WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS OF THE GOS- PEL.-Wretchedness of the wicked, 13, 143: sinner's hope perishing, 144, 236: broad and narrow ways, 145, 146: way of sin not the way to heaven, 147: no escape from God's omnipresence, 13: danger of re- jecting Christ, 148: prosperity no security, 236: one thing needful, 149: sinners warned in view of ap- proaching death and judgment, 418, 428, 437, 441- 447 invited and threatened, 150, 154, 155: justice and mercy, 151: glad tidings, 152: a fountain set open, 153: danger of delay, 156. 418: gospel trumpet, 157, 158, 159: Christ's gracious invitation, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166: sinners admonished to hear God's voice, 167, 418: invited to the ark of safety, 168: entreated by the mercies of Christ, 169, 171: sufficiency of the atonement for, 170: free grace, 172: free invitation to all, 173, 174, 221; gospel feast, 175: the gospel gives peace and rest. 176: invitation to living waters, 177: now the accepted time, 178, 179: pardon and sanctification offered, 180: God is love, 16: God's gracious cal' to sinners, 181, 182, 183: sinners urged to accept, 34, 184, 221: expostulated with, 185, 185, 187 warned by the destruction of Sodom, 189: exhorted to immeriate repentance, 188, 190, 191, 221: God's readiness to forgive, 192: the sinner's resolve, 193: admonished at the close of special privileges and calls, 194, 221: invitations and warnings to youth, 404-412.
CONVICTION AND CONFESSION.-Conviction by the law, 195, 196, 203: impenitence deplored, 197: confession, 43, 45, 47, 198, 232: the convicted sinner urged to subinit, 199: coldness and inconstancy la- mented, 200, 222, 223, 224, 307: prayer for pardoning mercy, 201, 215, 216, 217, 225, 228, 229, 230: blessed- ness of the penitent and pardoned, 4, 18, 33, 35. 202, 225 ingratitude deplored, 207: prayer for conviction and pardon, 205: rest sought from the burden of sin, 218, 219: subdued by the cross, 227.
CHRISTIAN GRACES.-Hope of justification by the law abandoned, 203, 214: broken heart, 204, 205: trusting in Christ for pardon, 206, 234, 235: ingratitude deplored, 207: indwelling sin lamented, 208, 209. godly sorrow, 204-213, 227, 311, 312, 313: the peni- tent surrendering, 210: repentance in view of Christ's compassion, 211, 212, 213, 250, 312, 313: coldness and
inconstancy lamented, 200, 222, 223, 224, 232, 301- 304, 307: pardon implored, 215-217, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231: rest sought from the burden of sin, 218, 219, 234-256: absence from God deprecated, 220: return- ing to Christ. 221, 222, 223, 224: blessedness of pardon and reconciliation, 4, 18, 33, 35, 202, 225: praise to God the Saviour, 233: folly of envying the prosperity of sinners, 236, 243: God the portion of the soul, 237 -239: true happiness to be found only in God, 240 -244, 420 turning from the world to Christ, 241- 244 filial submission, 245, 246, 253, 254: safety of trusting in God, 247, 248: the gospel exemplified in the conduct, 249, 251, 252: death to sin by the cross, 250 living to Christ, 251: the vigilant servant, 252: God the author of mercies and afflictions, 253, 254: faith prevailing in trouble, 255: contentment, 256- 259 casting our cares on God, 257: resignation, 258: humbly waiting on God, 259: bearing shame, 260: sincerity, 261: self-abhorrence, 262: chiding ourselves for spiritual sloth, 263, 418, 419: deliverance from sin implored, 264-266, 285: prayer for quickening grace, 267-269, 309: longing for a closer walk with God, 269, 398: Christian temper prayed for, 403.
THE CHRISTIAN VIEWED IN VARIOUS RELA- TIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.-Vital union to Christ, 270-273: resort to Christ for spiritual strength, 272 living by faith on the Son of God, 273: love to the saints, 274-280, 283: Christian fellowship, 274— 280, 283: excellence of Christian unanimity and love, 278 parting of Christians, 274-280, 417: dedication to God, 281, 381; joining the church, 282: all one in Christ, 283: the heavenly race, 284: Christian war- fare and victory, 285: watchfulness and prayer incul- cated, 286, 316, 418, 419: Christian courage and self- denial, 287: succor implored in spiritual conflicts, 288, 292: hope of heaven by Christ, 289: heavenly joy on earth, 290, 291, 297: salvation anticipated, 427, 428: aid implored in temptation and distress, 288, 292, 387 life a pilgrimage, 293: God the pilgrim's guide and strength, 294, 401, 402: Christian's safety in God, 295, 308: looking from earth to heaven, 296, 297, 448 -451 the heavenly Canaan, 297: mourning over departed comforts, 298-300: backsliding and return- ing, 301-304: thanks for renewed pardon, 315: de- parture from Christ lamented, 200, 202, 222-224, 232, 301-304, 307: returning and choosing God, 303, 304:
restoration to God's favor implored, 305, 309: de- spondency rebuked, 306, 400: spiritual insensibility deplored, 307: God a refuge in trouble, 308: prayer for spiritual quickening, 267-269, 309: citizen of Zion, 310: penitent view of Christ's sufferings, 311-313: privileges of adoption, 314: the Christian's peaceful death, 430, 431, 433-436.
SABBATH AND WORSHIP.-Sabbath welcomed, 317: preparation for duties of, implored, 318, 323: prayer for a blessing on worship, 319-321, 325, 326: answer to prayer supplicated, 322: prayer for sincerity in worship, 323: Christ ever present in his churches, 324: prayer for a blessing on preaching, 325, 326: delight in worship, 327.
UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL.-State and prospects of the heathen, 333, 334: prevalence of Christianity promised, 335: Christ's progress to uni- versal dominion, 336, 358-363: morn of Zion's glory, 337 gathering of the gentiles, 338: prayer for the enlargement of the church, 339-341, 388: for a re- vival, 389: Christ exalted and his enemies warned, 342: prayer for divine help. 343: influences of the Spirit necessary, 344: the church the dwelling-place of God, 345: the conversion of the world anticipated, 346, 356, 357: prayed for, 347-354: hope for the Jews, 306: conversion of, prayed for, 355: conver- sion of the nations approaching, 356, 357: victories of Christ, 91, 358-363, 375-377: enlargement and glory of the church, 364-368: consecration to the service of Christ, 369: departure of missionaries, 370 -372, 379: subjection of the nations to Christ, 372: universal reign of Christ, 375-377: rejoicing in, 376: blessedness of, 377: the church rescued and com- forted, 378, 489: the missionary's farewell, 379.
PRAYER.-Relief and comfort sought in prayer, 380: self-consecration, 281, 381: nature of prayer, 382: encouragement to prayer, 383, 384: sanctification im- plored, 385: prayer in distress and danger, 387: for Zion's increase, 388: for a revival, 389: the Lord's prayer, 390: pleasure of communing with God, 391: retirement and meditation, 392, 393, 394: desiring the presence of God, 395, 396: communion with th Father and Christ, 397: sins and sorrows laid befe
God, 398: providence and grace, 399: the fearful encouraged, 400: refuge in God, 401, 402: prayer for the Christian temper, 403.
YOUTH.-Youth invited to Christ, 404: admonished to remember their Creator, 405, 406: asking for divine guidance, 407-409: prayer for, 410, 411: pleasure of instructing, 412.
TIME.-Flight of time, 413, 414, 422, 423: misspent time and privileges lamented, 415: stream of life, 416, 423 permanent peace and friendship in heaven only, 417: exhortation to work while it is day, 418, 419 the new year, 419: brevity of human life, 420: praise for sparing mercy, 421, 424: new year, 419, 425, 426: reflections at the end of the year, 425, 426: salvation approaching, 427, 428.
DEATH.-Preparation for death, 429: peaceful death of the righteous, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436: recovery from sickness, 432: fear of the grave removed by Christ, 433: death the gate to joy and glory, 434: a warning from the grave, 437: house appointed for all living, 438.
JUDGMENT.-Awful glory of the judgment, 439: Christ's second coming, 440, 441: the judgment an- ticipated, 442, 443, 444: banishment from God intol- erable, 445: reward and punishment, 446: the sin- ner's doom anticipated, 447.
HEAVEN.-Holiness of heaven, 448: the heavenly rest, 297, 449, 451: longing for heaven, 296, 297, 450, 451 hope of heaven by Christ, 289: heavenly joy on earth, 290, 291, 297.
MORNING AND EVENING.-Morning hymns, 453- 459: evening hymns, 450-472: hymns for morning or evening, 452, 473, 474.
ASCRIPTIONS OF PRAISE.-General praise to God, 475-487: humble adoration and praise, 475, 476: exhortation to universal praise, 477-487: praise for a revival, 488 for the deliverance and glory of the church, 489.
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