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redemption, 523; glory and defence of Zion, 412; goodness of, 277, 206, 505,
152, 639; governing, 148; grace, 348, 401, 314, 438; greatness of, 276, 225-6;
guide of the pilgrim, 563; our happiness, 431; hearer of prayer, 631; holi-
ness of, 201, 334-6; hope and help, 273, 67, 93, 161; house of, loved and
longed for, 175-7; incarnate, 292, 460; incomprehensible, 427, 473; invis-
ible, 389, 470; invocation to, as Father, Son, &c., 574; judge, 64, 126 (See
Christ); just, 336, 64, 77; justice glorified in mercy, 655; kingdom supreme,
174, 444, 506; love in sending his Son, 437, 343; love to, 397, 708; makes
men happy, 52, 555; loves the righteous, and abhors the wicked, 66, 235;
majesty of, 107, 181, 192, 225; terrible, 387; merciful in chastisement, 207;
mercy, 264, 655, 311, 438; mercies of, acknowledged, 208, 554; innumerable,
272; name proclaimed, 507; of nature and grace, 106; omnipotent, 655; om-
nipresent, 270; omniscient, 270; panting after, 116; patience of, 419, 438;
peace from, 554; perfections, 106, 223, 264, 470-2; 507, 655-6; our portion,
57, 161, 431; power and majesty, 655, 192; and goodness, 423; and Zion's
safety, 192; praised, 194, 264, 279, 417, 720, 766-8; praise due to, not to
idols, 262; presence, light in darkness, 406; rejoiced in, 431; our preserver,
248, 314, 139, 267, 377; providence, 106, 147, 169, 280; mysterious, 548, 162;
our provider, 552; purposes of, 506, 548; reconciled in Christ, 460; refuge of
the church, 121, 601; in trouble, 66, 78, 136, 188; regard to the pious, 580;
rewarder, 77; rising to God, 700, 507; safety in, 565, 141; Saviour, 335;
searches the heart, 268-70, 361; seeking him, 144; our shepherd, 87, 564;
sight of him, 387; sovereign, 191, 351, 506; our sun and shield, 176, supreme,
174, 444; terrible to sinners, 387; thunderer, 411; Trinity, 492, 394-5, 574,
775-6; the true, 227; trust in, 141, 552, 555, 565; truth of, 410, 278, 139, 183,
267, 201; unchangeable, 414, 191-2; unity, 202, 395, 492; vengeance of, 400;
and compassion, 150; walking with, 547; wisdom, Christ the, 480; in form-
ing man, 271; in his works, 222; word (See Scriptures); works wondrous,
263; worshipped with reverence, 201; wrath of, 311, 761.

Goodness of God, 277, 505. See God, Grace.

Gospel, attested by miracles, 454; a blessed, 182; blessedness of hearing it, 297;
comforts, 715; command to preach it, 357; constancy in, 536, 376; exem-
plification of, 359; glorifies God, 449; invitation of, 294, 357, 686-9; and law,
352, 416, 340; no liberty to sin, 346, 359, 363; ministry of, 597, 297; mysteries
of, 298, 353; power of, 455, 120, 221; praise for, 199; sinned against, 352;
spread of, 159, 619, 727; success of, in early ages, 458; success various, 353;
times happy, 297; treasure in earthen vessels, 597; worship and order, 123.
Government, of Christ, 119; of God, 148; from God, 165, 174, 461.
Grace, adopting, 322; converting, 466, 579; covenant of, sure, 183; electing, 316,
351; evidences of, 92; free, 687; in revealing Christ, 298; glorious change
produced by it, 253-4, 531; and glory, 198, 401, 489; and holiness, 359; jus-
tifies, 340; and law, 340; and nature, state of, 345; necessity of renewing,
527, 341; pardoning, 256; preserving, 314; proffered, 296; quickening, 245;
restoring and preserving, 267; salvation by, 694, 361, 348; sovereignty of,
298; tried, 252, 148; truth and protection, 139.

Graces of the Spirit, or beatitudes, 344.

Gratitude, 554, 556, 208.

Greatness of God, 276. See, God.

Guide, God a, 563.

Guilt confessed, 133, 110, 97.

HABIT'S or custom in sin, 466.

Happiness, in God, 696, 431, 277, 254, 206, 102, 144, 87, 57; of love to God, 397;
of regeneration, 531, 695; of a saint, 572, 696.

Harvest, 148, 280-1, 636; past, 680.

Hatred and love, 358.

Health, sickness, &c., 59, 95; prayed for, 112-13; preserved by God, 385; restored,
317, 229, 95.

Heart, changed, 531; change of, prayed for, 527; Christ in the, 360; contrite,
707; hard, complained of, 434; healed by mercy, 530; known to God, 268,
361; purity of, makes happy, 234.

Heathen perishing, 720, &c. See Gentiles.

Heaven, 345, 310, 751; anticipated, 644; desired, 187, 753, 567; difficulty of going
to, 467; dwelling-place of Christ and God, 387; of saints, 90, 310, 717; and
earth, 405; happiness of, 677, 752; hope of, by Christ, 305; our support on
earth, 413; makes death easy, 413; joy of, over conversions, 343, 696; in-
visible and holy, 345; meditation of, 467; prepared for, 306; sin and misery
not there, 426; society blessed in, 393; strength from, 308; view of, 568,
716-17; worship of, humble, 415.

Heavenly, Jerusalem, 752; joy on earth, 391, 409; mindedness, 408, 696; rest,
752, 413.

Heavens declare God's glory, 81.

Heavy-laden invited, 357, 686-8.

Hell, or vengeance of God, 400; holy fear of it, 439; and judgment, 312; victory

over, Christ's, 487.

Help, prayer for, 693.

Helpless, God the hope of, 273.

Hinder me not, 692.

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Holiness, and comfort from the word, 238; conflict with sin, 541; earnestly de-
sired, 241, 691; forbids sin, 359; of God, 201 (See God); and grace, 359; ne-
cessary, 315; and peace encouraged, 104.

Holy Spirit, absence feared and deprecated, 689; earnestly desired, 394, 527,
672-3, 725; effusions of, 458, 672; fruits of, 344; gift of, at Christ's ascen-
sion, 151; influences experienced, 531; operations and power of, 453, 341;
sealing and witnessing, 366; teaching of, with the word, 240, 582.
Hope, in afflictions, 116, 714; in the covenant, or the anchor of the soul, 362; in
darkness and desertion, 68, 116; encouraged, 543; in God, 161; of heaven
by Christ, 305; support in trial, 413; life the day of, 337; lively, and gracious
fear, 514; of resurrection, 73-5.

Hosanna, of children, 63; to Christ, 301, 495; for Lord's day, 232, 735.
House of God, 258; going to, 249; longed for, 177.

Humanity of Christ, 292, 662. See Christ.

Humiliation of Christ, 321, 363.

Humility, God dwells with, 337; in heaven, 415; and meekness blessed, 344;
and pride contrasted, or the Pharisee, &c., 358; and submission, 258.

Husbandman's Psalm, 148.

Hypocrisy exposed, 128; judgment of, 127; and sincerity, 361.

Hypocrite or almost Christian, 465-6.

IMMORTALITY recognized, 73-5, 411-14, 651, 679, 751–66.

Impenitence, 449. See Sin, Sinner.

Importance, of religion, 634, 675; of time, 640, 678, 337, 407.

Incarnation of Christ, 198, 292, 510.

Incomprehensible God, 427, 473.

See Christ.

faconstancy in religion, 536, 541, 385-6.

Indwelling sin lamented, 350.

Infants, 646, 738. See Children.

Influences, divine, 531, 453. See Holy Spirit.

Ingratitude to divine goodness, 419.

Inspiration, 462.

Instruction, divine, 91; from the Scriptures, 236, &c.; of the young, 102.
Intemperance, 217, 170.

Intercession of Christ, 395, 525.

Invisible God, 389.

Invitation of Christ and the Gospel, 357, 294, 686-9.

Invocation to Father, Son, &c., 574, 737. See Holy Spirit.

Issues of life and death, 679.

Israel, led from Egypt, 168, 216, 227; rebellion of, 169; punished, 215; resto-
ration of, 727

JEHOVAH reigns, 191; Jesus, 561; Jireh, 552; Nissi, 552; Rophi, 553; Shalem,
554.

Jerusalem, heavenly, 752; wept over, 514, 660.

Jesus, dearest of names, 460, 670–1 See Christ.
Jews. See Israel.

John the Baptist, 314.

Joy, at conversion, 696, 343; of conversion, 103, 695, 253; of faith, 467, 347;
heavenly on earth, 391, 409; spiritual, restored, 418, 708; in worship, 250.
Joys, carnal, parted with, 380; of heaven, 345, 752; of saints, 547, 696.
Jubilee, 588, 729.

Judgment, anticipated, 680; Christ coming to, 652, 761-6, 320; day, 126, 199,
651, &c., 761, &c.; prayer in view of, 761; saints' contidence in, 705-6;
welcomed, 761-2.

Justice of God, 336, 64, 77; glorified in mercy, 655; satisfied by Christ, 179.
Justification,293, 98, 256; not by works, 340, 347.

KINGDOM, of Christ, 159, 200, 303, 523, 729, of God, 174, 444, 724; seek first
the, 677.

LAMB, that was slain, 291, 304; Moses and, 313; worshipped, 321; worthy
the, 524. See Christ.

Law of God condemns, 340; convinces of sin, 350; delight in it, 237; and Gos-
pel, 446.

Levitical priesthood, fulfilled in Christ, 381.

Liberality, 223-5, 623-7.

Liberty, spiritual, 346.

Life, the day of grace and hope, 337; a dream, &c., 75; frail, 385, 407, 676;
issues of, 679; short, 184, 188, 334, 397; tree of, 478; uncertain, 676; vanity
of, 124, 677.

Light, in darkness by the presence of God, 406; given to the ignorant, 298; and
salvation by Christ, 314; shining out of darkness, 548.

Living, and the dead, where? 755; and dying with God present, 445; stone,
Christ a, 233.

Long-suffering of God, 438, 419.

Looking, to Christ, 349; forward, 702.

Lord's Day, 190, 232, 382, 418, 583, 735-6; evening, 736; morning, 58, 142, 735;
prayer, 589; supper, 474, 611, &c., 663, &c., 739, &c.; and baptism, 474. See
Sacramental.

Love, banquet of, 324, 482; brotherly, 260, 697; and charity, 359; of Christian
friends, 627; Christ's dying, 476; of Christ to his church, 331; to sinuers,

105; strong, 331; unchangeable, 299; to Christ, 435, 670, 663; to the church,
742; to creatures dangerous, 402; distinguishing, 298, 433; divine, 586; to
enemies, 105, 220; faith and joy, 347; of God, 343, 437; unchangeable, 181;
to God, 397, 708; inconstant, 355; and our neighbour, 351; and hatred, 358;
shed abroad in the heart, 360; peace and meekness, 344; redeeming, 526,
601, 695; religion vain without, 360.

Lukewarmness, 605.

Lydia and her household, 353-4.

Lying hated, 203.

MAGISTRATES, 139, 202, 165, 174, 461.
Majesty of God, 107, 181. See God.

Man, depraved by nature, 70, 655; dominion of, 63; fall, 508, 655; the merciful,
115; mortal, 407; fall and recovery, 346, 421; saved, and angels punished,
433; vanity of, 112; wickedness of, 107; wonderfully made, 269, 271. See
Life, Death, Depravity, Saints, Sinners.

Manna, 313, 546.

Manners, corruption of, 67.

Marriage, 628.

Mariner's psalm, 218.

Martyrs glorified, 310, 717.

Master of a family, 203.

Mediator, 182, 440. See Christ.

Meditation of heaven, 467; and retirement, 447, 745; on the Scriptures, 237.
Meekness, 344, 356.

Meeting, of friends, 627; missionary, 734; for prayer, 584, 745; Sabbath morning,
736.

Melancholy, 167, 116.

Melchisedec, 221.

Mercies, common and spiritual, 152, 208, 277; innumerable, 272: and judgment,
208; national, 150, 593, 748; thankfulness for, 554, 445. See God, Grace,
Love, Goodness, &c.

Merciful man, 115.

Mercy of God, 311, 438, 655; endureth for ever, 264; implored, 690, 578.

Merit disclaimed, 57, 72, 359.

Messiah, 200, 221, 508. See Christ.

Michael's war, 319.

Midnight thoughts, 142, 237.

Millennium, 618-622, 726.

Minister, appointment of a, 746; commission of, 357; death of, 598; an aged,
760; ordination of, 596; prayer for a sick, 598; watches for souls, 746.

Ministry, of angels, 384; of Christ, 512, 659; of the Gospel, 597, 297.

Miracles, 227, 454.

Misery, of being without God, 407; of life, 397; and sin banished from heaven,
426; of sinners, 234.

Missionaries, 731-3, 620.

Missionary, associations, 734; hymns, 617-24, 720-34, 297, 314, 357, 458; psalms,
159, 196, 198,

Moment, value of a, 678.

Morning psalms and hymns, 56, 332, 377-8, 630. See Lord's Day.

Mortality of man, 112, 184-88, 334, 643, &c., 676, 755.

Mortification to the world, 398, 478.

Moses, and Christ, 313, 317, 352; dying, 403; Joshua and Aaron, 448.
Mountains, the three, 663.

Mourning. See Afliction, Death, Funeral.

Mystery, of the Gospel, 298, 353; of Providence, 162, 548.

NAMES, offices, &c. of Christ, 367, &c. See Christ.

Narrow way, 465, 467.

Nation, happy, 275; prosperity of, 150, 219; safety in the church, 123.

National mercies, 150, 374, 442, 593, 748.

Nativity of Christ, 292, 508, 658.

Nature, corrupt from Adam, 318, 450, 655; and grace, 345; and Scripture, 79–82,
238; all sinners by, 70.

New birth, 341 (See Regeneration); creation, 341, 451; convert, 533, 695; cove
nant blessings, 675; seal, 475; Jerusalem, 303; song of salvation, 234, 291:
year, 638, 748.

Night, 248, 261.

Now the accepted time, 685.

OBEDIENCE, better than sacrifice, 127; sincere, 98; of Christ, 155
Offence not to be given, 356.

Old age, approaching, 642; of a Christian, 158; of a sinner, 339.

Omnipotence, 655; omnipresence and omniscience, 268-70. See God.
Ordinances, benefit of, 448. See Worship.

Ordination, 297, 595, 746.

Original sin, 133, 655. See Depravity, Sin.

PARDON, 256; bought at the price of blood, 476; brought to our senses, 480
and confession, 97, 134; holiness and heaven, 691; and obedience, 98; plead-
ing for, 132, 578; and strength, 489; sufficiency of, 426, 296; and sancti-
fication in Christ, 428; waiting for, 90

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Passover, Christ our, 464.

Pastures, spiritual, 324,

Patience, in affliction, 293, 711, 549, 358; in darkness, 441; of God, 419, 438.

Peace, of conscience, 408; with men desired, 246.

Pearl of price unknown, 446.

Penitent, 690; pleading, 132, 578; restored, 133.

Pentecost, day of, 672.

Perfection, none on earth, 239.

Perfections of God, 106, 470, &c. See God.

Persecution, 117, 174, 60, 70, 104, 135, 194.

Pharisee and publican, 358.

Perseverance, 302, 267, 305, 312, 314.

Person of Christ, 401, 301.

Pestilence, preservation in, 188.

Petitions, fervent, 708.

Physician, Christ a, 580, 349.

Piety, early, 104, 608. See Children.

Pilgrimage of the saints, 405.

Pilgrims, God the guide of, 563; song of, 567, 702, 718.

Pisgah, 403.

Pleasures, of a good conscience, 408, 709; of religion, 391, 409; sinful, forsaken,
380; vain and dangerous, 436. See Delight.

Poor, charity to the, 115, 223, 624.

Popish idolatry reproved, 228.

Power, of faith, 532, 701; of God, 655 (See God); and goodness, 423; of the Gos-
pel, 120, 455, 221; of prayer, 590; and wisdom in Christ crucified, 480.
Praise, to Christ, 401, 422, 377 (See Christ); to the Creator, 201, 506; to God,
179, 374, 417, 720, 766-68, 278-87; from angels, 390; from children, 63; for
creation, &c., 209; and redemption, 395; for deliverance, 103, 232; for Gos-
pel, 199; for health, 95, 229; for prayer heard, 149; for protection, 139, 377;
for providence and grace, 106; for temporal blessings, 152; temptations over-
come, 76; universal, 230, 282-84, 417, 768.

Prayer, what? 744; answered by crosses, 540; for children, 610; for consolation,
713; exhortation to, 590; for grace to quicken, 245; heard, 65, 102, 138, 147,
149, 308; for help, 693, 542, 538-39; and hope, 93; Lord's, 589; for pardon,
holiness, &c., 691, 132-34; of a penitent, 690; power of, 590; psalm before,
194; for regeneration, 451-52; for reign of Christ, 723 (See Missionary
Hymns); for revival, 747; secret, 745; for spiritual healing, 580; and watch-
fulness, 542, 705.

Prayer-meeting, 737, 745.

Preaching, baptism, &c., 456; different success of, 353,

Predestination. See Election.

Presence of Christ, 435, 382; of God, 431, 406, 445.

Preservation, 248, 377, 314, 121. Preserver, God our, 385, 267. See God.

Pride, and death, 125; and humility, 357.

Priesthood of Christ, 221, 381. See Christ.

Prodigal repenting, 354, 696.

Professors, false, entreated, 577.

Promises, to Abraham, 349, 212; to believers, &c., 606; of the covenant, 309, 349;
pleaded, 241; our security, 397, 410, 415; and threatenings, 173; unchange-
able, 362.

Prophecies and types of Christ, 454; and inspiration, 462.

Prosperity dangerous, 137, 436, 110, 124, 157, 160-62; temporal and spiritual, 150.
Providence, 147, 209, 280, 401; affliction under, 334; darkness of, 441; mystery
of, 162, 548; recorded, 169, 216; submission to, 293, 549, 711; wisdom and
equity of, 64.

Prudence and zeal, 111.

Punishment, and pardon, 215; for sin, 51-66, 343, 352, 652. See Judgment.
Purity, of heart, blessed, 234; in heaven, 345-46

Purposes of God, 506, 548.

RACE, Christian, 312.

Rain, 148, 636.

Ransomed of the Lord, 718.

Reason humbled, 427.

Reconciliation in Christ, 460, 554.

Recovery, from sickness, 229. See Fall.

Redeemed in heaven, 716-17.

Redeemer, 520-25, 560. See Christ.

Redeeming love, 526, 601, 695.

Redemption, 391, 395, 421, 523; fulness of, 694.

Refuge, Christ a, 559, 600; in God, 66, 76, 136, 188.

Regeneration, 341; happiness of, 531; necessity of, 527, 341; prayer for, 132,
451-52; vital union to Christ fh, 699; work of the Spirit, 453.

Reign of Christ, 523, 728-30. See Christ.

Religion, all in all, should be, 675; duties of, 359, 467; excellency of, 452, 675;

genuine, 71; hypocritical, 361, 534; one thing needful, 634, 675; pleasures
of it, 391, 409, 695-97; revival of, hoped for, 579; prayed for, 747; vain,
without love, 360; in words and deeds, 109, 115, 223.

Remembrance of Christ, 477, 664.

Repentance, command of God, 682; confession, &c., 528, 690; at the cross, 379,
439; and faith in the blood of Christ, 135; from God's goodness and pa
tience, 419, 438; and impenitence, 449; gives joy to heaven, 343, 696;
justification and sanctification, 98; of the prodigal, 354, 696.

Resignation, 251, 549-50, 711.

Resolutions, holy, 244.

Rest, none on earth, 459, 679; in heaven, 310, 426, 752.

Resurrection, 650, 441; of Christ, 518, 664; of saints, 73, 75, 125, 436, 763-64.
Retirement, 447, 745.

Returns and backslidings, 385, 708.

Revival of religion, begun, 178, 672; hoped for, 579; prayed for, 747.

Riches, 124, 304, 407, 436.

Righteousness, Christ our, 342, 347, 335, 157, 302; our own insufficient, 463.
Rising to God, 700, 567, 380.

Rock, God a, 77, 141; Christ a, 233; of ages, 668.

Room for penitent sinners, 682.

SABBATH, delightful, 382, 735 (See Lord's Day); morning, 582; prayer-meet-
ing, 736; schools, 742-43.

Sacramental, 474-90, 611-14, 663-71, 739-41, 457, 422, 399, 391, 320–31.

Sacrifice, Christ our, 115, 457. See Christ.

Safety, of the church, 93, 252, 295; in God, 141; in disease and danger, 188.
Saints, adopted, 322, 568; beloved in Christ, 316, characterized, 71, 365; chas
tised, 171, 193; cheered, 718-19; communion with, 475; death and burial
of, 375; departing, 756; die, but Christ lives, 205; dwell in heaven, 90, 310,
413, 649, 752; example of, 456, 533; no fear in death, 710; God their avenger,
444, 65; God's care of them, 102, 89, 138, 580; in the hands of Christ, 362;
happy, 696, 547, 391;-in death, 301, 306, 392, 483, 755-57; here, have no
abiding city, 703; hope of, 75; judging the world, 287; pilgrimage of, 405;
pleading under chastisement, 251; safety of, 67, 412, 555, 565;-in the last
day, 765; sleeping in Jesus, 759; and sinners, portion of, 51, 75, 110;
trembling, encouraged, 715; tried and saved, 252, 565; warned and exhorted,
173. See Believers, Church, Christian, Death.

Salvation, 427, 234, 570; by Christ, 179, 233, 361; by grace, 348, 694; near ap-
proach of, 719; neglected, 393. See Christ, Cross, Grace.

Sanctification, 98, 428, 342, 345, 453, 296.

Satan, 464, 69, 346, 319.

Saturday evening, 735.

Saviour, 668. See Christ, God.

Scriptures, Holy, 80, 236-40, 316, 446; efficacy of, 581; inspiration of, 462; law
and gospel in. 446; and nature, 79; value, 582, 674.

Seasons, 281, 593, 634-39.

Secret devotion, 235, 447, 584, 745.

Sectarian spirit rebuked, 698.

Seed, sown in different grounds, 587; of the woman, 346, 454.

Seeking Christ, 324; God, 93, 142.

Self-dedication, 236, 422, 692; denial, 550, 700; examination, 539, 92, 270; right-

eousness, 463.

Sense assisting faith, 456.

Sermon, hymn before, 737; after, 738; psalm before, 195.

Serpent, brazen, 349.

Servants of God, safe, 565; should praise him, 573; watchful, 681, 704.

Shepherd, Christ a, 324, 364; God a, 87, 564.

Shortness of life, 185, 397. See Life.

Sickness, 59, 95, 112, 229, 317.

Sight of Christ, 387, 393-94, 419, 483.

Simeon's song, 302, 483.

Sin, abhorred, 439; actual and original, 133; cause of Christ's death, 423, 516;
confessed, 99, 133, 690, 528; conflict of, with holiness, 541; conviction of,
340, 350, 528, 690; custom in, 466; dead to, by the cross, 346; deceitfulness
of, 461; evil of, 388; folly and madness of, 463; fountain opened for, 689;
indwelling, 705, 350; against law and gospel, 352; and misery not in heaven,
426; original, 133, 318, 508, 655; pardoned, 97, 345; prayer for power over,
706; release from its power, 530; renounced, 346; call to renounce, 683;
ruin of angels and men, 388; slavery of, 346, 530; sorrow for, 528, 690, 432,
439; universal, 70.

Sinai and Sion, 462.

Sincerity, 77, 92, 236, 270, 361, 703.

Sinner, alarm to, 575, 679-83, 751, 761; awakened, 689-91; contrasted with
saints, 51, 66, 75, 234, 110, 160; death of a, 645; an aged, 339; a rich, 126;
entreated, 576, 684-89; excluded from heaven, 678; hastened, 681; invited
to Christ, 294, 357, 529, 577, 686-89; pleading for mercy, 578, 690; resolving
to go to Christ, 529; room for, 682; submitting to God, 529, 688, 690; vilest
may be saved, 337; wept over, 660.

Slander, 96.

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