THEIi!! PAGE TRRME PAOB Misplaced Sorrow 234 How God's Anger ceases 282 Pretended Prophets 235 Remembering the Da.ys of Youth 283 The Vanity of Fla.ttering Oounsel 236 The Salva.tion of Sodom 283 False Prophetesses 237 The Everla.sting Covena.nt ... 284 The Perils of Falseness 238 Confounded by Memory 285 The Foolish Builders-a Parable 239 Undeserved and Lavish Kindness 286 The Sin and Punishment of Fe.Isa Inexcusable In.fidelity 287 Prophets 241 Reconciliation 288 The Breaches of Sin, and the Duty of Superhuman Love 289 closing them 243 Idolatry is Spirituo.l Adultery 290 False Hopes encouraged and destroyed 2H Judicial Verdict ... 291 False Prophetesses, their Character- Sin seen in the Light of Comparison 292 istics and Condemnation 245 A Rift in the Storm-Cloud ... 292 A Picture of Human Depravity and Destitution, and of Divine Con- CHAPTER XIV. descension and Favour ... 293 Idols in the Heart 248 Leading Sinners to a Knowledge of Repentance 249 their Sins 295 God's Answer 250 A Picture of Flagrant Apostasy from The Prophet's Punishment 250 God ... 296 Religious Reciprocity 251 A Picture of Righteous Retribution Noah, Daniel, and Job 252 because of Apostasy 298 Purpose in Providence 252 A Picture of Comparative Iniquity ... 299 Idolatry .. . 253 A Picture of Renewed Favour 300 Repent! .. . 254 The Misleader and the Misled 255 CHAPTER XVII. The Purposes of Punishment 255 A Riddle and a. Parable 304 Illustrious Piety ... 256 The Parable of the Two Eagles 305 The Reasonableness of God's Action 257 " Shall it prosper ? " 306 Disastrous .Answers to Prayer 257 The Broken Covenant 306 Human Atonement Valueless 259 Christ, the New Cedar 307 Hypocritice.l Inquirers of God 260 The Great Reversal 308 The Privilege and Power of the Godly "A City of Merchants" 309 -their Nature and Limitation 262 Prosperity in Adversity 310 The Righteousness of God doubted and The Sacredness of Treaties 310 vindicated 264 The Goodly Cedar 311 The Sovereignty of the Almighty Ruler ... 312 CHAPTER XV. 313 The Parable of the Vine ... The Worthless -Vine 266 Spring-time after Winter ... 314 The Worthless Vineyard 266 A Parabolic Setting forth of the Re- Useless, if Fruitless 267 lations of Judah to Babylon and The True Object of the Life of Man,,. 268 Egypt ... 315 Discontent and its Disastrous Develop• ment ... 317 CHAPTER XVL The Planting and Progress of the Evil Parentage 278 Kingdom of Christ 319 The Glory of Redemption ... 279 The Renown of Israel 279 CHAPTER XVIII. Tr11Bt in Beauty ... 280 A Weak Hen.rt 280 An Old Proverb discarded .•. 824 The Shameful Sin of Aposta.sy 281 The Death-Penalty 325 INDEX. V
ITIEMF. PAGF. THEME PAGF. Tho Ilree.ch of Heredity 326 God's Holy Mountain 362 How God views the Dee.th of the " For my Name's Bake" 363 Wioked 327 The Obscurity of Revelation 361 God nccused of Mo.n's Injustice 327 A Rejected Application 364 Reverso.ls of Oho.meter 328 The Memory of the Great Deliverance 365 '.l.'he Alternatives of Judgment 329 The Memory of the WilderneBB of Sinai 366 "Why will ye die?" 329 The Memory of the Wilderness of the Heredity and Jndividuo.lity 330 Wanderings 366 'fhe Moral Alternative· 331 The Memory of Offences in the Land Persone.l Responsibility 332 of Promise 367 Divine Benevolence 332 The Purpose of Israel's Election 367 Di vine Remonstrance 333 The Glorious Restoration 368 The Divine Equity 334 Unacceptable Prayer 368 God's Remonstrance with Man's Judicial Discrimination 369 Reason 335 The Forest in Flame 370 The Path to Life .. . 336 On Inquiring of the Lord 371 The Misapplied Proverb of Sonr God, and Israel in Egypt 372 Grapes 836 God, and Israel in the Wilderness 374 The Jnst Man delineated ... 838 God, e.nd Israel in Canaan ... 376 Persona.I Ohe.racter e.nd Destiny 839 God, and Israel in the then Present... 378 Moral Transformations e.nd their The Sovereignty of God in the Punish- Consequences ... 841 ment of Sin 379 A Solemn e.nd Startling Inquiry 343 The Gracious Restoration of the People 380 A Parable of Judgment 382 CHAPTER XIX. "A Lamentation for the Princes of CHAPTER XXI. Israel" 845 The Parable of the Lion's Whelps .. . 346 The Common Fate of Righteous and The Parable of the DL'Htruction of the Wicked 3S7 Vine ... 847 The Sword of We.r 388 The Downfall of the Princes 847 The Satisfaction of God's Fnry 3S9 The Downfall of the City .. , 348 Transgressions discovered . . . 389 Kingly Power e.bused 849 Revolution and Restoration 390 A Nation's Rise and Fall ... 850 Undiscriminating Infliction 391 A Lamentation for Fallen Princes 850 The Sign of Sighing 392 Ne.tione.l Prosperity and Ne.tione.l Ruin 853 The Sword 392 The Impe.rtie.lity of Divine Justice 393 The Divine Reversal 394 CHAPTER XX. Irresistible Slaughter 394 The Silent Oracle 858 The All-controlling Providence of God 395 The Elect Isre.el ,,, 859 The Sacred Song of the Sword 396 Law and Life 860 The Approaching Judgment 398 'fhe Sanctity of the Sabbath 860 Mundane Revolutions 400 A Haman Wilderness ,., 861 The Judgment of Ammon,., 401