a series of discourses; a solemn reflection both to me and to you. It says to me," Make full proof of thy ministry;" it draws to a close; "work while it is called to-day; the night cometh when no man can work." "Prepare to meet thy God." "The Judge standeth before the door." Make up thy account; thou canst not long continue a steward. And to you it says, "To-day, if ye will hear my voice, harden not your hearts. Now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation."

My work in composing and delivering these discourses, and yours in listening to them, are over; but there remain the improvement which ought to be made, and the account which must be given. The first will, I trust, follow; the second certainly shall. It is by attending to the first that we shall be prepared for the second. For this, as for all means of religious improvement, we must ere long give account. O that it may be given with joy, and not with grief! "The Lord grant" that both the teacher and the taught may, notwithstanding all that has been wanting and wrong in the manner in which they have performed their respective parts, "the Lord grant that we may find mercy of the Lord in that day."

Amen.

NOTE A. p. 787.

"Explodatur figurata, admittatur literalis expositio."-PEARSON du Succ. Rom. Episc. "Babylona proprie accipio pro celebri illa Assyriæ urbe."-BEZA.

Cur Babylon in Italia potius, aut in Egypto quam in Mesopotamia, sit quærenda, causam non video."-WETSTEIN.

"Multi ex veteribus Romam ænigmatice putarunt notari. Hoc commentum Papistæ libenter arripiunt, ut videatur Petrus Romanæ Ecclesiæ præfuisse. Neque enim deterret eos infamia nominis, modo sedis Apostolicæ titulum prætexere ipsis liceat; nec Christum magnopere curant, modo Petrus ipsis relinquatur. Quinetiam, modo retineant Cathedram Petri nomen, suam Romam in profundis inferis collocare non recusabunt. Atqui vetus illud commentum nihil habet coloris."-CALVIN

NOTE B. p. 789.

“Osculo sancto, osculo vero, osculo pacifico, osculo columbino, non subdolo, non polluto." -BEDA. "Non adulatorio sicut Absolon osculabatur populum, non simulatorio sicut Joab Amasam, non proditorio sicut Judas Dominum, non impudico sicut mulier adultera juvenem, sed osculo sancto, quod est caritatis signum et ejus fomentum."-LYRA. 'Osculo, non suavio quod voluptatis est, sed osculo quod religionis; osculo caritatis, osculo sancto, osculo in Domino Jesu: quale prisco ecclesiæ ritu, cum super cœnam Dominicam, tum die Paschatis festo, tum in ordinationibus sacris, pie olim et pudice dabatur et reddebatur.”— BENTLEY.

"The fraternal kiss with which every one, after being baptized, was received into the community, by the Christians into whose immediate fellowship he entered-which the members bestowed on each other just before the celebration of the communion, and with which every Christian saluted his brother, though he never saw him before-was not an empty form, but the expression of christian feelings; a token of the relation in which Christians conceived themselves to stand to each other. It was this indeed which, in a cold and selfish age, struck the Pagans with wonder: to behold men of different countries, ranks, stages of culture, so intimately bound together; to see the stranger who came into a city, and by his letter of recognition (his ‘Epistola formata'), made himself known to the Christians of the place as a brother beyond suspicion, finding at once among them, to whom he was personally unknown, all manner of brotherly sympathy and protection.”— NEANDER. Gen. Hist. of the Christ. Relig. and the Church. TORRY'S Translation, vol. i. sect. iii. p. 347.

1 2 Tim. i. 18.

INDEX.

I.-PRINCIPAL MATTERS.

Affliction, two views of, 713; its duties, 719;
motives to the performance of them, 721;
is a state of carefulness, 727.
Amen, import of, 554.

Angels, subjection of, to Christ, 530; is the

result of his expiatory sufferings, 531;
study the final happiness of Christians, 84.
Antediluvian history, facts in, 538; object

of the apostle in referring to, 542;-reve-
lations, 539;-worlds, analogies of post-
diluvian and, 543.

Apostles, characteristic features of, 34; had
no successors, 35.
Ascension of Christ to heaven the result of
his expiatory sufferings, 528.
Atonement, the connection of sanctification
with, 117; fellowship with God obtained
through, 505; exhortation to holiness
based on, 553.

spiritual gifts, 620; motives to the mani-
festation of, 625.

Called to show forth the praises of God,
Christians are, 206; what is this calling?
208; who is its author? 208; what is the
design of it? 208; show them forth pass-
ively, 209; and actively, 210; address to
those who are not among the called, 212;
-out of darkness, Christians are, 213.
Calumnies against the Christians, Note, 239.
│“Ceased from sin," meaning of the phrase,
565. See Flesh.

Cephas, meaning of the name, 31.
Character, common, of Christians, a motive
to brotherly love, 129.

Christ, meaning of the term, 469; is the
foundation of the spiritual temple, 175;
is the great object of his people's affec-
tions, 62.

Babes, new-born, illustration of the figure, Christian salvation, grandeur, excellence,

137.

Babylon, the church in, 786.

Baptism, the deluge was a type of, 544;
how it saves, 545.

"Bearing sins," meaning of the phrase, 355.
Bishop, meaning of the term, 360.
Blessings of salvation, God is the author of,
55; originate in the abundant mercy of
God, 58; are of vast magnitude, 59; prop-
er method of acknowledging, 60.
Brotherhood, the, who are, 308; have a
common character, 310; common educa-
tion, 310; common residence, 310; com-
mon inheritance, 310; fellowship of, 311;
Christians must show their love of, 313;
by joining it, 314; by regular attendance,
314; by endeavoring to preserve its pur-
ity, 315; by seeking its peace, 315; by
their prayers, 317; duty to a particular
Brotherhood, 317; duty of christian broth-
erhoods to other christian brotherhoods,
318; address to those who do not belong
to, 320.
Brotherly love, illustrated, 121; objects and
elements of, 122; distinctive characters
of, 123; recommended, 127; by the mu-
tual relation of Christians, 127; by the
common character of Christians, 129; the
maintenance of, explained, 604; and rec-
ommended, 608; manifestation of, by em-
ploying property, 614; by employing!

and security of, a motive to christian
duty, 105.

Christians, present and future state of, con-
trasted, 61; as to the absence and pres-
ence of Christ, 62; as to trials and their
results, 66; as to expectation and enjoy-
ment, 68; as to sorrows and joys, 70; the
final happiness of, is the subject of Old
Testament prophecy, 73; and of apostol-
ical preaching, 80; and of angelic study,
84; mutual relation of, 127; common
character of, 129; state and character of,
described generally, 136; and under the
figure of new-born babes, 137; exhorta-
tion to, 142; dissuasive, 142; persuasive,
146; the two parts are closely connected
with each other, 156; peculiar privileges
of, 166; miserable condition of, previously
to their obtaining those privileges, 169;
manner in which they were obtained, 172;
are called a holy priesthood, 184; and a
chosen generation, 187; have obtained
mercy, 221; are the servants of God, 262.
Church, christian, constitution of, 688; is.
the flock of God, 680; and God's heritage,
681.

Civil government, nature and design of, 242;
is called a "creature," not an "ordinance,"
244; subjection to, 246; how limited,
247; Christ's commandment concerning,
249; Christ's example concerning, 251.

Conjugal duties of Christians, 363; of
wives, 365; of husbands, 381. See Hus-
bands and Wives.
Conscience, a good, what it is, 453; must be
sprinkled by the blood of Christ, 456.
Consolation, the epistle abounds in, 29.
Conversation, meaning of the term, 94; a
good, in Christ, explained, 458.
Courtesy enjoined, 412; origin of the term,
413; not to be confounded with artificial
polish of manners, 415; commensurate
with our social relations, 415; consistent
with truth and integrity, 416; enjoined by
the highest authority, 417; enforced by
the example of Christ, 417; Abraham,
417; Sarah, 418; Paul, 418.
"Covereth a multitude of sins," the phrase
explained, 609.

Cruelty of the devil, 748.

Darkness, Christians are called out of, 213;
what it is, 214; illustrated by the mid-
night darkness of Egypt, 214.
Dead, the spiritually, who are, 585; the
gospel preached to, 586.
Deluge, the, was a type of baptism, 544;
state of mankind previous to, 539.
Desire of the milk of the word described, 151.
Devil, the, 743; is an adversary, 744; subtle,
745; active, 747; cruel, 748; the Chris-
tian's duty in reference to, 751; to resist
his attacks on himself, 751; and on the
christian cause, 753; what the Christian
is to do that he may resist, 754; encour-
agement to perform this duty, 759.
Doxology, 626.

Dress, duty of christian wives in reference
to, 368.

Duties of Christians to each other, 394;
union of sentiment, 395; union of feeling,
400; brotherly kindness, 401; to man-
kind generally, 404; pity, 404; courtesy,
412; to give a reason of the hope that is
in them, 442; to maintain a good con-
science and a good conversation, 452.
Duty, christian, 87; general view of, 90;
particular view of, 93; means for the
performance of, 94; determined resolu-
tion, 95; moderation, 97; hope, 99; fear,
102; motives to the performance of, 105.

Ecclesiastical duties enjoined, 654.
Elder, faithful reward of, 682; unfaithful
doom of, 684.

Elders, origin and meaning of the appella-
tion, 655; divided into the teaching and
the ruling, 658; qualifications of, 659;
manner of investing with office, 659; are
called shepherds and overseers, 660; duties
of, 661; instruction, 661; superintendence,
665; manner of performing their duties,
668; not by constraint, 668; not for filthy
lucre, 670; not as lords of God's heritage,
673; motives suggested by the apostle's
reference to himself, 675; drawn from i

considerations referring to the church,
680; and to the office-bearers themselves,
682.

Elect, meaning of the term, 37; stone, 180.
See Foundation.

Election, double sense of the term in Scrip-
ture, 189.

"End of all things," meaning of the phrase,

598.

Enemy, great, of the Christian, who he is,
743; what he is, 744.
Envy, warnings against, 144.
Epistle, First, of Peter, character of, by
Leighton, 28; Erasmus, Grotius, and Ben-
gel, 28; authenticity and genuineness of
28; resemblance to Paul's Epistles, 28;
holds an intermediate place between those
of Paul and James, 29; abounds in con-
solation, 29; date, 29; object, 30; to
whom addressed, 36; salutation, 39; ref-
erences to the Old Testament in, 41; post-
script, 778; recapitulation, 779; subject,
780; form, 782; mode of writing or
transmission, 784; salutation, 786; bene-
diction, 790.

Epistolary part of Scripture, advantages of,

27.

Equity of God, a motive to christian duty,

110.

Evangelists, their office, 657.
Evidence of Christianity, importance of a
knowledge of, 449.

Evil-speaking, warnings against, 144.
Exaltation of Christ, 523; his resurrection,
523; ascension to heaven, 526; sitting on
the right hand of God, 528; placed over
angels, 530.

Example of Christ, how far binding on us as
a pattern, 349.

Exhortation to Christians, dissuasive, 142;

persuasive, 146; to seek spiritual growth,
146; to desire the sincere milk of the
word, 151;-to holiness, based on the
atonement, 553; not to live to the lusts of
men, 559; to live to the will of God, 562.
Expiatory sufferings of Christ, the design of
358; effects of, 360; connection of sancti-
fication with, 117.

"Fadeth not away," meaning of the phrase,

48.

Faith, obedience of, 38.
"Faithful Creator," import of the expres-
sion, 649.

Fear of God, a means of christian obedience,
102; the foundation of, 321; produced by
the faith of the gospel, 324; how mani-
fested, 325; the best means of guarding
against the fear of man, 433.
Fellowship with God explained, 504; ob-
tained through the atonement, 505.
Fervently, meaning of the term, 124.
"Flesh, he that hath suffered in the," 565;
the thought explained, 566; viewed as
referring to Christ, 568; as referring to
Christians, 570; as a piece of christian
armor, 572.

|

a part of conformity to Christ, 345; as a
great end of Christ's expiatory sufferings,"