00 CHRISTIAN MEDITATIONS

CHRISTIAN MEDITATIONS or
THE BELIEVER’S COMPANION IN SOLITUDE

by Thomas Reade 1841
Preface 1. Communion with God 2. The Beauty of Holiness 3. Aspirations after Holiness 4. The Saving Knowledge of the Scriptures 5. The Promises of God 6. The Fall of Man, and His Recovery by Grace 7. Thoughts on the Mystery of Redemption 8. Salvation by Grace 9. The Sufficiency of Divine Grace 10. The Dying Love of Christ 11. The Willingness of Christ to Receive Sinners 12. Earnest Desires for Christ 13. The Power of Grace 14. The Pearl of Great Price 15. Conversion of the Heart to God 16. Faith Working by Love 17. Walking with God 18. The Privileges of the Believer 19. The Superiority of Graces to Gifts 20. The Blessedness of a Childlike Spirit 21. The Harmony of Christian Graces 22. The Blessing of Peace 23. The Unsearchable Riches of Christ 24. An Evil Heart of Unbelief 25. The Evil of Pride 26. Deadness to the World 27. Human Corruption and Abounding Grace 28. Indwelling Sin 29. The Inward Conflict 30. Mourning over Sin and Hatred of it 31. The Burden of Sin Deplored 32. True Wisdom the Source of Happiness 33. The Preciousness of Christ 34. The Life of Faith 35. Seeking after God 36. The Blessedness of the Righteous 37. The Believer’s Path to Glory 38. The Believer’s Portion 39. Christian Fellowship 40. Christian Perseverance 41. The Character and the Promise 42. Men’s Estimate of Human Nature 43. The Scripture View of the Present State of Man 44. Blessings Flowing from the Covenant of Grace 45. A Christian Indeed 46. The Testimony of Conscience 47. The Christian’s Rest 48. The Sovereignty of God 49. The Sovereignty of Divine Grace 50. The Unsatisfying Nature of Earthly Things 51. God the Refuge for His People 52. The Religion of the Heart 53. Realizing the Divine Presence 54. Desires for Pardoning and Sanctifying Grace 57. Experimental Religion 58. External Religion, No Substitute for Godliness 61. On the Approach of Death 62. Prophetic Views of the Messiah’s Kingdom 63. The Importance of Self Knowledge 64. The Desire for More 65. On the Birth of Christ 66. A Sabbath Meditation 67. Christ’s Intercessory Prayer 68. Reflections on the New Year 69. The Believer’s Review of His Christian State 70. A Grateful Retrospect of Undeserved Mercies

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