hearted; to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised,

SERMON IV.

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REFLECTIONS ON JOHN BAPTIST'S MESSAGE TO CHRIST.

ST. MATTHEW xi. 2, 3, 4.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto Him, Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see.

SERMON V.

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REFLECTIONS ON CHRIST'S BEING REJECTED

BY MEN.

ST. JOHN i. 11.

He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

SERMON VI.

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THE BLESSINGS BESTOWED UPON MAN BY THE REDEMPTION; AND HIS DUTIES ARISING THEREFROM.

ST. LUKE ii. 14.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men.

SERMON VII.

THE POWER OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTion.

PHILIPPIANS iii. 10.

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That I may know Him, and the power of His

Resurrection.

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SERMON VIII.

THE COMFORTS OF THE DOCTRINE OF OUR RESURRECTION.

1 CORINTHIANS XV. 51, 52, 53.

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed: for this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

SERMON IX.

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THE OBLIGATIONS ON CHRISTIANS TO WALK AFTER THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST.

1 JOHN ii. 6.

He that saith he abideth in Christ ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.

SERMON X.

ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

2 TIMOTHY iii. 15.

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From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.

SERMON XI.

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PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE CONDUCT

OF BALAAM.

NUMBERS xxii. 18.

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or

more.

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SERMON XII.

REFLECTIONS ON GOD'S CONDUCT TOWARDS HIS SERVANT DAVID, IN THE MATTER OF URIAH'S WIFE.

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2 SAMUEL xii. 13, 14.

David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Page 168

SERMON XIII.

THE BEST OF OUR GOODS, AND NOT THE THINGS WE LIGHTLY ESTEEM, TO BE OFFERED TO GOD BY US.

2 SAMUEL Xxiv. 24.

The King said unto Araunah, Nay: but I will surely buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing.

SERMON XIV.

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PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS ON AHAB'S SIN, IN THE MATTER OF NABOTH'S VINEYARD.

1 KINGS xxi. 4.

Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word which Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

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And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My Father, if the Prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? How much rather, then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean. Page 213

SERMON XVI.

THE EVIDENCES OF Religion, MEN ALREADY POSSESS, SUFFICIENT.

ST. LUKE Xvi. 31.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.

SERMON XVII.

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ON THE PROPER OBSERVANCE OF THE SAB

BATH DAY.

GENESIS ii. 3.

God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it, because that in it He had rested from all His work, which God created and made.

SERMON XVIII.

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THE BLESSING OF GOD ALWAYS BESTOWED UPON THE RIGHTEOUS, AND UPON THEIR POSTERITY.

PSALM XXXvii. 25.

I have been young, and now am old: yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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SERMON XIX.

THE CASE OF THE TEN LEPERS CONSIDERED.

ST. LUKE xvii. 17, 18.

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. Page 274

SERMON XX.

THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD.

ST. LUKE XX. 15, 16.

What, therefore, shall the Lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

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