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II. The Divine Fatherhood

Madame De Stael. — Mission of Christ. — Analysis. — Rev. Dr. Williams. — What in God constitutes Fatherhood ? — Parentship. — The Development Theory. — Dr. Young. — The King of Prussia. — Providential Provision. — Love. — Poetry. — Human and Divine Fatherhood compared. — The Jew, the Priest, and the Christian. — Truths involved. — What constitutes Sonship in Us ?— The Vital Point. — Relation and Character. — Shakspeare. ' — A Lamentable Fact. — A Glorious Truth. — Regeneration a Spiritual Necessity. — The Experience of a Troy Officer in our

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late War. — Results of Christian Truth aud Grace.— Testimony of Paul. — Lei ghton. — Privileges of Childhood.— Witness of the Spirit. — Freedom of Access. — Special Promises. — Protection.

— Corregio. — Special Duties arising out of Fatherhood in Him and Childhood in us. — "Dear Children." — The Father's House.

— The Final Gathering at Home. — Caiaphas. — Transcendent Prospect. — Poetry 43

III. His Name

Prof. Muller on Names. — Bible Use. — Exposition. — Socrates. — Plato. — Demosthenes. — Howard. — Garibaldi. — Exponents of Position. — Shakspeare. — Wordsworth. — A Blasted Name. — Outgush of Childhood. — The Prayer. — Dr. Barrow. — The Propriety of this Petition. — The Relationship. — Reason and Conscience. — Poetry. — Divine Requisition. — Influence of a Name.

— Solomon. — God's regard for His Name. — Cardinal Buonaventure. — Our Welfare identified. — How His Name may be hallowed. — Influence of Words. — The Temple Chants. — Undue Familiarity. — Profanity. — Prevalence of this Vice. — Rev. Dr. Chapin. — Hebrews and Heathen. — Washington's Order- Book. — The Heart. — The Law. — Jeremy Taylor. — Cyprian.

— Luther and the Reformation. — Robinson of Leyden. — Our Lives. — Wider Range of Influence. — How Earthly Parents are honored or dishonored. — Pathetic Exclamation. — Recapitulation. — Prayer. — Rare Old Hymn, by Thomas Cotterel . . 73

IV. His Kingdom

What is a Kingdom ? — Democracy. — The Three Kingdoms, — Material, Providential, Spiritual. — Rebellion. — Scriptural Use of 14 The Kingdom of God." — Elemental, Aggregate, Fruitional. — Leighton. — Is God out of, or G<>d u in Christ," King over the Soul-Realm? — Prophecies. — Prerogatives of Royalty claimed by Christ. — The Crown of Thorns. — Royal Proclamation. — Laws of His Kingdom. — Philosophizing about Soul-Duty.— Rights of Subject. — Hyacinth. — Manning. — Claims of the Pope.

— Huss the Martyr. — Basis of Christian Union. — Characteristics. — Lawful Authority. — Rectitude. — Omnipotence. — Love.

— Permanency. — Glory.— Nature of this Petition. — Can We

CONTENTS. 9 pray It? — Dare we? — Extent of this Prayer. — The Missionary Spirit. — The Time of the Coming. — Reasons why it should come immediately. — Exhortation. — The Decree. — Opposition Futile. — Direction. — Nothing Lost. — Poetry. — Words of Encouragement. — Progress. — Maxwell. — Blood of Martyrs. — Napoleon at Helena. — Wonderful Testimony. — The Crucified to be Universal Conqueror. — 1683 95

HIS WILL.

Unity of this Prayer. — Logical Relation. — Vast Importance of this Subject. — What is the "Will" of any Being? — Law. — Meaning of "Testament." — Speculations concerning the Basis of Moral Obligation. — Newton. — Dr. Adam Clarke. — The Apostle John. — The Assumption of this Petition. — Fallacies. — True Theory. — Rebellion in the Soul-Realm. — Old Theologians. — Prophecy. — Testimony of New Testament. — Fatalism. — Testimony of Facts. — Philosophy of Religious Experience. — Why offer this Prayer? — Necessity of Divine Aid. — The Grace of Obedience. — Promises. — Augustine. — Sabbath-school Fact. — Baxter. — Archbishop Usher. — How Angels do His Will. — Our loved Ones in Heaven. — True Aim. — Submission to His Will.

— G-ethsemane. — Example. — Our Gethsemanes. — Whom He loveth He chasteneth. — Augustine's Mother. — Shakspeare. — Invasion of Rome by the Huns. — The Best Soldier. — The Old Prophet. — Poetry. — The Inevitable Future. — The Happiest Man in the World. — Whittier's Hymn . . . . . .123

VI. Daily Food

The Strongest Evidences of the Divinity of Christianity found in the Lord's Prayer. — Beza. — The Syriac Version. — Analysis. — Assumption of Relation between God and our Daily Food. — Confirmations of Faith. — The a priori Argument. — The Miracle.

— Argument from Fatherhood. — Mysticism. —Materialism. — Wonderf ulness of the Human Body. — Bible View. — Nature and Extent of this Relation. — Paul at Athens. — Secondary Causes.

- — Essentialities beyond Human Power. — Bishop Heber. — Story of a Scotch Pastor. — Ability to use Means. — Divine Warnings concerning Human Proclivity. — Providential Blessings. — Es-

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tablished Laws. — Industry. — " Bread of Violence. " — Toil a Benefit to the Toiler. — Doubling the Grift. — Economy. — Lessons Taught. — Daily Recognition of God. — Rebuke.— Solomon. — Moderation of Desires. — Causes of Disease. — Prayer of Agur. — A Merchant's Experience. — Distrustfulness of Providence. — Inconsistency. — Extent of Promises. — Exhortation. — The Future Guaranteed 147

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FORGIVENESS OF SIN.

The Spiritual Soul-Realm. — Its Superiority to the Physical. —Cyprian. - Spiritual Necessities. — Exegesis. — " Debts," " Trespasses," and" Sins." — Reasons for preferring the Word" Sins."

— The Subject of this Petition. — Human Philosophies. — What is Sin? — A Condition and an Act. — Decision of the Supreme Court. — Universal Fact. — Truths about "Our Sins."— The two Propulsions. — The Object of this Petition. — Our Lord's Advice. — Courses which Men propose. — Heaven's Anthem. — Two Mysteries in the Divine Government. — Atonement Defined. — The Real Gospel. — P re-requisites to the Acceptable Offering of this Petition. — Realization of Sin. — How a True Understanding of the Lord's Prayer is adapted to produce such Realizations.

— Two Questions. — What to do if we have no Sense of Sin. — What to do if we have. — Precious Promises. — Their Certain Fulfilment. — Encouragement. — "Flee as a Bird to the Mountain." ... 175

VIII. The Limit Of Our Plea

The General Law of Limitation. — Its only Exception. — Its Application to this Petition. — The Beneficent Justice of this Limitation.

— Gospel Illustrations. — Poetry. — A Serious Difficulty. — Its Explanation. — Forgiving but not Forgetting. — Frederick the Great. — How God Forgives. — Shakspeare. — What disposes and enables us to do this. — German Infidels. — " The Grace of a Beaten Hound." Treating Others as they treat Us. — The two Antagonistic Spirits. — What it is to be a Christian. — Poetry. — A Colonel in our Army. — The Test. — Scripture Testimony. — Importance of this Christly Spirit. — Condition of our own Pardon.— Effect of Unforgiven Sin. — Poetry.— The Unforgiving

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Unforgiven. — Enjoyment and Usefulness dependent. — The Heathen Philosopher. — Pliny. — Shakspeare. — An Unknown Writer. — Solomon.— Sir Matthew Hale. — Archbishop Cranmer. — Desales. — Dryden. — Subjective and Objective Power. — What broke a Wicked Soldier's Heart. — God's Ordination . 199