Chapter VII: Part 7

Alas! it is melancholy to think how many reject Christianity without due examination: but let the infidel be assured that, whether he is involved in the mazy labyrinth of metaphysical subtleties, perplexed with the false conclusions of materialism, startled by the apparent extent of physical and moral evil, or offended, with the multitude of sceptics, at mysteries, creeds, and articles; he will find answers to all his objections and difficulties in the various treatises which have been written on the evidences of Christianity. But let him not enter upon the subject with a prejudiced mind, in the pride of human reason, or under the influence of human passions. Is it likely that the Great Author of light and life will vouchsafe to illuminate understandings, which prejudice darkens, and pride renders presumptuous; or convert and sanctify hearts, which sensuality debases and pollutes? They who approach the Great Governor of the Universe to be instructed, in what belongs to their everlasting peace, must come with humility, reverence, and awe; they must strive to divest themselves of prepossession, prejudice, and passion; and pray to be guided unto all truth: and if they persevere in patient and dispassionate examination of the evidences of Christianity, and in an humble and careful study of the Scriptures themselves, accompanied with sincere and earnest prayers, in God’s good time, the light of Divine grace will break upon their darkened understandings; they will see how wonderfully the conflicting attributes of justice and mercy have been reconciled in the Divine plan for the restoration of a guilty world to the favour of its offended God; they will be filled with devout admiration of that love of God, which passeth all understanding, which has provided for the most heinous offenders a means of escape from eternal condemnation; and they will thankfully and joyfully embrace the offers of salvation through the Saviour, published in the Gospel.

But if there be any who refuse to return to the God of their youth; any who close their ears against every admonition to examine, deeply, into those principles of infidelity, which they have adopted,—principles too dear to man’s natural pride, too favourable to his natural corruption, to be willingly or easily resigned—let them at least be persuaded not to attempt to make proselytes to their creed. The time may come when they shall be convinced of the truth of Christianity; and oh! how will the weight of guilt, which, in the sad and dark hour of a late repentance, almost overwhelms the soul, be increased, if they have been instrumental in destroying the belief of others, which they have not the power to restore! There is no crime of so deep a die as the ruin of an immortal soul; none which subjects to the same dreadful remorse; none which presents the same terrible impediment to our obtaining pardon and peace: for what present peace can there be to him, who sees one soul exposed to eternal condemnation, through his means? What to him who sees many? What to him, who has the agonising conviction ever present to his mind, that he has no longer the power to attempt to repair the evil he has done, for they have been summoned to judgment, whom he had led astray? There is also another consideration which may have some weight with those who promulgate infidel doctrines, which is, that they blast the present as well as eternal happiness of their miserable converts. “Perhaps our modern sceptics are ignorant, that without the belief of a God and the hope of immortality, the miseries of human life would often be insupportable. Yet this I must suppose, or I must believe them to be the most cruel, the most perfidious, and the most profligate of men.” It is most true, that if you rob a man of his religious principles, you deprive him of what “has both the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come,” his peace of mind, his trust in God’s protection, his faith in the Saviour, his hope of glory, all that consoles, improves, elevates, and ennobles our nature—all are gone, and in their place are substituted lawless passions, disappointed hopes, and bitter regrets. If, therefore, no other consideration will avail to induce the infidel school to forego their plans of proselytism, let regard for their philanthropy, of which they make such boast, be urged to prevent their rendering men less happy than they are at present, under the mild and benignant rule of Christianity. May that blessed Lord, who “willeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live, have mercy upon all infidels and heretics, and so fetch them home to His flock, that they may be made one fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord.”

The duty of a Christian people, under Divine visitations, however feebly, has been faithfully stated, according to the conscientious belief of the writer: may He, in dependence upon whose blessing, and to promote whose kingdom it has been written, make it instrumental to the production of a religious improvement of the afflictive dispensation sent upon the land. The nature of the disease has ceased to be doubtful, and the pestilence which has been so long advancing towards us is admitted now by all to have reached our shores. Once more, then, let the question be asked, “What will ye do in the day of visitation when your desolation shall come from far, to whom will ye flee for help?” Oh that one simultaneous cry would respond from the inhabitants of this kingdom—“WE WILL TRUST IN THE LORD FOR EVER, FOR IN THE LORD JEHOVAH IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH!” When Solomon, on the dedication of the temple, prayed, “If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, or whatsoever sickness there be: then what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man or by all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sin, and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house; then hear Thou in heaven, Thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and render to every man according unto all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, for Thou only knowest the hearts of all men.” {233a} The Lord returned the gracious answer: “I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people: if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” {233b}

Prayers, set forth by authority, are offered up to the throne of grace, throughout the kingdom, and it has pleased the Almighty to deal graciously with His people, in mitigating the virulence of the pestilence: let a fast be proclaimed, that on an appointed day the whole nation may “humble themselves, and pray, and seek the Lord’s face:” let associations be formed to assist the ministers of God’s Word and Sacraments, to exhort and entreat the people to “turn from their wicked ways:” and if “the Lord’s people, which are called by His name,” humbled and contrite turn unto Him, with all their hearts, and with mourning and fasting, and cry, “Spare us, O Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood; turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger towards us to cease;” “Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and just are Thy judgments:” if they “cease to do evil, and learn to do well,” then in God’s good time the gracious promise will be fulfilled, for “the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it,”—I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.

Oh may it not be, that the wickedness of the land shall avert from it the mercy and blessing of the Most High! May it not be, that the fearful words shall become applicable to us, “Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, in returning and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and ye would not!” Oh! rather may “the spirit of grace and supplications” be poured upon the people, for “Will the Lord wait that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment; blessed are all they that wait for Him.” Then shall the Lord’s people derive joy and peace from those transporting words of comfort: “For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord Thy Redeemer.”

“God’s judgments are in the earth.” In many places there has been a literal fulfilment of those terrible predictions, the application of which is not to be considered limited to any time or nation: “All joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone: in the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.” {235a} Truly in our case it may be said, “the isles saw it and feared, the ends of the earth were afraid.” {235b} Oh! without experiencing the extreme severity of the scourge, may this nation learn the lesson it is meant to teach! “They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord; even the name of the Lord God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.” “Trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.” Proclaim every where “God is our hope and strength,” a “sure refuge in the day of trouble.” “Then shall the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.” Then shall they know that “the Lord is a very present help in trouble; blessed are the people whose trust is in Him.” Then, God grant that it may be said of this land, long favoured and blest of heaven, thou “hast glorified God in the day of visitation;” {236a} therefore, thou shalt “obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.” {236b} “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of the Lord shall be thy rere-ward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, HERE I AM.” {236c}

May God, whose gracious and never-failing Providence orders all things both in heaven and earth, of His infinite mercy, accomplish this great end of all His visitations, that we may become a “righteous nation unto the Lord.” May those who are slumbering in the fatal lethargy of sin “awake to righteousness and sin not:” alarmed by the judgments impending over them, may habitual sinners seek for grace, “to turn from the evil of their ways,” before “the Lord be revealed from heaven, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on the wicked, and those who know not God.” May the lukewarm, who, even in the hour of danger, still “halt between two opinions,” cleave to the Lord, lest their souls should be required of them, whilst yet balancing the claims of God and mammon. May the faithful trim their lamps, “have their loins girded, and their lights burning, and be like unto men that wait for their Lord: blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching.” And may God pour His especial grace and blessing upon the nation at large: that all may recognize His hand, submit to His will, depend on His protection, profit by His chastisements, and endeavour to promote His glory here and abroad, now and for ever. “Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” {237}

A PRAYER IN TIMES OF PESTILENCE OR GREAT SICKNESS.

O ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, whose gracious and never-failing Providence orders all things, both in heaven and earth; we, Thy unworthy servants, most humbly beseech Thee, to look with an eye of pity upon thy afflicted people. We have sinned, O Lord, and done wickedly; in the days of our prosperity we have forgotten Thee, the bounteous Giver of all good: but Thou dealest not with the sons of men after their sins, nor rewardest them according to their iniquities. Have mercy, therefore, upon us, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies, blot out our transgressions. We know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, and that Thou, in faithfulness, hast afflicted us. But, O Lord, rebuke us not in Thy wrath, neither chasten us in Thy hot displeasure. Let mercy rejoice against judgment. And turn Thee unto us, and have mercy upon us: for we are desolate and afflicted. The troubles of our heart are enlarged: oh bring Thou us out of our distresses. Look upon our affliction and our pain, and forgive all our sins.

O Heavenly Father, our only dependence is upon Thy compassion. Thou art merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. For Thou knowest our frame; Thou rememberest that we are dust. We come before Thee, therefore, trusting in the multitude of Thy mercies, and encouraged by the abundance of Thy great and precious promises. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear the supplications of Thy people. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger towards us to cease. Of Thy only gift it cometh that Thy people can do unto Thee true and acceptable service. Pour, therefore, we humbly beseech Thee, upon this land, the spirit of grace and supplication, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of the Lord, that it may know, in this its day, the things which belong unto its peace; and may flee to Thee for deliverance from the floods of immorality, profaneness, and infidelity, which threaten to overflow its borders. O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men, shed abroad, in the minds and hearts of this people, the enlightening, renewing, and sanctifying influence of Thy grace, that, recognising Thy judgments, submitting to Thy will, and profiting by Thy chastisements, we may humble ourselves under Thy mighty hand; and putting away from us the evil of our ways, may turn unto Thee with all our heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And then, O merciful and long-suffering Lord, who willest not the death of a sinner, but rather that all should repent and live; spare us, good Lord, oh spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood; and hear from Heaven, we implore Thee, and forgive our sin, and heal our land.

Furthermore, we earnestly address Thee, O gracious God, whose kingdom ruleth over all, in behalf of the whole race of mankind. Be pleased, of Thy great goodness, to grant, that now, when Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world may learn righteousness: and in every land they may receive grace to glorify Thee in the day of visitation. Oh bless and prosper, we pray Thee, the means employed for the spread of the light of Thy Holy Gospel, here and abroad,—for the promotion of Thy glory, and the extension of Thy kingdom. That, in Thy good time, the kingdoms of this world may become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ.

Finally, we beseech Thee, of Thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity;—more especially those who are set in the midst of so many and great dangers, by reason of the pestilence which it hath pleased Thee to send upon the land. Oh be Thou unto all Thy servants a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Be merciful unto us, O God, be merciful unto us, for our souls trust in Thee; yea in the shadow of thy wings will we make our refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Thou art our hope and our stronghold, our God, in Thee will we trust. O Lord, who art rich in mercy and goodness, suffer not, we entreat Thee, any evil to happen to us, neither any plague to come nigh our dwelling. And graciously produce in us such firm trust in thy mighty aid, amid all the trials and dangers of this mortal life, and such a blessed assurance, that, under Thy divine control, all things shall work together for our eternal good, that we may not be afraid for the terror by night, nor the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon-day. But that filled with joy and peace in believing, we may rest with humble and firm dependence, Heavenly Father, upon Thy sure protection, Thy blessed guidance, and Thy tender mercies, now and ever. So that when the hour of our departure shall come, we may humbly trust, through Thy grace, to meet death without fear or amazement; and stedfast through faith, and joyful through hope, to commit our souls to Thy safekeeping, O blessed Lord, as unto a faithful Creator and Redeemer, when Thou, in Thy infinite wisdom and goodness, shall see it fitting to take us unto Thyself. Vouchsafe, we earnestly implore Thee, O Almighty and most merciful God, to receive favourably these our humble petitions for ourselves and for all mankind, offered with deep humility and self-abasement to Thy divine Majesty, in the name and through the mediation of Thy Son, our most blessed Lord and Saviour, to whom, with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed, as is most due, all honour and glory, dominion and power, thanksgiving and praise, and humble adoration, henceforth and for evermore. Amen.

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_A Prayer_, _which may be used in Health or in Sickness_.

O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, who so loved the world, that Thou gavest Thy only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life, grant unto us, Thy weak and sinful servants, we most humbly beseech Thee, sincere repentance and lively faith; that coming to our blessed Lord, as the Way, and the Truth, and the Life, we may, through His infinite and most precious merits, obtain pardon and peace. We are sensible, O Lord, of our natural corruption and hardness of heart, of the number and heinousness of our offences, and yet we are little acquainted with the extent of that corruption and guilt; for who knoweth the deceitfulness of his wicked heart, or who can tell how oft he offendeth? We deserve at Thy hand, O God, nothing but condemnation; and should utterly despair, were it not for the gracious assurance given in Thy Holy Scriptures, that Thou, O Lord, waitest to be gracious, and that the blood of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, cleanseth us from all sin.

We know that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves, but that our sufficiency is of Thee, who workest in us both to will and to do, of Thy good pleasure. We beseech Thee, therefore, O God, to be graciously pleased, for Christ’s sake, to enlighten, by Thy heavenly grace, the natural darkness of our understandings, to rectify the perversion of our wills, and to sanctify the unholiness of our affections. We deplore, O Lord, our deadness to spiritual things: oh! of Thy great goodness, strengthen, we pray Thee, our faith, quicken our zeal, increase our love, and improve our obedience. Oh! grant us, according to the riches of Thy glory, to be strengthened with might by Thy Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith; that we being rooted and grounded in love, may be filled with the fruits of the Spirit, may adorn in all things the doctrine of God our Saviour, and may know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge. That, having received the adoption of sons, the Spirit may bear witness with our spirit, that we are Thy children, O gracious God, to whom looking as unto a reconciled Father in Christ Jesus, we may cry, Abba, Father. And we may have our conversation in Heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working, whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.

O Lord Jesu Christ, the Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, and cleanse us by Thy precious blood, from the defilement of our past offences: Oh! enable us to come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. O Almighty and merciful God, who art faithful, and who wilt not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able; but wilt with the temptation also make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it: we cast all our care on Thee, who carest for us: And oh! mayest Thou, Heavenly Father, who hast, of Thy free and unmerited mercy, begun a good work in us, perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Of Thy tender mercy, we beseech Thee, shed abroad in our hearts the consolations of Thy Gospel, and enrich us with Christian graces, that we may be supported under whatever afflictions Thou mayest be pleased to send, and receive them, and seek for grace to benefit by them, as being sent, gracious Lord, by Thee, in mercy and for our profit. That, under Thy most mighty protection and blessing, we may fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, and finish our course with joy; by Him and through Him, to whom has been given a name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth: and that every tongue should confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen, Amen.

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THE END.

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GILBERT & RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,
St. John’s Square, London.

FOOTNOTES.

{3a} Rev. xvi. 1.

{3b} Luke xxi. 25, 26.

{5a} Joel ii. 12.

{5b} Joel ii. 15–17.

{5c} James i. 7.

{5d} Heb. xiii. 8.

{5e} Rom. xv. 4.

{5f} Psalm cvi. 6.

{5g} Psalm lxxxvi. 5.

{6a} Isa. lix. 1.

{6b} Psalm lix. 13.

{6c} Isa. i. 11.

{6d} Isa. i. 16, 17.

{6e} 1 Sam. xv. 22.

{7a} Service for the Sick.

{7b} Luke xix. 44.

{7c} Psalm cxix. 75.

{7d} Isa. lv. 6.

{7e} Jer. xviii. 30.

{8a} Prov. viii. 15.

{8b} Psalm lxxxix. 19.

{8c} Psalm cxxvii. 2.

{9a} Gen. xviii. 32.

{9b} Jonah iii. 10.

{9c} 2 Sam. xxiv. 16.

{9d} Jer. xviii. 7, 8. Psalm xci. 6.

{10a} It is much to be desired that the prayers set forth by authority, or others of a similar character, should be generally used in family worship.

{11} 1 Pet. v. 6.

{12a} Isa. i. 4.

{12b} Zech. xii. 10.

{13a} Isa. xliv. 21, 22.

{13b} Psalm cxix. 73.

{14a} Luke i. 79.

{14b} Isaiah x. 3.

{14c} Isaiah xxvi. 4.

{14d} Heb. xi. 6.

{15a} Sherlock on Providence.

{15b} Heb. xii. 10.

{15c} Bowdler’s Remains.

{16a} Heb. xii. 6.

{16b} Psalm cxix. 71.

{16c} Jer. xvi. 19.

{16d} Psalm xxv.

{17a} Phil. ii. 15.

{17b} Luke xviii. 18.

{17c} Matt. xiv. 30.

{18a} Titus ii. 10.

{18b} Col. iii. 2.

{18c} Titus ii. 13.

{18d} Psalm cxix. 75.

{19a} 2 Cor. iv.

{19b} Heb. ii. 16.

{19c} Deut. xxxiii. 25.

{19d} Matt. x. 29.

{19e} Rom. viii. 28.

{19f} Isaiah xxvi. 3.

{19g} Rom. xv. 13.

{21a} 2 Cor. iv.

{21b} Psalm xci.

{22a} Isa. xli. 10.

{22b} Sherlock on Providence.

{23a} Rom v. 3.

{23b} Heb. vi. 1.

{23c} 1 John iv. 18.

{23d} Heb. xii. 12.

{23e} Acts xviii. 17.

{24} 2 Tim. iii. 4.

{25} Psalm x. 4.

{26} Proverbs i.

{28a} Jonah i. 6.

{28b} Daniel v. 27.

{30} Acts xx. 21.

{31} Luke xvi. 23.

{32a} Matt. xxv. 41.

{32b} 2 Cor. v. 11.

{32c} Ibid. v. 20.

{33a} The Task.

{33b} Rom. ii. 4, 5.

{34a} Ezek. xxxiii. 11.

{34b} Ezek. xviii. 29.

{34c} Isa. i. 18.

{35a} Exod. xxxiv. 6.

{35b} 1 John iv. 8.

{35c} John iii. 16.

{35d} John iii. 17.

{35e} John vi. 47.

{36a} Matt. xi. 28.

{36b} Matt. i. 21.

{36c} Matt. ix. 13.

{36d} 1 Tim. i. 15.

{36e} Luke ii. 10.

{36f} John vi. 37.

{37a} Psalm ciii. 8.

{37b} 1 John ii. 1.

{37c} Rom. viii. 32.

{38a} John v. 40.

{38b} Matt. xviii. 11.

{38c} Luke xv. 10.

{38d} Rev. v. 13.

{39a} Acts xxvi. 18.

{39b} 1 Tim. ii. 4.

{40a} Rom. iii. 24, 25.

{40b} Rev. iii. 17, 18.

{41} James iii. 2.

{42a} Rom. x. 2, 3.

{42b} 1 Cor. i. 29.

{42c} Col. iii. 11.

{42d} Article IX.

{43a} Article X.

{43b} Article XI.

{43c} Article XII.

{45} Isa. lv. 7, 8.

{46a} Ezek. xi. 19.

{46b} Psalm li.

{47a} Phil. iii. 14.

{47b} Ephes. iv. 13.

{47c} Ibid. vi. 4.

{48a} The term conversion is here employed to express that change of will, heart, and life, wrought by divine grace in those, who, when living in ignorance or neglect of God, are brought to believe, obey, and love the Gospel, the spirit of which they had never before truly known, the power of which they had never before really felt.

{48b} Sermons, p. 125.

{49a} 1 John v. 1. 10. 18.

{49b} Rom. viii. 1. 14.

{51a} p. 123.

{51b} p. 126.

{51c} p. 128.

{52a} Matt. vii. 21.

{52b} Rom. ii. 13.

{52c} James i. 22.

{53a} 1 John ii. 15.

{53b} Gal. v. 19–21.

{53c} Mark i. 15.

{54a} Heb. xii. 14.

{54b} Titus ii. 11.

{57a} 2 Cor. iv. 4.

{57b} Mark x. 23.

{58a} Luke xvi.

{58b} 1 John ii. 16.

{59a} James v.

{59b} 1 Tim. vi. 9.

{59c} 1 Pet. ii. 11.

{59d} 1 Pet. iv. 3.

{59e} Ephes. v. 6.

{60a} 1 Tim. vi. 17.

{60b} 2 Cor. vii. 1.

{61} Ephes. iv.

{62} 1 Pet. ii. 1.

{63} Dan. v.

{66a} Isa. lvii. 15.

{66b} 1 Cor. iv. 7.

{66c} Psalm xix. 12.

{67} 1 Kings xviii. 21.

{68a} Rev. iii. 16.

{68b} Matt. xxii. 57.

{72} John xv. 13.

{73} 1 Cor. xvi. 22.

{74a} Acts xvii. 11.

{74b} 2 Tim. iii. 16.

{75a} 2 Cor. x. 4.

{75b} Jer. xiii. 23.

{75c} 1 Pet. v. 8.

{75d} Eph. vi. 12.

{76a} Rom. vii. 24.

{76b} Matt. xix. 26.

{77a} 1 Cor. xv. 57.

{77b} Rom. xii. 2.

{77c} Acts iii. 19.

{78} Psalm xcv. 11. Acts xxiv. 25.

{80} Ephes. iv. 21.

{81a} Matt. xvi. 26.

{81b} John xiv. 6.

{81c} 2 Cor. v. 21.

{82a} Rom. v. 1.

{82b} 2 Cor. xii. 9.

{82c} Phil. iii. 13.

{82d} Tit. ii. 10.

{83} Baptismal Service.

{84} Matt. xiii. 20.

{85} Heb. ii. 10.

{86a} Rev. xviii. 24.

{86b} 2 Cor. iv. 17.

{86c} Matt. xxv. 21.

{87a} Matt. v. 16.

{87b} Isaiah xxvi. 9.

{88a} Ephes. iv. 2, 3.

{88b} Ephes. iv. 5, 6.

{89a} Service for the Sick.

{89b} Job xxiii. 10.

{91a} Luke xix. 42.

{91b} James i. 17.

{91c} Ephes. i. 17.

{91d} Ephes. v.

{93} Page 4.

{95} Page 46.

{96} Page 61.

{97a} Dan. iv. 17.

{97b} Deut. vi. 8.

{98} Page 71.

{99} Page 69.

{100} James iv. 15.

{102} Malachi iii. 6.

{103a} Zeph. ii. 13.

{103b} Jer. li. 13.

{104a} Ezek. xxix. 15.

{104b} Isaiah xxiii. 7.

{105a} Ezek. xxvi. 5.

{105b} Ibid. xxvi. ver. 14.

{107} Deut. viii.

{108} Deut. xxviii. 37.

{110a} Ps. lxviii. 35.

{110b} Isa. xxx. 1.

{110c} Rev. iii. 19.

{111} Matt. xvi. 18.

{113} Jer. vi. 14.

{114} Page 8.

{115} Page 15.

{116} Page 44.

{123} Isaiah lvii. 20.

{124} Apology for Christianity, p. 122.

{125} Apology for the Bible, p. 2.

{126} Matt. xxiii. 15.

{134a} Charges, p. 117.

{134b} Ibid. p. 128.

{134c} Ibid. p. 134.

{135} Rose’s Prevailing Disposition towards Christianity, p. 77.

{137a} Page 145

{137b} Bishop of Durham.

{149} Lord Brougham’s speech in the Commons, on the Education of the Poor.

{154} 2 Sam. xxiv. 21.

{155} 1 Kings xix. 10.

{164} Bishop of London’s Charge.

{167} Psalm cxxxix. 5.

{168a} Psalm civ. 24.

{168b} Ibid. xix. i.

{168c} Ibid. xxxiii. 8, 9.

{171} Chalmers’ Revelation viewed in connexion with Modern Astronomy.

{175} Luke i. 4.

{176} 1 Pet. iii. 15.

{178} Prov. xv. 23.

{179a} Luke x. 42.

{179b} Joshua xxiv. 15.

{179c} 2 Cor. vi. 14.

{179d} 2 Cor. vi. 14, 15.

{180} Psalm lv. 14.

{185} Page 21.

{188a} Matt. x. 28.

{188b} Heb. vii. 25.

{192} Ordination Service.

{193a} Isaiah lviii. 1.

{193b} 2 Tim. ii. 24.

{194a} 1 Cor. iv. 1.

{194b} 2 Cor. v. 20.

{194c} Ezek. iii. 17.

{194d} Acts xx. 28.

{194e} 1 Thess. ii. 19.

{195a} 1 Thess. iii. 7.

{195b} Phil. iv. 1.

{195c} Ibid. iii. 1.

{195d} James v. 20.

{195e} Dan. xii. 3.

{196a} Ordination Service.

{196b} Isaiah xxvi. 8, 9.

{197} Cor. iii. 7.

{199} Pet. v. 2.

{200a} Ezek. xxxiv. 16.

{200b} Isaiah xl. 11.

{200c} 2 Cor. ii. 16.

{201} Commentary upon the 1st Epistle of St. Peter, p. 280.

{202a} Heb. xiii. 5.

{202b} Matt. xxviii. 20.

{202c} Isaiah lx. 19.

{204a} 2 Tim. iv. 6.

{204b} Acts x. 38.

{205a} Mark viii. 38.

{205b} Josh. xxiv. 15.

{205c} Matt. xii. 30.

{211} Barbadoes has, at this time, most urgent claims upon the British nation for assistance: it is estimated that the injury sustained by churches, schools, and the buildings of charitable institutions, during the late hurricane, cannot be repaired under a less cost than 40,000_l._ A subscription has been opened in London for rebuilding the churches and school-houses.

{219} Mark xvi. 15.

{221} Mal. iv. 2.

{222} Isaiah xi. 9.

{223} 1 Tim. vi. 17–19.

{224a} 2 Cor. ix. 6–8.

{224b} Rev. xi. 15.

{227} Bishop Horne’s Letter to Adam Smith.

{233a} 2 Chron. vi. 28.

{233b} Ibid. vii. 12.

{235a} Isaiah xxiv. 11.

{235b} Ibid. xli. 5.

{236a} 1 Pet. ii. 12.

{236b} Isaiah li. 11.

{236c} Ibid. lviii. 8.

{237} Heb. xiii. 20.