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On the Dissolution of the World.

2 PETER, iii. 10. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief

in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with

a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat;

the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burnt

On the Causes of Men's being weary of Life.

JOB, X. 1. My soul is weary of my life,

On Charity as the End of the Commandment.

1 TIMOTHY, i. 5. Now the end of the commandment is charity,

out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith un-

On our Lives being in the Hand of God.

[Preached at the Beginning of a New Year ]

PSALM, XXXI. 15. My times are in thy hand,-

On the Mixture of Bad men with the Good in Human Society.

MATTHEW, Xiii. 30. Let both grow together until the har-

On the Relief which the Gospel affords to the Distressed.

[Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.]

MATTH. xi. 28. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy

laden, and I will give you rest,

On Luxury and Licentiousness.

ISAIAH, V. 12. The harp, and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and

wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the

Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands,

On the Presence of God in a Future State.

PSALM, XVI. 11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy pre-

sence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for

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On Curiosity concerning the Affairs of others.

JOHN, XXI. 21, 22. Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and

what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he

tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me,

On our present Ignorance of the Ways of God.

JOHN, xiii. 7. Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do

thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter,

On the Slavery of Vice.

2 PETER, ii. 19. While they promise them liberty, they them-

selves are the servants of corruption; for of whom a man is

overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage,

On the Importance of Public Worship.

PSALM, XXXVI. 8. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house,

and the place where thine honour dwelleth,

On the Fashion of the World passing away.

1 CORINTH. vii. 31. The fashion of this world passeth awav, 173

On Tranquillity of Mind.

PSALM XV. 5. He that doeth these things shall never be moved, 181

On the Misfortunes of Men being chargeable on themselves.

PROVERBS, XIX. 3. The foolishness of man perverteth his way,

and his heart fretteth against the Lord,

On Integrity as the Guide of Life.

PROVERBS, Xi. 3. The integrity of the upright shall guide

On Submission to the Divine will.

JOB, ii. 10. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall

we not receive evil?

PROVERBS, XXVii. 10. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend,

On the Conduct to

PROVERBS, XXvii. 1.

knowest not what a

be held with regard to Future Events.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou

day may bring forth,

On following the Multitude to do Evil.

EXODUS, Xxiii. 2. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, 228

On the Wisdom of God.

1 TIMOTHY, i. 17. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invi-

sible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever!

On the Compassion and Beneficence of the Deity.

[Preached before the Society for the Benefit of the Sons of the Clergy of the

Established Church of Scotland, 20th May, 1796.]

JEREMIAH, xlix. 11. Leave thy fatherless children; I will pre-

serve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me,

On Hopes and Disappointments.

PROVERBS, X. 28.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;

but the expectation of the wicked shall perish,

On the proper Disposition of the Heart towards God.

ACTS, xvii. 28. In Him we live, and move, and have our

ACTS, X. 38. Jesus of Nazareth, who went about doing good, 274

On the Wounds of the Heart.

PROVERBS, XViii. 14. The spirit of a man will sustain his infir-

mity but a wounded spirit who can bear?

On all Things working together for Good to the Righteous

ROMANS, Viii. 28. We know that all things work together for

good to them that love God, to them who are the called accord-

ing to his purpose,

On the Love of our Country.

[Preached 18th April, 1793, on the day of a National Fast appointed by Go-

vernment, on occasion of the War with the French Republic.]

PSALM CXxii. 6, 7, 8, 9. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they

shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and

prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and compa-

nion's sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of

the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy peace,

SERMON LXXVIII.

On a Contented Mind.

2 KINGS, iv. 13. Say now unto her, "Behold, thou hast been

"careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee?

"Wouldst thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain

"of the host?" And she answered, "I dwell among mine own

On drawing near to God.

[Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.]

PSALM 1xxiii. 28. It is good for one to draw near to God, 320

On Wisdom in Religious Conduct.

PSALM ci. 2. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way, 329

On the Immortality of the Soul, and a Future State.

2 CORINTHIANS, V. 1. For we know, that if our earthly house

of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God,

an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens,

On overcoming Evil with Good.

ROMANS, xii. 21.

On a Life of Dissipation and Pleasure.

PROVERBS, XIV. 13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

and the end of that mirth is heaviness,

On the Conscience void of Offence.

ACTs, xxiv. 16. Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a

conscience void of offence toward God and toward men,

On the Ascension of Christ.

[Preached in the Evening after the Celebration of the Sacrament of the

Lord's Supper.]

LUKE, xxiv. 50, 51. And he led them out as far as to Bethany

and he lift up his hands and blessed them: And it came to pass

while he blessed them, he was parted from them and carried

up into Heaven,

On a peaceable Disposition.

ROMANS, xii. 18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live

peaceably with all men,

SERMON LXXXVII.

On Religious Joy, as giving Strength and Support to Virtue

NEHEMIAH, viii. 10.-The joy of the Lord is your strength, 393

SERMON LXXXVIII.

On the Folly of the Wisdom of the World.

1 CORINTH. iii. 19.

The wisdom of this world is foolishness

On the Government of Human Affairs by Providence.

PROVERBS, XVI. 9. A man's heart deviseth his way; but the

Lord directeth his steps,

Oh thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all

On the Last Judgment.

2 CORINTH. V. 10. For we must all appear before the judgment-

seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in

his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good

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