" And thy redeemer, the Holy One."— Isaiah xli. M. Sebmon XIX.— Tfte X'lrst and Great Contmandment ... 301 " Thou Shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first commandment." — ^Mask xil. 30.
Sbkmon XX. — ^leaUe ! AwaJce I 316
" Therefore let na not sleep as do others ; hat let ns watch and he sober."— 1 Tkess. v. 6.
Sebuon XXI. — The Zoved Ones Chastened 333
"As many as I lore, I rehuke and chasten : be zealous, therefore, and repent."— Ebtelatioh ill. 19.
Sermon XXn.—Fear Not 350
"Fear not, Ihon worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel ; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer the Holy One of Israel."— Isaiah xll. 14.
Sermon XXIII.— Tfte Condescension of Christ . . . .364 " For ye know the grace of onr Lord Jesns Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." — 3 Cor. viii. 9.
Sermon XXIV.— TAe Great JBeservoir 381
" Keep thy heart with all diligence ; for out of it are the issues of life."— Proverbs It. 33.
SebmAn XXV. —Bow to Keep the SCeart 397
" The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep yout hearts and minds, through Christ JesUs."- Phuippians Iv. 7.
Sermon XXVI. — Snman Inability 410
" No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him."— John vi. 44.
Sermon XXVII.— Io«e Thy Neighbor 422
"Thou Shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."— Matt. six. 19.
FIFTH SERIES OF SERMONS. Preface.
Sermon I. — Bis If ante : Wonderful 15
" His name shall be called Wonderful."— Isaiah ix. 6.
Sermon II. — Bis Name : The Counsellor .31
" For unto us a child is bom, unto us a son is given : and the gov- ernment shall be upon his shoulder : and his name shall be Wonder- ful Counsellor."- Isaiah iv. 6.
Sermon IIL — As Thy JDays, so shall thy Strength be . . .49
'* As thy days, so shall thy strength be." — Deht. xzxiii. 25. Sermon IV.— Tfte Voice of the Blood of Christ .... 65
*' The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." — Hebrews xii. 34.
Sermon V. — TJie New Beart 81
" A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will 1 pnl with- in you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of yonr flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." — ^Ezssiel xxxvi. 26.
LIST OF spurgeon's seemons. 313
Sermon VI.— Tfte Fatlierhood, of God page 96
" Oar Father, which art in heaven."— Matx. ti. 9. SsRMON YIl.—JE!veryhody>a Sermon 118
"I have multiplied visioua, and used similitudes."— HosEA xii. 10. Sermon VIII.— ^ Lecture for Zlttle-FaitJi va
" We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceeding, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth."— 3 Thess. i. 3.
Sermon IX. — Confession and Absolution 147
" And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be mer- ciful to me a sinner."— "Luke xviii. 13.
Sermon X.—I>eclension from First lyove 164
"Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."— Rev. ii. 4. - ,
Sermon XI.— God's Barriers against Mian's Sin . . , .180 "Fear ye not me ? saith the Lord ; will ye not tremble at my pres- ence, which have placed the saud for the bound of the sea by a perpet- ual decree, that it can not pass it : and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it ! But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.^'— Jeremiah v. 22, 23.
Sermon XH.— Comfort Proclaimed 197
" Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God."— Isaiah xl. 1. Sermon XTTT . — The Christian's Heaviness and Mejoicing . 211 "Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations." — 1 Peter i. 6.
Sermon XIV.— ^BoiJ and its S,em,edy 232
" The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judahis exceeding great." EZEKIEL ix. 9.
" The blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth ns from all ein." — 1 John i. 7.
Sermon X'V.—Sam.son Conquered 236
" And she said, the Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times be- fore, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him. But the Philistines took liim, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass ; and he did grind in the prison house."— Judges xvi. 20, 21.
Sermon XVI. Xiookvng unto tTesus 253
" They looked unto him, and were lightened : and their faces were not ashamed." — Psalm xxxiv. 5.
Sermon XVII.— Satan's Sanquet 270
" The governor of the feast called 'the bridegroom, and saith unto him, every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine j and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse ; but thou hast kept the good wine until now."— John ii. 9, 10.
Sermon XVIII.— TAe Feast of the Ijord 289
" The governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drank, then that which is worse ; but thou hast kept the good wine until now."— John ii. 9, 10.
314 LIST QP SPtTBGEOlf'S SEEMONS.
Sbbbon XSX.—The Blood PASB 303
" When I see the Mood, I Mdll pass over yon."— BxoDua til. 13.
Sbbmon XS~—lMve . . ■ 319
" We love him, bocanee he first loved ns."--! John iv. 19.
Sbbkon XXI,— 27ie Great Bcvival 336
" The Lord hath made bare his holy ana In the eyes of all the na- tions : and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvAtion of onr God. —Isaiah lii. 10.
Sbbmdn "KXn.—Xhe Worm and Spirit of ICeHgion .... 353
" Let us fetch the ark, of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it coflneth among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies."— 1 Samuel iv. 3.
Sebuon XXni.— JPro»i<JeM«« 370
" But the very hairs of your head are all numbered."— Matt. x. 30.
Sebmon XXrV.— Tfte Vangtiard and Xereivard of the Church. 387 " The Lord will go before you ; and the God of Israel will be your rereward."— Isaiah lii, 18.
Sebhok XXV. — The World Turned Upside Jioten .... 408
"These that have tmnied the world npside down are come hither also."— Acts xvii. 6,
Sekhoh XXVI.— Zfwnuin Jtesponaibility .,.'... 420 " If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin ; but now they have no clohe for their sin." — JoHii xv. S2.
Sbbmoh XX.\U.— Faith in Perfection 437
*' The Lord will perfect that which concemeth me. Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : forsake not the works of thine own hands." — PSAX.M czxxviii. 8.
SIXTH SERIES OF SERMONS.
PKEFAeS.
Sbkiiok I.— The Story of Bod's Mighty A^cts 13
"We have heard with our ears, O (xod, our fathers have told us, what work; thou ^dst in their days in the times of old."— Psaim xliv. 1.
Sebmoh II.— TAe OtUpouring of the Moly Spirit .... 31 " While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the Word."— Acts x. 44.
SEJUtON ni. — The Sympathy of the tmo Worlds .... 47
*' There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner thatrepenteth. '— Ldkb.xv. 10.
Sebhon IV. — The Conversation of Saul of Tarsus ... 61
•' And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speak- ing unto me, and saying, in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why per- eecutest thou me i it is uard for thee to kick against the pricks." — Acts xxvi, 14.
Sebhon V. — JOistinguishing Grace 78
" For who maketh thee to differ from another."— 1 Cob. iv. 7.
Sebhon VI.— Tfce Mission of the Son of Mwn .... 93
" For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."— LrKB lix. 10.
LIST OF SPUEGEOSr'S SERMONS. 315
SximoK Vn.— ^m JEamest Invitation T^at 109
" Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish -from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him." — ^Psalm ii. 12.
Skkston YlU.— How Saints tnay Melp the I>evil .... 125
" That thou mayet bear thine own shame, and mayst be confounded in all that tbon hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them." —
EZBKIEL zvi. .54
Sebmon IX.— BTt* Siame : The mighty tfoej 143
" The mighty God."— Isaiah ix. 6.
Sbbmon X.— TAe Believef'a Challenge ....... 16G
" Who is he that Condemneth 1 It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."— iloiiiANa viii. 34.
Sebmou XI.— .^ Faaltn of Bememhranee 171
"We have known and believed the love of God hath to us." — 1 John iv. 16.
Sebhon XTL—The Jfeeeasity of the Spirit's Worh .... 186
" And I will put my Spirit within you."— Ezekibl xxxvl. 87.
SEBUOtr 'S.m.—IAttle Sins 103
" Is it not a little one f "— GmrasiS xlx. 20. Sebhon XIV.— .4 Vision of the Jjatter-Day Glories , . .216 . '* And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lordls house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills : and all nations shall flow into It." — Isaiah ii. 2, and Micah iv. 1.
Sebmon XY. — Covenant Slessingi 230
"He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant." — Psalm cxi. 5.
Sebmon HTL—The Hew of Christ's Youth 249
" Thou hast the dew of thy youth."- Psalm ex. 8.
Sermon Xyn.— 3%e aigh Bock . 266
" From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the roek that ii higher than I."— Fs. lid. 2.
Sebmon XYHI.— Spiritual Seligion 283 ,
" It is the spirit that qulckeneth : the flesh proflteth nothing." — John vi. 63.
Sermon XIX. — The Saviour resting in Sis JJove , , . , 297
" He will rest in his love."— Zbphaniah ill. 17.
Sebmon XX. — Suffering without the Camp 309
" Whejefore Jesus also, that he might Sanctify the people with his blood, Bflfflered without the gate. "—Hebrews xiii. 12.
Sebmon "S^l.—Growth in Grace . , 319
" But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savloor Jesus Christ."— S Pbteb ill. 18.
Sebmon 'S:S.'[l.—X[ypovrisy 334
" Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."— Luke xii. 1.
366
316 LIST OF spuegeon's SEEMOKS.
Sekmon XXin..— Christ Freelotu to JBeUevera . . . fagb 350 " Unto you therefore wMcli believe he is precious."—! Pbtbb ii. 7.
Sebuon XXIV. — The Meek and Imvly One
" Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon yon, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." — ^Matt. xi. 2&-30.
Sbumon XXV. — Weak Bands and Weehle Xnees .... 383 " Strengthen ye the weak hands and conflnn the feeble knees."— Isaiah xxx. 3.
Sekmon XXVL— 27je Blind Beggar 399
"And they came to Jericho : and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimens, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son. of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace ; but he cried the more, a great deal, Thon son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood stillj and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him. Be of good comfort, rise ; he cJalleththee. And he, casting away his gar- mentLTOse, and caine to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him. What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind man mi. unto him. Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way."— Mask x. 46-SS.
Sbbmon XXVn.— CArist's Manifestation to Mary Magdalene. 413 " Jesus saith unto her. Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father ; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and yonr Father ; and to my God and your God."— John XX. 17.
SaRMON XXVm.— 27te S'lght of Iniquity 482
" Why doet thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold griev- ance 1 " — Has; i. 3.
Seemon XXIX.— X/»e Tahernaele of tlie Most Sigh . . .437 " In whom ye are also builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."— Bphesians ii. S2.
SEVENTH SERIES OF SERMONS.
Seruok 1. — -A New Year's Senediction 11
"Bat the God of all grace who hath called ns onto his eternal glory by Christ Jeeus, after tliat ye have suftered awhile, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you." — 1 Peteh v. 10.
Sermon U.—The ILing's JSlghway Opened 28
"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." — Acts xvl. 31. Sebmon in.— Piety JReproved and trustified . . . . . 45
"Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said. How glorious was the King of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of haniunaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncoverech himself [ And David said unto Michal, It wiis before the Lordj which chose me before my father, and before all his house, to ai)pomt me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel ; therefore will I play before the Lord. And I will be more vile than thus, and will be base in my own sight; and of the maidservants which, thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor."— 3 Samuel vi. SO-^.
LISi Ot 8PUEQB0K S SEEMOIS'S.^ 317
Sbbmoit rV — 27»e Treasures of Grace . . . : • VXas 68 " fhe fotglveneBs of sins, according to the riches of his grace."— E^HESIASS 1. 7.
Sebmon v.— Faith Htustratea 79
"For the which c&ilse I Ubo sntfer these things : nevertheless I AtU not ashamed ; for I know whom I have believed, and 4m perstti^ed that he is able to keep that which 1 have committed unto him against that day."— 2 Tjmotht i, 12.
Sbbmon VI.— ^ Mome Question i . j 94
"Bnt are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God."-^ Chboh. xxviii. 10.
Sbbmon YH.— Christ Triuinphant 110
"And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over theM in It."— CoLoasiAlts ii. 15.
SebmOj* VIII.— Be«ie«4-6er Death i 126
" O that they were Wise, that they Understood this, that they would consider their latter end."— fiisn*. ±zxii. 29.
Sebmon is..— Maries of Faith 141
"Then said Jesus nnto him. Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe."— -John Iv. 48.
Sebmon X.—The Frecious from the Vile 160
"That ye maj; know how that the Lord hath put a difference be- tween the Egyptians and Israel."- BxoDtrs xi. 7.
Sermon XI. — A. Ulast against False Peace 177
" Peace, peace, when there is no peace." — Jebemxah vi. 14. Sebhon Xn.— Tfte Kesurreetton 194
'' Biit somfe man will Say, How are the dead raised up f and with what body do they come. Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not qiiickfened, except it die : and that which thoil sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but baregrain^ it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain i bat God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body." — 1 Cob. xv. 35-3S.
S£bmok Xni.— 2^e Blood of the Covenant 212
" The blood of the everlasting covenant."— HeSSbws xiii. 20.
Seemon XIV. — ^ Mevival Sernhon 227
" Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the trader of grapes him that soweth Seed ; and the moiintains Shall drop sweet wi&e, and all the hills shall melt." Amos ix. 13.
Sebmon XV. — Bin Immeasurahle 245
" Who eta understand his errors."— Psalm *ix. 12. Sebmon XVT. — None hut tfestts 259
" He that belicveth on him is not condemned."— John iii. 18. Sebmon XVII.— JVorae but Jesus— Fa/rt II 277
"He that believeth on him is not condemned. "—John iii. 18. Sebmon XVIII.- 27ie Chaff Driven A.way 293
" The uiigodly are not so; bnt are like the chaff which the wind driveth a\vay.''-"PsAija i. 4.
318 LIST OF SPTJRGEOIf'S SBEMOKS.
Sebhon XrK.~Cleansing the leper page 311
" And U a leprosy break out abroad In the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh ; then the priest shall con- sider : and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : it is all turned white : he IS clean."— LETiTions xiii. 12, 13.
Sebmoh XX.— 27se Wailing of Jtisca 328
" Suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment." — Jexeemiah Iv. 20.
ysBMOK XSI. — Come and Welcome 344
"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say. Come. And let him that is atbirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."— Kevblationb xxil. 17.
Sebhos XXIL—Ihe First Mesurrection 361
"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was' given unto them : and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands ; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years' were finished. This is the first re- surrection.- Blessed and holy is hQ that hath part in the first resur- rection ; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of Qod and of Christ, and shall reign with Mm a thousand years."— Rev. xx. 4, 5, 6.
"^n9 I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and the books were opened ; and another book was opened, which is the book of life ; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." — Ret. xx. 12,
EIGHTH SERIES OF SERMONS.
Sermon l.—Jiaptisnial Regeneration . . 11
" And he said unto them^o ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall be damned." — ^Mabk xvi. 15, 16,
Sekmok II. — Children Jirought to Christ, not to tlie Font . 36
"And they brought young children unto him, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such 1~ the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, 'Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter there- in. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them." — Mauk x. 13-16.
Sermon ni.—" 2%M« Saitft t/ic Xortf " 55
" Thus saith the Lord."— Ezekiel xi. 5. Sermon IV. — ^ Searer in JDisguise .79
"And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feut, as she came in at the door, that he said. Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam ; why felgnest thou thyself to be another f for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings."— 1 Kings xiv. 6.
Sermon V. — Eacpiation 96
" Thou Shalt make his soul an offering for sin."- Isaiah liii. 10.
LIST OF spurgeon's SEEJIOSrS. 319
Sebmon VI.— 27i.e Sarley-Field on Fire page 113
"Absalom sent for Joab, to liave him sent to the king, bnt he would not come. Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there : go and set it on Are. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire ! "—2 Samuel xiv. 39-81.
Sbkmow VII — Christ is Glorious : let us make Sim Known. 13]
" And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God ; and they shall abide : for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth."— Mioah v. 4.