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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, 385; 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, 362, 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 Gon-
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 in, 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,

Room for penitent sinners, 682.

233; of ages, 668.

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,
705; 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.

Blander, 96.

Slavery, of Satan, release from, 342; of sin, 346, 530; of the world, 701.
Sleeping in Jesus, 759.

Sloth complained of, 389.

Soldier's psalm, 79, 140.

Son of God, 404 (See Christ). Sons of God, 322, 365, 316.

Song, of angels, 292, 510, 657; of believers, Christ the, 566; of the Christian, 571;
conqueror's, 79; deliverance from distress of mind, 113; of Hezekiah, 317,
to the Lamb, 291; of Mary, 319; of Moses and the Lamb, 317; pilgrim's, 567,
702, 718; of Simeon, 302, 483; of Solomon paraphrased, 323-331; of Zeck-
arias, 314.

Sorrow, godly, 379, 432, 528. See Afliction, Death.

Soul, arrayed for heaven, 302-3; value of, 674.

Sovereignty, 298. See Election, God, Grace.

Spirit. (See Holy Spirit.) Spirit and flesh, 457; water and blood, 479.

Spiritual, apparel, 302; conflicts, 541; enemies, 56, 76; food, 294, 484; healing,
580; joy, 418; mindedness, 235, 696; sloth, 389, 394; warfare, 275, 421, 7185
washing, 296, 456; waters, 294.

Spring, 634.

Star of Bethlehem, 657, 659.

Storm, 94, 218; the last, 651.

Strait gate, 467.

Strength, from Christ, 157, 300, 335, 489; from heaven, 308.

Submission, to affliction, &c., 711, 549, 293; pleading with, 251; of a sinner to

God, 529; in Christ, 428-29.

Success, of the Gospel, 221, 353, 458, 616, 727; in life, 254.

Sufferings of Christ, 516, 662.

Summer, 281, 636.

See Christ.

Sun, of glory-Christ, 724; of righteousness, 81, 451.

Support, and counsel from God, 73-4; for the afflicted, 136, 243.

Surrender to infinite love, 610.

TABLE, the Lord's, 486, 611. See Sacramental.

Teaching, of Christ, 659; of the Spirit, 240.

Te Deum, 654.

Temptations, complaint in, 69, 468; hope in, 362, 543; overcome, 76; of Satan,
464; support in, 56, 136, 194, 558; watchfulness in, 542; three chief, 436.
Tempted, Christ's compassion to, 356.

Testament, new, in the blood of Christ, 475.

Thankfulness, 554, 556, 208, 230, 232, 251.

Thanksgiving, 593, 748, 442.

Throne, of God, 192, 415; of grace, 440, 395.

Thunder, 94.

Tidings, good, to all people, 658.

Time, the accepted, 685; importance of, 640, 678, 337, 407; short, 408 (300

Life); swiftness of, 638.

Titles of Christ, 367-73.

To-day, 195, 576, 643, 681.

Tongue governed, 111.

Transfiguration, 660, 514.

Tree of life, 478, 486.

Trial, of grace, 148, 252; of the heart, 92, 268.

Trinity praised, 395, 491, 496, 289, 574.

Triumph, of Christ over our enemies, 306, 487; over death, 75, 294, 348; in
God, 77 over temporal enemies, 78.

Trust, in Christ. 345, 362, 428, 532, 536, 543, 545, 561; in creatures, vain, 141 ;
in God, 565, 57, 87, 100, 141, 552.

Truth, grace, &c., 139; praise for, 278; and promises of God, 362, 410, 415;
unchangeable, 181.

Types of Christ, 454, 508; centre in Christ, 381.

UNBELIEF, danger of, 343; and envy, cured, 108; and impenitence, 449, of
Israel, 196; perverts the Gospel, 353.

Unchangeable God, 414, 191-92, 181.

Unconverted state, 466. See Sinner.

Unfruitfulness, 469.

Union, and peace, 260, 697; to Christ, 699; of saints on earth and in heaven,
462, 698.

Unity, of God, 395, 493, 262; of spirit, 698.

Unregenerate state, 466, 527, 463, 466, 318, 70.

Unseen, Saviour, 347; things, 353.

VANITY, of creatures, 459; of life and riches, 124; of man, 112, 185, 275, 334,
643; of religion without love, 360; of the world, 380; of youth, 338

Veil, looking within, 456, 467.

Vengeance of God, 150, 166.

Victory, of Christ over Satan, 428, 319; over death, 75, 348, 756; over temporal
enemies, 78, 83.

Virtues, Christian, 467.

Vision, beatific. 719; of the Lamb. 304, 387, 419

Vows, fervent, 708; made in trouble, &c., 230.

WAITING, for answer to prayer, 257; for pardon, 90.

Walking with God, 547.

Wanderer entreated, 688.

Wandering, affections, 385; thoughts, 361.
Wants, God will supply, 296.

War, 78, 83, 140.

Warfare, spiritual, 275, 421, 541, 563, 718.

Warning, to saints, 173; to sinners, 575, 679. See Sinners.

Washing, spiritual, 296, 456.

Watchfulness, 704-5, 542, 272, 111.

Watchful servants, 681, 704.

Water, spirit, &c., 479.

Waters, spiritual, 294, 445.

Way, Truth, &c., Christ the, 668; broad and narrow, 465, 467.
Weakness, Christ our strength in, 300, 356.

Weary souls invited, 357, 688.

Weather, 147, 281.

Welcome to the church, 741, 611; welcoming the cross, 701.
Wicked, Wickedness. See Sin, Sinner.

Will, obstinate, 318.

Winter, 637, 281.

Wisdom, carnal, humbled, 298; of God, 222, 271; Christ the, 339, 480; of Provi
dence, 64.

Witness of the Spirit, 366.

Word of God, Christ the, 292. See Scriptures.

Works, of creation, 209, 263; of grace, 280; good, illustrate faith, 359; profit men,
not God, 72; not saving, 348, 361.

World, creation of, 458; conversion of, 724; crucifixion to, 478, 398; dangerous,
380; end of, 469, 766; farewell to, 566; judged by saints, 287; slavery of,
deplored, 701; subjected to Christ, 322; temptations of, 436; vanity of, 677.
Worldly men, 125.

Worship, accepted through Christ, 395; Christ present at, 382; close of, 587-8,
738; daily, 137, 261; delight in, 143, 175, 382; divine condescension to,
400; family, 629-34; formality in, 361; Gospel and order, 123; of heaven
humble, 415; private, 235, 447, 584, 745; public, 145, 175, 249, 258, 382, 737;
reverence in, 181, 201; social, 584, 745.

Worthy the Lamb, 321, 524. See Christ.

Wrath, day of, 761; from the judgment-seat, 64, 311; treasured up, 679.
YEAR, close of, 640; crowned with goodness, 148; new, 638, 748.

Yoke of Christ, 357.

Youth, advised, 339, 608; death of, 647; prayer for, 609; vanity of, 338.

ZEAL, in the Christian race, 312, 451; false and true, 535; for God, 445; for the
Gospel, 345, 376; and prudence, 111; against sin, 439.

Zechariah's song,

314.

Zion, 121, 123, 145, 258, 297, 309; afflicted, 601; blessedness of, 250; citizen of,
71; glorious things spoken of, 616; God, glory of, 412;-terrible to her ene
mies, 166; highway to, 615; prayer for, 617; restoration of, 205, 622, 726,
728; sings, 176. See Church

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