Jechonias, reckoned twice in genealogy of Christ, 250; a type of Christ, 250 sq.; centre of
two dispensations, 251; type of the Corner-stone, 251.
Jesus, "a Saviour," 249.
Jews, still hope for Christ's coming, 397, 400; destroyed their Physician, 350 sq.; wilfully
blind to Holy Scripture, 397; carnal in understanding, 477; haters of truth, 496; lost
through pride in what God had done for them, 345; would establish their own right-
eousness, 503; converted by St. Peter, 343; "lost sheep," to whom Christ was sent, 343;
in what sense they contracted sin, by Christ's coming, 321 sq.; why "children of the
Kingdom," 300; Prophets sowed amongst, Apostles reaped, 422; mercies vouchsafed
to, though sinful, 443; refusing the Supper, by killing Christ prepared It for us, 447;
signified by "His Own," 469; stumble at Christ, the stone on the ground, 471; the pool
of Bethesda, 475 sq.; "troubled" by our Lord's Passion, 477; believe not, because they
"saw" not Christ to be God, 477; figured as to their loss of Grace by Gideon's dry fleece,
504.
Job, trial of, proved he loved God for His own sake, 398; the Law not written on tables, but
in hearts of godly, in age of, 353.
John, St., opening of Gospel of, understood only in ineffable manner, not by words of man,
459; Divinity of Gospel of, 466; uncarnalizing and refining, 530; drank in the truth
from Lord's Breast, 466, 467, 508 sq.
John the Baptist, testimony of, concerning Christ, 309, 313, 492, and Christ's concerning
him, 309; greatness and humility of, 309; Christ greater than, 309, 492, and angels, 309;
question of, concerning Christ through his disciples did not imply doubt, 309 sq., but
they were sent to Him that John's testimony might be confirmed, 310; taken for Christ,
313; not "The Light," but a lamp, 313.
Joseph, St., justice of, shown in purity and tenderness, 248; our Lord subject to, as His
father, 252, being at same time His creature, 252; in what sense our Lord's father, 251,
255, 256; teaches us to rebuke secret sins against us secretly, 360 sq.
Judas, betrayal of, of Christ, world saved through, God using designs of its evil, 249; ate the
Body and Blood to damnation, 323.
Judgment, Day of, 293; good works without purity of no avail at, 293; value then to be given
to alms an amazement to us, 293, 294; "midnight" signifies secrecy of, 403; groundless
calculation concerning period of, 403; even good consciences tremble at, 404; gate of
repentance will be shut at, 405; completion of former prophecies pledge of completion
of those about this, 445.
Kingdom of God, promised if certain conditions fulfilled, 445; as prayed for in Lord's
Prayer, not yet come, 276, 281, 285, 289; will come to us if we are His, and good, 276,
281, 285, 289; will come when resurrection of dead shall have taken place, 281; not di-
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