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OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
SERMON I. p. 1.
Cheerfulness a distinguishing feature of the
Christian religion.
PHILIPPIANS iv. 4. Rejoice in the Lord alway:
and again I say, Rejoice.
SERMON II. p. 25.
On the Christian doctrine of Redemption.
1 COR. i. 20. Where is the wise? Where is the
scribe? where is the disputer of this world?
hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this
world?
SERMON III. p. 51.
The same subject continued, and the same text.
SERMON IV. p. 75.
Self-communion recommended.
PSALM iv. 4. Commune with your own heart,
and in your chamber, and be still.
SERMON V. p. 99.
The character of David, King of Israel, im-
partially stated.
1 SAM. xiii. 14. The Lord hath sought him a man
after his own heart, and the Lord hath com-
manded him to be captain over his people.
SERMON VI. p. 133.
Purity of manners no less necessary to a Chris-
tian character than benevolence.
JAMES i. 27. Pure religion, and undefiled before
God and the Father, is this, To visit the father-
less and widows in their affliction, and to keep
himself unspotted from the world.
SERMON VII. p. 151.
Preached at the anniversary meeting of the Sons of the
Clergy, May 9. 1776.
2 KINGS iv. 1.
Thy servant my husband is dead,
and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the
Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto
him my two sons to be bond-men.
SERMON VIII. p. 177.
Early Piety enforced.
ECCLESIASTES xii. 1. Remember now thy Creator
in the days of thy youth.
SERMON IX. p. 195.
Partial faith and partial obedience not permitted by the Christian Religion.
1 KINGS Xviii. 21. And Elijah came unto all the
people, and said, How long halt ye between two
opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him; but
if Baal, then follow him.
SERMON X. p. 215.
Preached before the House of Lords, January 30. 1778.
PSALM Xxii. 28. The kingdom is the Lord's, and
he is the governor among the nations.
SERMON XI. p. 235.
The superior excellence of Christ's preaching,
and the causes of it explained.
LUKE iv. 32. And they were astonished at his
doctrine; for his word was with power.
SERMON XII. p. 255.
Preached at the Yearly Meeting of the Charity Schools, in
the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, May 2. 1782.
LUKE Vii. 22. Then Jesus answering, said unto
them, Go your way, and tell John what things
ye have seen and heard, how that the blind see,
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf
hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel
is preached.
SERMON XIII. p. 277.
The government of our passions an indispens-
able duty.
1 COR. ix. 25. Every man that striveth for the
mastery is temperate in all things. Now they
do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an
SERMON XIV. p. 295.
The character of our Lord, as delineated in the
Gospel, one convincing proof that he was the
Son of God.
MATTHEW XXVii. 54. Truly this was the Son of
God.
SERMON XV. p. 317.
Preached at St. Paul's, on the Thanksgiving-day for His
Majesty's Recovery, April 23. 1789.
PSALM XXVII. 16. O tarry thou the Lord's leisure;
be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and
put thou thy trust in the Lord.
LUKE X. 41, 42. Jesus answered and said unto
her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and
troubled about many things: But one thing is
needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.
SERMON XVII. p. 359.
The many various opportunities of doing good.
PROVERBS iii. 27. Withhold not good from them
to whom it is due, when it is in the power of
thine hand to do it.