"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled."-Matt. v. 6. 9.-THE WORLD-THE HOSPITAL OF CHRISTI "Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy."-Matt. v. 7. 10. THE SINCERITY OF THE DISCIPLES OF THE PAGE 105 118 "Blessed are pure in heart; for they shall see God."Matt. v. 8. 11.-CHRISTIAN ACTIVITY THE HIGHEST BLESSED NESS.. "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."-Matt. v. 9. 12. THE UNFOLDED GLORY "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord."-2 Cor. iii. 18. 13. THE SHEPHERD'S LEAD "The sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.”—John x. 3, 4. 14. THE FIRE OF THOUGHT "My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned; then spake I with my tongue."-Psalm xxxix. 3. 15.-ANGELS TAUGHT "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord."Eph. iii. 10, 11. 16. THE FOLLOWERS OF GOD "Be ye. therefore followers. of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."-Eph. v. 1, 2. 17.-" LORD, HELP ME." "Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me."-Matt. xv. 25. 141 154 168 176 190 205 214 18.-THE DIVINE MEASURE OF LOVE "As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; continue ye in my love."-John xv. 9. 19.-ACCESS TO GOD "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having an high-priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."-Heb. x. 19–22. 20.-OLD AGE "And worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.”Heb. xi. 21. 21. THE CRISIS ON THE CROSS "And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, PAGE 224 237 252 264 22.-THE UNIVERSALITY OF GOSPEL TEACHING .. 274 "For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts; and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people; And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord; for all shall know me from the least to the greatest.”—Heb. viii. 10, 11. 23. THE PERMANENCY OF RELIGIOUS TEACHING 292 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."-Matt. xxiv. 35. 24. THE FATHER'S GIFT THE SINNER'S PRIVI "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."John vi. 37. HOMILETICAL EXPOSITIONS. 25.-THE INTRODUCTION "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew his servants things which must shortly come to pass, &c."-Rev. i. 1—3. 306 323 'John to the seven churches which are in Asia, &c.". Rev. i. 4-6. 27. THE BEGINNING OF THE END "Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they which pierced him; and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."Rev. i. 7. 28. THE ALL COMPREHENDING SAVIOUR "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."-Rev. i. 8. 29.-OUR BROTHER JOHN "I, John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet."-Rev. i. 9, 10. 30.-CHRIST AMONG THE CHURCHES "Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: What thou seest, write in a book," &c.-Rev. i. 11-16. 31.-THE SAINT AND THE SAVIOUR "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not, I am the first and the last; I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."-Rev. i. 17, 18. 32.-" THE WRITINGS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION "Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars, which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."Rev. i. 19, 20. 33. THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS PAGE 333 347 358 368 380 387 398 411 "Unto the angel of the church at Ephesus write," &c.— Rev. ii. 1-7. 34.-THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA 431 "And unto the angel of of the church in Smyrna write," &c.-Rev. ii. 8-11. "And who is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord ?"-1 Chron. xxix. 5. "And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and 45.-REPRESENTATION OF THE LIFE OF JESUS "That ye should shew forth the virtues of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."— 1 Peter, ii. 9. 46.-FORETASTE PAGE 560 "The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence."-Numbers xiii. 24. 47.-THE TRIPLE INVITATION "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely."Rev. xxii. 17. 48.-TWO DEATH SCENES 568 572 "The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death."-Prov. xiv. 32. 49. THE HIGH LEVEL 576 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free; but Christ is all and in all."-Col. iii. 11. 580 50. THE END "But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”—1 Peter iv. 7. |