A Basket of Barley Loaves

John Stuart Mill · en
A BASKET
 OF
 BARLEY LOAVES.

 BY THE
 AUTHOR OF "THE HIGH MOUNTAIN APART" AND "SACRAMENTAL SABBATHS."

"There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves."--JOHN vi. 9.


 PHILADELPHIA:
 PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION,
 No. 1334 CHESTNUT STREET.


 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
 THE TRUSTEES OF THE
 PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION,
 In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.


 WESTCOTT & THOMSON,
 _Stereotypers, Philada._




 TO
 MY FORMER PASTOR,
 REV. ALEXANDER DICKSON,

 WHO TAUGHT ME
 "THE WAY OF GOD MORE PERFECTLY,"
 AND WHOSE THOUGHTS AND VERY WORDS ENTER LARGELY INTO THESE PAGES,

 I DEDICATE THIS
 BASKET OF BARLEY LOAVES.




EDITOR'S PREFACE.


To those who crave more of Christ in the soul and in the daily life,
to those who long for holiness and assurance, this BASKET OF
BARLEY LOAVES will bring welcome refreshment and nourishment. The
devout, even though trembling, believer, who hungers after
righteousness, will here find that which will kindle his affections
and lead them to the only satisfying source of love and peace, Jesus
Christ. What of sweetness and strength there is in these meditations
is due to God's word, of which they are full. Sweeter than honey and
the honey-comb, more precious than silver or gold, was that word to
the Psalmist; and thence these chapters draw their flavor and force.
By them the weary, the needy, the longing, will be led nearer to
Christ and be more filled with the power of his love. May these few
Barley Loaves feed many thousands of hungry souls!

J. W. D.




CONTENTS.


                                                   PAGE
 I.
 JESUS SOUGHT AND FOUND                              11

 II.
 HIS NAME                                            24

 III.
 THE ASSURANCE                                       31

 IV.
 THE PERFECT WORK                                    41

 V.
 THE CHASTENING                                      52

 VI.
 THE COMPASSION                                      61

 VII.
 THE SYMPATHY                                        69

 VIII.
 THE LOVE                                            78

 IX.
 THE LIFE ABUNDANT                                   85

 X.
 THE FORGIVENESS                                     90

 XI.
 THE HELP                                            97

 XII.
 THE DELIVERANCE                                    102

 XIII.
 THE HEARER OF PRAYER                               107

 XIV.
 THE REWARD                                         112

 XV.
 THE SOUL'S PORTION                                 119

 XVI.
 THE CROSS                                          127

 XVII.
 THE PRESENCE                                       131

 XVIII.
 THE APPEARING                                      136

 XIX.
 THE CONCLUSION                                     143


[Illustration]

 A BASKET
 OF
 BARLEY LOAVES.




 I.
 _Jesus Sought and Found._