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ST. PETER A LESSON TO THE ENTHUSIASTIC AND IRRESOLUTE.

[JOHN xxi. 18.

'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, when thou wast young,

thou girdedst thyself and walkedst whither thou would-

est: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth

thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee

whither thou wouldest not."]

SERMON XI.

THE DUTY OF AIMING AT THE HIGHEST EXCELLENCE.

HEB. xii. 1.

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Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so

great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight." 133

SERMON XII.

REPENTANCE NOT EQUIVALENT IN THIS LIFE TO INNOCENCE.

JEREMIAH Xii. 23.

"Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his

spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed

INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN THE HIGHEST MORAL CONDITION.

MATTHEW Xviii. 2, 3.

"And Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in

the midst of them; and said, Verily I say unto you,

Except ye be converted, and become as little children,

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." .

SERMON XIV.

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RELUCTANCE TO KNOW OUR DUTY THE EFFECT OF DISOBEYING IT:

EZEK. XX. 32.

"That which cometh into your mind shall not be at all,

that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families

of the countries, to serve wood and stone."

SERMON XV.

RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENCE.

LUKE XVii. 26, 27.

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"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be in the

days of the Son of Man. They did eat, they drank,

they married wives, they were given in marriage, until

the day that Noe entered into the ark; and the flood

came, and destroyed them all."

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SERMON XVI.

MAN'S DEADNESS TO RELIGION THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE

OF THE GOSPEL.

2 PETER iii. 4.

"Where is the promise of His coming? for since the Fa-

thers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from

the beginning of the creation."

SERMON XVII.

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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST A PATTERN OF PATIENCE UNDER

DISCOURAGEMENTS.

[MATT. xi. 11.

"He that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than

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THE DUTY OF FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF THE CHURCH.

2 TIM. iii. 14.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned,

and been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned

them.".

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SERMON XIX.

BOLDNESS IN PAIN AND DANGER.

JEREMIAH xii. 5.

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied

thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And

if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they

wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of

RICHES A TEMPTATION TO BE HIGH-MINDED.

1 TIM vi. 17.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not

highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the

Church Architecture: Part I.

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Church Architecture: Part II.

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A Thought for those who wish to shorten the Prayer

Book

The Antiquity of existing Liturgies

Forms of Consecration in the Primitive Church

REV. RICHARD HURRELL FROUDE, M.A.

SERMON I'.

DISPROPORTION OF OUR EXERTIONS TO OUR
PROFESSIONS.

JEREMIAH Xxxxv. 14.

"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, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto Me."

In the days of the prophet Jeremiah, one period of the trial, which the Lord vouchsafed to His disobedient and gainsaying people, was drawing near to a close. A period of more than 800 years had now elapsed since the Lord had brought them up out of Egypt to establish them in the land of promise. During that long interval, they had been watched over by their Almighty Father and King with the

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[These sermons were written between 1828 and 1833. Sermon I. was written in 1830.]

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