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135. The never-ceasing goodness of God.
136. The goodness of God.

137. The divine goodness.
138. The mercy of God.
139. The free mercy of God.

140. Divine mercy.

141. Mercy in the midst of judgement.

142. The compassion of God.

143. God's compassion to human frailty.
144. The faithfulness of God.

145. The faithfulness of God in his promises.
146. The justice and goodness of God.
147. God incomprehensible and all-powerful.
148. The infinity of God.

149. The holiness of God.
150. The all-seeing God.
151. The power of God.

152. The power of God miraculously displayed.
153. The dominion of God.

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161. God's sovereignty and goodness.

162. All things made for God.

163. The eternity of God.

164. Nature perishable, God eternal.

165. To the almighty and unchangeable Creator.

166. The immutability of God.

167. The majesty of God.

168. The power and majesty of God celebrated.

169. The condescension of God.

170. Praise to the mighty God.

171. God approached with awe and reverence.

172. Creatures vain, God all-sufficient.

173. God the preserver.

174. God the preserver of men.

175. All creatures dependent upon God.

176. Man dependent on God.

177. Gratitude to God for his constant goodness.

178. God the refuge of his servants.

179. God the happiness and support of his people.
180. Trust in God in prosperity and adversity.

181. Trust in God through all the changes of life.
182. Trust in the divine grace and justice.

183.

Providence.

184. The ways of the righteous known to God.
185. God the protector of the righteous.

186. The goodness of God to the righteous.

SUPPLEMENT.

373. (Rev. v.) God's perfections adored by angels and

men.

374. The One only God.

375. Invocation of the divine presence.

376. (Psalm lxxxix.) The greatness and majesty of the
Creator.

377. The mercies of God.

378. Divine mercies acknowledged.

379. Joy in the providence of God.

380. God's providence the support of the righteous.
381. God our protector and friend.

382. God seen in all, and all in God.

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385. (Isaiah liv.) The compassion of God.
386. God's compassion to penitent sinners.
387. (Matt. xiv. 27) " It is I, be not afraid."
388. God our supporter in affliction and death.
389. (Psalm xci.) God our protector and guide.
390. (Psalm cxlvii.) God a resource in trouble.
391. The faithfulness of God.

392.

393.

God every where present.

394. God present to sincere worship.

395. The love of God displayed in the works of nature.
396. Confidence in the wisdom and goodness of God.
397. The glory of God in creation.

398. God is light.

399. The glory of God in creation and providence.

400. (Ps. cxvii.) The power, wisdom, and goodness of God.

401. (Psalm civ.) The glory and majesty of God.

402. (Isaiah xl.) The greatness and majesty of God.

403. God's majesty and goodness.

404. The power and majesty of God.
405. The omnipresence of God.

BOOK IV.

ON CHRISTIAN BLESSINGS.

187. Praise for divine revelation.

188. Praise for the gospel.

189. The gospel the source of pious gratulation.
190. The love of God displayed in the gospel.
191. The excellency of the scriptures.
192. The salutary effects of the gospel.
193. The happy effects of religious knowledge.
194. The mission of Christ.

195.

196.

Praise to God for the mission of Christ.

197. The Messiah's coming and kingdom.
198. The coming of Christ.

199. The glory of the Messiah.

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205.

206.

The character and exaltation of Christ.
Reverence and love to Jesus.

207. The example of Christ.

208. Christ the good shepherd.

209.

Christ the light of the world.

210. The extent and blessings of Christ's kingdom.
211. Praise for the blessings given through Jesus.
212. Luke xii. 32.

213. God our guide and guardian.

214. The invitations of Jesus.

215. The unrivalled beauty and glory of religion.
216. The holy scriptures the spring of consolation.
217. Praise for divine mercy.

218. The hope of pardoning mercy.
219. Peace to the returning penitent.
220. The blessed influence of religion.
221. The pleasures of religion.
222. The comforts of religion.
223. The Lord's day morning.

224.

225. S

226.

227.

The pleasure of public worship.

Christian liberty.

The right of private judgement.

228. The Christian's inheritance.

229. Piety excited by Christian prospects.

230. The hope of heaven a support in death.
231. The promised land.

232. Heaven the everlasting rest of the righteous.
233. The eternal rest.

234. The final congregation of the good.
235. The glory of the Christian church.
236. God's power the safety of his church.
237. The future glory of the church.
238. Prayer for the diffusion of the gospel.
239. The glory and success of the gospel.
240. The gospel triumphant.

SUPPLEMENT.

406. Excellency of the gospel.

407. (Prov.iii. 13) The excellence of religious knowledge.
408. The mercy of God revealed in the gospel.

409. (Psalm xlvi. 4) The word of God a river of life.
410. The word of God the source of our joy and trust.
411. The advantages of seeking the knowledge of God.
412. The consolations of religion.

413. Jesus the light of the world.
414. Jesus teaching the people.
415. The cross of Christ.

416. The resurrection of Christ.

417.

(Matt. v. 4) " Blessed are they that mourn, for they
shall be comforted."

418. Pious confidence in God.

419. (Matt. vi. 10) " Thy kingdom come."

420. (Ps. lxv. 1) "O God, praise waiteth for thee in Zion."
421. The blessings of public worship.

422.

423. The Christian sabbath.

424. For the Lord's day.

425. (Matt. xiii. 45) The pearl of great price.

426. (Psalm lxxxvii.) Promises to the church.

427. Singing in the ways of God.

428. (Matt. v. 3) The heavenly kingdom an inheritance.

429. Creation and redemption.

430. (Rev. xxi. 4) A new heaven and a new earth.

BOOK V.

ON THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER.

241. The God and Father of Christ to be praised.
242. Public worship.

243. Acceptable worship.

244. The advantages of early piety.

245. (Eccl. xii. 1)" Remember thy Creator," &c.

246. The example of Christ.

247. Aspirations after the Christian temper.
248. The Christian's character and prospects.
249. The Christian's prospect.

250. The Christian's noblest resolution.

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253. The conflict.

254. Acting as seeing him who is invisible.
255. Secret prayer.

256.

Imitation of God.

257. The way and end of the righteous.

258. The blessings of the righteous.

259. The blessedness of the just and pure.

260. The beatitudes.

261. Characters of the righteous and of the wicked.
262. Habitual devotion.

263.

Devotion vain without virtue.
264. The true way to please God.
265. Imperishable wealth.

266. Virtue the source of peace.
267. The support of a good conscience.
268. Confidence in God.

269. Pious confidence in God.

270. Christian trial and confidence.

271. Against despondency and fear.
272. Religious equanimity.

273. Christian resignation in adversity.

274. Pious resignation.

275. Submission to divine providence.

276. Submission to the will of God.

277. Obedience enforced by the example of Christ.

278. Religious reverence and obedience.

279. Humility.

280. Devout aspirations.

281. Prayer for divine wisdom.

282. Heavenly guidance.

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