TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY
Query 1. Doth religion any way countenance or patronize the sinful practices of its professors?
Query 2. Is it not a most irrational thing to let fly at religion because of the scandalous ways of some
Query 3. If you condemn religion because of the scandalous lives of some that profess it, must you not then cast off all religion in the world, and turn down-right atheists?
Proverbs 4:23, The Text Explained
Seasons for Keeping the Heart
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Prosperity
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Adversity
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Zion’s Troubles
Keeping the Heart in Time of Danger and Public Distraction
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Outward Wants
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Duty
Keeping the Heart from Revengeful Motions, Under the Greatest Injuries and Abuses From Men
Keeping the Heart When We Meet with Great Crosses and Provocations
Keeping the Heart When the Hour of Temptation Comes
Keeping the Heart in the Time of Doubting and Spiritual Darkness
Keeping the Heart When Sufferings for Religion Come to an Height
Keeping the Heart When Sickness Warns of Death Approaching
A Special Warning to Hypocrites and Formal Professors
A Special Encouragement to the People of God
Ten Motives Exhorting to a Hearty Engagement in Keeping the Heart
Use, for direction
Use of Consolation
Rainy Expositor Philippians Commentary
THE EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS
BY
ROBERT RAINY, D.D.
PRINCIPAL OF NEW COLLEGE, EDINBURGH
NEW YORK:
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY,
Lafayette Place.
1900.
PREFATORY NOTE.
Not much need be said by way of preface, in addition to what is suggested in the introductory chapter.
It may be observed, however, that the Apostle’s teaching repeatedly touches on the question, How the problem of practical human life on this earth is to be conceived and dealt with under the light and the influences of Christianity? The thought occurred that some expository passages might be superseded by an appendix summing up in one view the principles conceived to underlie the Apostle’s way of dealing with such topics, which could be referred to on each separate occasion: and such a statement was prepared. It was, however, finally judged more suitable to the nature of an exposition to keep as close as possible to the Apostle’s turn of thought in each of the cases in which he approaches the subject, rather than to try to secure brevity by a more summary treatment.
A few sentences have been transferred from a lecture on the Apostle Paul, published some years ago.
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