tive, rather than elaborate, as having more power to quicken personal reflection and life, these have appeared to be the most desirable qualities after which to endeavour. Further, print cannot preach. These apologetic remarks are respectfully offered to the stranger. To those who have heard, with kindly attention and affectionate sympathy, these Discourses on the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ, and several other similar series, the Preacher tenders, with the New Year, a renewal of self-devotion to their highest and holiest interests. JANUARY 1871. "The beautiful rays coming from the face of God, and shining in such loveliness around us, are reflected and refracted when they come in contact with the human heart. Each heart is apt to receive only such as please it, and to reject the others. Hence the many-coloured aspects in which God is presented to different nations and individuals. Hence the room for each man fashioning a God after his own heart."-Dr M'COSH. "Our blessedness is, that Christ does not declare to us a system, and say, "This is the Truth;' but He points to a Person, even to Himself, and says, 'I am the Truth;' and thus He founded, not a school, but a Church-a fellowship which stands in its faith upon a Person, not in its tenure of a doctrine, or at least only mediately and in a secondary sense upon this."ARCHBISHOP TRENCH. CONTENTS. Hermon, not Tabor, the Mount-Why Jesus Christ sought its solitude-What makes places 1. Jesus transfigured in personal appear- ance. The soul transfigures the body- Transfiguring power in communion with 2. The transfigured Christ transformed the Disciples.-What He was to them before; what now-How by faith in Him they were morally transfigured-Faith in the mountain PAGE -The question of miracles-The sublime picture and its interpretation. I. Conscious existence of departed men.- Two men-Immortality-A new body after the death of this a possible thing. 2. Self-sacrifice the principle of true life.— The mind of Christ at this moment-Why Moses visited Him-Meaning of the Law- Why Elias was sent to Christ-Interpreting principle of Providence-What they spoke PAGE I. Seclusion from the world not pure religion. -Monasticism a false idea-The strength and 2. Usefulness to form character the true 3. The departure of a vision the coming of |