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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.

Јов, іі. 10. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and

shall we not receive evil ?

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On the Conduct to be held with regard to Future Events.

PROVERBS, xxvii. 1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou

knowest not what a day may bring forth.

On following the Multitude to do Evil.

Exodus, xxiii. 2. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do

On the Wisdom of God.

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

visible, the only wise God, be honour, and glory, for ever and

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; Iwill pre-

serve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. Page 159

On Hopes and Disappointments.

PROVERBS, X. 28. The hope of the Righteous shall be glad-

ness; 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

On the Moral Character of Christ.

Acts, x. 38. Jesus of Nazareth - who went about doing

On the Wounds of the Heart.

PROVERBS, xviii. 14. The spirit of a man will sustain his in-

firmity: 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

according to his purpose.

* Originally the first Sermon of the Fifth Volume.

On the Love of our Country.

[Preached 18th April, 1793, on the Day of a National Fast appointed by

Government, 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

companions' sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Be-

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

SERMON LXXVIII.

On a contented Mind.

2 KINGS, 4. 13. Say now unto her, "Behold thou hast been

" careful for us with all his 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 people."

On drawing near to God.

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

PSALM Ixxiii. 28. It is good for me to draw near to God. 281

On Wisdom in Religious Conduct.

PSALM CI. 2. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. 295

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. 310

On overcoming Evil with Good.

Romans, xii. 21. Be not overcome of evil; but overcome evil

SERMON LXXXIII.

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. 352

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.

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