ON THE

FIRST EPISTLE OF THE APOSTLE PETER.

BY JOHN BROWN, D. D.,

SENIOR MINISTER OF THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROUGHTON
PLACE, EDINBURGH, AND PROFESSOR OF EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY
TO THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ΕΙΠΕ ΔΕ Ο ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΣΙΜΩΝ, ΣΙΜΩΝ

ΣΥ ΠΟΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΕΨΑΣ

ΣΤΗΡΙΞΟΝ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΣ ΣΟΥ.- ΛΟΥΚ. ΚΒ' λα λβ'.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

THIRD EDITION.

EDINBURGH:

WILLIAM OLIPHANT AND CO.

100. g. 123.

CONTENTS.

I. ORDER AND OUTLINE OF DISCOURSES.

DISCOURSE XI.

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THE CONDITION AND DUTY OF CHRISTIANS AS FREE," YET AS THE

SERVANTS OF GOD."

CHAPTER II. 16, pp. 1-71.

PART I. The condition of Christians, page 1. § 1. They are free, 1.

(1.) Free in reference to God, 2. (2.) Free in reference to man, 7.

(3.) Free in reference to the power and principles of evil, 10. § 2.

Christians are the servants of God, 13. PART II. The duty of Chris-

tians, 18. § 1. The Christian's duty to use his freedom to act "as

free," 19. (1.) "As free" in reference to God, 20. (2.) "As free"

in reference to man, 25. (3.) "As free" in reference to the powers

and principles of evil, 32. § 2. The Christian's duty to guard against

the abuse of his freedom, 37. (1.) Cautions respecting abuses of liberty

in reference to God, 40. (2.) Cautions respecting the abuse of their

liberty in reference to man, 46. (3.) Cautions respecting the abuse of

their liberty in reference to the powers and principles of evil, 51. §3.

The Christian's duty to act out his character "as the servant of God,"

53. NOTES, 68.

DISCOURSE XII.

A FOURFOLD VIEW OF THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS AS FREE, YET THE

SERVANTS OF GOD.

CHAPTER II. 17, pp. 72-139.

PART I. Christians are to "honour all men," page 75. § 1. Honour not

to be confined to the brotherhood, but rendered to all to whom it is due,

76.
§ 2. Honour not to be confined to classes, but extended to all

men, 81. PART II. Christians are to "love the brotherhood," 94.

§ 1. Of "the brotherhood," 94. § 2. Of the Christian's duty to the

brotherhood, 103. PART III. Christians are to "fear God," 115.

PART IV. Christians are to "honour the king," 125. NOTES, 132.

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DISCOURSE XIII.

THE DUTIES OF CHRISTIAN SERVANTS ENJOINED AND ENFORCED.

CHAPTER II. 18-25, pp. 140-190.

§ 1. The foundation and nature of the relation between servant and

master, page 142. § 2. The duties of Christian servants in general,

144. § 3. The duties of a particular class of Christian servants, 150.

§ 4. Motives to the discharge of these duties, 151. (1.) Patient endur-

ance of undeserved wrong enforced by the consideration that it is

'acceptable to God," 151. (2.) Patient endurance of undeserved

suffering enforced from a consideration of Christ's sufferings, 158. 1.

Christians called to patient suffering as a part of conformity to Christ,

159. 2. Christians called to patient suffering, as a constituent part of

that holiness, to secure which was a great end of Christ's expiatory

sufferings, 175.

DISCOURSE XIV.

THE CONJUGAL DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS ILLUSTRATED AND ENFORCED.

CHAPTER III. 1-7, pp. 191-240.

PART I.-I. The duties of Christian wives, page 195. §1. Subjection, 196.

§ 2. "Chaste conversation coupled with fear," 199. §3. The adorning

themselves with inward ornaments, 200. II. Motives addressed to

Christian wives to the performance of their duties, 208. § 1. The pro-

bability of converting their husbands, 208. § 2. The example of holy

women in former ages, 215. PART II., 221. I. The duties of Chris-

tian husbands, 222. § 1. To dwell with the wife according to

knowledge, as being the weaker vessel," 225. § 2. "To honour the

wife as a fellow-heir of the grace of life," 231. II. Motive addressed

to Christian husbands to the discharge of these duties-"that their

prayers be not hindered," 235. NOTES, 238.

DISCOURSE XV.

DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR CIVIL AND DOMESTIC

RELATIONS.

CHAPTER III. 8-17, pp. 241-376.

PART I. Duties, of Christians to each other, page 247. § 1. To cultivate
and manifest union of sentiment, 248. § 2. To cultivate and manifest
union of feeling, 257. § 3. To cultivate and manifest brotherly

kindness, 259. PART II. Duties of Christians to mankind generally,

265. § 1. To be pitiful," 265. § 2. To be courteous," 279.

PART III. Duties of Christians under persecution, 298. § 1. Ab-

stinence from all resentful retaliation, and meeting injury and

reproach by kindness, both in conduct and language, 298. (1.) The

duty explained, 299. (2.) The duty enforced, 304. § 2. Guarding

against the fear of man by cultivating the due fear of God, 316. § 3.

Readiness at all times to give an answer to every one that asketh

them a reason of the hope that is in them, 331. § 4. Maintaining “a

good conscience" and "a good conversation," 351. Conclusion, 366.

NOTES, 372.

DISCOURSE XVI.

THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST (THEIR NATURE, DESIGN, CONSEQUENCES)

AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO CHRISTIANS SUFFERING FOR HIS CAUSE.

CHAPTER III. 18-22, pp. 377-497.

PART I. The Sufferer, page 381. § 1. Christ, 381. § 2. The just One,

384. PART II. His sufferings, 388. PART III. The nature of his

sufferings, 396. § 1. Penal, 397. § 2. Vicarious, 399. § 3. Expia-

tory, 403. PART IV. The design of his sufferings, "to bring men to

God," 409. § 1. To bring men to the knowledge of God, 411. § 2.

To bring men to favour with God, 424. § 3. To bring men to likeness

to God, 437. § 4. To bring men to fellowship with God, 443. PART

V. The consequences of his sufferings, 449. § 1. He became dead in

the flesh, quickened in the Spirit, and went and preached to the spirits

in prison, 453. § 2. He rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, sits

at the right hand of God; angels, and authorities, and powers, being

made subject to him, 475. (1.) His resurrection, 476. (2.) His ascen-

sion to heaven, 481. (3.) He is "on the right hand of God," 484.

(4.) Angels, authorities, and powers, are made subject to him, 487.

PART VI. The tendency of these truths respecting the sufferings of

Christ to support and encourage Christians suffering for his cause, 490.

APPENDIX TO DISCOURSE XVI.

FACTS IN ANTEDILUVIAN HISTORY REFERRED TO BY THE APOSTLE, AND

THEIR BEARING ON HIS OBJECT.

Pp. 498-528.

PART I. Facts in antediluvian history referred to by the apostle, page

502. PART II. Object of the apostle in referring to these facts, 509.

NOTES, 523.