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VII. Of the Teftimony of our Saviour's Doctrines. (Preached on Trinity Sunday.)

1 John v. 8. And there are three that bear witnefs in earth, the Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood, and these three agree in one.

VIII, IX. Of our Saviour's Temptation. (Preached in Lent.)

Matt. iv. 1. Then was Jefus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil.

X. The shortnefs and vanity of human Life. (Preached in Lent.)

Job v. 6, 7. Although affliction cometh not forth of the duft, neither doth trouble fpring out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble, as the fparks fly upwards.

XI. Of Refignation to the divine Will in affliction. (Preached in Lent.)

Job v. 6, 7. Although affliction cometh not forth of the duft, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble, as the fparks fly upwards.

XII. The End of God's afflicting Men. (Preach'd in Lent.)

Job v. 6, 7. Although affliction cometh not forth of the duft, neither doth trouble fpring out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble, as the fparks fly upwards.

XIII. The Event of things not always answerable to Second Caufes. (A Faft Sermon.) Ecclef. ix. 11. I returned, and faw under the fun

that

that the race is not to the fwift, nor the battel to the strong, neither yet bread to the wife, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill: But time and chance happeneth to them all.

XIV. The Practice of Wickedness generally attended with great Evil. (An Inauguration Sermon.)

Prov. iii. 21. Evil purfueth finners, but to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

XV. The Character of oppreffive power in Religion. (Preached on the fifth of November.) Dan. vii. 23. Which shall be diverfe from all kingdoms, and fhall devour the whole earth, and fhall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

XVI. Providential Deliverances from flavery. (Preached on the fifth of November.)

Pfal. xxxiii. 10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the beatben to nought; be maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

XVII. Of the Duty of Charity. (A Charity Sermon.)

St. Matt. v. 48. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

XVIII. Of the Neceffity of Offences arifing against the Gofpel.

Luke xvii. 1. It is impoffible but that offences will come, but woe unto him through whom they

come.

VOL. VII.

SERM I. Against Perfecution for Religion. Luke xiv. 23. And the lord faid unto the fervant, Go out into the highways and bedges, and compel them to come in, that my boufe may be filled.

II. Against falfe Pretences to Religion. Matt. xxii. 11, 12. And when the king came in to see the guests, he faw there a man which bad not on a wedding garment; And he faith unto him, Friend, bow cameft thou in bither, not having a wedding garment? and he was Speechless.

III. Every man is principally to regard his own proper Duty.

John xxi. 22. Jefus faith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

IV. The Folly of lofing one's Soul to gain the whole World.

Matt. xvi. 26. For what is a man profited, if he Shall gain the whole world and lofe his own foul.

V. Of the Neceffity of Holiness.

Heb. xii. 14. Follow peace with all men and bolinefs, without which no man shall fee the Lord.

VI. Holiness of Life the moft acceptable Sacrifice to God.

Rom.

Rom. xxii. 1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living facrifice, boly, acceptable unto God, which is your reafonable fervice.

VII. Of the unchangeable difference of Good and Evil.

Ifai. v. 20. Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for fweet, and fweet for bitter.

VIII. Of the Nature of Moral and Pofitive Duties.

Matt. xii. 40. On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.

IX. Of the Difficulty of arriving at Truth. St. John iv. 11. The woman faith unto him; Sir, Thou haft nothing to draw with, and the well is deep, from whence then haft thou that living

water.

X. Of the Nature of religious Faith. John xx. 29. latter part. Blessed are they that have not feen, and yet have believ'd.

XI. In what the Kingdom of God confifts. Rom. xiv. 17. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghoft.

XII. The Parable of the rich Man and Lazarus explained.

Luke xvi. 25. But Abraham faid: Son remember

that

that thou in thy life-time receivedft thy good things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

XIII. Of the equitable diftribution of Things at the last Day.

1 Pet. xvii. 18. For the time is come, that Judgment must begin at the house of God: And if it firft begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God? And if the righteous fcarcely be faved, where fhall the ungodly and the finner appear?

XIV. Of God's difpofing all Things to their proper Ends.

Prov. xvi. iv. The Lord has made all things for bimfelf, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

XV. Of a future Judgment.

Acts xvii. 31. Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteouf nefs, by that man whom he has ordained.

XVI, XVII. That every Man fhall finally receive according to his Work.

Gal. vi. 7. Be not deceiv'd, God is not mocked: For whatfoever a man foweth, that shall be alfo reap.

XVIII. Of future Rewards and Punishments. Matt. xxv. 46. And thefe fhall go away into everlafting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.

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