TRZlfB PAOI CHAPTER XLIX. The Religion of Jehove.h oontre.sted TR'ltYB PAOB with Idole.try . .. 198 The Lowest Huruilie.tion and the God's Ce.re for the Aged . . . 199 Highest Glory meet in Christ 234: Men be.-iring Gods, e.ncl God bearing Tho Love of God for his Church 235 -his People 199 Jehovah nnd his Servant 236 llle.nliness in Relation to Ticligion ... 200 Despondency comforted 238 Gre.ce for e. Long Life 200 A Mfataken Estimate 238 God's Oe.ll to exercise Right Reason 201 A Light to the Gentiles 239 The Goodness of God's "Pleasure" ... 202 The Claim, the Confession, n.nd the Stou t-hee.rtedness 202 Consolation of the Servant of God 239 God's People a.re God's Glory 203 The Greater Mission 240 The KiugJom of Christ: a Missioun.ry Sermon 240 CHAPTER XL VII. God thinking upon us 241 The Fall of AnciC;nt States a Warning The Fear which may be Fearless, etc. 2H to Modern ones... 207 Fitness for God's Service ... 242 The Fall of Babylon 208 Mistaken Ideas of Success ,., 243 Many Counsellors 209 The Great Commission ... 24:3 What we owe to the Aged ... 209 " The Acceptable '.rime" ... 244 Spiritnal Infatuation 210 The Ideal State ... 245 Humiliation the Divine Judgment on Ever-recurring Doubts 2!5 Pride ... 2ll The Closeness of the Divine Interest 246 Doing God's Work unworthily 212 No Shallle in waiting for God 246 Due Regard to Consequences 212 Man's Helplessness in Presence of CHAPTER L. Divine Ce.lamities 213 The Wearineae of Self-Service 213 God's Power over Nature ... 249 No Condemnation for those whom God justifies 250 CHAPTER XLVIII. ,Jehovah and his Servant 250 Swee.ring by the Name of God 218 A Searching Query 251 God the First and the Last 218 Explanation of Exile 252 The Separate Personality and Divine The Hearing Ear and the Helpful .Authority of the Holy Spirit 219 Tongue 252 Lessons from the Past to the Signs of Faithful Service ... 253 Fntnre 219 Ineffectual Light and Guilty Darkness 253 The New Revele.tion 220 Selling Ourselves ... 254 The Revealing Truth 221 Words in Season ... 255 Hidden Things ... 221 Contumely endured in God's Service 255 Things worth Heeding ooucerniug God's Help in Time of Need 256 God and Man ... 223 The J11Stifier's Protection ... 257 The Divine .Aim in Human Counsel for those who walk in the Affliction 223 Dark ... 257 HnIIlll.n Freedom and Divine Regret 224 Disappointed Self-Trust ... 258 Peace : Appearance and Reality 225 The Offence of Insincerity ... 225 CHAPTER LI. Obstinacy 226 The Servants of God must not feo.r the God's Supreme Motive 226 Reproach of Men 2611 Th,; Refining Power of .Affliction 227 No Sorrow nor Mourn:ng in the Final The Blessings of Obedience 228 Kingdom of the Redeemer 263 Chri~t•s Peace and Righteo11Snese 229 A Just Confidenro in God is a Seouri ty The Unrest of the Wicked... 229 age.inst Oowo.rdly Fears ... ZG I INDEX. V
TRKHB PA.GE THP.:HB PA.GB God plends the Co.use of his People 264 Patience and the Divine Purpose 301 Instructions to the Spiritual Israel 261 The Depraved Eye 302 'fhe Arm of Jehovo.h 266 The Rejected Saviour 303 Expostuhition o.go.inst Unbelief 266 The Divine Atonement 303 Encoura.gement for Jerusa.lem 267 The Attractive and the Unattractive Ancient Memories 267 in Jeeus Christ... 303 God the Comforter 268 The Man of Sorrows 304 The Nervous Tempero.ment 268 The Divine Account of the Sufferings " The Garden of the Lord •• 271 of Christ 305 A SUl'e Criterion of Cho.racter, etc. 272 Departure and Distance from God 306 The Force in Reserve 273 The Submissive Spirit 307 Spirituo.l Stupefo.ction 273 The ShortneBB but Sufficiency of Lessons of the Past 274 Human Life 307 God's Revelo.tion e. Light 274 The False Accusation 308 Things Eal'thly and Things Spiritual 275 Strange Reception of Divine Messages 308 "Fear," and " Fear not" ... 276 Man's Disposition t.o reject his Best Joy-Song on the Way to Zion 276 Blessings 309 Man, God's Agent 277 Man's Thoughts of God's Sufferer 310 God Olll' Advocate with himself 277 Where shall Iniquity be le.id? 311 Divine Judgment on Persecutors 278 The Triumph of Silence 312 A Soul-Offering ... 313 Satisfied fr,r Sore Travail 313 CHAPTER LII. God helps those who help themselves 281 CHAPTER LIV. The Special Need of Purity in them that bear the Vessels of the Lord ... 281 The Relo.tion of the Church to God The Wisdom of Messiah's Life upon that of a Wife to her Husband 316 Eal'th ... 282 Man's Righteousness is of God 316 The Redemption of Jerusalem 282 The Future of the Ohuroh ... 317 The Servant of Jehovah: his Won- Perennio.l Kindness 318 drous Career 284 The Eterno.l Constancy : e. Meditation Beautiful Messengers 285 on Change 319 The Strength of the Chlll'ch 285 Enlargement and Consolidation 321 The Beauty of the Churoh ... 286 Superabounding Goodness ... 322 The Dignity of the Chlll'ch .. , 287 The Prize of Life, and its Pursuit 322 The Liberty of the Chlll'oh ... 287 The Heritage of Faithful Service 323 Christian Pilgrimage 288 Divine Enlo.rgements 32-l: The Wisdom of Suffering Service 288 The Husba.nd-Figme for God 32-l: The Restored Castaway 289 God-Worshippers outside Jude.ism 325 A Priceless Redemption 290 Lessons from Noah's Times 32G Knowing God's Name 291 Divine Favolll' reaching to the Chil- The Message glorifying the Mes- dren ... 327 sengers 291 The Secret of Stability 327 The World taught through God's The Divine Control of Evil Forces 328 Dealiugs with his People 292 Cleanness a Condition of Service 292 CHAPTER LV. Surprise at the Appee.rence of God's Servant 293 The Earthly Objects of Desire do not satisfy: the Heavenly Objects not only satisfy, but delight .. . 331 CHAPTER Lm. The Vita.I Force of the Word of God 831 " The Suft'eringe of Jesus " ... ... 299 The Messianic Blessings 332 'I'hc Suffering Bervut of Jehovah SOO Exhortations and ASBure.noe 833 vl INDEX.