A SERIES OF SERMONS, UPON THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES OF OUR HOLY RELIGION, IN TWO VOLUMES, BY ALEXANDER MACWHORTER, D. D SENIOR PASTOR OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEWARK, NEW-JERSEY. ཝཾསཝཾསནཾ Chrift the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. PAUL Rev i. 10. SERMON I. The fanctification of the Lord's day. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. SERMON II. PAGE A general contemplation on the nature and duty of prayer. James v. 16. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. SERMON III. The duty of fecret prayer. Matt. vi. 6. But thou when thou prayeft enter into thy SERMON IV. 16 SERMON V. The great importance of family government. 1 Sam. iii. 13. For I have told him, that I will judge his 29 41 The duty of family prayer. - Joshua xxiv. 15. As for me and my houfe we will ferve the Lord. 54 64 SERMON VI. Some duties of parents to their children. Ephe. vi. 4. And ye fathers provoke not your children Some duties incumbent upon youth. Eclefi. xii. 1. 2. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou fhalt fay, I have no plea- fure in them; while the fun, or the light, or the moon, Sobermindedness recommended to those who are young. The glory of God the chief end of man. 1 Cor. x. 31. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or James v. 12. But above all things, my brethren, fwear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by 146 157 166 |