,H.c„„r.e.
Tcxl.
subject.
Page,
2329.
xi. 30.
I'he Walls of Jericho thrown down by
Faith
422
2330.
xi. 31.
Rahab concealing the Spies . . .
428
2331.
xi. 32—35.
Power of Faith
435
2332.
xi. 38.
God's Estimate of his People . . .
441
2333.
xi. 39, 40.
The Advantages enjoyed under the
Christian Dispensation ....
446
2334,
xii. 1, 2,
Christ's persevering Diligence
450
2335,
xii. 3.
Christ's Patience under Sufferings .
454
2336,
xii. 4—13.
Afflictions the Fruit of God's Love .
458
2337.
xii. 14,
The Necessity of Holiness ....
465
2338,
xii. 15—17.
The Danger of despising or dis-
honouring the Gospel
469
2339,
xii. 18—25.
Transcendent Excellence of the Chris-
tian Dispensation
475
2340.
xii. 22, 24.
Abel's Sacrifice and Christ's compared
480
2341,
xii. 28, 29.
God to be served with reverential Fear
484
2342.
xiii. 3.
Compassion to the Distressed incul-
cated
489
2343,
xiii. 5, 6.
God's promised Presence an Encou-
ragement to Duty
494
2344,
xiii. 8.
The Glory of Christ
499
2345.
xiii. 9.
Caution against false Doctrines , ,
517
2346.
xiii, 10,
The Christian's Altar
524
2347.
xiii, 11—13,
The Burnt-sacrifices typical of Christ
529
2348.
xiii. 14.
The Christian's Portion ....
534
2349.
xiii, 15, 16.
Sacrifices to be offered by Christians
537
2350.
xiii. 17.
The Duty of People, and the Respon-
sibility of Ministers^
544
2351.
xiii. 20, 21,
Christian Principles improved in
Prayer
549
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2 Tim. i. 7. God hath not given to us the spirit of fear ; hut of power, and of love, and of a sound mind,
THE real character of Christianity, as infused into the soul of the believer, and exhibited in his life, is by no means generally understood. It forms a man of energy ; but of energy combined with suavity, and regulated with discretion. In whomso- ever it exists, it operates like a new creation : it changes, to a very considerable extent, the views, the dispositions, the habits of the soul, so as gra- dually to " transform a man into the Divine image in righteousness and true holiness." It does not, indeed, so assimilate men, that they shall be in all things the same : there will still remain in every man so much of his original cast, as will occasion an end- less diversity in the characteristic features of different saints. Not all the grace that God ever bestowed would produce a perfect identity of character between Peter and John : but the principles which divine grace instils into the soul are the same in every age and every place : and of all its subjects it may be said, " God has given to us, not a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
With a view to open and illustrate these gracious words, I will shew,