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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1832, by MARY G. HOBART, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New-York.

EDWARD J. SWORDS, PRINTER.

No 8 Thames-strect.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

THE ILLUMINATING POWER OF THE GOSPEL.

2 CORINTHIANS iv. 4.

The light of the glorious Gospel

THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST TO THE SOUL OF THE

2 CORINTHIANS iv. 6.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness,

hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the know-

ledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ

THE FOLLY OF TRUSTING TO THE FUTURE.

Ye know not what shall be on the morrow

THE INSTABILITY OF HUMAN REASONINGS IN CONTRAST

WITH THE STABILITY OF THE WORD OF GOD.

1 CORINTHIANS vii. 31.

The fashion of this world passeth away

THE RACE NOT TO THE SWIFT.

ECCLESIASTES ix. 11.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the

swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the

wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour

to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all 43

THE CHARACTER OF SIMEON.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name

was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, wait-

ing for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was

DUTIES INCULCATED BY THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD.

ISAIAH Ixiv. 8.

But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and

thou art the potter; and we are all the work of thy hand

THE APPEALS OF CHRIST TO THE SINNER.

REVELATION iii. 20.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my

voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup

with him, and he with me

PARABLE OF THE MARRIAGE FEAST.

MATTHEW xxii. 3.

And he sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden

to the wedding: and they would not come

THE RULE OF FINAL JUDGMENT.

ACTS x. 34, 35.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive

that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation,

he that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted

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Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and

show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob

SELF-EXAMINATION.

LAMENTATIONS iii. 40.

Let us search and try our ways

CHRIST RIDING INTO JERUSALEM.

MATTHEW XXI. 10, 11.

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was

moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said,

This is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee

ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC.

GENESIS xxii. 10.

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to

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Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments

from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling

in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteous-

ness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine

apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the

wine-fat? I have trodden the wine-press alone; and of

the people there was none with me: for I will tread them

in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their

blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain

all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in my heart,

and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and

there was none to help; and I wondered that there was

none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation

unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread

down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in

my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth 298

THE GRAVE OF JESUS-THE SCENE OF THE RESURRECTION.

MATTHEW XXviii. 1.

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first

day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other

Mary to see the sepulchre

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