dian of innocence, 61, 113. The refuge of his chosen,
114, 115, 225. The desire and portion of his people,
168, 169. The leader of his people, 132, 263. His
culiar regard to his people, 66. The Supreme good,
265, 267. The Searcher of hearts, 214. The Source
of consolation, 236. The Light of the mind, 116.
His Providence, constant and paternal, 99-106. Mys-
terious, 109, 110. Benignant in its chastisements, 109,
231-233. The labours of man blessed by, 103, 161.
JESUS CHRIST, The Light of the world, 118, 125.
The image of the invisible God, 123. The messenger
of pardon, 126. His nativity, 318-320. His divine
mission, 119, 120, 126. His miraculous works, 125.
His example, 143-146. His death and exaltation,
133-135. His final advent, 119. His love to man-
kind, 313. Fidelity to him, 308. Commemoration of
him, 307, 309-313, 315. Moral influence of his suffer-
ings, 140. A future life assured by his resurrection,
287, 289, 298.
Gospel of Jesus, divine benignity in, 128. Gracious in-
vitations by it, 131. Its renovating power, 121, 122,
124. A law of liberty, 210. Privileges and obligations
of it, 107, 129. Unfruitfulness under its light, 210.
Honoured in the lives of Christians, 209. Progress
and triumphs of it, 136, 137, 142, 327. Church of
Christ, a living temple, 130. Devotedness to, 326. Its
safety and prosperity, 115, 138, 139.
SACRED SCRIPTURES. The means of instruction,
comfort and renovation, 147-150, 366. Dispositions
proper for their study, 151. Religious light and know-
ledge implored, 153, 154.
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. God, devout aspirations
towards, 155, 158, 171. Imitation of, 156. Fear of,
163. Trust in, 170, 172. Faith and Hope in, 164.
Resignation to,_173-175, 177. Habitual Devotion,
160, 165, 167. Daily devotion, 162. Early piety, 181,
366. Devout sentiments of the aged, 179, 180.
Social virtues, essential to acceptance, 182. The chari-
ties of life and kind affections, 184-190. Zeal re
gulated by charity, 189, 193. Forgiveness of inju
ries, 79, 190. Catholicism and Candour, 194–196,
141. Beneficent use of wealth, 191. Virtuous love of
country, 192. The relations of life, means of religion,
211, 368.
Personal Virtues, generally, 204, 209. Contentment,
197. Patience, 198. Fortitude, 246, 256. Worldly
anxiety reproved, 199. Meekness, 202, 203. Humili-
ty, 200, 205. Purity of heart, 200. Religious retire-
ment, 207, 208. Self-government, 201 Self-commu-
nion and inward scrutiny, 200, 206, 212. Profaneness
condemned, 211.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Its privileges and comforts,
222-230, 238-243. Progressiveness in it, 215. Se-
cret happiness of a christian, 226, 227. Conscience,
peace of, 224, 230. Power of, 367. Different end of
the christian and the sinner, 228-230. Religion, its
peace and power, 234, 241-243. Memory of the good
precious, 237, 330.
Its difficulties and discouragements, 247-259. Incon-
stancy in it, 215. Spiritual aid needed therein, 251.
Implored, 15, 249, 250, 262. Aspirations after perfect
obedience, 246, 247. Life, the only season of proba-
tion, 248. Christian watchfulness, 200, 255. Perse-
verance in the religious life, 252, 284. Religion the
all-essential concern, 253, 254. Peculiar dangers of
youth, 257. The christian life, a warfare, 258, 259.
A pilgrimage, 260—262, 283, 284. A race, 264.
MISCELLANEOUS. Faith, 110, 240, 244, 245. Peni-
tential, 210-221. Mutability of the world, 269-271.
Vanity and brevity of life, 275, 277-280. Lapse of
time improved, 274, 276, 343, 344. Prospects of the
christian, 273, 282. Sickness and death anticipated,
285, 286. God and the gospel, our support in, 286-
289. The christian farewell, 290. The dying saint,
293. Peace of the grave, 294, 295. Resurrection of
man, 296-298. Dissolution of the world, and final
judgment, 299-301. Heaven, view of its glory, 291,
292, 303-306. The reward of virtuous endeavours,
305. Its perpetual light, 290. An endless rest, 26.
The acceptance of all the good, 302
OCCASIONAL. The Lord's Supper, 307-315. Bap-
tism, 4, 316, 317. Christmas, 318-320. Charity oc-
casions, 321-324. Religious Charities, 325-327. Pre-
valent diseases or dangers, 328, 329. Personal sick-
ness, 59, 373, 374. Death of friends or children, 295,
330-335. The Year, seasons of it, 336-339. Open-
ing and close of it, 340-347. Public Fast, 348-351.
Civil or Christian festivals, 35, 49, 320, 353-355.
Changes of War and Peace, 350, 352. For a Christian
Society, 356-360. Domestic circumstances, 361–367.
Family Religion, 162, 361, 368. Secret Devotion, 362,
363. Religious uses of the relations of life, 166, 368-
370. Religious education and early life, 181, 257, 365,
366. For the aged, 179, 180, 371. For the mariner or
traveller, 105, 376. In a thunder-storm, 36, 38, 375.
Morning and Evening, 377-385.
FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC
WORSHIP.
Praise to the Most High God.
1 GLORY be to God on high!
God, whose glory fills the sky;
Peace on earth to man forgiven,
Man, the well-beloved of heaven :
Glory be to God on high!
God, whose glory fills the sky.
2 Favoured mortals, raise the song;
Endless thanks to God belong ;
Hearts o'erflowing with his praise,
Join the hymns your voices raise.
3 Call the tribes of being round,
From Creation's utmost bound;
Where the Godhead shines confessed,
There be solemn praise addressed.
4 Mark the wonders of his hand!
Power, no empire can withstand ;
Wisdom, angels' glorious theme;
Goodness, one eternal stream.
5 Awful being! from thy throne
Send thy promised blessings down;
Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace,
Bid our raging passions cease.
Praise to the One Supreme. Ps. xcv. ‹
1 O COME, and to th' Almighty King,
Triumphant anthems let us sing!
To him, who high enthroned in state,
Is with unrivalled glory great.
2 The depths of earth are in his hand,
Her secret wealth at his command;
The strength of hills that threat the skies,
Subjected to his empire lies.
3 The rolling ocean's vast abyss
By the same sovereign right is his;
"T is moved by that Almighty hand,
Which formed and fixed the solid land.
4 Above the earth, beyond the sky,
Stands his high throne of majesty ;
Nor time, nor place, his power restrain,
Nor bound his universal reign.
50 let us to his courts repair,
And bow in adoration there;
To him address in joyful songs,
The praise that to his name belongs!
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