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SERMON V.
THE FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.
GEN. xlv. 3.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my
father yet live? And his brethren could not answsr him,
for they were troubled at his presence
SERMON VI.
GOD'S DISPENSATIONS TO BE HELD AS
ARGUMENTS OF HIS LOVE.
JUDGES xiii. 23.
But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill
us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a
meat offering at our hands,-neither would he have shewed
us all these things, nor would, as at this time, have told
us such things as these.
SERMON VII.
ON THE DESTRUCTION OF PHARAOH AND THE
EGYPTIANS.
EXODUS X. 29.
And Moses said, thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face
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SERMON VIII.
ON THE DUTY OF REVERENTIAL CAUTION IN
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
HEBREWS xii. 28.
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved,
let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably,
with reverence and Godly fear...
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SERMON IX.
ON THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS RESOLUTIONS
AND VOWS.
DEUTERONOMY xxiii. 21.
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou
shalt not slack to pay it, for the Lord thy God will surely
require it of thee: and it would be sin in thee.....
SERMON X.
ON THE DUTY OF TURNING FROM OUR INIQUITIES.
ACTs iii. 26.
Unto you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent
him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from
his iniquities...
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SERMON XI.
THAT THE WORLD SHOULD BE MADE SUBSERVIENT
TO OUR ETERNAL SALVATION.
JOHN Xvii. 15.
I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but
that thou shouldst keep them from the evil....
SERMON XII.
ON ESAU AND JACOB.
ROMANS ix. 12, 13.
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It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As
it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated... 145
SERMON XIII.
ON JACOB'S WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL.
GENESIS XXxii. 26.
I will not let thee go, except thou bless me...
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SERMON XIV.
GOD LOOKETH ON THE HEART.
1 SAMUEL Xvi. 7.
For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart.....
SERMON XV.
ON BEING ASHAMED OF CHRIST.
LUKE ix. 26.
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For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of
him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come
in his own glory, and his Father's, and of the holy angels... 186
SERMON XVI.
ON THE DUTY OF AIMING AT PERFECTION.
MATTHEW v. 48.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect...
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A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he
not quench....
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SERMON XIX.
AGAINST ENVY.
PROVERBS XXvii. 4.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to
stand before envy ?...
SERMON XX.
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THE PURE IN HEART.
MATTHEW V. 8.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God....... 249
SERMON XXI.
CHARITY GREATER THAN FAITH OR HOPE.
1 COR. xiii. 13.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity....
SERMON XXII.
WAITING ON THE LORD.
PSALM XXVii. 14.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.....
SERMON XXIII.
ONE DAY IS WITH GOD AS A THOUSAND YEARS.
2 PETER iii, 8.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one
day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand
years as one day.....
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SERMON XXIV.
GOD IS TO BE FEARED FOR HIS MERCIES.
PSALM CXXx. 4.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 298
SERMON XXV.
GOD'S GOODNESS A MOTIVE TO OBEDIENCE.
PSALM CXIX. 68.
Thou art good, and doest good:-teach me thy statutes.... 312
SERMON XXVI.
GOD'S WISDOM IN AFFLICTING MANKIND.
JOB ix. 22.
This is one thing; therefore I said it, He destroyeth the
perfect and the wicked...
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SERMON XXVII.
GODLINESS PROFITABLE TO ALL THINGS.
1 TIMOTHY iv. 8.
Godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the
life that now is, and of that which is to come.....
SERMON XXVIII.
ON REPENTANCE.
PSALM XXXviii. 18.
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For I will declare mine iniquity: I will be sorry for my sin.. 358