'l'RlUIB PA.GB Conditions of Divine Acceptance 28 "The Vision of Isaiah which he saw" 8 Reasoning with God about our Sins ... 28 God's Arraignment of his People 8 Unrighteousness a Nation's Curse 29 The Prophet's Enforcement of God's Hope in God's Refining9 ... SO Charge 9 The Outward Form of Religion, with- CHAPTER II. out Inward Piety, an Offence to God lJ Hope and Fear to be both called out 1111 God will not listen to the Pmyers of Motives by the Preacher_... 3-1 the Wicked 10 National Judgments the Rel!Ult of No Return to God's Favour without National Sins ... 35 Amendment of Life 11 The Terrors of the Day of the Lord ... 36 The Grievousness of the Sin of Oppres- The Golden Age .. . S7 sion in God's Sight 12 Purgation by Judgment 38 The Purifying Power of Punishment 12 The Day of Judgment 39 Jehovah arraigns his People 13 Reo.l Religious Revival 41 The People's Plea considered 14 The Promised Future: a Missionary Argument and Conviction ... 15 Sermon 41 Sentence passed ... 16 The Wisdom of Walking in the Light 42 "Children that are Con·upters" 17 Retribution and its Results... 42 The Faithful Remnant 17 Trusting in Mo.n .. . 44 Salvation to the Uttermost ... 18 The Attractions of the Gospel Church H Ingratitude o.nd Intervention 18 War no more 45 Obligo.tioii o.nd Intere~t 19 Walking in the Light 46 The Course of Sin ... 20 Shame for the Sinner 46 Sin in its Hopelessness 21 The Lord's Do.y for the Proud 47 The Prophetic Stl'Bin 22 Man's Disgust at his Idols... 48 The Mo.gnitude of the Divine Mercy 23 The Unrelie.bleness of Mo.n... 49 Divine Dealing with the Degenemte 23 The Times and Mission of Isaiah 24 CHAPTER ffi Sin as Broken Sonship 25 The Foolishness of increasing Divine Mnny Steps in the Decoy of Stntes 5-1 Judgments 26 The Law of Retributive Justice not Here Ceremonio.l an Offence to God ... 27 Moch11nic11l, but Moral ... 55 ii INDEX.
rrm PAGB '111R!IE ,.&OR '.rhe Sh11.re which Women have in pro- The Edl e.nd the End of Intempere.noe !l3 ducing the Ruin of a Nation 56 The Calamities of Spiritual Ignoro.nce 9·1 A Picture of Anarchy 57 Sin in its Strength 95 The Reasons of Judgment ... 57 Spiritual Perversity 96 'l'he Women of Jerusalem ... 59 The Pitiful Esta.to of the Proud 96 The Revealinge of the Face 59 The Judgruents of the Lord 97 N11.tional 11.nd Spiritual Ana:rcby 60 The Ingmtitud,e of e.n Unfruitful Life 98 The Path of Sin and the Rest of Right- Divine Judgments on Ingratitude ... 99 eousness 60 The Difference between who.t Goel Penalty, Natural nnd Supcrne.tural ... 61 r o.sks e.nd whe.t God gets .. . 100 The Y11.nity of Vanity 62 The (',ovetous Spirit e.nd its Judgment 100 The Mission of Famines 62 The Sin of Dissipation ... . •• ,.;. 101 0
The Evil of Childish RulCllll 6¼ Four Grievous Silis -'i. .' i1d2 The Secret of National Ruin 64 The Importo.uco of Adequo.te Impres- Messages to the Righteous and the sious of Sin 103 Wicked 65 God's Judgments through Natural Grinding the Faces of the Poor 65 Agencies 104 Dress o.nd Cho.ra.cter 66 National Evil in tho Loss of Mole Population 67 CH.p'TER v:i The Vision of God 109, U6 Man's Unworthine.ss brought Home to CHAPTER IV. him by N<ithirig so .much ·e.s " seeing - The Glories of the Restored Church ... 69 God-'~ ... • • • 110' Glimpse of Fntnre Prosperity 70 The Loving-kindness of God shown in - Depopulation and it.I! Doctrine 71 his Judgments ... ..! 110 Restoration 72 The Prophet's Call ·and Ocinsecre.tion 111 Di vine -Protection ... 73 The Call of God ,.. • ;116 Immortli.litv in a Continued Race 73 A-Sermon from tlie Seraphim: 117 The Divin; and Human Messiah 74 Spiritual ·Agitation f '' ;.. •... 118 The Roll of the Living 7~ Oil God?s Errand-... • le: ,:. ·••• 1-l!l Christ's Puri.lied Church ... 75 • The Shadow of Sacred Truth •- ,;;; 119· Christ's Gracious Dealings with hill Symbolic Impressions o·f ;the'iI)iviiie ·,,,., Church 76 Holiness • '.,i .•. , .>-.::-' 12°0' Seeing God, e.nd the Sense of Sin"' !'., • f2·i· 'i'ii.e T-rue Inspiration for Workers· ,,; ' 121 CHAPTER V. Divine•Endowment the Proof ofDivfne God's Careior Man, and Man's Ingmti- . ·Forgifeness and Accepte.nce 124 tude ... 83 A Mission of Hardening • 12!" The Appropriateness of God's PuniJ!b- ment.s ... 84 CHAPTER VIL Wicked Men used by God as Instru- ments for Working out Lis Purposes 85 The Deaigns of tLie Wicked, however The Parable of foe Vineyard 85 well.le.id, easily brought to Nought Woe to the Covetous 86 by God 130 Mirth and Mourning 88 Rightful and Wrongful Asking for: Analysis of Sin ... 89 Bigas ... 131 The Uno.ppeue.ble Wrath of Jehovah 90 Jesus our.Immanuel •,.; 1132 Foreign Invasion ... 91 Our Pleasant Vices Whips for our own,. Giving Fulse Names 91 De.eke ... 132 Privilege and Penalty 92 The Prophet comforts the King '133 The Character and the Doom of Cove• Faith triumphing over Doubt 133 tousneu 92 War-Picturea .,, 186 INDEX. iii