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Confidence, Inspiring. Matt. 5:42—Give to him that asketh thee, &c.

Conformity. 1 Cor. 9:20—Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, &c.

Conscience. Prov. 28:1—The wicked flee, &c.

Conscience Benumbed. Rom. 1:26—For which cause God gave them up unto vile affections, &c.

Consecration. 1 Cor. 9:16—Wo is unto me if I preach not, &c.

Consequences. Eccl. 10:8—Whoso breaketh an hedge a serpent shall bite him.

Consequences, Irreparable. Isa. 1:18—Tho your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, &c.

Consequences, Unnoticed. Eph. 4:30—Grieve not the Holy Spirit whereby ye are sealed, &c.

Conversation. Luke 19:10—Son of man is come to seek, &c.

Contact. Matt. 9:21—If I may but touch the hem of his garment, I shall be whole.

Control, Divine. Psalm 37:5—Commit thy way unto the Lord, &c.;
  Prov. 16:3—Commit thy works unto the Lord, &c.

Conversion. John 3:4—How can a man be born when he is old, &c.;
  Isa. 40:31—They that wait upon the Lord, &c.;
  2 Cor. 5:17—If any man be in Christ he is a new creature, &c.

Conversion, Not Unnatural. John 3:4—How can a man be born when he is old, &c.

Conviction, Unyielding. Exodus 23:2—Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.

Convictions, Strong. Prov. 16:5—Tho hand join in hand, &c.

Cooperation, Lack of. Heb. 1:14—Are they not all ministering spirits, &c.

Cooperation with God. 1 Cor. 3:6—I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Cost Reckoned. John 6:12—Gather up the fragments, &c.

Countenance, Grace in the. Eccl. 8:1—A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, &c.

Courage. Isa. 50:7—Therefore have I set my face like a flint, &c.

Courage of Hope. Joel 2:25, 26—And I will restore to you the years, &c.

Courage versus Etiquette. John 5:8, 9—Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed and walk. . . . And the same day was the Sabbath.

Cross, Charm of the. Rom. 1:16—For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, &c.

Cross Imperishable. Gal. 6:14. God forbid that I should glory, &c.

Cross, The. Gal. 6:14—God forbid that I should glory, &c.

Crowd and the Exception. 1 Sam. 9:2—From his shoulders upward he (Saul) was higher than any of his people.

Crown, The Christian's. 2 Tim. 4:8—Laid up for me a crown, &c.

Crying Beneficial. Psalm 42:3—My tears have been my meat, &c.

Currents of Life. Ezek. 47:9—Withersoever the rivers come, &c.;
  Psalm 46:4—There is a river, &c.

Cursing Forbidden. Rom. 12:14—Bless and curse not.

Cynic Rebuked. Matt. 7:1—Judge not, &c.


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Danger from Below. Rom. 7:25—So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Danger, Stimulating Exertion. Matt. 7:13, 14—Enter ye in at the strait gate, &c.

Darkness. Psalm 139:12—Darkness and light are both alike to thee;
  John 3:20—Every one that doeth evil hateth the light;
  Rom. 13:12—Let us cast off the works of darkness, &c.

Darkness Developing Character. Job 29:3—By his light I walked through darkness.

Darkness, Growth in. Isa. 45:3—Treasures of darkness.

Dawn of Christian Light. Mal. 4:2—Arise with healing in his wings.

Daybreak. Exod. 16:7—In the morning then shall ye see the glory of the Lord.

Dead tho Alive. Eph. 2:1—And you hath he quickened, &c.;
  1 Tim. 5:6—But she that liveth in pleasure, &c.

Death as a Shadow. Amos 5:8—Seek him . . . that turned the shadow of death into the morning.

Death, Christian Attitude toward. Rom. 5:12—Death passed upon all men, &c.

Death, Spiritual. Eph. 2:1—And you hath he quickened, &c.

Death, The Ring of. Rom. 6:23—The wages of sin is death;
  1 Cor. 15:26—The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.