THIRD GENERAL TOPIC. § 11. Perseverance: its necessity; secured by the continued grace 223 THE CHRISTIAN. Christian Deportment and Duties. 2. Duties from social relations. I. Marriage relation. Appointed of duties; fornication ; marriage II. Parental relation ; its du- § 3. Civil relations. I. Duties of subjects to rulers ; duty when § 4. Consecration to Christ and his § 5. Sanctification, and increasing in boliness; resisting sin; en- means; how to be obtained 237 § 6. Resisting temptation. I. Spirits have access to us and influence sisted 246 246 2. Benevolence; Covetousness 184 vated; its fruits. III. To all 5. Deadness to the world. I. To § 6. Solicitude for the welfare of the al blessings; revival and ex- tension of religion ; for ene- mies 198 V. Argument in Prayer. 1. God's regard for his name and 201 2. For his covenant and prom- ises 202 3. Argument from former mer- cies and deliverances. VI. Confession 203 VII. Importunity in prayer 204 VIII. Encouragement to pray; promises; illustrations : 205 IX. Characteristics of a spirit of acceptable prayer. 1. Sin- cerity. 2. Faith. 3. Sub- mission. 4. Forgiveness. 5. With purity of heart. 6. With fervor 207 X. How prayer is hindered 209 XI. Positions in prayer. XII. Kinds of prayer. 1. Secret 210 2. Social. 3. Public 211 XIII. Occasional prayers. 1. Dedication. 2. The Savior's at the Communion. 3. In distress. 4. Penitential 212 8. Confidence in God 214 9. Moral courage : encountering opposition fearlessly; rebuking sin; opposing sinful customs and maxims; breasting un- sanctified public sentiment; extending to sacrifice of life 220 § 10. Watchfulness: over the heart; life; against temptation 221 cause aan convenciona . § 6. They are employed in the ser- § 1. Redemption by Christ. I. Effica- cy of his death. II. Influence of his resurrection and life 253 § 2. Regeneration ; various repre- Portion of the Impenitent and Unbe- sentations of a saving change 253 § 3. Election. I. God chooses the 1. Disquietude in life II. This choice regulated by 3. Removal from the good things of wise and benevolent reasons 256 III. Does not interfere with a voluntary acceptance or rejec- 5. Hell 281 257 284 258 8. Condemnation aggravated, by 5. Assurance of divine protection to rejecting the gospel 289 § 6. Sufferings in this world not ne- cessarily retributive; good and § 7. Conscience, or moral sense; not SCENES IN THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. an infallible monitor; it is to be cherished and cultivated 262 § 8. Millennium ; universal triumph Annunciation ; birth ; worship The Closing Scenes of his Life. § 1. The supper at Bethany ; the an- § 1. The portion of all, good and bad 265 $ 2. His public entrance into Jeru- I. Our life in God's hand. II. Death near and time uncertain 266 § 3. Scenes in the Temple. I. Its expurgation. II. Christ con- Separate existence of the soul 266 sees; his last public discourse. will be raised; character of § 4. The last' Passover. Humility illustrated; the traitor disclos- ed; sacrament instituted . 299 § 5. Christ's last hours with his dis- Declared; the judge; the per- 7. His betrayal and arrest 303 sons judged; the rule of judg- § 8. His trial and condemnation; CHAPTER V. Š 10. Six hours upon the cross; con- duct of his enernies; of the suf- ferer; the sympathy of nature 306 3. Rewarded according to their 13. A risen Savior; scen by Mary, 275 Peter, Cleophas, and his com- 278 panion; the eleven; Thomas; varva C |