!IBEIIE PAOE THY.ME • .AGE Painful Duties 277 David's Life e.t Court 349 A l'rolJationary Commission 278 True Frirndship ... 350 Come out from e.mo11g them 280 Divine Friendship 352 .Samuel's Intercession for Saul 280 Envy 353 Excuses for Disobedience .•. 282 Simplicity 354 The Sentence of ,Rejection .. . 283 Love and Jealousy 365 Insince1·e Confession of Sin .. . 285 David Proved and Tried 857 The Unchangeable One of Israel 287 The Execution of Agag 288 CH.APTER XIX. A Melancholy Parting 289 Open Enmity and Open Friendship ... 362 Recalled to the Pe.th of Duty 290 Revived Sins anu Troubles ... 364 Se.muel a Man of Sorrows 292 Saintly Refuge and Spiritual Restraint 366 Tried again e.nd Rejected 292 The Proof of True Friendship 368 David's Escape from Colll't 369 CHAPTER XVI Michal ... 370 The Progression of Providence 298 Samuel the President 371 Human and Divine Judgments Con- The Meeting of Th!ee Remaxkable Men 373 trasted 299 Religious Consolation e.nd Religions The Coming King ... 301 Excitement 371 Disquietude Co.used by Sin 303 CHAPTER X:X. David's Parentage and Education 305 David Chosen e.nd Anointed 307 Endangered Life and Reputation 3i8 God's Regard to the Heart ... 308 The Spring of Self-Sacrifice .. . 381 Mental and Moral Effects of Trans- The Intercourse of Friends .. . 383 gression 309 Only a Step 383 Setting out in Life 310 A Covenant of F1iendship ... 384 The Soothing Influence of Music 311 Mortal Peril 385 The Chosen One ... 312 Wasted Influences, Muffled Thoughts, The King and the Minstrel ... 314 e.nd Conflicting Interests ... 388 Warning in Dunger 390 CHAPTER XVII. Anger 392 An Obedient I.rid ... 393 Aggression not Defence 318 The Parting of Friends 393 Co-operation in Spiritual Warfare 319 Israel Smitten with Fee.r 321 CHAPTER XXI. Parente.I Solicitude 322 Weakness in Embarrassment 397 A Religious Man's View of Things 326 Uncertain Light ... 399 Reasonable Confidence in God 327 Deceit 401 Ne.turalness 329 The Sins of Good Men The Governing Principle of Life 403 330 Tho Letter and the Spirit 403 Unknown and yet Well Known 332 The Sword of Goliath 405 Self-Conquest 332 The Fear of Man ... 406 Faith's Argument fro!ll Experience 334 The Letter of the Law Violated 407 David's Conflict with Goliath 335 Tho Hero Unheroic 40S fi,~ Battle is the Lord's 337 Three Victories in One Dny 837 CHAPTER XXII. Difficult Circumstances 413 CHAPTER xvm. Resistance to God's Purposes 415 Religious Friendship 342 The Tragedy o.t Nob 418 Some Dangers of Persistent Sin 344 David's Refuge and Following 420 The Disturbing Power of Goo,lncss 345 Filial Kinuncss 422 The Plot end its Lessons 347 Awaiting tl,e Future 423 1 SAM. p l' IV INDEX.
THEME PA.OE THEM~ PAQB A Summons to Duty 423 Afflictions and Righteousness 602 The Tyrnnny of Saul 424 The Mnn Worthy of the Sceptre 50! Doeg the Edomite ... 426 Manliness 606 Conscience 427 David's Last Meeti;;g with S~ul 506 The Defender of the Persecuted 427 Playing the Fool ... ... 509 The Cave of Adullam 428 A Fool Returns to his Folly 50~ Massacre and Safeguard 430 CHAPTER XXVII. CHAPTER XXIII. Deference to the Divine Will Loss of Faith 513 433 Misinterpretation and Miscalculation The Perils of Expediency ... 514 437 Undeveloped Tendencies Unbelief and its Unworthy Device 615 439 Despondency ' Public Spirit 442 517 Answers to Prayer David's Residence among the Philis- 443 tines Deepening Sorrows and New Encou- ragement 446 The Unobserved Side of Life CHAPTER XXVIIT. 449 David's w~nderings in the Wilderness 452 The Operation of Moral Causes 524 The Benefit of True Friendship 463 Man's Appeal from God to Man 1>26 Treachery 455 The Last Fruitless Effort 528 A Marvellous Esrapo 456 Darkening Shadows of Retribution 631 Sweet Counsel in Time of Need 457 Resorting to Superstitious Practices ... 532 Samuel's Counsel Vainly Desired 534 CHAPTER XXIV. The Sentence of Rejection Confirmed 535 Instruction in Caves 461 The Witch of Endor 53i Discrimination in Relation to Men, A God-forsaken Man 538 Truth, and Vocation 465 Tenderness Transitory and Truth Sup- CHAPTER XXIX. pressed 467 The Counteractions of Providence 541 David's Forbearance toward Saul 469 Escape from Danger 543 Calumny 470 A Good Man in Bad Company 644 A Proverb of the Ancients .. . 47'1 Achish ... 646 The Goodness of Bad Men .. . 472 A False Position ... 646 Evil Overcome by Good 473 CHAPTER XXX. CHAPTER XXV. Honour to the Dead and Insult to the The Spiritual Uses of Calamity ~liO The Consequences of Kindness 662 Lfring 479 The Law of Service 664 Cree<l and Practice 482 Confidence in God 666 ''"ise Persuasiveness 484 An Egyptian Slnve 668 Restraining Mercy 485 Contrasts, Patience, and Domestic Ties 486 The Fruits of Victory 559 Faith Reviving in Distress ... 560 Samuel's Death and Burial ... 488 David's Activity and Advancement ... 490 CHAPTER XXXI. The Prosperous Fool 491 Judgment at Last,.. 663 Masters and Servants 492 The Final Issues of Life a Criterion of Abigail ... 493 Worth 664 The Bundle of Life 494 The Death of Saul 666 :Moral Restraints ... 494 The Ch11Stisement of Israel... 668 '!'he Bundle of Life and the Sling 496 Gratitude 670 CHAPTER XXVI. Soul of Gibeal1 and Saul of Tarsus 571 The Moral Use of Biblical Difficulties 600 The Bitter End rma