nation, 510; infancy of, 512, 659; intercession, 525; Isra- el's consolation, 602; invi- tation to sinners, 577, 686 -689; invitation answered, 690; Jehovah, 561; judge, 652, 761; king, 522,-of glory, 665; kingdom, 523, 730; Lamb of God, 524; life, 668; life in, 561; lives, 560; love, supreme, to, 569; memorial of, 663; Messiah, 508; mighty God, 561; ministry of, 512, 659; physician, 580; pilot, 559; praised, 520-522, 666, 671,767; precious, 670; pro- vider, 552; Redeemer, 520, 525, 569; refuge, 559, 600; reign of, 523, 723, 728-30
See also Kingdom of); re- lieved in his members, 625; remembrance of, 664; resur- rection, 518-20, 664; Right- eousness, 562; rock of ages, 668; sacrifice (See Blood, Atonement, &c.); safety in, 558; Saviour, 668; sleeping in, 759; sufferings, 516, 662; sun of glory, 724; teaching of, 659; transfiguration, 514, 660; triumph of, 522, 665, 730; types of, 508; union to, 699; way, truth, &c., 668; wept over Jerusalem, 514, 660; worshipped, 519-523, 665; worthy the Lamb, 524, 699; youth invited to, 607. Christian in darkness, 537, 540; dignity and happiness of, 572; dying, 756; farewell of, 648; fellowship, reception into, 741; friends, 627; hap- py, 696; love, 697; resur- rection of, 763-4; soldier, 563,718; song, 571; warfare, 718. See Saints. Christmas, 509-512, 656-658. See Christ.
Church, afflicted, 601; Christ the refuge of, 600; founded in blood, 616; God's care of, 616; its future increase, 616, 622, 723-30; joining a, 740-1, 600; love to, 742; militant, 698; restoration of, 726; welcome to it, 741. See Saints.
Churches at Ephesus, &c., 602-5.
Close, of worship, 587, 738; of the year, 640.
Confession of sin, 528, 690, 696. Confidence in God, 565. Conflict, spiritual, 541, 538, 705. Conscience, good, 709. Consolation under bereavement, 757; prayer for, 713. Affliction.
Constancy in the gospel, 536. Contentment, 551; prayer for, 709-10.
Contrite heart, 707.
Conversion, 528-31, 690-3; de- lay of, 679; joy of, 531, 695; joy of heaven, 696; of the world, 724.
Convert, new, 533, 695. Conviction of sin, 528, 529, 690, 691.
Coronation of Christ, 521. Corrupt nature from Adam, 655. Courage, in Christian warfare, 718; in death, 710. Covenant, blessings of the new, 675; children in, 606; en- gagements, 600; everlasting, 601; joining in with God, 740.
Cross of Christ, 662-3 (See
Christ); bearing the, 550, 700; rejoicing before, 663; way to the crown, 716; wel- comed, 701.
Crown of the saint in glory, 716. DANGERS of our earthly pilgrimage, 558. Darkness, 537-9, 708; hope in, 543; joy returning, 708; of Providence, 548; Spirit ad- dressed in, 540.
Dead, in the Lord, blessed, 755; and the living, where?
Death, appointed to all, 643;
and burial of saints, 757; of children, 646; courage in, 710; desirable, 644; no fear in, 710; fervent desires in view of, 754; of friends, pious, 648, 757; gain to a believer, 649; God's presence
in, 754; happy, 757-8; issues of life and, 679; of ministers, 698, 760; of saints, 648, 757; of a saint and a sinner, 645; of a sister, 758; triumphed over, 756; warning to pre- pare for, 643, 760; welcomed, 644; of a young person, 647. Decrees of God, 506. Dedication, social, 692; of a house of worship, 594. Delay of sinners, 643, 681-2.. Departure from Christ, resolu- tion against, 535, 557. Depravity, 655. Dependence, 633. Despondency, 538; cheered,543. Devotedness, 708. Devotion, 584.
See Morning, Evening, and Lord's Day. Dismission, 587, 738. Distress of soul relieved, 708, 712.
Dominion of God, 506.
Doubts and fears-folly of, 708. Doxologies, 775-6.
Dry bones, vision of, 578. Duties, daily, 633. EFFUSION of the Spirit, 672. Election, 601.
Emmanuel, 511, 553, 562. End of the world, 766. Epiphany, 659.
Eternity, joyfully anticipated, 642; serious prospect of, 641; a thought of, 751. Evening hymns, 631, 747; of Lord's day, 736; Saturday,
Example, of Christ, 513, 669; of saints, 533.
Excellencies of Christ, 556, 671. Exhortation, to praise God, 720; to prayer, 590; to repent- ance, 681-2; against a secta- rian spirit, 698; to seek God, 677.
Expostulation, 576, &c., 685, &c.
FAITH, of assurance, 544, 562; in Christ our sacrifice, 562; encouraged by example, 533; fainting, 538; power of, 532, 701; preciousness of, 532.
Faithfulness of Christ, 712. Fall of man, 508, 655. Family love and worship, 629. Father, God our, 629. Farewell, Christian's,
missionary's, 732; to mis-
sionaries, 732; to the world, 566.
Fast, 591-2; for revival, 747. Fear of God, 697. Fearful encouraged, 548. Fears, 708.
Fellowship, reception into, 741. Finished! 516, 613.
Flesh and blood of Christ, 611. See Christ, Bread. Following Jesus, 693.
Forerunner, Christ a, 693. Fountain, Christ a, 614, 667; opened for sin, 689. Fortitude, 563. Frailty of life, 676. Friends, meeting and parting, 627; death of, 648. Friendship, 627.
Funeral, 650, 750, 760. See Death, Saints.
GENTILES, gathering of, 721. Gethsemane, 515, 661.
Glory, of the church, 726; in redemption, 523; to God in the highest, 767. See Christ, God, Gospel, Grace, Zion. Glorying in the cross, 536. God, almighty, 655; our ban- ner, 552; being of, 505; Cre- ator, 506; confidence in, 565; dominion of, 506; Father, 589; fear of, 697; glory in redemption, 523; goodness of, 505, 639; guide of the pilgrim, 563; hearer of prayer, 631; invocation to, as Father, Son, &c., 574; judge (See Christ); love to, 708; makes men happy, 555; mercy, 655; mercies of, ac- knowledged, 554; name pro- claimed, 507; omnipotent, 655; peace from, 554; per- fections, 507, 655-6; power and majesty, 655; praised, 720, 766-8; mysterious, 548; our provider, 552; purposes of, 506, 548; safety in, 565; our shepherd, 564; sove- reign, 506; Trinity, 574, 775 -6; trust in, 552, 555, 565; walking with, 547; wrath of, 761.
Goodness of God, 505. See God, Grace.
Gospel, comforts, 715; con- stancy in, 536; invitation of, 686-9; spread of, 619, 727; treasure in earthen vessels,
Grace, converting, 579; free, 687; necessity of renewing, 527; salvation by, 694. Gratitude, 554, 556. Guide, God a, 563. HAPPINESS, in God, 696 of regeneration, 531, 695; of a saint, 572, 696. Harvest, 636; past, 680. Heart, changed, 531; change of, prayed for, 527; contrite, 707; healed by mercy, Heathen perishing, 720, &c. Heaven, 751; anticipated, 644; desired, 753, 567; of saints, 717; happiness of, 677, 752; joy of, over conversions, 696; view of, 568, 716-17. Heavenly, Jerusalem, mindedness, 696; rest, 752. Heavy-laden invited, 686-8. Help, prayer for, 693. Hinder me not, 692. Holiness, conflict with sin, 541; earnestly desired, 691. Holy Spirit, absence feared and deprecated, 689; earnestly desired, 527, 672-3, 725; effusions of, 672; influences experienced, 531; teaching of, with the word, 582. Hope, in afflictions, 714; en- couraged, 543; lively, and gracious fear, 544. Humanity of Christ, 662. IMMORTALITY recognized, 651, 679, 751-66.
Impenitence. See Sin, Sinner. Incarnation of Christ, 510. Inconstancy in religion, 536, 541.
Infants, 646, 738. See Children. Influences, divine, 531. Intercession of Christ, 525. Invitation of Christ and the Gospel, 686-9.
Invocation to Father, Son, &c., 574, 737. See Holy Spirit. Issues of life and death, 679. Israel, restoration of, 727. JEHOVAH Jesus, 561; Jireh, 552; Nissi, 552; Rophi, 553; Shalem, 554. Jerusalem, heavenly, 752; wept over, 514, 660. Jesus, dearest of names, 670-1. See Christ. Jews. See Israel.
Joy, at conversion, 696; of conversion, 695; spiritual, restored, 708.
Jubilee, 588, 729. Judgment, anticipated, Christ coming to, 652, 761- 6; day, 651, &c., 761, &c., prayer in view of, 761; saints' confidence in, 765-6; welcomed, 761-2.
Justice of God, glorified in mercy, 655.
KINGDOM, of Christ, 523, 729; of God, 724; seek first the, 677.
LAMB, worthy the, 524. Liberality, 623-7.
Life, frail, 676; issues of, 679; uncertain, 676; vanity of,
Light, shining out of darkness, 548.
Living, and the dead, where ? 755.
Looking forward, 702. Lord's Day, 583, 735-6; even- ing, 736; morning, 582, 735; prayer, 589; supper, 611, &c., 663, &c., 739, &c. See Sac ramental.
Love, brotherly, 697; of Chris- tian friends, 627; to Christ, 670, 663; to the church, 742; divine, 586; to God, 397, 708; redeeming, 526, 601, 695. Lukewarmness, 605. MAN, depraved by nature, 655; fall of, 508, 655. See Life, Death, Depravity, Saints, Sin-
Manna, 546. Marriage, 628.
Martyrs glorified, 717.
Meditation and retirement, 745. Meeting, of friends, 627; mis- sionary, 734; for prayer, 584, 745; Sabbath morning, 736. Mercies, national, 593, 748; thankfulness for, 554. See God, Grace, Love, Goodness, &c.
Mercy of God, 655; implored, 690, 578. Messiah, 508.
Millennium, 618-622, 726. Minister, appointment of a, 746; death of, 598; an aged, 760; ordination of, 596; prayer for a sick, 598; watch- es for souls, 746.
Ministry, of Christ, 512, 659; of the Gospel, 597.
heaven, 691; pleading for, 578.
Parents and children, 606, 646. Passions, 551.
Patience in affliction, 711, 549. Penitent, 690; pleading, 578. Pentecost, day of, 672. Petitions, fervent, 708. Physician, Christ a, 580. Piety, early, 608.
Pilgrims, God the guide of, 563; song of, 567, 702, 718. Poor, charity to the, 624. Power, of faith, 532, 701; of God, 655; of prayer, 590. Praise, to Christ (See Christ); to God, 720, 766-68. Prayer, what? 744; answered by crosses, 540; for children, 610; for consolation, 713; exhortation to, 590; for help, 693, 542, 538-39; Lord's, 589; for pardon, holiness, &c., 691; of a penitent, 690 power of, 590; for reign of Christ, 723 (See Missionary Hymns); for revival, 747; secret, 745; for spiritual healing, 580; and watchful- ness, 542, 705. Prayer-meeting, 737, 745. Predestination, 601.
Prodigal repenting, 696. Professors, false,
577. Promises to believers, &c., 606. Providence, mystery of, 548; submission to, 549, 711.
Remembrance of Christ, 664. Repentance, command of God, 682; confession, &c., 528, 690; gives joy to heaven, 696; of the prodigal, 696. Resignation, 549-50, 711. Rest, none on earth, 679; in heaven, 752.
Resurrection, 650; of Christ, 518, 664; of saints, 763-64. Retirement, 745.
Returns and backslidings, 708. Revival of religion, begun, 672; hoped for, 579; prayed for, 747.
Rising to God, 700, 567. Rock of ages, 668.
Room for penitent sinners, 682. SABBATH, delightful, 735 (See Lord's Day); morning, 582; prayer-meeting, 736; schools, 742-43.
Sacramental, 611-14, 663-71, 739-41.
Saints, adopted, 568; cheered, 718-19; departing, 756; dwell in heaven, 649, 752; example of, 533; no fear in death, 710; God's care of them, 580; happy, 696, 547, -in death, 755-57; here, have no abiding city, 703; safety of, 555, 565,--in the last day, 765; sleeping in Jesus, 759; trembling, en couraged, 715; tried and saved, 565. See Believers Church, Christian, Death.
Salvation, 570; by grace, 694; near approach ef, 719. See Christ, Cross, Grace. Saturday evening, 735. Saviour, 668.
Scriptures, Holy, efficacy of, 581; value, 582, 674. Seasons, 593, 634-39. Secret devotion, 584, 745. Sectarian spirit rebuked, 698. Seed sown in different grounds, 587. Self-dedication, 692; denial, 550, 700; examination, 539. Sermon, hymn before, 737; af- ter, 738.
Servants of God, safe, 565; should praise him, 573; watchful, 681, 704. Shepherd, God a, 564. Sin, cause of Christ's death, 516; confessed, 690, 528; conflict of, with holiness, 541; conviction of, 528, 690; fountain opened for, 689; indwelling, 705; original. 508, 655; prayer for power over, 706; release from its power, 530; call to renounce, 683; slavery of, 530; sorrow for, 528, 690. Sincerity, 703.
Sinner, alarm to, 575, 679-83,
751, 761; awakened, 689- 91; death of a, 645; entreat- ed, 576, 684-89; excluded from heaven, 678; hastened, 681; invited to Christ, 529, 577, 686-89; pleading for mercy, 578, 690; resolving to go to Christ, 529; room for, 682; submitting to God, 529, 688, 690; wept over, 660. Slavery, of sin, 530; of the world, 701.
Sleeping in Jesus, 759. Song, of angels, 510, 657; of believers, Christ the, 566; of the Christian, 571; pilgrim's, 567, 702, 718.
Sorrow, godly, 528. See Aflic- tion, Death. Soul, value of, 674.
Spirit. See Holy Spirit. Spiritual, conflicts, 541; heal- ing, 580; mindedness, 696; warfare, 718. Spring, 634.
Star of Bethlehem, 657, 659. Storm, the last, 651.
Submission, to affliction, &c.,
711, 549; of a sinner to God, 529.
Success of the Gospel, 616, 727. Sufferings of Christ, 516, 662. Summer, 636.
Sun of glory-Christ, 724. TABLE, the Lord's, 611. See Sacramental.
Teaching of Christ, 659. Te Deum, 654.
Temptations, hope in, 543; sup- port in, 558; watchfulness in, 542.
Thankfulness, 554, 556. Thanksgiving, 593, 748.
Time, the accepted, 685; im- portance of, 640, 678; swift- ness of, 638.
To-day, 576, 643, 681. Transfiguration, 660, 514. Trinity praised, 574.
Trust, in Christ, 532, 536, 543, 545, 561; in God, 565, 552. Types of Christ, 508.
UNION, and peace, 697; to Christ, 699; of saints on earth and in heaven, 698. Unity of spirit, 698. Unregenerate state,
VANITY, of man, 643; of the world, 677.
Victory over death, 756. Vision, beatific, 719.
Vows, fervent, 708.
WALKING with God, 547. Wanderer entreated, 688. Warfare, spiritual, 541, 563, 718.
Warning to sinners, 575, 679. Watchfulness, 704-5, 542. Watchful servants, 681, 704. Way, Truth, &c., Christ the,
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