SERMON II.

ON STRIVING TO ENTER INTO THE KING-

DOM OF HEAVEN.

ST. LUKE xiii. 24.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many,

I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and

shall not be able.

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SERMON III.

THE DANGERS OF RICHES AND POVERTY,

PROVERBS Xxx. 8. 9.

Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me

with food convenient for me, lest I be full,

and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord ?

or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the

name of my God in vain!

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SERMON IV.

ON THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD.

Psalm cxxxix. 2.

Thou art about my path and about my bed,

and spiest out all my ways.

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SERMON V.

ON SINS OF OMISSION.

St. MAT. XXV. 30.

Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer

darkness; there shall be weeping and

: gnashing of teeth.

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SERMON VI.

ON THE IMPROPRIETY OF DESERTING

WORLDLY DUTIES,

St. MATTHEW xxiii. 23.

These ought ye to bave done, and not to leave

tbe otber undone.

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SERMON VII.

ON THE NECESSITY OF TEMPORARY RETIRE-

MENT AND ABSTRACTION.

Psalm iv. 4.

Commune with your own beart, and in your

chamber, and be still.

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SERMON VIII.

THE EFFICACY OF REPENTANCE.

I say

say unto

ST. LUKE XV. 7.

you,

that likewise joy shall be in

beaven over one sinner that repentetb, more

than over ninety and nine just persons,

wbich need no repentance.

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SERMON IX.

ON CONTENTMENT.

PHIL. iv. II.

I bave learned in whatsoever state I am,

therewith to be content.

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SERMON X.

ON CALUMNY AND DETRACTION.

EXODUS XX. 16.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against

tby neighbour.

145

SERMON XI.

AGAINST DRUNKENNESS.

EPHESIANS V, 18.

Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, 165

EXODUS XX. 7,

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy

God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him

guiltless, that taketh his name in vain. 193

SERMON XIV.

ON THE CRUCIFIXION.

ST. LUKE xxiii. 33.

And when they were come to the place

which is called Calvary, there they cruci-

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fied bim.

SERMON XV.

THE DYING THIEF,

St. LUKE xxiii. 43.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto

tbee, to-day shalt thou be with me in

Paradise.

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SERMON XVI.

ON THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Acts ii. 1, 2, 3, 4.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully

come, they were all with one accord in

one place.-&c.

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St. Matthew xvi. 24.

Then Jesus said unto his disciples, If any

man will come after me, let him deny

bimself, and take up bis cross and fol-

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low me.