r.AGS PSALM CXV. Meat girnn to them that fear the THBl(B l'.lGB Lord ... 38 True and False Worship ... 62 The Duty of Witnessing in Public for God's Practico.l Kindness, Past and God 39 Future 63 Good Will towards God guiding the The Heathen Taunt, and what came Search for God ... 39 of it ... 6i The Excellency of the Divine Memory 40 Looking back and looking on : e. New The Distinction between Truth and Year's Sermon ... 65 Uprightness 40 Honour in honouring God ... 66 Reverence for the Na.me 41 The Taunt of the Unbeliever 66 The Starting-point of Human Wisdom 41 The Inefficiency of Idolatry 67 Like God, like People 67 The Call to trust implies Imperilled PSALM CXII. Trust ... 68 The Certainty of the Divine Benedic- The Promise of Piety 43 tion 69 The Blessed Life ... 45 The Responsibility of being alive 69 Light arising in Darkness .,, 45 The Honour due to God 70 Not afraid of Evil Tidings 46 Goodness repeated in New Genera- tions ... 46 PSALM CXVL A Man's Righteousness 47 Danger and Deliverance ... 72 .Advantages of the Good in Times of " I love the Lord, because--" 73 Calamity 48 The Experience of a deeply Distressed The Bible Use of the Word "Ever- Soul ... 7i lasting" 48 Rest 75 Trust-triumph over Fears ... 49 God, the Rest of the Soul 75 Giving as a Sign of Cho.ro.cter 49 The Inquiry of the Grateful Heart ... 75 The Blessedness of the Eminently The Answer of the Grateful Heo.rt ... 75 Good... ... 50 The Divine Estimate of the Saint's Death ... 76 The Lord's Service oommended 76 PSALM CXIIL The Various Bases on which Love rests ... 77 Reasons for Rcverentinl Praise 51 Depression attending Sickness 77 The Overflowing Gratitude of the Simple as opposed to Guileful 78 Saved Soul 52 Rest won and re-won 19 Servant-reasons for Praise ... 52 God's works in our Human Lives 80 UniverHnl Praise ... 53 He.sty Thought and Hasty Speeoh 80 Likenesses to God 54 The Only Retum God looks for 81 The Relutive Value of Earthly Things 54 Vow-making aud Vow-paying 81 God the Remover of Disabilities 55 Consolations for the Bereo.ved 82 The Mission of the Children 55 Spiritual So.crifices 83 The Divine Nature and Character 56 God the Deliverer 83
PS.ALM CXIV. PSALM CXVIL God with us 57 The Kingdom of God 8-1: The Soul's Exodus 58 The Doxology 85 Man is God's Temple 58 God in No.tional Life 85 Nuturo made to serve God'~ Purposes 59 God's Merciful Dealings with No.lions 86 'l'he Natural and the Supernatural ... 59 'fruth regarded (IS Roliobility 86 'fi1e Spiritual Exodus GO Praitie 87 INDEX. iii
PSALM OXVIIL THEUB PA.GK '!l'IIBll'B PA.OK Running the Way of God'~ Command- Opposition, Deliverance, Thanksgiving 90 ments... 129 'l'he Gree.t Reversal 91 "Tee.eh me, 0 Lord" 130 '.rhe Ve.lie.nt Right Hand of the Lord 91 What God's Salvation does for a Man 130 "I ahe.11 not die, but live" ... 92 "Songs in the Night" 131 "The Gates of Righteousness" 92 God the Portion of his People 132 The Day the Lord bath made !)3 The Blessed Effects of Affliction 132 Church Prosperity 94 The Sustainiug Power of the Word of The Song of the Be.ved Sonl 9-i God ... 133 l!'e.mily Experience of Divine Mercies 95 "Persecuted, but not Forsaken'' 133 Persona.I Experience of Divine Mercies 96 A Grateful Confession of Divine Aid 13¼ God's Power in e. Human Life 97 "0 how lo'l"e I thy Law I"... 134 The Ree.Uy Better may not be the The Illuminated Path 135 Apparently Better 97 Deceit denounced and detested 135 Acting in the Divine Na.me 98 An Appeal of the Righteous to the What God seems to be e.nd what God Righteous God against the Un- is 98 righteous 136 Public Praise for Persona.I Deliverance 99 "Thy Testimonies are Wonderful" .. . 137 The Stone in the Corner ... 100 The Righteous Lord and Word 138 The God-ma.de D.iy 100 The Cry,., 138 Sacrifice as a. Sign of Devotion 101 God's Quickening Groce the Beal A. Sermon on Religious Revival 101 Help in Affliction 13:J The Ever-bleesed Word 140 The Humility of Holiness .. , 140 PSALM CXIX. Man Helpless o.s a Lost Sheep 141 The Blessedness of Obedience 113 Sincerity is Perftctness H2 Spiritual Enlargement 114 Care in Obedience 143 Comfort in Affliction 115 Good He.bits confirming Goodness 143 Homan Need e.nd the Divine Suffi- Clenusing one's Way lH ciency ... 116 Tho Perils of Youth H5 Knowledge e.nd Action 116 Soripturo-stores .. . 145 Looking to God 117 The Treasures of Meditntion 146 Earnestness 118 The Largeness of Divine Deulings 146 True Things 118 Eye-opening 147 God's Salvation 119 The Soul breaking through its Forced Meditation : its Place in Chrbtian Watchings 147 Culture 120 Quickening the E1he.nsted.. , H8 Whole-heartedness 120 Strength to run ... 14B God's Word e.nd Shnme 121 M1m's Purpose, and God's Help 149 The Wny of Life: the Young 121 A Path for our Goings 149 The Fe.Isa Wny and the Fnlae Word ... 122 Ood's Work in Men's IIcnrt~ 150 Introductory to Whole Pae.Im 122 The Freedom of Right-willedncss 150 Chnracteristics of tho Word of God ns The Joy of Obedience 151 deele.red in the Various Names gi vcn Mnu's '.rrust n Plen for securing God's to it in this Psalm 123 Fnithfulness 152 Whole-hearted Bervioe of God 124 Steadfast Goodness may be exposed Longing nfter Holiness 124 to Misunderstanding 152 llow to steer clee.r of Shnme 125 A Good MIID's Songs 153 Sanctified through the Tru 1h 125 Self-exnminntion . . . 153 The Sonl's Longing unt·J God's Word 126 'l'ho Good Mnn's Friends l:'i-! Clinging to God ... 127 The Morn! Service of AOliction 15-1 " Quicken thou mo" H7 Tho Faithfulness of the Divine Tcnncity ... 1~8 I Chasleucr 155 Iv INDEX.
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