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Sin, Fascination of. Prov. 16:25—There is a way that seemeth right, &c.

Sin, Original. James 1:15—When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin, &c.

Sin, Sense of. Rom. 7:13—That sin . . . might become exceedingly sinful.

Sin Without Atonement. Joel 2:25—And I will restore to you the years, &c.

Sins, Pet. James 1:15—Sin when it is finished, &c.

Sins of Youth. Psalm 25:7—Remember not, the sins of my youth.

Size not Power. Psalm 8:4-6—What is man that thou art mindful of him, &c.

Skill with Tenderness. John 11:35—Jesus wept.

Slave, for the Gospel's Sake. Eph. 6:20—An ambassador in bonds.

Slaves of Pleasure. 2 Tim. 3:4—Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.

Small Evils Hardest to Bear. Job 14:19—The waters wear the stones.

Snobbery Rebuked. Roman 12:3—For I say through the grace given unto me, &c.

Social Christianity. Jer. 23:29—Is not my word like as a fire, &c.

Social Interdependence. 1 Cor. 12:26—And whether one member suffer, &c.

Social Progress. Malachi 3:16—Then they that feared the Lord spoke often one to another, &c.

Solidarity. Rom. 14:7—None of us liveth to himself, &c.

Solidity of Old Truths. 1 Thes. 5:21—Hold fast to that which is good, &c.

Solitude, Lesson of. Psalm 139:18—When I am awake I am still with thee.

Solitude, Training in. Job. 35:10—Giveth songs in the night.

Song and Suffering. Acts 16:25—And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them.

Song in the Night. Job. 35:10—Giveth songs in the night.

Song, the Gospel in. Eph. 5:19—Speaking to yourselves, &c.

Sorrow for a Lost Cause. Joel 2:25—And I will restore to you the years, &c.

Soul, Your. Matt. 18:3—Except ye be converted and become as little children, &c.

Sowing and Reaping. Gal. 6:7—Whatsoever a man soweth, &c.

Spirit, Fruit of. Eph. 5:9—Fruit of the Spirit, &c.

Spirits, Watching. Heb. 12:1—Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, &c.

Spiritual Declension. Isaiah 63:11—Then he remembered the days of old, &c.

Spiritual Nobility. Isaiah 53:2—There is no beauty that we should desire him;
  Heb. 13: 2—Some have entertained angels unawares.

Stagnancy. Rev. 3:1—Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Steadiness of Providence. Isaiah 42:4—He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he hath set judgment in the earth, &c.;
  Isa. 59:9—As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways, &c.

Stedfastness. Eph. 6:13—Having done all to stand.

Straight Character. Matt. 7:14—Straight is the gate and narrow is the way, &c.

Strain, Nervous. Esther 8:6—For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come upon our people? &c.

Strength, Secret Source of. Gal. 1:15, 16—I conferred not with flesh and blood, &c.;
  Psalm 25:14—The secret of the Lord is with, &c.

Substances, Penetrating. Psalm 18:35—Thy gentleness hath made me great.

Substitution. Matt. 8:17—Himself took our infirmities and bare our sickness.

Subtlety. Gen. 3:1—Now the serpent was more subtle, &c.

Success. Jer. 17:11—He that getteth riches but not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Success too Dear. Matt. 16:26—What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Suffering, Fellowship with Christ's. Phil. 3:10—That I may know him . . . and the fellowship of his suffering, &c.

Suffering Transformed. Rom. 8:18—The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared, &c.

Suffering, Universal. Rom. 8:22—The whole creation groaneth, &c.

Suicide Prevented. Acts 16:28—Do thyself no harm.

Sunday Recorded. Exod. 20:8-10—Six days shalt thou labor, &c.

Sunlight and Starlight. Isa. 60:19—The sun shall be no more thy light by day, &c.

Sunshine. Dan. 12:3—They that be wise shall shine, &c.

Surface Lives. John 4:10-15—Woman of Samaria.

Synchronism. Phil. 3:16—Let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

System in Labor. 1 Cor. 14:40—Let all things be done . . . in order.