OR

DISCOURSES

(PRINCIPALLY IN THE FORM OF SKELETONS)

NOW FIRST DIGESTED INTO ONE CONTINUED SERIES,

AND FORMING A COMMENTARY

UPON EVERY BOOK OP

THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT;

TO WHICH IS ANNEXED,

AN IMPROVED EDITION OF A TRANSLATION OF

CLAUDE'S ESSAY ON THE COMPOSITION OF A SERMON.

IN TWENTY-ONE VOLUMES.

BY THE REV. CHARLES SIMEON, M.A.

SENIOR FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

VOL. V.

PSALMS, 1-LXXII.

LONDON:
HOLDSWORTH AND BALL,

18, st. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.

CONTENTS TO VOL. V.

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i. 1-4. Characters of the Righteous and Wicked 1

ii. 1-12. Opposition to Christ vain

5

ü. 12. Regard to Christ enforced

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iv. 3. The Privileges of the Godly

iv. 4, 5.

A practical Exhortation

iv. 6. God's Favour the only substantial Good

v. 11, 12

The Blessedness of the Righteous 25

vii. 11–13. God's Indignation against the Wicked

28

ix. 10. The Name of God a Ground of Trust 32

ix. 17. The Danger of forgetting God .

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x. 4, 5.

Men's proud Contempt of God .

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X. 13.

Men's Contempt of God .

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xi. 1—7. The Workings of Unbelief and Faith 46

xii. 4. Practical Atheism exposed

51

xiv. 1. The Commonness and Folly of Atheism 54

xiv. 6. Believers vindicated

58

xiv, 7. The Blessings of Salvation

61

xv. 1-5. Character of those that shall be saved 64

xvi. 4. Superior Blessedness of true Christians

xvi. 5—7. God himself his People's Portion 73

xvi. 8–11. Christ's Resurrection and Glory

78

xvii. 15. The Man of God

82

xvii. 1—3. God the all-sufficient Portion of his

People

85

xviii. 23. Besetting Sins

89

xviii. 25, 26. Equity of the Divine Procedure

94

xviii. 50. Thanksgiving for any great Deliverance 100

xix. 7-9. Excellency of God's Word

105

xix. 10, 11. The Use and Benefit of the Scriptures 110

xix. 12, 13. Prayer against Sins of Infirmity and

Presumption

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XX. 7.

Trust in God the Means of Success

118

xxi, 1–7. The Kingdom of David and of Christ

119

xxi. 7. Trust in God recommended .

124

xxii. 1. Our Lord's Complaint on the Cross 127

xxii. 11-21.

The Sufferings of Christ .

130

xxiii. 1-6. David's Confidence in God .

134

xxiv. 7-10. The Ascension of Christ typified

139

xxv. 6, 7. The Saint pleading with God

145

xxy. 9.

Meek Docility inculcated

149

Xxv. 10.

God's Paths are Mercy and Truth . 155

xxv. 11.

Proper Method of praying to God . 158

xxv. 12, 13. The Portion of those who fear God.

162

xxv. 14.

The Secrets of the Lord .

168

xxvi. 8. The Worship of God delightful. 174

xxvii. 4. David's Love to God's Ordinances . 180

xxvii. 8. The Duty of Prayer .

185

xxviii. 7. Adoring God for his Mercies

188

xxviii. 8, 9. God our saving Strength .

191

xxix. 10, 11. God the Giver of Strength and Peace 195

Xxx. 5. The Mercy of God

198

xxx, 6-12. Cause and Cure of spiritual Desertion 203

xxxi. 15. Our Times in God's Hand

209

xxxi. 19, 20. The Goodness of God to his believing

People

213

xxxi. 21-24. The Godly encouraged to trust in God 217

xxxii. 1-6. True Blessedness declared

221

xxxii. 11. Joy in the Lord inculcated

226

xxxiii. 18—22. God's Care of his People

229

xxxiv. 2, 3. Devotion exemplified

233

xxxiv. 6. Grateful Recollections

236

xxxiv. 8. Experimental Religion enforced

240

xxxiv. 11–16. The Fear of God inculcated

244

xxxiv. 18. The Broken and Contrite in Heart en-

couraged .

249

Xxxv, 3. The Sinner's Hope

254

Xxxv. 13, 14.

Compassion to the Sick

260

xxxvi. 1. Awful State of ungodly Men

266

xxxvi. 2. The self-flattering Delusions of Sinners

exposed

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Xxxvi. 4. Sin to be abhorred

274

Xxxvi. 6. God's Word and Works Mysterious 278

xxxvi. 7, 8. The Loving-kindness of God

282

xxxvi. 9. Christ the Fountain of Life and Light | 285

Xxxvi. 10. God's continued Care implored .

288

xxxvii. 3—6. Confidence in God recommended 294

xxxvii. 23, 24. God's Interest in his People

298

xxxvii. 31. The Security of the upright Soul 302

xxxviii, 1–9. David's Distress and Consolation 307

xxxix. 4, 5. The Shortness of Human Life

311

xl. 1-3. David's Success in Prayer an Encou-

ragement to us

316

xl. 9, 10. Christ a Preacher of Righteousness 321

xl. 17. Consolation to the Distressed

324

xlii. 1, 2. David's Desire after God

328

xliii. 3, 4. Access to God in Ordinances

332

xliii. 5. Sources and Remedy of Dejection .

335

xlv. 3–5. The Reign of Christ desired

340

xlv. 7. Benefits attendant on Holiness

345

xlv. 10, 11. Duty of the Church as married to Christ 348

xlv. 13-16. The Church's Beauty and Happiness . 351

xlvi. 4. The River of God.

356

xlvii. 5-7. The Ascension of Christ an Occasion

for Joy

361

xlviii. 12–14. The Church's Security in God . 365

xlix. 13. The Folly of worldly Men

370

xlix. 20. The degraded State of Men .

376

1. 7—15. Spiritual Obedience preferred before

Sacrifice

380

li. 1-3. True Patience described .

386

li. 4. Sin an Offence against God.

389

li. 5.

Original Sin

396

li. 6. The Importance of inward Integrity 401

li. 7. The Means of Deliverance from spi-

ritual Leprosy

408

li. 8. The Operations of Sin and of Grace 411

li. 10. True Renovation of Heart

414

li. 14. The Penitent encouraged

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