97. To _Alexander Gordon of Earlston_.--Christ Endeared by
Bitter Experiences--Searchings of Heart--Fears
for the Church, 202
98. To _Mr. Alexander Colville of Blair_.--Increasing
Experience of Christ's Love--God with His Saints, 204
99. To _Earlston, Younger_.--Christ's Ways Misunderstood--His
increasing Kindness--Spiritual Delicacy--Hard to be
Dead to the World, 205
100. To _Lady Cardoness_.--The One Thing Needful--Conscientious
Acting in the World--Advice under Dejecting Trials, 208
101. To _Jonet Macculloch_.--Christ's Sufficiency--Stedfastness
in the Truth, 210
102. To _Alexander Gordon of Knockgray_.--Grounds of Praise--
Affliction tends to misrepresent Christ--Idols, 211
103. To _Lady Cardoness, Elder_.--Christ and His Cause
Recommended--Heavenly-mindedness--Caution against
Compliances--Anxiety about his Parish, 213
104. To _Lady Kenmure_.--Painstaking in the Knowledge of
Christ--Unusual enjoyment of His Love--Not Easy
to be a Christian--Friends must not mislead, 215
105. To _a Gentlewoman, upon the death of her Husband_.--
Resignation under Bereavement--His own Enjoyment
of Christ's Love, 217
106. To _Lady Kenmure_.--Weak Assurance--Grace different
from Learning--Self-accusations, 218
107. To _Lady Boyd_.--Consciousness of Defects no argument of
Christ being unknown--His Experience in Exile, 220
108. To _Lady Kaskiberry_.--Gratitude for Kindness--Christ's
Presence felt, 222
109. To _Lady Earlston_.--Following Christ not Easy--Children
not to be over-loved--Joy in the Lord, 223
110. To _Mr. David Dickson_.--God's Dealings--The Bitter
Sweetened--Notes on Scripture, 224
111. To _Jean Brown_.--Christ's Untold Preciousness--A Word
to her Boy, 226
112. To _Mr. John Fergushill_.--The Rod upon God's Children--
Pain from a sense of Christ's Love--His Presence a
Support under Trials--Contentedness with Him alone, 227
113. To _Mr. Robert Douglas_.--Greatness of Christ's Love
revealed to those who suffer for Him, 229
114. To _William Rigg of Athernie_.--Sustaining Power of
Christ's Love--Satan's Opposition--Yearnings for
Christ Himself--Fears for the Church, 230
115. To _Mr. Alexander Henderson_.--Sadness because of
Christ's Headship not set forth--His Cause
attended with Crosses--The Believer seen of all, 232
116. To _Lord Loudon_.--Blessedness of Acting for Christ--His
Love to His Prisoner, 234
117. To _Mr. William Dalgleish, Minister of Kirkdale and
Kirkmabreck_.--Christ's Kindness--Dependence on
Providence--Controversies, 237
118. To _Mr. Hugh M'Kail, Minister at Irvine_.--Christ's
Bountiful Dealings--Joy in Christ through the Cross, 239
119. To _Mr. David Dickson_.--Joyful Experience--Cup
Overflowing in Exile, 240
120. To _Mr. Matthew Mowat, Minister at Kilmarnock_.--
Plenitude of Christ's Love--Need to use Grace
aright--Christ the Ransomer--Desire to proclaim
His Gospel--Shortcomings and Sufferings, 242