Chapter 6
For the thorough exegetical foundation of the passages included in these prayers of the Apostle special attention should of course be given to the various modern standard Commentaries. The following have proved of particular value in the preparation of these pages. On Thessalonians: Milligan, Frame, Eadie, and Ellicott. On Romans: Sanday and Headlam, Godet, and the Notes by Lightfoot. On Ephesians: Armitage Robinson, Westcott, and Eadie. On Philippians: Lightfoot and Ellicott. On Colossians: Lightfoot and Ellicott. Preachers will find it nothing short of an education in Greek to ponder the passages under the guidance of these master-minds. The first step in all true expository preaching is the consideration of the words and phrases in order to elicit their full exegetical value. Following this, and based upon it, will come the spiritual teaching and personal application, and for this purpose the following books will be found of great value. On Thessalonians: Denney in the _Expositor's Bible_. On Romans: Bishop Moule in the same series. On Ephesians: G. G. Findlay in the _Expositor's Bible_, with R. W. Dale's well-known Lectures. On Philippians: Rainy in the _Expositor's Bible_, and Jowett's _The High Calling_. On Colossians: Maclaren's peerless treatment in the _Expositor's Bible_, with Bishop Moule's _Colossian Studies_, and a useful American work, _Oneness with Christ_, by Bishop Nicholson. The subject of this book is definitely treated in _The Prayers of St. Paul_, by W. B. Pope, D.D.; _The Pattern Prayer Book_, by E. W. Moore; _Preces Paulinæ_, a valuable old book by an anonymous author, which is now only obtainable second-hand.
On the general subject of Prayer, which will naturally be given attention in the expository preaching and teaching on this special topic of St. Paul's petitions, the following among other books may perhaps be mentioned: _Waiting on God_, by Andrew Murray; _The Hidden Life of Prayer_, by D. M. M'Intyre; _Prayer_, by M'Conkey; _Praying in the Holy Ghost_, by G. H. C. Macgregor; _Quiet Talks on Prayer_, by S. D. Gordon; and _Prayer: Its Nature and Scope_, by H. C. Trumbull.
INDEX
_A._ SCRIPTURE PASSAGES
PAGE
Gen. xviii. 19 103
Deut. iv. 20 102
Isa. xi. 3 133
" xliii. 21 102
Ps. xxxii. 8 6
" xxxvii. 23 6, 103
" lvii. 7 11
" cviii. 1 11
" cxii. 7 11
" cxlix. 4 103
Matt. v. 8 131
" v. 16 136
Luke xviii. 11-13 113
John iii. 3 131
" xiii. 34 8
" xiv. 15 129
" xvii. 3 66
" xvii. 19 19
" xxi. 16 129
Acts vii. 2 94
" vii. 60 113
" ix. 40 113
" xi. 23 59
" xx. 36 113
Rom. i. 4 104
" i. 16 104
" iii. 23 95
" v. 1 22
" v. 2 95
" vi. 4 94
" vii. 22 117
" xv. 7 95
1 Cor. i. 18 104
" ii. 8 94
" v. 20 103
" vi. 11 35
2 Cor. iii. 17, 18 117
" iv. 16 117
Eph. i. 1-14 92, 96
" i. 15-19 91
" iii. 14 94
" iii. 14-19 111
" iv. 1 64
" iv. 3 82
" vi. 12 76
" vi. 22 81
Phil. i. 9-11 127
" i. 27 64
" iii. 10 66
" iv. 7-9 22
" iv. 14-18 128
Col. i. 3-6 58
" i. 9-12 57
" i. 15 87
" i. 18-20 87
" i. 20 22
" i. 27 87
" ii. 1, 2 75
" ii. 3 87
" iv. 12 76
1 Thess. i. 5 85
" ii. 2 35
" ii. 12 31, 64
" iii. 9 35
" iii. 11-13 3
" iv. 7 31
" v. 23, 24 17, 31
2 Thess. i. 10 103
" i. 11, 12 29
" ii. 14 31
" ii. 17 81
" iii. 16 41
1 Tim. vi. 12 76
2 Tim. iv. 7 76
Heb. vi. 11 58
" x. 22 85
" xiii. 9 11
1 Pet. i. 22 129
" iii. 7 77
2 Pet. i. 7 8
1 John ii. 12-14 60, 98
" ii. 20 99
" v. 20 99
_B._ TOPICS
Advent, Second, 24, 30, 136.
Aspiration, 33.
Assurance, 84 f., 137.
Brotherly love, 8, 51, 83, 120, 128.
Called of God, 31, 100.
Character, 133.
Christ, Deity of, 5, 87.
Conscience, peace of, 50.
Devotion, need of, 70.
Endurance, 46, 66.
Faithfulness, Divine, 25.
Family life, 114.
Glory of God, 94.
Grace, 35 f.
Heart, in Scripture, 42, 81, 99, 117.
Holiness, 10, 18.
Joy, Christian, 67.
Knowledge, spiritual, 60 f., 84, 86, 97 f., 121, 131.
Leading, Divine, 6, 48.
Love, God's, to us, 43, 119.
Love, our, to Him, 44, 129.
Ministry, the Apostolic, 112.
Others, concern for, 58.
Patience of Christ, 45.
Peace, 22 f., 52 f.
_Peculium_, God's, 102.
Persecution, 30.
Power, Divine, 104.
Prayer, practical value of, 17, 57, 75.
Prayer, a thing of labour, 76.
" for others, 79, 127 f.
" sympathetic, 80.
Preservation, Divine, 19 f., 50.
Reverence, 113.
Sincerity, 134.
Spirit, the Divine, 49, 96, 116.
Trinity, the, 92.
Unity, spiritual, 82.
Walk, the Christian, 64.
Weathercock, Spurgeon's, 44.
Word, importance of the, 49.
Worthy, counted, 32.
Transcriber's Notes:
Passages in italics are indicated by _underscore_.
The original text includes Greek characters. For this text version these letters have been replaced with transliterations.
Printer's inconsistencies in hyphenation usage have been retained.
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