DISCOURSE VIII. ON CHARITY THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS. Page Above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.--Co Loss.iii. 14. 110 DISCOURSE IX. THE CHRISTIAN GLORYING IN TRIBULATION. But we glory in tribulation also knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.-ROM. v. 3-5. DISCOURSE X. 125 THE CHRISTIAN ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT HATH BEEN DONE FOR HIS SOUL. O come hither and hearken, ye that fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.-PSALM lxvi. 14. `. 137 DISCOURSE XI. ON THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. COR. xii. 3. : 151 DISCOURSE XII. ON SPIRITUAL CONSOLATION. In the multitude of the sorrows I had in my heart thy comforts have refreshed my soul. PSALM Xciv. 19. Page 165 EVENING THOUGHTS. MONDAY. ON DEVOUT MEDITATION. I have considered the days of old, and the years that are past.-PSALM lxxvii. 5. 179 TUESDAY. OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?PSALM CXXXix. 7. WEDNESDAY, ST. MICHAEL. THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ANGELS. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?-HEB. i. 12. THURSDAY. ON FALSE PEACE. They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.-JER. viii. 11. 183 185 . 188 FRIDAY. ON THINKING TOO HIGHLY OF OURSELVES. Be not high-minded, but fear for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.-Roм. xi. 20, 21. Page . 190 SATURDAY. Lord, let it alone this year also.-LUKE xiii. 8. SUNDAY. . 192 ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.ISA. lvi. 2. MONDAY, SECOND WEEK. 195 THE GREAT LOVE OF GOD TO MAN, AND OWN DEFICIENCY AND WANT OF OUR GRATITUDE. I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have 1 drawn thee.-JER. XXXI. 3. . 198 TUESDAY, SECOND WEEK. ON SANCTIFICATION. This is the will of God, even your sanctification. 1 THESS. iv. 3. 201 WEDNESDAY, SECOND WEEK. ON THE FEAR OF DEATH. I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death.HOSEA xiii. 14. THURSDAY, SECOND WEEK. ON WISHING FOR DEATH. All my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.-JOB xiv. 14. FRIDAY, SECOND WEEK. Page 205 208 WARNING TO IMPROVE OUR NATIONAL ADVANTAGES. What nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for ?— DEUT. iv. 7. SATURDAY, SECOND WEEK. ON PRESUMPTUOUS SINS. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me.-PSALM Xix. 13. 212 216 DISCOURSE I. CHRIST THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF THE WORLD. ST. JOHN, viii. 12. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. WHENEVER any one is really in earnest in seeking the way of salvation, his mind will be filled with delight and surprise to discover, on perusing the sacred volume, a constant recurrence of the blessed promise of divine life to the faithful followers of Christ : among which is that given in my text. And O may that gracious Spirit, which can alone impart light and life, give to each of us now present, such true discernment, while we are contemplating this subject, as may lead us to the attainment of spiritual life here, and eternal life hereafter. For, as St. Paul saith, "Godliness is profitable in all things, having the promise of the life Dis. Α |