Kingdom of God to be first sought, 341.
See Church, Gospel, and Religion.

Knowledge, desire of, 303.

of God, value of the, 317. See Instruction.

Last account, the, 629.

L.

Liberty, the perfect law of, 198.
Life, human, the voyage of, 337.
the pilgrimage of, 393.

praise to God, through the changes of, 405.
and death, praise to God in, 407, 408.
trust in God through the changes of, 409.
shortness of, and goodness of God, 440.
old age, and preparation for death, 443.
vanity of, 444, 445, 446.

in the hand of God, 450.

frailty of, and unchangeableness of truth, 459.
death, and the resurrection, 460.

reviewed, 173, 564.

prayer for, 587. See Gratitude, Praise, Thanksgiv-
ing, and Time.

Light, God the intellectual, 124.

and deliverance, 187.

and comfort from scripture, 199.
of the Gospel, 214. See Christ.

Lord's day, hymns for the, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32.

employments of the, 33.

evening of the, 646.

See Christ, and Resurrection.

prayer imitated, 298.

Supper, 33, 192, 493, 494, 195, 496, 497, 498, 499,

635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642.

Love of God, better than life, 16.

instances of it, 178.

in the Gospel, 259, 617.

God is love, 566.

of Jesus, 633.

to God, 356.

Love of our country, 369.

See Benevolence, and Charity.

M.

Majesty of God, 101, 102, 105.
Man, formed for devotion, 55.
God the creator of, 67.

distinguishing goodness of God to, 149, 150.
compassion of God to, 270, 296, 447.
his frailty acknowledged, 268.

mortal, and God eternal, 441.

not designed for complete happiness on earth, 424.
See God, Happiness, Life, Love, and Praise.

Mariners, hymns for, 589, 590.

Master of a family, hymns for,575,576. See Family Religion.
Meditation, see Communing.

Meekness, 379. See Prudence.
Melancholy, see Hope, and Love.
Mercy and goodness of God, 122, 123.
of God to the penitent, 278.

the hope of, 613.

of God, refuge and strength in the, 292.
See Affliction, God, and Hope.

Messiah, see Christ.

Methuselah, age of, 508.

Minister, on the dangerous sickness of a, 644.

Miracles, see Christ.

Mission of Christ, 220, 221, 222, 223.

Morning or evening, hymns for, 592, 593, 594, 595.
hymns for the, 596, 597, 598.

Mortality, see Death, Funeral, Life, and Man.

N.

Name of God proclaimed to Moses, 121. See God.
Nations, hymns respecting, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530,531,
Nature and Scripture, the book of, 188, 189, 190. See

532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 645.

Creation.

New Year's Day, hymns for, 77, 78, 505, 506, 507, 508,

509, 510, 511.

Obedience, voluntary, 320.

Old age, see Aged.

Omnipresence of God, 110, 112.
Omniscience of God, 111, 112, 113.

being, and providence of God, 130.

Orphan, the, a hymn for, 591.

Pardon, hope of, 279, 280.

P.

hope of relief from the, 281.

upon confession, 283. See Mercy.

Patience, 416. See Resignation, and Submission.
Peace, domestic 548.

of the church, 256.

proclaimed, and the fruit of the lips created, 396.
and protection from God, 528, 529, 533.

to the returning penitent, 279.

virtue the source of, 324.

See Conscience, Happi-

ness, Nations, and Thanksgiving.

Pearl of great price, 196, 318.

Penitence, 271, 272, 280, 620.

Penitent, condescension of God to the, 103.

mercy to the, 278, 283.

peace to the, 279.

hope to the, 281.

Perfections and providence of God, 74, 75, 129.
of God, hope in the, 293. See God.

Persecution inconsistent with the spirit of christianity, 371.
See Gospel.

Piety, habitual, 550.

the duties of, 342.

and beneficence, the blessings of, 501, 502.
instructions of, 578. See Religion.

Pleasure, true, 430.

See Religion, World, and Worship,

Power of God, 97, 98, 99.

Praise, public, 21, 44, 45.

to the true God, 35, 36, 37, 38.
desiring to praise God, 64.

the harmony of, 76.

to the God of nature, 54, 71.
to the God of the seasons, 81, 82.
to God as the first and the last, 47.
to the most high God, 48.

Praise, to the God and Father of Christ, 39.
universal, 49, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62.
from all nations, 46.

from all the righteous, 51, 52.
everlasting, 65.

the peculiar duty of man, 55, 63.
and protection, 50.

for temporal blessings, 169.
for recovery from sickness, 562.
to the divine goodness, 181.
for the gospel, 209, 614.

to the God of our salvation, 210.
for salvation, 186.

through Jesus, 618.

through all the changes of life, 405, 406.
in life and death, 407.

through the whole of our existence, 408.
See God, and Thanksgiving.

Prayer, the house of, 2.

the Lord's, imitated, 298.
of Jacob, 299.

for the spread of the gospel, 254, 499.
for freedom from error and guilt, 273.
for virtue, 301, 302.

for assurance of God's favour, 295.

for knowledge, 303.

for instruction, 304, 305.

for guidance, 307.

for aid and support, 306, 308.

See Aspirations.

in old age and death, 584.

Presence of God, assurance of, 162. See God.
Prosperity and adversity, praise to God in, 406.

trust in God in, 410.

and joy from the blessing of God, 551.
thanksgiving for national, 645.

Protection from God, 151, 152.

from God implored, 282, 316. See God.

Providence of God in the seasons, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,

85, 86, 87.

natural and moral, 143, 534.
universal, 144, 145, 146, 147.

the blessings of, 173.

bounty of, improved, 148.

Providence and fore-knowledge of God, 132.
mystery and benignity of, 140.
mystery of, unfolded, 141, 142.

amidst public diseases and dangers, 157, 158.
vicissitudes of, 164.

consolatory views of, 165.

dependence on, 353, 585.
submission to, 421.

and redemption, 177, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184.
See Gratitude, Praise, and Seasons.

Prudence and benevolence, 378.

Purity, christian, 623.

R.

Race, the christian, 401, 402, 403.
Reason, a divine gift, 203.

to be used in religion, 204.

Rejoicing, see Joy.

Religion, without superstition, 205.
the way to happiness, 323.
comforts of, 327.

pleasures of, 325, 326.
beauty and glory of, 328.

the one thing needful, 339.

family, 545, 546, 547.

early, advantages of, 579, 580, 581.

inconstancy in, lamented, 269.

the christian, excellence of, 208, 211.
See Beauty, and Piety.

Repentance, a call to, 619.

See Penitence.

Resignation, 422, 423. See Submission, and Trust.
Resolutions, virtuous, 309, 310.
Resurrection, death and the, 460, 461.
hope of the, 462, 463.

the vegetable creation an emblem of the,
464.

a happy, 467.

and death of Jesus, 241.

of Jesus, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248.
See Lord's Day.

Retirement and humility, 382.
and meditation, 553, 554.

Returning to God, 276.