Searcher of hearts, 214. The Source of consola-
tion, 236. The Light of the mind, 116.
His Providence, constant and paternal, 99-106.
Mysterious, 109, 110. Benignant in its chastise-
ments, 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 mes-
senger 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 mankind, 313. Fidelity to him, 308.
Commemoration of him, 307, 309-313, 315. Moral
influence of his sufferings, 140. A future life assu-
red by his resurrection, 287, 289, 298.
Gospel of Jesus, divine benignity in, 128. Gracious
invitatious 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. De-
votedness to, 326. Its safety and prosperity, 115,
138, 139.
SACRED SCRIPTURES. The means of instruc-
tion, comfort, and renovation, 147-150, 366. Dis-
positions proper for their study, 151. Religious
light and knowledge implored, 153, 154.
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. God, devout aspira-
tions 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 acceptances, 182. Chris-
tian equity, 183. The charities of life and kind
affections, 184-190. Zeal regulated by charity, 189.
193. Forgiveness of injuries, 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. World-
ly anxiety reproved, 199. Meekness, 202, 203.
Humility, 200, 205. Purity of heart, 200. Reli-
gious retirement, 207, 208. Self-government, 201.
Self-communion and inward scrutiny, 200, 206, 212.
Secret Devotion, 362. Profaneness condemned, 211.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Its privileges and com-
forts, 222-230, 238-243. Progressiveness in it,
215. Secret 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. In-
constancy in it, 215. Spiritual aid needed there-
in, 251. Implored, 15, 249, 250, 262. Aspirations
after perfect obedience, 246, 247. Life, the only
season of probation, 248. Christian watchful-
ness, 200, 255. Perseverance in the religious life,
252, 284. Religion, the all-essential concern, 253
254. Peculiar dangers of youth, 257. The chris-
tian life, a warfare, 258, 259.
260-262, 283, 284. A race, 264.
A pilgrimage,
MISCELLANEOUS. Faith, 110, 240, 244, 245.
Penitential, 210-221. Mutability of the world,
269-271. Vanity and brevity of life, 275, 277-280.
Lapse of time improved, 274, 276, 343, 344. Pros-
pects 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. Dis-
solution 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. Baptism, 4, 316, 317. Christmas, 318-320. Charity occasions, 321-324. Religious Charities, 325-327. Prevalent diseases or dangers, 328, 329. Personal sickness, 59, 236, 373, 374. Death of friends or children, 295, 330-335. The year, seasons of it, 336-839. Opening 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, 226, 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, 277-385.
**The few occasional pieces, not numbered, at the close of the volume, are not embraced in either of the preceding Indexes.
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.
10 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.
5 O let us to his courts repair;
And bow in adoration there;
To him address in joyful songs,
The praise that to his name belongs!
Assembling for Public Worship. Ps. cxxii.
1 PRAISE to the grace divine,
Which all unites, to join,
And seek the courts of God to-day;
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