Contents

Contents

Contents

PREFACE.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FOURTH EDITION.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SIXTH EDITION.

PART I. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER I. ITS DIVINE ORIGIN AND INSTITUTION MINISTRY.

CHAPTER II. THE DIGNITY OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER III. THE USES AND NECESSITY OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER IV. THE TRIALS AND DIFFICULTIES OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER V. THE COMFORTS AND ENCOURAGEMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER VI. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER VII. PREPARATION FOR THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

SECTION I. HABITS OF GENERAL STUDY.

SECTION II. SPECIAL STUDY OF THE SCRIPTURES.

SECTION III. HABITS OF SPECIAL PRAYER.

SECTION IV. EMPLOYMENT IN THE CURE OF SOULS.

PART II. GENERAL CAUSES OF THE LACK OF SUCCESS IN THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER I. THE SCRIPTURAL WARRANT AND CHARACTER OF MINISTERIAL SUCCESS—TOGETHER WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF LACK OF SUCCESS.

CHAPTER II. THE WITHHOLDING OF DIVINE INFLUENCE, THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE LACK OF MINISTERIAL SUCCESS.

CHAPTER III. THE ENMITY OF THE NATURAL HEART IS A MAIN CAUSE OF THE LACK OF MINISTERIAL SUCCESS.

CHAPTER IV. THE POWER OF SATAN A MAIN HINDRANCE TO MINISTERIAL SUCCESS.

CHAPTER V. LOCAL HINDRANCES TO MINISTERIAL SUCCESS.

CHAPTER VI. THE LACK OF A DIVINE CALL IS A MAIN CAUSE OF FAILURE IN THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

PART III. CAUSES OF MINISTERIAL INEFFICIENCY CONNECTED WITH OUR PERSONAL CHARACTER.

CHAPTER I. LACK OF ENTIRE DEVOTEDNESS OF HEART TO THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER II. CONFORMITY TO THE WORLD.

CHAPTER III. THE FEAR OF MAN.

CHAPTER IV. THE LACK OF CHRISTIAN SELF-DENIAL.

CHAPTER V. THE SPIRIT OF COVETOUSNESS.

CHAPTER VI. NEGLECT OF RETIREMENT.

CHAPTER VII. THE INFLUENCE OF SPIRITUAL PRIDE.

CHAPTER VIII. ABSENCE OR DEFECT OF PERSONAL RELIGION.

CHAPTER IX. THE DEFECT OF FAMILY RELIGION, AND THE LACK OF CONNEXION OF THE MINISTER’S FAMILY WITH HIS WORK.

CHAPTER X. LACK OF FAITH.

PART IV. THE PUBLIC WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER I. THE INSTITUTION AND IMPORTANCE OF THE ORDINANCE OF PREACHING.

CHAPTER II. PREPARATION FOR THE PULPIT.

I.—COMPOSITION OF SERMONS.

II.—HABITS OF MEDITATION.

III.—SPECIAL PRAYER.

CHAPTER III. THE SCRIPTURAL MODE OF PREACHING THE LAW.

I. THE PREACHING OF THE LAW—ITS CHARACTER—USES—AND OBLIGATIONS.

II.—THE CONNEXION OF THE LAW WITH THE GOSPEL.

CHAPTER IV. THE SCRIPTURAL PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

I.—DOCTRINAL PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

II.—EXPERIENTIAL PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

III. —PRACTICAL PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

IV.—APPLICATORY PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

V.—DISCRIMINATING PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

VI.—DECIDED PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.

CHAPTER V. THE MODE OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

I.—TOPICAL AND EXPOSITORY PREACHING.

II.—EXTEMPORE AND WRITTEN SERMONS.

CHAPTER VI. THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

I.—BOLDNESS—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

II.—WISDOM—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

III.—PLAINNESS—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

IV.—FERVENCY—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

V.—DILIGENCE—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

VI.—SINGLENESS—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

VII.—LOVE—THE SPIRIT OF SCRIPTURAL PREACHING.

PART V. THE PASTORAL WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

CHAPTER I. THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE PASTORAL WORK.

CHAPTER II. TREATMENT OF CASES IN THE PASTORAL WORK.

I.—THE INFIDEL.

II.—THE IGNORANT AND CARELESS.

III.—THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS.

IV.—THE FALSE PROFESSOR.

V.—NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL CONVICTIONS.

VI.—THE YOUNG CHRISTIAN.

VII.—THE BACKSLIDERS

VIII.—THE UNESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN.

IX.—THE CONFIRMED AND CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN.

CHAPTER III. THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

CHAPTER IV. PASTORAL MINISTRY OF THE YOUNG.

I.—CATECHIZING.

II.—THE SUNDAY SCHOOL—ITS IMPORTANCE—CONSTITUTION—AND SUPERINTENDENCE.

III.—INFANT SCHOOLS.

IV.—WEEKLY SCHOOLS.

V.—THE TREATMENT OF THE YOUNG IN A HOPEFUL STATE OF IMPRESSION.

VI.—YOUNG MEN.

VII.—PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS ON CONFIRMATIONS

CHAPTER V. SACRAMENTAL INSTRUCTION.

I.—BAPTISM.

II.—THE LORD’S SUPPER.

CHAPTER VI. CLERICAL AND CHURCH COMMUNION.

I.—CLERICAL COMMUNION.

II.—CHURCH COMMUNION.

CHAPTER VII. THE OFFICE AND USES OF HELPERS.

CHAPTER VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.

PART VI. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.

I. Do we honour our work?

II. Do we feel the responsibility of our work?

How do we feel with regard to our talents?

How do we feel respecting the completeness of our Ministry?

How, again, do we feel the responsibility of our pulpit preparation?

III. Do we earnestly desire and expect success in our work?

IV. Are we laying ourselves out for our work?

V. Does the Spirit of love characterize our Ministrations?

VI. Do we pray for our flock?

APPENDIX.

ADDRESS TO THE IRISH CLERGY.

INDEX.

SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATED

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