CHAPTER 1-15.

1. 1. The genealogies of Noah

and of his sons.

2. 1. The genealogy of Israel.

3. 1. The posterity of David.

4. 1. The sons of Judah, and of

Simeon.

5. 1. Of Reuben, of Gad, and of

half the tribe of Manasseh.

6. 1. The sons of Levi.

6. 49. The Levitical cities.

7. 1. The genealogies of several

other tribes.

8. 1. The tribe of Benjamin.

9. 1. The first inhabitants.

10. 1. The defeat and death of

Saul.

11. 1. David is made king.

11. 15. David's mighty men.

12. 1. Of them that followed David.

12. 23. Of them that came to Da-

vid at Hebron.

13. 1. David bringeth again the

ark of God.

14. 1. David's prosperity.

15. 1. The solemnity of bringing

the ark to its place.

LECTURE 638-655.

638. Of our common brotherhood

in Adam and in Christ.

640. Use of Scripture genealogies.

641. That prayer is the way to

obtain honour of God.

642. Of praying with faith and

according to God's will.

643. Congregational psalmody.

644. Of a settled ministry.

645. The imperfections of these

genealogies.

646. Of being edified by God's word.

648. The wicked perish through

their own fault.

649. The authenticity of Scrip-

ture.

650. Of zeal in Christ's service.

651. Of following Christ.

652. Of securing the blessings of

civil liberty.

653. The duty of the state to the

church.

654. How Christians best prosper.

655. The practices of the Jews no

sure precedent to us.

the temple.

3. 1. Solomon begins to build the

temple.

4. 1. The furniture of the temple
is made.

5. 1. The ark is set in the temple.

God's glory filleth the house.
6. 1. Solomon's address to the
people, and to the Lord.
6. 22. Solomon's intercession.
7. 1. The sacrifices and festivities
at dedicating the temple.
8. 1. Solomon's buildings, his
sacrifices, his commerce.
9. 1. Solomon's great glory.

LECTURE 673-683.

673. Of beginning and ending with
God.

674.Of God's granting our requests.
675. Of building up ourselves in
holiness to the Lord.

676. Of having images in churches.

677. That we ought to worship

our Saviour Christ.
678. Devotion of the heart is the

chief thing in worshipping God.
679. How gracious it is in God to

promise to man.

680. Of God's dwelling in heaven.
681. Our parish churches com-
pared with the temple.
682. What ought to be the chief
end of Christian commerce.
683. Hope for the departed.

2 CHRONICLES, ch. 10-32.

10. 1. Rehoboam's folly and loss.

11. 1. The strengthening of Re-

hoboam's kingdom.

12. 1. Rehoboam is spoiled by

Shishak. He dieth.

13. 1. Abijah defeateth Jeroboam.

14. 1. Asa strengtheneth his king-

dom, defeateth Zerah.

15. 1. Asa, urged by the prophet

Azariah, rooteth out idolatry.

16. 1. Asa, reproved by Hanani,

putteth him in prison.

17. 1. Jehoshaphat reigneth pros-

perously.

18 . Jehoshaphat with Ahab at

Ramoth-Gilead.

18. 23. Jehoshaphat escapeth; A-

hab is slain.

19.
1. Jehoshaphat appointeth

judges throughout the realm.

20. 1. Jehoshaphat's fast, prayer,

and deliverance promised.

20. 20. Jehoshaphat's victory. He

blesseth God at Berachah.

21. 1. The evil reign and end of

Jehoram.

22. 1. The reigns of Ahaziah and

Athaliah.

23. 1. Joash is proclaimed king.

24. 1. Joash reigneth well all the

days of Jehoiada.

24. 15. The apostacy and end of

Joash.

25. 1. Amaziah defeateth the E-

domites.

25. 14. Amaziah's defeat and death.

26. 1. Uzziah reigneth. His pre-

sumption; and his leprosy.

27. 1. Jotham reigneth well.

28. 1. Ahaz reigneth most wickedly.

29. 1. Hezekiah beginneth to res-

tore the service of God.

29. 20. Hezekiah's sacrifices.

30. 1. Hezekiah keepeth the pass-

over.

31. 1. Hezekiah restoreth the

tithes.

32. 1. Hezekiah fortifieth himself

against Sennacherib.

1. 1. The proclamation of Cyrus.

He restoreth the vessels of the

temple.

2. 1. Of those who return to Je-

rusalem.

2. 36. The remainder of those who

returned.

3. 1. The altar is set up, and the

foundation of the temple laid.

4. 1. The conduct of the Samari-

tans.

5. 1. The elders refer Tatnai to

the decree of Cyrus.

6. 1. The decree of Darius. The

temple is completed.

7. 1. Ezra's mission to Jerusalem.

8. 1. Ezra's company.

8. 24. Ezra arriveth in safety.

9. 1. Ezra mourneth for the sin

of the people.

10. 1. The congregation resolve to

put away strange wives.

10. 18. The names of them that had

married strange wives.

LECTURE 719-731.

719. We can neither will nor do

good without God's help.

720. Many refuse God's invitation.

721. The devoted services of the

rich and great.

722. The imperfection of all hap-

piness on earth.

723. The malignity of envy.

724. The use which we ought to

make of our liberty.

725. That we ought to desire to

convert the heathen.

726. The responsibility of rulers.

727. Consistency of conduct.

728. Of confidence in God.

729. Our peril if we relapse into

wilful sin.

730. The duty of ceasing to do

any evil that we know of.

731. How much of evil and of

good we receive by inheritance.

NEHEMIAH, ch. 5—13.

5. 1. The debts of the poor are

remitted.

6. 1. The wall of Jerusalem is

completed.

7. 1. The register of the people.

7. 39. The register is concluded.

8. 1. The law is read, interpreted,

and observed.

9. 1. A fast is kept; with con-

fession of sin.

9. 22. The Levites conclude their

address to God.

10. 1. A covenant is sealed.

11. 1. A list of those who dwelt in

Jerusalem and in other towns.

12. 1. The priests and Levites.

12. 27. The dedication of the wall.

13. 1. Nehemiah reformeth abuses.

13. 23. Nehemiah denounceth them

that married strange wives.

LECTURE 736-748.

736. Of doing good disinterestedly.

737. The importance of the work

we have to do.

738. Of doing what God appoints.

739. Of being registered in heaven.

740. The fruit of preaching the

Gospel more extensively.

741. Of entering into particulars

in our devotions.

742. The force of our evil recol-

lections.

743. The sin of robbing God.

744. The happiness of serving God

willingly.

745. Of remembering God's min-

isters.

746. That God works by means.

747. Of prayer for mercy.

748. Of praying to be rewarded by

God.

CHAPTER 1-10.

1. 1. Ahasuerus maketh a feast.

1. 5. The decree against Vashti.

2. 1. Esther is made queen.

Mordecai discovereth treason.

3. 1. Haman obtaineth a decree

against the Jews.

4. 1. Esther is prevailed on by

Mordecai to intercede.

5. 1. Esther's first banquet. Ha-

man's discontent.

6. 1. Haman is appointed to do

honour to Mordecai.

7. 1. Esther maketh known her

cause. Haman is hanged.

8. 1. The decree in favour of the

Jews.

9. 1. The Jews slay their enemies.

9. 20. The days of Purim ordained.

10. 1. The greatness of Mordecai.

LECTURE 749-760.

749. Of setting our hearts on
heaven.

750. The duty of wives to hus-
bands.

751. God's undeserved care for sin-
ful men.

752. How much we owe to God
for our sovereigns.
753. How graciously God hears
and grants our prayers.
754. The peril of harbouring ha-
tred in the heart.

755. The machinations of our ad-

versary turned to our honour.
756. The right directions of our
sympathy, and its uses.
757. God's mercy and justice con-
sistent.

758. The enmity of the wicked.
759. Christian festivity.

760. Kindness due to the Jews.