God, our chief good, contrafted with the world, 10,
11, 105, 119, 203, 351.

the fource of perfect fatisfaction, 28, 105, 106,
206, 313, 314, 323.

raises above fear and fuffering, 19, 20, 66, 67,
102, 112, 120, 167, 139, 210-212.
accepts and guides the humble, 55, 229, 230.
requires obedience founded in love, 62.
juftified in his appointments to men, 17—20,
74, 113, 121, 173, 352, 358.

alone to be worshipped, 127, 257.

rejected, becaufe dreaded, 22.

Godliness, true, 94, 327.

Goodness, of God, 69, 87, 100, 167, 262, 269, 244,

278.

Good men, peculiarly dear to God, 16, 17, 68, 70-

72, 112, 113, 358.

Good confcience, its pleasures, 192, 328.

fupport from it, 329.

Gospel, its excellence, 283.

dear to man, 131, 194, 282, 284.
its promises, 197.

HAPPINES

APPINESS only in God, 10, 11.

Heaven reserved for the pure and good, 26, 27, 51, 52.
Halinefs of God tempered with mercy, 151, 240.

in man the chief object with God, 70-72,

Humility, 216.

defired, 199, 201, 362.
and peace recommended, 68.

205, 362.

united to a tender and good heart, 217, 218.

Hymn to God the creator, 65, 254, 255, 273.

and benefactor, 256, 263, 277.

of univerfal praife, 250-252, 385.

Eafter, 290, 291.

Christmas, 292, 383.

on the fifth of November, 379, 380.
at an ordination, 365.

Hymn

Hymn of the traveller, 309, 310.

morning, 7, 239, 366-369, 371.
evening, 9, 12, 370, 371.

Hypocrify in religion, 91, 92, 94.

IDOLATRY

DOLATRY, foolish, 182, 183, 225.
Inftruction, divine, 55, 190, 191, 198.
Intemperance ehaftifed, 171.
Judgment, laft, 93, 386.

anticipation of it reproved, 21.

KINGDOM

INGDOM of Chrift, 5, 6, 118.

LIFE,

IFE, its changes from God, 352.
upheld by God, 353.

reflections on its fhortnefs, 355, 359.

Love, the excellency of it, 345.

the true fource of obedience, 62.

the tribute of man to God, 260, 278, 258.
our first duty, 305..

ardently defired, 347.

of God, 120.

fellow-creatures, 219.
brethren, 220.
friends, 222.

country, 374.
domeftic, 221.

Lord's prayer, 298.

day, 104, 141, 208, 209, 295, 381.

MAN, the work of a wife and good God, 237-

the nobleft creature of God, 14, 15.

alone capable of worship, 260, 258, 248.

Majefty of God, 166.

Mercy of God, 117, 128, 131, 162, 163, 177, 214,

invites penitence, 8, 214, 282.

215, 230, 282, 319.

humbly implored, 240-242.

from man to man, 298, 348.

Meekness, 349

Mercies of Providence, 115, 160, 161, 238.

Meffiah, welcomed, 126, 149, 150, 295.

Mortality

Mortality, improved, 76, 77, 132—137, 354-357-
Morning hyma, 7, 239, 366-369..

NATURE, the voice of God, 36–38.

New year's day, 138, 364.
November fifth, hymn, 379, 380,

OBEDIENCE to God, 86, 145, 146.

the best facrifice, 91.
fpringing from love, 62.

Omniscience and omniprefense of God, 144, 231-

One thing needful, 334.

Ordination of a minister, 365.

PARDON, prayed for, 57, 95, 96.

Peace, none in fin, 326.

national, 85, 377:

Penitence, 53, 54, 95, 96.

has the promife of mercy, 8.

excited by the fear of death, 58-60.

Pious mariner, 308.

236, 271.

Praife to God, 65, 86, 87, 100, 112, 115, 152, 153,

166, 170, 174, 187-189, 223, 247.

to God the creator, 254, 255.

and benefactor, 256, 277, 263.

univerfal, 250-252, 187, 385.

for revelation, 87, 227, 228.
in every state of life, 268.
for all things, 272.

through life and in death, 275.

the peculiar tribute of man, 258, 260.
invitation to, 147, 267.

Profperity, virtuously used, 306.

national, 111, 375.

Pride, worldly humbled, 89, 90, 103.
of health humbled, 58.

not fit for man, 218.

Private judgment afferted, 372.

Protection from God, 206, 207, 210,

Providence, natural and moral, 73, 206.

wife and kind, 173.

Providence

Providence juftified in its difpenfations, 17, 18, 358.

in bearing with finners, 74, 98, 99, 121,

truft in, 139, 246.

cheerful fubmiflion to, 29.

Providences improved, 239.
Prudence, virtuous praised, 343.

Pure hall fee God, 51, 52.
bfeffed, 86, 192.

and good, destined for heaven, 26, 27.

REASON

EASON finds out and welcomes God, 22, 122.
Redemption, the act of condefcending grace, 287.
Religion, the choice of vindicated, 203, 315.
approved in every view, 125, 335, 336.

compofes the mind, 81.

anfwers all our defires, 312–314.
its comforts, 56, 294, 331.
a cheerful principle, 311.
when true, 91, 94, 205, 327.
early, its happiness, 330.
Reformation, national defired, 97.
Repentance, welcomed, 64, 193.
the fruits thereof, 63.

vain without amendment, 325.
national, 39.

Repining at human lots reproved, 74, 98, 99, 121, 339.
Refignation, with cheerfulness, 322.

Revelation, the light of the world, 194.
fuperior to nature, 34, 35.

the neceffity and bleffednefs of, 337.
Righteous, their character, 23-27.

their way and end, 14, 17, 19, 31, 75.
invited to praise God, 147, 253.
rejoice in their choice, 33, 169, 315.
their exalted profpects, 31, 113, 148, 382.
heaven their portion, 51, 52.

Righteous prayer, 155, 317, 318, 387
restoration the hope of, 40.

SAFETY from God, 66, 67, 102, 210-212.

Salvation celebrated, 280.

Scoffers reproved, 22, 122.

Scripture, delighted in, 195.

Scripture

Scripture our guard, 202.

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our guide and comfort, 196, 198, 286.
Seafons of the year, 108, 109, 249, 384.
Shepherd of good men is God, 42—49.
Shipwreck, deliverance from, 172.
Sin, an enemy to peace, 326.
Sincerity, 193..

Suffering, Chrift our example, 114, 175.
corrects fin, 204.

purifies the heart, 340, 358.
Submiffion, 29, 139, 140, 320, 321.
Supplication for mercy, 57, 95, 96.
national in war, 39, 378.
with gratitude, 185.

THANKFULNESS, 61, 116, 185, 186.

national, 111, 154, 375, 376.
national for peace, 377.

Time, improvement of, 138.

Traveller, his hymn, 309, 310,

Trial, the friend of man, 340.

fupported by a faith in God, 20.

Truft in God, the happiness of, 19, 120, 246, 341.
filial in God, 139, 261.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER, 387.

VANITY of human profperity, 31, 33, 76, 77, 89, 90.

of worldly aims, 103, 316, 351.

Victory through Jefus Chrift, 382.

virtue juftified as to this life and another, 33.
finally triumphant, 40.

WAR, prayer in time of, 39, 378.

Warfare, chriftian, 338.

Way of God, delight in, 193..

Wicked, their way and end, 1—4.

their joy is fhort, 19, 74, 75.

Wisdom, her invitation, 331.
finally triumphant, 40.

World, a poor exchange, 351.

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