195. To _Lady Largirie_.--Christ the Exclusive Object of Love--Preparation for Death, 383
196. To _Earlston, the Younger_.--Sufferings--Hope of Final Deliverance--The Believer in Safe Keeping--The Recompense Marred by Temptations, 384
197. To _Mr. William Dalgleish, Minister of the Gospel_.-- Thoughts as to God's Arrangements--Winning Souls to be Supremely Desired--Longings for Christ, 386
198. To _the Laird of Cally_.--Spiritual Sloth--Danger of Compromise--Self, the Root of all Sin-- Self-renunciation, 388
199. To _John Gordon of Cardoness, the Younger_.--Dangers of Youth--Early Decision, 390
200. To _Robert Gordon, Bailie of Ayr_.--The Misery of mere Worldly Hope--Earnestness about Salvation, 393
201. To _Alexander Gordon of Earlston_.--Christ's Kingdom to be Exalted over all; and more Pains to be taken to Win farther into Him, 395
202. To _the Laird of Cally_.--Youth a Precious Season-- Christ's Beauty, 397
203. To _William Gordon, at Kenmure_.--Testimony to Christ's Worth--Marks of Grace in Conviction of Sin and Spiritual Conflict, 399
204. To _Margaret Fullerton_.--Christ, not Creatures, worthy of all Love--Love not to be measured by Feeling, 401
205. To _Lady Kenmure_.--Difficulties in the way to the Kingdom--Christ's Love, 402
206. To _Lady Kenmure_.--The Use of Sufferings--Fears under them--Desire that Christ be Glorified, 404
207. To _John Henderson of Rusco_.--Practical Hints, 407
208. To _Alexander Colville of Blair_.--Regrets for not being able to Preach--Longings for Christ, 408
209. To _Mr. John Nevay_.--Christ's Surpassing Excellency--His Cause in Scotland, 409
210. To _Lady Boyd_.--His Soul Fainting for Christ's Matchless Beauty--Prayer for a Revival, 410
211. To _a Christian Gentlewoman_.--God's Skill to bless by Affliction--Unkindness of Men--Near the Day of Meeting the Lord, 412
212. To _William Glendinning_.--Search into Christ's Loveliness--What he would Suffer to see it--His Coming to Deliver, 414
213. To _Robert Lennox of Disdove_.--Men's Folly in Undervaluing Christ--It is He that satisfieth-- Admiration of Him, 416
214. To _Mr. James Hamilton, Minister of the Gospel_.-- Suffering for Christ's Headship--How Christ visited him in Preaching, 418
215. To _Mistress Stuart_.--Personal Unworthiness--Longing after Holiness--Winnowing Time, 421
216. To _Mr. Hugh M'Kail, Minister of Irvine_.--Advantages of our Wants and Distempers--Christ Unspeakable, 423
217. To _Alexander Gordon of Garloch_.--Free Grace finding its Materials in us, 425
218. To _John Bell, Elder_.--Danger of Trusting to a Name to Live--Conversion no Superficial Work-- Exhortation to Make Sure, 427
219. To _Mr. John Row, Minister of the Gospel_.--Christ's Crosses better than the World's Joys--Christ Extolled, 429
220. To _Lord Craighall_.--Duty of being disentangled from Christ-dishonouring Compliances, 430
221. To _Marion M'Naught_.--Her Prayers for Scotland not Forgotten, 430
222. To _Lady Culross_.--Christ's Way of Showing Himself the Best--What Fits for Him--Yearning after Him insatiably--Domestic Matters, 431
223. To _Alexander Gordon of Knockgray_.--State of the Church--Believers purified by Affliction--Folly of seeking Joy in a Doomed World, 434
224. To _Fulwood, the Younger_.--Vanity of the World in the light of Death and Christ--The Present Truth-- Christ's Coming, 436
225. To _his Parishioners_.--Protestation of Care for their Souls, and for the Glory of God--Delight in his ministry, and in his Lord--Efforts for their Souls--Warnings against Errors of the Day--Awful words to the Backslider--Intense Admiration of Christ--A Loud Call to All, 438
226. To _Lady Kilconquhar_.--The Interests of the Soul and Urgent--Folly of the World--Christ altogether Lovely--His Pen fails to set forth Christ's Unspeakable Beauty, 445
227. To _Lord Craighall_.--Standing for Christ--Danger from Fear, or Promises of Men--Christ's Requitals-- Sin against the Holy Ghost, 449
228. To _Mr. James Fleming, Minister of the Gospel_.-- Glory Gained to Christ--Spiritual Deadness--Help to Praise Him--The Ministry, 451