Dancing . David dancing before the ark, 209.
Daniel . . his undaunted piety, 594. his confession, 597.
Darkness, the supernatural, at Christ's death. how to be viewed, 723.
Darius. . his decree, 595.
Dauid . . and Goliath, 201.
Daijs . . wisdom of numbering them, 398.
Death . . the certainty of, 322. the suddenness of, 593. to be prepared for, 577, 1069. the nearness of, a motive to watchfulness, 1163. de- sirable to the BeUever, 1037. of the godly a public loss, 243. a death-bed scene, 45, 259. of Christ, its effect on the beholders, 791. the source of life to the world, 1099.
Decay . . spiritual, the danger of, 1091.
Decision of character desirable, 234.
JCfeclension, spiritual, the sources, evidences, and remedies of, 320. cautiou against, 712.
Decrees . of God, fixed, 497.
Dejection, sources and remedy of, SS'i', 374, 396.
Delay . . of repentance deprecated, 51. in religion danger- ous, 702, 811.
GENERAL INDEX TO THE HORjE lIOMrLETlC;E.
Delight in God encouraged, 3T6.
Deliverance of Israel at the Red Sea, 59. of the Hebrew- Youths, 590. thanksgiving for, 337, 414.
Deluge . . determined, 10. Noah's preservation from, 1 1.
Demas . . apostacy of, 1091.
Departure from God, the evil and danger of, 144. of God from the sovd, 579.
Dependence on God encouraged, 201, G87.
Depravity of the heart, 291, 9G5.
Desertion, judicial, 392. cause and cure of, 349. the deserted soul's complaint, 519.
Desire . . inordinate, sinful, 219. after God described, 369. good desires accepted, 271.
Despondency, source and remedy of, 327, oG\; 39G. depicted and reproved, 389. persons under it en- couraged, 521, 6i}>S.
Devotedness to God enjoined, 401. recommended, 940.
Devotion, a reasonable employment, SoS. — See Prayer.
Differeiice between God's people and others, 52.
Difficulties must be manfully encountered, 58.
Diligence . the connexion between it and prosperity, 284, 298, 299, 452. needful in the Divine life, 963, 1151.
Disbanding of troops, 171.
Disconsolate persons encouraged, 504.
Discontent punished, 103.
Disinterestedness, an important duty, 1002. in Ministers espeT cially, 1002.
Disoledlence to God condemned, 570. punished, 238.
Dispensation, Christian, the advantages of, 1126, 1129. Christian and Mosaic compared, 1107.
Dispensatiojis, painful ones a fruit of love, 410.
Dissimulation reproved, 572, 1006.
Distress . . spiritual, depicted, 359, 39G, 462. how to act under, 375.
D/yf /?/>?/ of Christ proved, 1096.
Divisions in Churches to be avoided, 960.
Divorces forbidden, 677.
Doctrine, false, a caution against, 1133.
Dorcas . . restored to life, 867.
Dove . . . innocence of, described, 703.
JDoz^Z/Ze-ywrnJerf man unstable, 1138.
Doubting souls encouraged, 524. ,
Doxology in the Lord's Prayer, 690.
Drawing of the Spirit, 809.
Duty ... to be preferred to interest, 282. to God and man compared, 652,