was forbidden
to do so 115
Disregard for the flock and the Lord's discipline 116
Calls received apart from Presbyteries 118
Inferior numbers for a quorum 119
Reversal of unconstitutional acts
Innovations in preaching
120
God's providence in causing leaders to act foolishly on measures 122
Selection of pastors
Multiple days used for examination of gifts, home visits, preaching by candidate 127 Causeless grounds for not calling a minister, appearance, doctrine, etc. 128 No obligation to laws of men 129 Protests against assembly, synod considered criminal 132 National fasting 140 Preaching against loose moral discourses & neglecting Christ 143
Little of Christ in people
Not much difference between heathen moralisms & preaching 144 Morality verses Christ's righteousness in preaching 145 Preaching and the moral law 146
Christ the only source of strength
Moral preachers and presupposition of natural power 147
1 Cor. 1:18, 21, 24; 2:2; Acts 2:36, 37; 10:43, 44; 11:20-21 on
preaching
149
Preaching
Eloquent moralisms that exclude Christ
Entertainment
Christless moral sermons
150
Indicators of when God is about to leave a people
God gives people up to lifeless moral sermons
151
Sermon applications
Self love, law of nature sufficient for happiness
152, 153
Catechism revised with out approval 154
Rebukes of the Lord, persistence in sin
Act against Church censures by magistrate
155
Magistrate & power of the keys
Contrary to Confession
WCF 30.1,2; 23.3
Erastianism
156
Headship of Christ, not upheld 157
William Wishart
Charitable toward heathens
Soft proceedings against
Innovative words on Confessional matters
158
Plain & ordinary sense of words necessary
Heretics put orthodox sense in their words
Rebuke to those who do not hold plains sense, Titus 1:3. 159 Zeal for truth &; humility needed toward an erring church 164
Uncharitable attacks against weaker brethren
Marking narrow failings, mistakes, magnifying errors instead of covering sins (as Christ enjoins) 167 Flock scattering by those overzealous for truth 168, 169
Judicatories overturn foundation of govt.,
make defections greater than they are
170
Episcopal Church
Differ only in govt., defections of, drift into Arminianism, corruption of worship in, slide into Popish superstitions, middle state for souls after death, corruption of Lord's Supper (as sacrifice), absolution by priest, baptismal regeneration 171
Revivals
1732 or 1733, Saltzburg Germany, conversion from Popish superstition, 20,000 people, loss of worldly goods to enjoy pure preaching of gospel;
1735 -1736, Moravia Germany;
1736, Northampton New England, Jonathan Edwards
173
Revivals (cont.)
Oxford England, Methodists,
Whitefield, Gilbert Tennant
175
Revivals, errors in,
Pretended visions, prophecy, great multitudes, great attainments, Satan
leading into error
176
Praying societies in Edinburgh
Whitefield in Scotland 1741, Cambuslang 1742
176
Psalm singing 176
Revival, effects of 179
Revival, opposition to by seceders zealous for truth 181
1 Cor. 1:27 182
Revival, reactions in
Bodily faintings, ecstasies, exampes in Scripture--
Dan. 8:27; 10:8, 9
186
Examples of effects of revival on Reformers 187
Jonathan Edwards on revival 187
Need for awareness of sin
Strict subscription
Against natural reason
Trinity
188
Against:
Popish inclinations
Holy Days held equal to Lord's Day
Arminianism, Pelagianism
Doctrines that exalt self
Self love
Magistrates assuming power of keys
Erastianism
Toleration of sects
Sacramental test
189
Against:
Swearing by kissing gospels
Those in denial of:
National Church
Confession
Subordinate judicatories
Maintaining independency
Power of keys in hands of community not officers
190
Sins:
Atheism
Witchcraft
Fortune
Self seeking
Neglect of Family worship
191
Sins (cont.)
Opposition to Holy Spirit
Forgetting God's mercies
192
Sins (cont.)
Following men's teachings
193
Decaying zeal to uphold truth
Misapplication of God's word
Contempt of others who do not agree
Natural reason above supernatural revelation
Elevation of religion of nature
Freewill
Christ as moral pattern
193
Confession of Faith, outward consent to & scarce reading of 194
Abuse of Lord's Day 195
Parental neglect 196
Ministers, unsent but go anyway 197
Confession of Faith, warning against errorists not adhering to; WCF
30.1, 2 202
Remedies for unaccountable practices
Presbyteries have free access to moderate
203
Church Planting 204
Freedom to call minister without undue influence,
Qualifications for ministers
doctrine
godliness
experimental religion
205
Ruling elders 206
Reproach on the Confession of Faith 220
Index of Scripture References
2 Kings
[1]24:3-4
2 Chronicles
[2]2 [3]34:33 [4]36:15-16
Job
[5]13:7 [6]30:15
Psalms
[7]38:8 [8]48:13 [9]78:5-7 [10]78:41 [11]88:15 [12]94:16 [13]101:3 [14]102:18 [15]119 [16]119:72 [17]119:120 [18]145:4
Proverbs
[19]18:14
Song of Solomon
[20]5:1
Isaiah
[21]22:12 [22]43:10 [23]43:10 [24]43:12 [25]44:8 [26]58:1
Jeremiah
[27]3:22 [28]4:2 [29]6:15 [30]8:12 [31]9:3 [32]9:3
[33]11:10-11 [34]14:3 [35]22:7-9 [36]23:1-2 [37]23:1-2
[38]23:21 [39]30:11
Ezekiel
[40]8:19 [41]34 [42]43:11 [43]43:11
Daniel
[44]4:35 [45]5:6 [46]8:27 [47]8:27 [48]10:8-9
Hosea
[49]13:5-7
Amos
[50]8:2-3
Micah
[51]3:11-12
Habakkuk
[52]3:16
Matthew
[53]7:15-16 [54]7:15-16 [55]10:32
Luke
[56]24:48
John
[57]5:33 [58]10:4-5 [59]10:4-5 [60]15:27
Acts
[61]1:8 [62]1:13-15 [63]1:15 [64]1:15 [65]1:23 [66]2
[67]2:14 [68]2:36-37 [69]2:36-37 [70]6 [71]6 [72]6:2
[73]6:2 [74]8:14 [75]8:14 [76]9 [77]10:40 [78]10:43-44
[79]10:44 [80]11:20-21 [81]11:20-21 [82]13:3 [83]13:3
[84]14:23 [85]14:23 [86]14:23 [87]14:23 [88]16:9 [89]16:9
[90]16:29-30 [91]17:11 [92]17:11 [93]22:15 [94]22:18
[95]24:25 [96]26:19
Romans
[97]12:1 [98]12:1 [99]14:13 [100]14:13 [101]14:19 [102]14:19 [103]14:21 [104]14:21
1 Corinthians
[105]1:18 [106]1:18 [107]1:21 [108]1:21 [109]1:24 [110]1:24 [111]1:27 [112]2:2 [113]2:2 [114]2:2 [115]14:24-25
2 Corinthians
[116]5:20 [117]5:20-10:1 [118]8:19 [119]10:1 [120]12:14
1 Thessalonians
[121]2:7 [122]2:7 [123]2:11
Titus
[124]1:3 [125]1:13
Philemon
[126]1:9 [127]1:9-10 [128]1:10
Hebrews
[129]12:6 [130]12:14
1 John
[131]4:1 [132]4:1 [133]4:1 [134]4:1
2 John
[135]1:10 [136]1:10 [137]1:10 [138]1:10
Jude
[139]1:3
Revelation
[140]2:2 [141]2:2 [142]2:14-15 [143]2:14-16 [144]2:20 [145]3:11 [146]11:3 [147]11:7 [148]12:11 [149]21:8 [150]21:8