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| 1. | Alone With God |
| 2. | Be Still, My Soul! |
| 3. | Breathings of Faith, The |
| (2 Cor. 4:17 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (2 Corinthians 4:17).) |
| 4. | Christian Love |
| " A new commandment write I unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." John 13:34 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (John 13:34). |
| 5. | Divine Counsels and Ways |
| (Read Rom. 9-11.) |
| 6. | Earnest Appeal, An |
| (an extract.) |
| 7. | Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon |
| The soul is much instructed by the different purpose of the Spirit of God in Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. Placed together, as I may say, in the progress of the oracles of God, they may naturally be looked at together, one penman also, under the Divine Author, being |
| 8. | Faith's Victory Under Death's Shadow |
| (* The following extract is from a letter written by Mrs. Huntington after the death of her beloved husband.—Memoirs of the late Mrs. Susan Huntington. Boston, Mass) |
| 9. | First Anniversary of My Mother's Departure to Be With Christ, The |
| 10. | Former Things Are Passed Away, The |
| 11. | Fragment |
| "The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." (John 1:17 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17).) The law told man what he ought to be. It did not tell him what he was. It told him of life if he obeyed, of a curse if he disobeyed; |
| 12. | God Is Love |
| 13. | Golden Candlestick, The |
| (Numb. 8:1-4 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick. (Numbers 8:1-4).) |
| 14. | Grace Exemplified |
| Some weeks since, while traveling from Exeter to Teignmouth, I received from a Christian gentleman, who sat opposite to me in the carriage, the narrative of a very striking instance of the grace of God. The name of the subject has escaped my memory, but the leading facts of his |
| 15. | Head and the Heart, The |
| Q. "What is the difference between believing with the head, and believing with the heart? " |
| 16. | Heart's Ease |
| " Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus." (Philip, 4: 6, 7.) This is true heart's ease, |
| 17. | Is the Link On? |
| A short time since, in traveling, by an express train, from Glasgow to Bradford, I met with one of those little striking incidents which so frequently prove very suggestive and instructive to the mind. Owing to the opposition of two railway companies, our train had to travel under very high |
| 18. | Judgment |
| There are three distinct kinds of judgment presented in scripture which it is important for the Christian to understand, namely, self-judgment, church-judgment, and divine-judgment. |
| 19. | Legality and Levity |
| Feeling, as we trust we do, in some little measure, our responsibility to the souls of our readers, as well as to the truth of God, we desire to offer a brief but pointed word of warning against two opposite evils which we can plainly see working amongst Christians, at |
| 20. | Man's Paradise Lost, God's Paradise Found |
| (Read Gen. 3; Luke 23:39-43 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:39-43).) |
| 21. | Man's Paradise Lost, God's Paradise Found |
| (Continued from page 77.) |
| 22. | No Partings Yonder |
| 23. | Paul and Felix |
| (Read Acts 24) |
| 24. | Peace |
| 25. | Pilgrim's Wants, The |
| 26. | Preaching, A Few Words on |
| (from a letter) |
| 27. | Red Heifer, The: Part 1 |
| (Numb, 29.) |
| 28. | Red Heifer, The: Part 2 |
| (part 2.) |
| 29. | Red Heifer, The: Part 3 |
| (part 3.) |
| 30. | Red Heifer, The: Part 4 |
| (PART 4.) |
| 31. | Rejoicing in the Lord |
| Phil. 4:4-7 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7). |
| 32. | Restoration |
| (John 21:1-19 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. (John 21:1-19).) |
| 33. | Resurrection Day, The |
| FROM A POEM OF THE 12th CENTURY, BY AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR. |
| 34. | Song of Solomon, Meditations on |
| Song of Solomon 7: 1-5. |
| 35. | Song of Solomon, Meditations on |
| Song of Solomon vii. 6-10. |
| 36. | Song of Solomon, Meditations on |
| Song of Solomon 7: 11-13; 8: 1-14. |
| 37. | Southport Life-Boat, The |
| We watched the wreck with great anxiety. The life-boat had been out some hours, but could not reach the vessel through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand bank. The boat appeared to be leaving the Norwegian crew to perish; but it was only to get round |
| 38. | Though I Be Nothing |
| 2 Cor. 12:11 11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. (2 Corinthians 12:11). |
| 39. | True Workman, The: Part 1: His Rebuffs, His Resources, His Returns |
| (Read Matt, xi.) |
| 40. | True Workman, The: Part 2 |
| (ΡΑRΤ II.) |
| 41. | True Workman, The: Part 3 |
| (part 3.) |
| 42. | Truth for the Times |
| A lecture on Galatians. |
| 43. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| The Twenty-third Psalm is familiar to many. To some, it recalls the earliest associations of youth, and even of childhood. Scenes, voices, faces, long, long, passed away, and never more to be seen or heard in this world, are vividly brought before the mind, in meditating on this beautiful Psalm. |
| 44. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| Ver. 2. " He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters." The effect of the knowledge of Jesus as the good and great Shepherd, is rest of soul in Himself, and the quiet enjoyment of His love and grace. |
| 45. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| It is always true—true at all times, and true of all saints -that when the Good Shepherd "putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice." This is a truth—a divine principle—of immense value; it has a deep and |
| 46. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| Before passing on to the fourth verse, which gives a still deeper shade of wilderness trials and sorrows, we would turn for a moment to another use and application of " a tree," which may be for our edification. |
| 47. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| Here, meditate, Ο my soul, on this wondrous revelation -this bursting forth of light, and living strength from the dark and, hitherto, unknown regions of the tomb. The victory is complete! Christ has, personally, gone through the straits of death, and cleared the passage for all His followers, of every |
| 48. | Twenty-Third Psalm, Meditations on the |
| But here it may be profitable to dwell a little on the blessed and comforting truth just alluded to, namely, that all Christians shall not die—that many shall be changed, and caught up with the quickened dead to meet the Lord in the air. It is quite |
| 49. | Two Links, The: Part 1 |
| There are two very important links in Christianity which we should seek to understand, namely, first, the link of everlasting life; and, secondly, the link of personal communion. These links, being perfectly distinct, should never be confounded; and, being intimately connected, should never be separated. The former is the ground |
| 50. | Two Links, The: Part 2 |
| (PART II.) |
| 51. | Two Musts, The |
| In our Lord's discourse with Nicodemus, He twice makes use of the word "must"—a word of immense depth and moral power in both cases. Let us ponder it for a few moments; for, though but a word of one syllable, it contains a volume of most precious evangelical truth |
| 52. | Untrodden Way, The |
| " Ye have not passed this way heretofore." Josh. 3:4 4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. (Joshua 3:4). |
| 53. | Victory Over the World |
| (1 John 5:4, 5 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:4-5).) |
| 54. | "What Must I Do?" |
| John 6:28, 29 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. (John 6:28-29). |
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