BY THE REV. JOHN CUMMING, D.D.,

Minister of the Scottish National Church, Crown Court,

PUBLISHED BY

JOHN FARQUHAR SHAW,

27, SOUTHAMPTON ROW, RUSSELL SQUARE, AND 21, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.

Fourth Thousand, in foolscap 8vo, uniform with "VOICES OF THE NIGHT," 78. cloth; by post, 88.,

BENEDICTIONS;

Or, The Blessed Life.

"There are few who may not read the 'Benedictions' with profit, and we doubt not that it will be extensively read."-Eclectic Review.

"The volume before us is quite equal to the best of its predecessors. In some respects indeed we prefer it. It is devoted to the inculcation of one of the highest lessons in the Sacred Volume-that sin and misery are inseparable, and that holiness is the sole and only means of happiness."— Christian Witness.

"The work before us contains much that will interest, cheer, console, and strengthen the mind of the humble Christian. The various subjects are unquestionably treated in a most able, candid, and affable manner."Birmingham Mercury.

"This work will prove a worthy addition to the library of the Protestant Christian."-Brighton Gazette.

"We have no doubt that the present work will meet with the same extensive demand as that of each of Dr. Cumming's previous publications."-York Herald.

"There are in this work some admirable lessons, as well as religious instruction."-Lincoln Mercury.

"'Benedictions' is very carefully written, abounding in passages of true eloquence, as well as in aphoristic sentences."-The Critic.

"One of those truly delightful volumes from the pen of Dr Cumming, forming a body of evangelical divinity written in the energetic style so characteristic of the Doctor, yet possessing a simplicity that he who runs may read."-Plymouth Herald.

"The works of Dr. Cumming are, perhaps, the best which can be introduced into a domestic circle. They breathe at once such a true spirit of piety and such a healthy reasonable tone of argument, that the heart is touched, and the intellect convinced at the same time. This book will be treasured as a valuable assistant to private and family devotion. It teaches what all should learn, the lesson of true and practical piety."Bristol Mirror.

"This volume will be hailed as a welcome boon by the admirers of Dr. Cumming, more especially from its adaptability for family reading. Printed in beautifully clear type, in a cheerful genial strain, conveyed, too, in a stream of abundant eloquence, which seems to leave the mind over which it has flowed enriched like a well-watered garden."-Coventry Herald. "The volume before us will sustain Dr. Cumming's popularity, and doubtless gain many readers. The subjects are good-more practical than doctrinal, calculated to affect the life more than the creed-hence their worth. It will be read with deep interest and lasting profit."-Dover Chronicle.

Works by the Rev. JOHN CUMMING, D.D.,

Dr. Cumming on the Old Testament.

SABBATH MORNING READINGS

ON THE

OLD TESTAMENT.

Now ready, Seventh Thousand, with Illustrations. Price 5s. cloth.

The Book of Genesis.

"If we were called upon to say to which of Dr. Cumming's volumes we are acquainted with that we would give the preference, we think our reply would be, the one at the head of this notice. There is a simplicity, a kindness, an utter absence of affectation, a felicitous acquaintance with the underlying truths which pervade the matchless narratives treated o; and above all, a practical application and an irresistible appeal to the conscience, contained in these Scripture Readings,' that commend them to affectionate sympathy. We should say, in further praise of this admirable work, that while it abounds in investigation, and claims to maintain its own opinions without reserve, it is perfectly fair to, and tolerant of, those which are held on the opposite side. The interest is kept up with lively spirit, and most felicitous copiousness and plainness of utterance."Christian Times.

"Dr. Cumming's 'Sabbath Morning Readings' are already extensively known: they deserve to be much more so. As familiar expositions of the portions of the Holy Scriptures which they aim to elucidate, they certainly are not surpassed by any other publication of the kind with which we are acquainted."-Cheltenham Chronicle.

"The whole volume is rich with interesting detail, blended with valuable Christian instruction-at once convincing the judgment, and exalting the mind above the trifles of earth to the endless glories of a nobler sphere."-York Herald.

"There is no more interesting portion of the Word of God than the Book of Genesis, and these expositions are calculated to render it still more interesting by making it better understood. We are glad to see that the work has already reached its fifth thousand."-Liverpool Courier.

"A delightful volume, replete with the blessed truths of Christianity, drawn from the first book of the Old Testament."-Plymouth Herald. "This, if not one of the most brilliant, is certainly one of the most useful of all Dr. Cumming's works. Like his other writings, it is certainly remarkable for its clear, forcible, and pleasing style, and its deep Christian earnestness."-Nottinghamshire Guardian.

"The volume is valuable as a comment, and does credit to the good feeling and intelligence of its author."-Britannia.

"This new contribution to our stores of biblical literature will add another well-earned laurel to the wreath which already adorns the brow of the learned author, who, both as a minister and a scholar, is so distinguished an ornament of the Scottish Church."-Leamington Spa.

"Like the other works of its accomplished and energetic author, it has acquired extensive popularity, the present being the fifth edition-the best evidence that could be afforded of its merit."-Berwick Warder.