TIIJ;:ME PAGP.: CHAPTER XVII. "S1tnctify yourselves n 237 THR:MB PAGE " Due Order" 237 The Purport and the Service of One How Little and how Much we mriy Individuo.l Life unfolded authori- do for God 237 tatively 271 Three Valuable Virtues: Rectification, A Just Considero.tion of One's Own Admonition, Obedience ... 238 Position in Life an Incentive to Sacred Joy 239 Works of Practical Piety 273 The Service of the Lord 210 God's Obstructions of the Good Pur- The Bearers of the Ark 2-l.0 poses of Men, and the Uses of such The Singers and Musical Instruments Obstructions 275 accompanying the Ark .. . 2U The Last Glory of God's Goodness to The Clothing of the Priests and his Servants found in the Distant Levites 242 Horizon he offers to their Vioion 277 Learning the Lessons of God's J udg- Generous Purposes 278 ments ... 2-12 Assurance of Favour 279 Due Preparation for Divine Service 2-13 God in Individual History... 280 l\Iusic and Song consecrated to God's A Mutual Covenant 280 Service 244 Father and Son ... 281 Intensity in Religion is often mis- Humility 281 understood ... ... 244 God Incompa.rable 282 A Father's Prayer 283 CHAPTER XVI. Truths under the Surface 283 Three Spiritual Necessities 284 The In.angural Services on Zion's The Divine Response: its Righteous- Height, Typical 248 ness and Riches 285 Sacrifice and Blessing 250 Our Relation to God 285 Ministerial Service 250 Pleas in Prayer .. , 286 A Psalm 251 Our Relation to the Divine Promise 286 Hours of Elation ... 252 'Ihe House of the Lord : David and Regular Divine Service 253 No.than 287 The Constituents of Piety .. . 253 God's Message to David 288 Human Mindfnlness of Divine Pro- David's Prayer 289 mises ... 254 God's Dwelling-Plo.ce nnd llfon's 289 The Broader Aspect of Hebrew Unfitness for Some Parts of God's Piety ... 255 Work... 290 The Right, the Acceptable, and the God's Earthly Dwelling-Place a Taber- Beautiful Thing 256 nacle, not a House 291 The Ark and the Tabernacle 25G God's Gro.ce magnified in Do.vid's David's Thanksgiving Psalm 259 History 291 Signs of Entire Consecration 259 The Purposes of God concerning The Duty of Praise 260 Solomon 292 God's Strength and God's Face 261 The Humbling Inftuence of the Divine The Contents of a Godly Memory 2G2 Goodness 293 Abiding Thoughts of the Covenant... 263 The Uniqueness of the Divine Deo.1- Christian Joy a Witness 264 ings ... 294 Sincerity and Fervour in Worship The Eternity of David's Kingdom 294 shown by Gifts 265 God's Relation to his People 295 The Claims of God to the Worship 'l'he Faithful Promiser 295 and Homage of hie Creatures 265 The Blessedness of God's Blessings ... 296 The Clothing of True Worshippers ... 265 God's Present Reign 2GG CHAPTER XVIII. God always coming to judge 2G7 The Chapter that offers the Sermons The People's " Amen" ,., 267 of Fucts with Fewest Words SOO INDEX. V
. - - - - - - - ------- - ----------- TOJWB PA.OE TRRHE FAC.E Preservation 301 The Hnmnn e.nd the Divine in the Dedicntion of Gifts 3U2 Hour of Penitence 3!0 A Righteous Ruler 302 Tolerable e.nd Intolerable Troubles... 340 The Christian Campaign 303 The Arrested Hund 3H God's Preserving Kindness 301 Divine Overruling e.nd Hnman David's We.re 304 Service 342 David, Hadarezer, nnd Tou 305 De.vid numbering the People 843 Divine Preservntions in Work e.nd Effects of David's Sin 3H We.r ... 305 Orne.n's Threshing-~'loor .•• 3-15 Loyolty to Goel iu the Timo of Success 306 Sute.nio Temptations 3-.15 King's Justice 30i The Sin of Self-Gratulntion 816 The Spirit that refuses Good Advice 347 CHAPTER XIX. Jndgment revealing Iniquity 3-17 An Appalling Offer e.nd e. Wise The Ill Work of Suspiciousness 309 Choice 3-18 Kindness and Sympnthy 311 The Necessary Connection between True Va.lour 312 Sin e.nd Ju<lgment 3t9 A Bundle of Mistakes 313 The Sight of the Destroying Angel ... 8-.19 The Conditions of Success in the Bnttle Conviction of Persone.J. Sin 850 or Life 314 Right Feeling concerning Giving to David nnd Ha.nun 314 God ... 850 J oab e.nd Abishe.i, e.nd the Battle be- Propitiation 351 tween the Israelites e.nd the Allied Answer to Prayer consecrating the Armies of the Ammonites e.nd Pince of Prayer 352 Syrians 315 The Relics left on Feeling from the Religious Courtesy 315 Humbling Scenes of Life 353 The Evil of the Su~pioious Mind 816 Skill e.nd Trust ensuring Victory 316 CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XX. Religious Enthusinsm in Old Age-a. On the Wnrs of the Israelites, nnd on '' Model Soliloquy 357 Wnr generally ... 819 The Stain of Illood 358 Ono Cunning Bosom Sin . .. 821 The Aged King's Chnrge to his Son The Bnrba.rity of Man to Man 323 nnd Successor .. . 359, 366 Further Consequences of Folly 324 The Aged King's Parting Injunctions Little Things and Great ... 324 to the Princes of his Kingdom 360, 367 The Wasting of the Ammonites, and Prepnration for the Temple 362, 3GG Dnvid's Wars with the Giants 825 Fntherly Wishes e.nd Prayers 362 'fho Horrors of We.:r 826 " Be doing" 363 Strong in llody, and Strong in God ,,, 32G "Rost on Every Si<le" 363 "Arise, ancl Buil<l" 3lH CHAPTER XXI. Successful Service 36-.1 The Wisdom of the Strong 3li5 Typical Sin, Sufforing, Sorrow, and Aliou Help in God's Service 3G7 Sncrifice 331 Willingness to do what we mny when A King's Pride ... 835 we are forbidden to do what we Contrition 835 would... 3GB Fe.lling into the Hund of the Lord 336 Right Ideas concerning God's Earthly (lod's Repentance 337 Se.nctunries 3G9 Sin token Homo ... 337 Tho Grounds of Divine Refusals 370 Cheap Sa.orifice disduined 337 The Mission of the Men of Rest 370 Accepted Offerings 338 Early Signs of the }'iliul Relation 37 l Bumnn Action 83\J Conditions of Prosperity 372 INDEX.