CONTENTS.

SERMON I.

INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE.

GENESIS, i. 1.

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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. . 1

SERMON II.

CEREMONIAL SUBSERVIENT TO PRACTICAL RELIGION.

MICAH, vi. 6, 7, 8.

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself

before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt

offerings, with calves of a year old? Will the Lord be

pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of

rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgres-

sion, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He

hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth

the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy,

and to walk humbly with thy God?

SERMON III.

NEGLECT OF DUTIES VISITED ON POSTERITY.

DEUTERONOMY, xii. 28.

Observe and hear all these words which I command thee,

that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after

thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right

in the sight of the Lord thy God.

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SERMON IV.

THE WAYS OF GOD FREQUENTLY

UNINTELLIGIBLE TO MAN.

DEUTERONOMY, vii. 22.

And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee

by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once,

lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

SERMON V.

HIGH AND LOW EQUALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD.

EXODUS, ix. 16.

For this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my

power; and that my name may be declared throughout all

the earth.

SERMON VII.

MISERIES OF LIFE NECESSARILY PRELIMINARY
TO THE HAPPINESS OF ETERNITY.

DEUTERONOMY, viii. 16.

Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers
knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might
prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.

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SERMON VI.

INFINITE POWER AND MERCY OF JESUS.

JOHN, vi. 5, 6.

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company

come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy

bread that these may eat? And this he said to prove

for he himself knew what he would do.

him:

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SERMON VIII.

ON CONFIRMATION.

ACTS, ii. 38.

Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of

Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive

the gift of the Holy Ghost.

SERMON IX.

SERMON X.

TEMPTATIONS INCIDENT TO A LIFE OF TRIAL.

1 CORINTHIANS, x. 13.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common

to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be

tempted above that ye are able; but will with the tempta-

tion also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to

bear it.

SERMON XI.

ON CONFIRMATION.

ACTS, xv. 40, 41.

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by

the brethren unto the grace of God. And he went through

Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches.

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KINDNESS AND FORBEARANCE INSEPARABLE

FROM TRUE RELIGION.

ST. JUDE, 3.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the

common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you,

and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the

faith which was once delivered unto the saints. .

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SERMON XII.

SCHISM A SELF-EVIDENT SIN.

1 JOHN, ii. 26, 27.

These things have I written unto you concerning them that

seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of

him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach

you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,

and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you,

ye shall abide in him.

SERMON XIII.

DEFECTS IN THE CHURCH NO REASON FOR

SEPARATION.

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2 TIMOTHY, iii. 13, 14, 15.

Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving

and being deceived. But continue thou in the things

which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, know-

ing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a

child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able

to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in

Christ Jesus.

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SERMON XIV.

MELCHISEDEC A TYPE OF CHRIST.

HEBREWS, vii. 1, 2, 3.

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high

God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of

the kings, and blessed him; to whom also Abraham gave

a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of

righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is,

King of Peace; without father, without mother, without

descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life,

but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest con-

tinually.

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SERMON XV.

MYSTERIES OF THE GOSPEL TO BE BELIEVED

THOUGH INCOMPREHENSIBLE.

1 CORINTHIANS, ii. 11.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of

man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth

no man, but the Spirit of God.

SERMON XVI.

MAN'S DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD REBUKED BY

THE CONDUCT OF THE RECHABITES.

SERMON XVII.

JEREMIAH, Xxxv. 13, 14.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell

the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will

ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith

the Lord. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that

he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed;

for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's

commandment notwithstanding I have spoken unto you,

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SERMON XVIII.

MATERIAL OBJECTS, TEMPORAL; SPIRITUAL

OBJECTS, ETERNAL.

ISAIAH, li. 6.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth

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NATURE AND HAPPINESS OF ANGELS.

GENESIS, Xxxii. 1, 2.

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

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