"Abide in me, and I in you," what the
expression means, ii., 393.
Abiding in Christ, in what it consists,
ii., 394; necessary to prevent un-
fruitfulness and its consequences,
396; necessary to secure fruitfulness
and its consequences, 400.
Abraham's spiritual children, the Jews
were not, i., 464.
Accomplishment of his great work by
Christ, i., 536.
'Agree with thine adversary," what the
expression means, i., 173.
All men should become the subjects of
Christ's mediatorial government, i.,
636; are the objects of the gospel in-
vitation, 637.
All whom the Father has given Christ
shall be put in possession of the bless-
ings of his salvation, i., 638.
Alms, the manner in which they should
be given, i., 199.
"Angry without a cause," what the ex-
pression means, i., 166.
Anxiety, the unreasonableness of, i.,
Apostates, their awful condition, i. 147.
Application of the arguments for work-
ing miracles on the Sabbath-day, i.,
101; of the Sermon on the Mount,
271.
Appointment of Christ to his work by
his Father, i., 529; of his disciples to
a great and beneficent work, a proof
of Christ s love to them, ii., 448.
Approbation of our Lord's exercise
under his sufferings, by his Father,
i., 594.
"Arise let us go hence," what the ex-
pression refers to, ii., 377.
"As I have loved you," what the ex-
pression means, ii., 184.
Asking in the name of Christ, the im-
port of, ii., 256.
'Baptism to be baptized with," what
it means, i., 352.
"Beam in the eye" what the meaning
of, i., 253
"Believe in God and in Christ," import
of the expression, ii., 207.
Believing in Christ, what it is, i. 41;
and coming to him, the distinction
between, 372; the work of God, in
what sense, 366.
Benignity, divine, glorified in Christ's
sufferings, ii., 159.
Birth of Christ, an event most import-
ant in its results, i., 611.
Blessedness of believing and coming to
Christ, i., 374.
"Born again," what the expression
means, i., 25.
Bread of life, Christ, i., 368, 391.
Brotherly love, want of, a source of
great evil, ii., 493.
"Building the sepulchres of the proph-
ets," what is meant by, i., 319.
Casting out of the prince of this world,
what is it? i., 627; and how the re-
sult of Christ's death, 630.
Casting pearls before swine, what the
expression imports, i., 255.
Character and privilege of true Chris-
tians, and the connection between
them, ii., 318, 339; the measure of
each other, 340.
Children of the devil, the Jews were,
i. 467.
"Children of the light," what the ex-
pression means, ii, 23.
Christ, in accomplishing the work com-
mitted to him, the object of the
Father's delight, i., 523; "the light,"
in what sense, ii., 19; the way, and
the truth, and the life, 226, 234; in
the Father, his disciples in him, and
he in them, 306; in the Father,-in
what respects, 310; in his people,
and how, 314.
Christ and his Father coming to his
disciples and making their abode with
them, what the language means, ii.,
Christ's power to lay down his life and
take it again, i., 535; exaltation to
"Daily bread," the meaning of the
phrase, i., 215.
Danger of false principles in religion.
i., 467.
glory, ii, 168; going away, results of, | Cutting off a right hand, what this is
to himself, 215; results of to his dis-
ciples, 218; saying about his going
away and his disciples knowing the
way, misapprehended, 229; people in
him, in what sense, 313; departure,
cause for joy, 358; Father greater
than he, in what sense, 362; love
what is meant by it, 415.
Christians, their position and duties in
reference to the world, i., 141; their
peculiar character, ii., 321; bound to
love one another as Christ has loved
them all, 426.
Christianity, the relation of, to the
ancient revelation, i., 153.
Church and its office-bearers, true and
false, i., 494.
"Clean through the word I have
spoken," what the expression means,
ii., 389.
Closet, what the entering into, means,
i., 206.
"Come" and "believe," the distinction
between, i., 429.
Coming to Christ, our natural inability
for, i., 386.
Comfort, the formation of the character
for the administration of, ii., 358.
Commandments of Christ, what are
they? ii., 264; having them character-
istie of true Christians, 323; keeping
them characteristic of true Chris-
tians, 324; a motive why Christians
should love one another, 440.
Conclusion of Valedictory Discourse,
ii., 527.
Confidence to be exercised in the
finished work of Christ, ii., 174.
Confidential communication of Christ's
mind, a proof of love to his disciples,
ii., 447.
Connection between the church on
earth and the church in heaven, i.,
482, between the character and
privileges of Christians, ii., 338.
Consecration of religious edifices, i., 544.
"Continue ye in my love," what the
expression means, ii., 413.
Continuing in Christ's love, duty of, ii.,
407; principle of, 408; what it means,
415; how the duty of, to be per-
formed, 418; will make us resemble
Christ. 422; will minister to Christ's
enjoyment, 422; will promote our
own happiness, 425.
Conversational discourse to the Jews,
i., 862.
"Convinceth me of my sin," what the
phrase means, i., 472.
"Corban," what the term signifies, i.,
"Corn of wheat dying," what this
means, i., 582.
Cross, the death of, i., 607.
"Death, never see," what the import
of, i., 476.
Death of Christ, and the increase of his
followers connected, i., 583; the fact
of it, 604; the manner of it, 605; the
nature of it, 608; penal, 609; the re-
sults of it in the judgment of this
world, 614; the casting out of the
prince of this world, 627; in the
drawing of all men to Christ, 634;
did not purchase the Spirit, 643; a
proof of his love to his disciples, ii.,
Dedication, the feast of, i., 543.
Delight of the Father in the Son, in
and for the accomplishment of his
work, i., 537.
Departure of Christ necessary and
sufficient to secure the coming of the
Spirit, ii., 523.
Design of the Messiah's mission, i., 34;
of our Lord in predicting coming
events, ii., 368.
Devil, who and what he is, i., 469; a
murderer and a liar, in what sense,
491.
"Disciples indeed," meaning of the
phrase, i., 408.
Disciples of Christ fortified against the
world's hatred and opposition, ii,
461; have no cause to be astonished
at the world's hatred of them, 484;
no reason to be stumbled at the
world's hatred, 489; no reason to be
ashamed at the world's hatred, 494;
no reason to be discouraged at the
world's hatred, 507; perplexed at
our Lord's enigmatic saying, 536;
declaration of satisfaction with our
Lord's explanation of his saying,
563.
Discipleship, terms of, i., 586.
Distinguishing character and privi
leges of the disciples of Christ, i., 113.
Divinity of our Lord, ii., 100.
"Do ye now believe," what the import
of, ii., 570.
Doctrine and law connected, ii, 891;
doctrines taught by our Lord, 31;
divine authority of, 32.
"Doing to others as we would that they
should do unto us," the meaning and
application of, i., 266.
Door of the fold, Christ, i., 497.
Doxology in the Lord's prayer, its
genuineness examined, i., 302.
Drawing of all men to Christ, what is
it? i., 636.
"Drawn by the Father," what it de-
notes, i., 383.
Duty of Christians to abide in Christ,
and to let Christ abide in them, ii.,
Duty and privileges connected, ii., 406.
Earnestness a quality of Christ's teach-
ing, ii., 37.
Eating Christ's flesh, and drinking his
blood, meaning of, i., 495.
Enigmatic declaration of our Lord, ii.,
529; explanation of, by our Lord
himself, 539.
Eternal life, as the opposite of not
perishing, i., 36; what it is, and how
bestowed, i., 556.
Evangelical Alliance, its objects stated
and vindicated, ii., 456.
"Every branch in me that beareth not
fruit," what the expression means, ii.,
Evidence on which our Lord claims be-
lief, i., 95; of John, 96; of miracles,
98; of the voice from heaven, 99;
of Old Testament Scripture, 100; ii.,
Faith in God and Christ, the antidote
to heart-trouble, ii., 203; how fitted
to relieve the heart-trouble of the
disciples, 208; how, of Christians in
every age, 210.
Faithful," import of the term, i., 336.
Faithful denunciations against the
pharisees and lawyers, i., 306.
Faithfulness, divine, glorified in Christ's
gufferings, ii., 158.
False teachers, caution against, i., 275;
prophets known by their fruits, 276;
shepherds who do not enter in by the
door, 502; shepherds, characteristic
of, 503.
Fasting, the duty and manner of, i., 223.
Fearlessness a quality of Christ's teach-
ing, ii., 38.
Feast of Tabernacles, i., 426.
Feelings of our Lord in reference to his
mission, i.. 351.
Fellow of the Lord of Hosts," the ref-
erence of, i., 193.
Fellowship in Christ's life, ii., 294.
"Few there be that find the strait gate,"
meaning of, i., 274.
"Fire on earth," what the "coming to
send" means, i., 349.
Flesh, the meaning of the term, i., 27;
"of Christ given for the light of the
"Folded sheep, the," i., 496.
world," meaning of, 392.
Foreknowledge and prediction of events,
do not affect men's moral character,
ii., 124.
Forgive us our debts," meaning of, i.,
Friends, Christ's regarding his disciples
as, a proof of his love to them, ii.,
"Fulfil the law and the prophets,”
what the expression means, i., 155.
Gathering of the other sheep to the
Shepherd, i., 521.
"Gehenna of fire," import of the phrase,
"Gift of God," what it means, i., 67.
Giving by the Father to Christ, what it
means, i., 377; of the sheep to Christ
Glorification of the Son of man in and
by his Father, 527.
by his sufferings, ii., 135; as the per-
fect man, 135; as the representative-
man, 138; as the God-man, 141; as
the predicted man, 142; of God in
the Son of man suffering, 145; in the
sufferings of Christ viewed in them-
selves, 149; of the Divine power,
149; of the Divine wisdom, 151; in
the results of the sufferings of Christ,
161; of the Son of man, the result
and reward of God being glorified in
and by the Son of man's sufferings,
Happiness, and how to attain it, i.,
229; the way of securing 387; why
not obtained, 425.
Hardening, judicial-what it is, i., 55.
"Having Christ's commandments,"
what the expression means, ii., 323.
Heaven, why called God's house, ii.,
216; a house of many mansions,
what so called in allusion to, 217.
"Henceforth ye know him and have
seen him," meaning of the expression,
ii., 242.
Holy Ghost, or Spirit, necessary to
yielding obedience, i.. 257; the giv-
ing of, connected with the glorifi-
cation of Christ, 437; permanent
residence of, with the disciples, how
secured, ii., 280; as the Paraclete
promised, 270; the Great Teacher
and Remembrancer, 345; what the
appellation signifies, 349; "sent by
the Father in the name of the Son,"
what the expression imports, 349;
"will teach all things, and bring all
chings to remembrance," what signi-
fied by, 350; Christ's witness, 509;
what meant by his being sent by,
and proceeding from, the Father,
509; how he discharges the duties of
a witness, 511.
House built on the rock, what signi-
fied by, i., 288; on the sand, what
signified by, 289.
Human authority in religion con-
demned, i., 411.
Humanity of our Lord, the reality of,
ii., 97; perfection of, 99.
Hunger and thirst after righteousness,
they that, their character and privi-
leges, i., 120.
"Hypocrites," the meaning and refer-
ence of the term, i., 200.
"I am in the Father, and the Father in
me," import of, ii, 246.
"I am the true vine," meaning of the
expression, ii., 382.
"If I wash thee not, thou hast no part
with me," meaning of the expression,
ii., 69.
"If it had not been so, I would have
told you," meaning of, ii., 224.
Ignorance, a main cause of the non-
removal of evil, ii., 239.
go to
prepare a place for you," im-
port of, ii, 219.
'I judge no man," meaning of the ex-
pression, i., 448.
"I know whom I have chosen," what
the expression means, ii., 82.
Imitation of Christ in glorifying God,
ii., 175.
"In himself," what the phrase means,
ii., 171.
"Jot or tittle," what the meaning of, i
158.
Joy, christian, the source of the sam、
in all ages and countries, ii, 549.
Judas Iscariot, character of, described,
ii., 71; chosen to be an apostle, and
continued to be an apostle so long,
why? 84; his treachery predicted,
88; has followers in every age, 91;
got rid of, before the institution of
the Supper, 121; his utter insensi-
bility to all our Lord's warnings,
122; his inconceivable impudence,
Judging others prohibited, i., 250.
Judgment of the world, what it is, and
how the result of the death of
Christ, i., 614-620.
Judgment, our, never to be set in op-
position to the revealed will of
Christ, ii., 77.
Justice of God glorified in the suffer-
ings of Christ, ii., 153.
"Keep my saying," meaning of, ii,
466.
Keeping Christ's commandments a true
manifestation of love to him, ii., 29;
how to be done, 266; what compre
hended in, 324.
Key of knowledge, what it is, i., 325.
Knowledge of Christ necessary to know!
edge of the Father, ii., 241; of Christ's
being in his Father and in his people
what? 315; and when to be en-
joined, 315.
Knowledge of God connected with the
knowledge of Christ, ii., 238.
Knowledge of the disciples to be greatly
increased after the departure of
Christ, ii., 552.
"Least commandments," meaning of, i., | Manna, not certainly a type of Christ,
Liberty, true spiritual, i., 456.
Life, the, Christ, ii., 233; of Christ,
what it is, 296; of Christ's people,
what it is, 298; of Christ and of his
people, connection between, 301.
"Life, and more abundantly," meaning
of the phrase, i., 512.
"Life in himself, given to have," what
meant by, i., 90.
Lifted up, as Moses lifted up the ser-
pent in the wilderness," the force of
the parallel, i., 37.
"Lifted up," what the expression means,
i. 454.
Lifting up of Christ, and drawing all
men to him, connected, i., 641.
Light of the world, Christians, i., 149;
Christ, 444.
"Light, let your, shine before men,"
what the import of, i., 150.
"Lily of the field," i., 245.
Literal acquaintance with the Scrip-
tures to be sought, but not rested in,
ii., 13.
"Little while," meaning of, ii., 529.
"Lord, Lord," what the meaning of, i.,
Love of Christians enjoined by Christ,
ii., 184; should be mutual, 427;
should be like that of Christ, 431;
discriminative, 432; sincere, spon-
taneous, 433, 434; fervent and copi-
ous, 434; disinterested, 435; active,
435; self-denying and self-sacrificing,
436; considerate and wise, 436;
generously confiding and kindly for-
bearing, 437; constant, 437; endur-
ing, holy, and spiritual, 438; uni-
versal, 439.
Love of God to the world the primary
source of salvation, i., 44-49; and
manifestation of God as the proof of
love, connected, ii., 334; of the
Father to the Son, what its qualities,
410; and of Christ to his people, an-
alogy between, 412.
Love, to Christians, the badge of dis-
cipleship, i., 165; to Christ, character-
istic of true Christians, ii., 321.
Loved of the Father and the Son, the
privilege of Christians, ii., 329.
"Loving enemies, and doing good to
them that hate us," import of, i.,
"Lusts," meaning of the term, i. 469.
Mammon, the serving of, what it im-
ports, i., 236.
Manifestation of Christ to his disciples,
not as to the world, question regard-
ing answered, ii, 320; to the soul-
what? 334.
Manner of obtaining the blessings pro
cured by Christ, i, 40.
"Meat which perisheth," meaning of
the phrase, i., 364.
Meek, the, their character, and privi
lege, i., 116.
Merciful, the, their character and privi
lege, i, 122.
Messianic character of forty-first psalm,
ii., 85.
Ministers, christian, claims
on the
prayers of their people, i., 345.
Ministry, christian, i., 328; characters
of its occupants, 331; worthy, 332;
unworthy, 337; destiny of its occu
pants, 339; worthy, 340; unworthy,
342; caution with which it should be
entered on, 344; encouragement to
fidelity, 345.
Ministry of our Lord, ii, 26; details of,
30; results of, 50.
Miracle of the loaves and fishes illus-
trated, i., 360.
Miracles, nature and extent of the evi-
dence of doctrine furnished by them,
ii., 41.
Miracles of our Lord, their greatness,
ii., 44; number, 45; variety, 46;
beneficent character, 47; unosten-
tatious character, 47; recognized as
miracles when performed, 47; ac-
cordance with ancient predictions,
Miracles, continuing to be wrought by
the apostles after our Lord's depart-
ure, ii., 250; and prophecy, their
nature and connection, 368.
Misery of those not "believing the
light," ii., 24.
Mission of our Lord, means by which
the design of, is to be accomplished, i.,
37; figurative views of, 347; Divine
origin of, ii., 32; design of, 34.
Missions to heathen and infidel nations,
their necessity, i., 144.
Missionaries, and missionary agents,
must be Christians, i., 146.
"Morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself," what the meaning
of, i., 248.
Mourn, they that, their character and
privilege, i., 115.
"My Father is the husbandman," what
the import of, ii., 384
"My name's sake," meaning of, ii., 497
Necessity of Christ leaving his disciples,
and of their knowing it, ii., 180.
New commandments-what? ii., 179;
import of the phrase, 185.
Nicodemus, his station and character,
i., 23; his conversation with our
Loru, 24-31.
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