example, whether of warning or imitation, its right and holy influence on my daily conduct. And more especially grant me the Spirit of the Lord, that beholding in thy word, as in a glass, the glory of thy Son Jesus Christ, I may be changed into the same image from glory to glory. Thus may I be wholly delivered and moulded into the form of doctrine which thou hast revealed for my salvation, and my whole life be formed and governed not by the opinions of man, whose breath is in his nostrils, but by thy word, O my God, who liveth and abideth for ever! Hear me for the sake of Jesus Christ, my only Saviour. 7. USEFUL TABLES. The following tables are added to assist you in finding places in the Bible which you may wish to read: 1. Table of Psalms. 1. Prayers. For pardon of sin-6, 25, 38, 51, 130. Penitential-6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143. When prevented attending public worship-42, 43, 63, 84. Expressing trust in God in afflictions-3, 16, 27, 31, 54, 56, 57, 61, 62, 71, 86. Under affliction or persecution-44, 60, 74, 79, 80, 83, 89, 94,102, 129, 137. In trouble-4, 5, 11, 28, 41, 55, 59, 64, 79, 109, 120, 140, 141, 142. Intercession-20, 67, 122, 132, 144. 2. Thanksgivings for Mercies.-To particular persons-9, 18, 22, 30, 34, 40, 75, 103, 108, 116, 118, 138, 144. To the Israelites-46, 48, 65, 66, 68, 76, 81, 85, 98, 105, 124, 126, 129, 135, 136, 149. 3. Psalms of Praise and Adoration displaying God's Attributes.-His goodness and mercy, and care of good men-23, 34, 36, 91, 100, 103, 107, 117, 121, 145, 147. His power, majesty, glory and other attributes-8, 19, 24, 29, 33, 47, 50, 65, 66, 76, 77, 93, 96, 97, 99, 103, 111, 113, 114, 115, 134, 139, 147, 148, 150. 4. Instructive Psalms.-The characters of good and bad men, their happiness and misery-1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 24, 25, 32, 34, 36, 37, 50, 52, 53, 58, 73, 75, 82, 84, 91, 92, 94, 101, 112, 119, 121, 125, 127, 128, 131, 133. The excellence of God's law-19, 119. Vanity of human life-39, 49, 90. 5 Prophetical Psalms.-2, 16, 22, 40, 45, 68, 72, 87, 110, 118. 6. Historical Psalms.-78, 105, 106, 135, 136. 4. REFERENCE TO PASSAGES IN THE BIBLE ON VARIOUS PRACTICAL SUBJECTS. Adoption, John i. 13; Gal. iii. 26; iv. 5, 6; 1 John iii. 1-3. Afflictions, Job; Rom. v.; Heb. Matt. xxv. 31, xii. Alms, Psalm xli.; &c. ; 2 Cor. ix. Angels, Heb. i.; XV.; Luke i. Atonement, Isaiah liii. ; 2 Cor. v.; Heb. ix. Rev. v.; Luke Baptism, Matt. xxviii.; Rom. vi. Calling, 1 Thess. ii. 12; 2 Tim. i. 9. Charity (or love), 1 Cor. xiii. Chastity, 1 Thess. iv. 3; Genesis xxxix. Children, Deut. vi.; Eph. vi.; Col. iii. Christ-all the Bible full of him, Church, Acts ii. 47; Rom. xii. 5. -, Two, Mark xii. Consolation, Isaiah 1xi.; 2 Cor. i. ; 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Conversion, Luke xv.; Ezekiel xviii. Matt. xviii. Covenant, Jer. xxxi. 32; Heb. viii. Creation, Gen. i. 2; John i.; Heb. i.; Ps. xix. Death, Gen. iii. 15; Rom. v. 12; 1 Cor. xv. Deluge, Gen. vi. to viii. Devil, Gen. iii.; Matt. iv.; Eph. ii. Enemies, Matt. v.; Rom. xii. God, Exod. xxxiv.; Isa. xi. ; Ps. Grace, Tit. ii.; Eph. i. ii.; Gal. v. Heart, Jer. xvii. 9; Mat. xv.; Ps. li. Heaven, 1 Peter i. 4.; Rev. xxi. xxii. Hell, Mark ix.; Jude. Holy Ghost, John xiv.; Gal. v. Hope, Rom. xv.; Heb. vi.; James iv. Humility, Phil. ii.; Psalm cxxxi. Judgment, Eccles. xii.; John v.; Kingdom of God, Dan. ii. vii.; Knowledge, Prov. iv. 8, 9. Love of God, John iii.; Rom. v. Love to God, Deut. vi.; Matt. xxii. Love of Christ, John xv.; Eph. iii.; Rom. viii. Love to Christ, 1 Peter i. Love to Men-Epistles of John. Marriage, Gen. xxiv.; Eph. v. Master, Gen. xviii. 19.; Lev. xxv. 35. Ministers, 1 Cor. iv. ; 2 Cor. v. Original Sin, Rom. v.; Eph. ii.; 1 Cor. xv. 21. Paradise, Gen. ii. ; 2 Cor. xii. Predestination, Romans viii. ix. ; Pride, Isaiah ii.; Luke xviii. Prosperity, James v.; Psalm xxx. Providence, Ps. lxv. cvi.; Matt. vi. Reconciliation, Rom. v. ; 2 Cor. V.; Matt. v. Redemption, Eph.i.; Col.i.; Rev. V. Regeneration, John i. iii.; Titus Repentance, Psalm li.; Ezekiel Riches, James v.; Luke xii. 16. Sacrifice, Heb. ix. x. | Sin, Rom. i. ii. iii.; 1 John i. Singing, Psalm xcv.; Ephes. v.; Col. iii. Submission, Psalm xxxix.; James iv.; 1 Peter v. Temperance, Prov. xxiii.; 1 Thes. Temptation, Mat. iv. ; 1 Cor. x. Wives, Proverbs xxxi.; Eph. v.; World, 1 John ii. 5. In this Table the verses are, generally, purposely omitted, that the Reader may search the whole chapter for the subject he wishes to find. BIBLE WITH REFERENCES. Let the Reader, by all means, if possible, get a Bible with marginal references. These shew you other parts of the Bible, which either explain, or are similar to the part you are reading, and they form of themselves a most useful commentary. It would be profitable for the children in a family to employ some time in the winter evening in finding out these references, and reading them to each other, or to their parents. Thus, on the first verse in the first chapter of Genesis, you will find a reference to the first, second, and third verses of the first chapter of John's Gospel, and to the first chapter and tenth verse of the Epistle to the Hebrews: these references shew you that God made all things by our Lord Jesus Christ. There are also other translations of the Hebrew sometimes put in the margin of the Bible, and this will help you in understanding what God has revealed for our use. |