REFERENCES,

TO SELECT PORTIONS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

The following arrangement of portions of the Holy Scriptures is not made with the view to supersede the reading throughout, in regular order, the sacred volume. Perhaps the most edifying and instructive method of reading the Word of God in a family, is regularly to go through the New Testament in the morning, and to select parts of the Old in the Evening. For occasional use, however, in a family or social circle, the writer humbly hopes that the following selection will not be unacceptable.

The HOLY SCRIPTURES.

Psalm xix. Psalm cxix. which last may be read in different portions:

(single texts.)

Deut. xi. 18, 19. Isaiah viii. 20.

Luke xxiv. 44,

45. John v. 39. xx. 31. Acts xvii. 11. Rom. xv. 3,

4. 2 Tim. iii. 15, 16.

The FALL of MAN, and restoration by CHRIST. Gen. iii. Gen. vi. Rom iii. Rom. v. Eph. ii.

The DIVINITY of CHRIST.

John i. 1-12. Col. i. 1-19. Heb. i. 1—14.

The INCARNATION and NATIVITY.
Isaiah ix 1-8.

(First Lesson for Morning Service on Christmas day.)
Luke ii. 1 -52.

(Second Lesson for Morning Service on Christmas day.)
Phil. ii. 1-15.

The EPIPHANY, or manifestation of Christ to the

Gentiles.

Isaiah xxxv. xlii. xlix. 1-17. lx. Eph. iii. 1.

The TEMPTATION of CHRIST..
Matt. iv 1-12. Luke iv. 1-13

For the SEASON of LENT.

Rom. vii.

Psalms li. and cxxx Joel ii. 12-18. 2 Cor. vii. Gal. v. 16-26. Eph. vi. 10-19.

(Proper Psalms for Good Friday.)
Isaiah liii.

(First Lesson for Evening Service on Good Friday.)
The last chapters of the Four gospels.
Rom. v. Phil. ii. 1-15. Heb. ix. 11.-28.

The RESURRECTION.

Luke xxiv. John xx. xxi.

Acts ii. 22.-47. 1 Cor. xv

The ASCENSION and EXALTATION of CHRIST. Psalms xxiv. lxviii. Acts ii. 1–11. Phil. ii. 1—16.

The DIVINITY and PERSONALITY of the HOLY SPIRIT. Acts v. 1-11. John xvi. 1-15.

The PROMISE, Descent, and OFFICES of the HOLE

SPIRIT.

John xiv. Acts ii.

(Parts of these chapters are appointed for the Epistle and gospel for Whitsunday.)

John iii. 1-16. Cor. ii.

Rom. viii. Gal v.

The TRINITY in UNITY.

Isaiah vi. Matt. iii 13-17. Matt. xxviii. 18-20.

(single texts.)

Gen. i. 26. Isaiah xlviii. 16. lxi. 1. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. Eph. ii. 18. 2 Thess. iii. 5. 1 John v. 7.

The Discourses of our blessed Lord.

Jesus converses with Nicodemus
about the new birth, and faith
in himself
He discourses with a woman of
Samaria about the object and
nature of spiritual worship.

John lii. 1-32.

John iv. 1-42.

-delivers the sermon on the mount, in which he pronounces blessings on certain charac

ters. He establishes the moral law, and vindicates it from the false glosses that had been put upon it. -gives His disciples some cautions respecting alms, deeds, prayer, and fasting, and teaches

them the LORD'S PRAYER. -inculcates the preference of heavenly to earthly treasure. -warns them not to pass rash censures upon others, to be earnest in prayer and points out the difficulty of getting to heaven. -shews the danger of false teachers, and false profession, and makes an application of the

sermon.

He sends out his twelve apostles
and instructs them concerning
their services and sufferings.
answers the disciples sent by
John the Baptist, and reproves
the multitude for rejecting
John and himself.
-upbraids the cities for their im-

penitence and invites the weary

Matt. v. 1-16.

Matt. v. 17-48.

Matt. vi. 1-18.

Matt. vi. 19-34.

Matt. vii. 1-14.

Matt. vii. 14-29.

Matt. x. 1-42.

Matt. xi. 1.-19.

sinner to come to Him for rest. Matt. xi. 20-30.

He answers the blasphemous ca-
vals of the Scribes and Phari-
sees who impute the miracles
that He wrought to the power
of Beelzebub.
-vindicates himself from the
charge of Sabbath breaking in
the cure of the man at Bethesda,
asserts his authority as Messiah,
and refers the Jews to the tes-
timony of His Father, of John
the Baptist, of His own mira-

Matt. xii. 22-37.

cles and of the old Testament scriptures. -discourses with the people at Capernaum concerning Himself, as the bread of life, occasioned by the miracle of the loaves. -reproves the pharisees for their superstition and hypocrisy, and states what does, and what does not defile a man. -foretells His sufferings and resurrection, rebukes Peter, and teaches His disciples that they must bear their cross. -blesses young children. -cautions His disciples against the temptation of riches He shews them the advantages of suffering for the gospel's sake and foretells His own sufferings and resurrection. -preaches in the temple to a

great concourse of people, and the officers who were sent to apprehend Him are overcome by His eloquence.

-speaks of Himself as the light of the world, vindicates His doc

John v. 14-47.

John vi. 26-59.

Mark vii. 1-23.

Matt. xvi. 13-28.
Mark x. 13-16.

Mark x. 17-27.

Mark x. 28-34.

John vii. 14-53.

trine, and asserts His divinity. John viii. 12-59. -sends out the seventy disciples. Luke x. 1-24. -teaches his disciples how to

Luke xi. 1-13.

Luke xi. 29-54.

Luke xii. 1-34,

Luke xiii. 1-9.

Matt. xxii. 15-46.

rusalem and the end of the

world.

-institutes the sacrament of the

Lord's supper.

He delivers His farewell sermon,in which He comforts His disciples under their troubles, speaks of Himself as the way to the Father, asserts His divinity, promises another Comforter and

Matt. xxiv. 1-31.

Luke xxii. 8-20.

John xv. 1-27.

bequeaths the blessing of peace. John xiv. 1-31. -commands His disciples to abound in fruits, and comforts them against the persecutions of the world. -promises the Holy Spirit, and promises to visit them again in person after His resurrection and to secure an answer to their prayers.

He declares Himself before the
Jewish Sanhedrim to be the
Christ the Son of God.
-speaks from the cross to His
friends and expires.
-appears after His resurrection
to his disciples, repeats His
blessing of peace upon them,
and reproves Thomas for his
incredulity.

-orders Peter in proof of his love

to feed His lambs and his sheep, and foretells the manner of Peter's death,

John xvi. 1-33.

Matt. xxvi. 57-64.

John xix. 25-30.

John xx. 19--31.

John xxi. 15-25.

He gives the apostles their commission and ascends into heaven.

Mark xvi. 14-20.

Parables of our Blessed Saviour.

The new birth.

The sower and the seed.

John iii. 1-12.

Matt. xiii. 1-23.

The tares amongst the 2 Matt xiii. 24-30 and

36-43.

Luke vii. 36--50.

wheat.

The insolvent debtors.

The unmerciful servant.

Matt. xviii. 21-35.