A. FULLER. The Dying Christian's Reflections. A. LEE. 2 Tim. 4: 7, 8. The Christian's Experience in Affliction. 2 Cor. 17, 18. Reflections on Death. Gen. 3: 19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Departed Saints, Fellow-Servants with those on Earth. Rev. 29: 9. LATHROP. The Good Man Useful in Life and Happy in Death. Ps. 37: 37. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace. LATHROP. Parting with Friends a painful Trial. Ps. 88: 18. Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. LATHROP. The Death of the Young Lamented and Improved. Job 14: 19. And thou destroyest the hope of man. LATHROP. Ezekiel's Affliction in the Death of his Wife, and his Behaviour under it. Ezek. 24: 18. So I spake unto the people in the morning and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. LATHROP. Words of Comfort to the Afflicted. 1 Thess. 4: 18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. LATHROP. God's Kindness in the Severest Afflictions. Deut. 32: 11, 12. RENNELL. Sting of Death, Strength of Sin, and Victory over Both. HORNE. HORNE. 1 Cor. 15: 56, 57. Purification of the Mind by Trouble. way that Job 23: 10. But he knoweth the Happy Issue of Sanctified Afflictions. Ps. 119: 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray but now have I kept thy word. BUIST. BUIST. The Death of the Saints. Ps. 116: 15. Precious in the sight of the The Righteous in Remembrance. Ps. 112: 6. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. PRES. EDWARDS. The Sorrows of the Bereaved Spread before Jesus. Mat. 14: 12. And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. PRES. EDWARDS. A Strong Rod Broken and Withered. Ezek. 19: 12. But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered: the fire consumed them. MASSILON. On Death. Luke 7: 12. Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. MASSILON. The Death of a Sinner and of a Saint compared. Rev. 14: 13. WHITE. The Memory of the Just. Prov. 10: 7. The memory of the just is blessed. GILLETT. Death the Christian's Gain. Phil. 1: 21. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. TRUMBULL. The Character, Glorious Prospect, and Triumph of a Faithful Min ister at the Close of Life. 2 Tim. 4: 6-8. PRES. HUMPHREY. The Good Arimathean. Luke 23: 50. And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor: and he was a good man, and a just. LEIGHTON. The Docile Sufferer. Job 34: 31, 32. Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: that which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. LEIGHTON. Hope amidst Billows. Ps. 42: 8. Yet the LORD will command his SUBJECTS RELATING TO TEMPERANCE. BEECHER. The Nature and Occasions of Intem perance. Prov. 23: 29-35. BEECHER. The Signs of Intemperance. (Same Text.) The Evils. of Intemperance. Hab. 2: 9-11, 15, 16. BEECHER. The Remedy for Intemperance. (Same Text.) B. DICKINSON. Alarm to Distillers and their Allies. Eccl. 7: 29. Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. A. DICKINSON. Call to Christians on Temper ance. James 4: 17. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. |