The Pulpit Commentary — Jeremiah — Volume 1 — Section 590

TOBIIB PAOH TREHE PAGB True Me.nhood 128 Jernealem like a Fountain co.sting An Unfailing Appeal 131 forth Evil 177 The Sorrow of Sorrows 1111 Coveto11Bness a Universal Sin 178 The Rich and the Poor meet togethe? 132 Healing the Hurt slightly 179 The More.I Disndve.ntages of the Poor 133 The Ancient Paths to be sought o.nd How Men curse their Blessings IM walked in 180 Battlements not. the Lord's 135 Sweet and Fragrant Things made The Silken Fetter 136 Abominable to God 181 God's Gifts of the Rains and the "Reprobate Silver" 182 Harvest 138 The Devil's Lnre . . . 142 CHAPTER VII. A Wonderful and Horrible Thing Preaching Repentance 187 indeed 142 The Confidence of Superstition 188 Nature's Witness against Blind Eyes The Voice Unheeded 188 and Rebellious Hearts ••• 143 Forbidden Prayers 189,20G Declension l!lO CHAPTER VL Horrors of Retribution l!lO Keeping the Temple Go.le ... 191 Wells of Wickedness 149 Who shall dwell in the House of the The Indifference of Men and the Lord? ... 1!)2 Burden of Truth 149 "Rising up early" 1!12 False. l'eace 150 Idolatry a Detailed Insult to Jehovah 1!)3 The Old Po.lbs 151, 155, 171 The Desecration of Tophct 19-1 Watchmen 152 The Relations of Righteousneee and Worthless Sacrifioes 152 Religion 19-1 Testing Fires 152 The Indispensable Condition of nil The Apostate City that cannot be let Gmcc ... 196 alone ... 153 How Men deceive themselves 197 The l\Iinistry of Deceit 154 Stmnge Church-Goers 1!19 The Reo.eonablenees of the Divine So.crilego 200 Judgments 156 Warning Voices ... 201 The Prophet a. Spiritual Assayer ]56 Shiloh, or the God-Forsnhn Shrine... 201 A Dreadful Onlook 157 The Divine Long-Suffering worn out... 201 Signnl-Firee 159 Idolatrous Worship both a Waruing The Lord's Pasture 159 and a Model 206 Sorro~ beoauee of Eventide 160 The Recoil of Sin 207 How the Kingdom of Heaven is to be The Innocent Victims of Sin 208 taken ... 163 The Indispenso.ble Condition of Well- The Real Director of Human Affairs 163 being ... 209 Sin compared to a" Fountain" 161 The Harvest of Sin 20!1 The Worst Woe 9f the Wicked 165 "Lying Words" ... 210 "Turn back thine Haud" ... 165 The Doom of the Temple 210 The Preacher's Bitter Cry ••• 166 The Family joined in Idolutry 211 The U ncirourucieed Ear 167 The Invetemte Di~obl'dicnco of The Vampires of the Soul ... 168 Israel ... 212 The Sin age.inst the Holy Ghost 170 At the Meeting of the Ways 173 God's Appeal for Vindication of hie CHAPTER VIII. Vengeance 174 Persistent Dopravity 217 The Fruit of Thought 174 A Leeson from the Dircle 217 Abhorred Sacrifices 175 Untrustworthy Literature 218 "The Bellows are Burned" 175 Despair ... 219 The Good Way ••• ... 176 Harvest Contrasts ... 219 iv INDEX. _____ , _____ _ 'l'lrl<Jnl " Balm in Gilead " Apostasy an Anomalous and Inoal- PAG'B 220,282 TR!t1"11 " Whereof to glory" The Chief Good ... ... cule.ble Thing 221 Incessant Weeping over the Calamities .. Peace, Pee.ce; when there is no of Israel 261 Peace" 221 The Lodging-Ple.ce in the WIiderness 262 False Hopes ministering Despair 222 Wickedness prevailing, and why it Occasions of Hoped-for Salvation that prevails 2138 have not availed 228 The Social Bond a Rope of Sand 264 "Physician, heal thyself" ... •.. 228 Exultation of Hen.rt and Life accords Befooled indeed ... 224 ing to the Will of God .. , 265 Backsliding in its Worst Forms 226 The Way Home ... 227 CHAPTER x; The Prophet's Grievous Lament 229 Christ and the Holy Ghost Realities 280 The Folly of Paganism ... 271 The Bones of the Dead Idolaters cast The Incomparable Greatness of God 271 out before their Cities 288 The Nature of God 272 A Pitiable Condition: Death Prefer- God the Portion of Israel .. . 272 able to Life 284 Confession and Correction .. . 273 The Unnatuxa.l Conduct of Jerusa- The Helplessness of Heathen Gods a lem 235 Conclusive Argument against them 274 The Exposure of Pseudo-Wisdom 286 The Uniqueness of Jehovah 274 The Serpents which cannot be charmed 287 Grief borne that cannot.be cured 274 "The Life is more than the Meat" ..• 288 Idolatry ... 275 Why the Hurt of Israel is not healed 230 "The Portion of Jacob" ... 277 Wherefore God doth juclge the World 280 Submission 28i CHAPTER IX. The Ruin wrought by the Prayerless Grief for Others •.. 248 Pastor.,. 283 Falsehood 243 Fruits of a Chastened Spirit 286 A Visitation of God 244 II The Way of Man,, 288 The Causes of National Disaster 244 What Men fear-and what they ought False Boasting and True Confidence 245 to fear 289 Impartial J nstice ... 246 The Dismay of• the Hee.then at •the Vicarious Grief 246 Signs of Heaven 290 The Man of God'• Longing for The Way of Mau not in himself ... 29i Seclusion 247 God's Correction of his People- .., 292 The Self-Opposition a.nd Futility of the Sinner's Life 247 Ol3:APTER. XL The Affliction of Gocl's Professed People an Enigma to be explained 247 The Ancient Covenant ... 296 The Death of the Wicked contrary to Idolatry confounded ... 297 Nature 248 The Olive struak by Lightning 297,311' The Knowledge of God the only Beal The Conspiracy of Anathoth 298 " Glory " of Man ,. . 249 The Response of the Spiritual Con- The Testimony of Tears 249 science to the Worde of God 299 The Moral Degradation of Women 251 Spiritual Atavism; or, the Sins of the Sighings after the Wilderness 252 Fathers 800 The Doings and Doom of Deceit 253 The Staying of Interoeeeion 800 The Terrible Threatenings of Love ... 254 Perils of Prophesying •.. 801 The Inquest on the Blain of Judah The Doom of Disobedience... 802 and Jerusalem ... 256 The Precious Recompenses of Obe- Hereditary Sin Beal Sin 257 dienoe ... 808· Death'~ Doings 258 The First Lut 80li  INDEX. V