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CONTENTS.
LECTURE I.
LUKE X. 5.
"Peace be to this House."
The Apostle's pleasing salutation. -The authority
of the faithful minister. The joy of our Divine
Master. The privileges of the present dispensa-
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LECTURE II.
LUKE X. 38-42.
Martha receives our Lord into her House. --Mary
sits at his feet, and hears his word. - Martha's
complaint. The one thing needful
LECTURE III.
JOHN xi. 1, 2.
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Introductory remarks. The position of this His-
tory. The variety of characters in the Church
of Christ.-Trials used to manifest the Christian
character
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LECTURE IV.
JOHN xi. 3, 4.
Martha and Mary's course in their Brother's sick-
ness. They send to Jesus, "saying, Lord, behold
he whom thou lovest is sick."-His consolatory
but mysterious reply: "This sickness is not unto
death, but for the glory of God that the Son of
God may be glorified thereby."...
LECTURE V.
JOHN xi. 5, 6.
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The love of Jesus to Martha, and her Sister and
Lazarus. The distinction between a love of
benevolence, and a love of complacency. -The
privileges of His love. He abides two days still
in the same place where he was.
LECTURE VI.
JOHN xi. 7-10.
Jesus proposes to visit Judea. - His disciples raise
objections. Our Lord's reply, "Are there not
twelve hours in the day ?"- The importance of
these twelve hours..
LECTURE VII.
JOHN xi. 11.
This verse contains these very consolatory truths,
that Jesus is the friend of his people. -That this
friendship is extended to all the Saints. They
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them death has changed its nature. -They sleep
in Jesus
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LECTURE VIII.
JOHN xi. 12-16.
The Disciples misunderstand our Lord's expression,
"Our friend Lazarus sleepeth."-He tells them
plainly Lazarus is dead, and still urges them to
go to him.-The Lessons we are thus taught
LECTURE IX.
JOHN xi. 17-23.
Jesus comes to Bethany. He finds that Lazarus
had been four days buried.-Martha comes to
meet him, but Mary sits still in the house. --
Martha speaks to our Lord.-His answer, "Thy
brother shall rise again." -The comfort these
words afford
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Martha goes to call her sister secretly, saying,
"The Master is come, and calleth for thee." His
office as our Master, and our call, opened...... 225
LECTURE XII.
JOHN xi. 30-35.
" Jesus wept."
The sympathy of our Lord opened, and improved.. 248
LECTURE XIII.
JOHN xi. 36-38.
“Behold how he loved him."
The love of our blessed Saviour traced in its differ-
ent manifestations
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LECTURE XIV.
JOHN xi. 38-41.
Jesus comes to the grave.-He commands them
to take away the stone.-Observations upon this
command. - Martha's objection, and our Sa-
viour's reproof: "Said I not unto thee, If thou
wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of
God." The importance of faith
LECTURE XV.
JOHN xi. 41-44.
Lazarus raised from the grave. - Our Lord's pre-
vious thanksgiving, and his commanding words.
-He said, "Lazarus, come forth; and he that
was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with
grave clothes"
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