CONTENTS.

SERMONS PREACHED ON SUNDAY EVENINGS.

I.

DELIVERED FROM THE PIT.

PSALM xl., 1-3. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined

unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of

an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock,

and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my

mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear,

and shall trust in the Lord

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PROVERBS xiv. 10.

THE HEART'S SECRETS.

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a

stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy

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III.

THE FOUNDATION OF ZION.

ISAIAH xxviii. 16. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I

lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious

corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make

haste

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OWLS AND DRAGONS.

ISAIAH xliii. 20. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons

and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers

in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen

THE FUTURE TRIUMPHS OF THE GOSPEL.

ISAIAH xlv. 23, 24. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of

my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me

every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Surely, shall

one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to

Him shall men come; and all that are incensed against Him

shall be ashamed

VI.

THE SEED OF ISRAEL.

ISAIAH xlv. 25. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified,

and shall glory

ISAIAH liv. 13. And all Thy children shall be taught of the Lord ;

and great shall be the peace of Thy children

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PLUCKED FROM THE BURNING.

ZECHARIAH iii. 2. Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

XI.

THE SHEPHERD SMITTEN.

ZECHARIAH xiii. 7. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and

against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite

the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn

mine hand upon the little ones

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MATTHEW xiv. 28-36. And Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if

it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water. And He said,

Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he

walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind

boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying,

Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand,

and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, where-

fore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship,

the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and

worshipped him, saying, Of a truth Thou art the Son of God.

And when they were gone over, they came into the land of

Gennesaret. And when the men of that place had knowledge of

Him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought

unto Him all that were diseased: and besought Him that they

might only touch the hem of His garment: and as many as touched

were made perfectly whole...

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THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR THE SON.

JOHN iii. 35. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things

into His hand

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XVI.

THE BELIEVER'S DELIVERANCE FROM DEATH.

JOHN xi. 25. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall

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ENSAMPLES RECORDED FOR OUR LEARNING.

I CORINTHIANS x. 1-4. Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye

should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud,

and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses

in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual

meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank

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XVIII.

OUR STATION AND OUR DUTY.

PHILIPPIANS ii. 14, 15. Do all things without murmurings and

disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of

God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse

nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world: holding

forth the word of life

PHILIPPIANS iv. 9.

XIX.

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THE GOD OF PEACE.

Those things which ye have both learned, and

received, and heard, and seen in me, do; and the God of peace

shall be with you

I JOHN iv. 14. And we have seen and do testify that the Father

sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world

JOSHUA xxiv. 27. And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this

stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words

of the Lord which He spake unto us: it shall be therefore a wit-

ness unto you, lest ye deny your God

II.

A GOOD MAN MISUNDERSTOOD.

JOB iv. 3-5. Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast

strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him

that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. But

now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and

thou art troubled

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III.

GOD'S KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LIFE.

JOB Xxiii. 10. But He knoweth the way that I take

IV.

TRUST AND LOVE.

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PSALM Xviii. 1, 2. I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The

Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God,

my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of

my salvation, and my high tower

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V.

THE PRACTICE AND THE PRIVILEGE OF THE GODLY.

PSALM xxxii. 6. For this shall everyone that is godly pray unto

Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found: surely in the floods

of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him

VI.

THE FAVOUR OF GOD.

PSALM xli. 11-13. By this I know that Thou favourest me, because

mine enemy doth not triumph over me. And as for me, Thou up-

holdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to

everlasting. Amen, and Amen

PSALM lii. 8-9. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;

I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. I will praise Thee

for ever, because Thou hast done it: and I will wait on Thy

name; for it is good before Thy saints

VIII.

THE SOUL SATISFIED.

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PSALM lxiii. 5, 6. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and

fatness; and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips: when

I remember Thee upon my bed and meditate on Thee in the night

watches

IX.

THE RIGHT USE OF PAST MERCIES.

PSALM Ixiii. 7. Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the

shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice