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On our Ignorance of Good and Evil in this Life
70
4 Commune with your own heart upon your bed and be PAGE
80
On Devotion
90
On the Duties of the Young
104
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found
116
On the Power of Conscience
128
On the Mixture of Joy and Fear in Religion
140
On the Motives to Constancy in Virtue
149
SERMON XVIOn the Importance of Order in Conduct
161
On the Government of the Heart
170
The same Subject continued
179
On the Unchangeableness of the Divine Nature
190
Preached at the Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
202
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise
212
8 Vanity of vanities saith the Preacher all is
223
4 Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow
236
9 After this I beheld and lo a great multitude which
248
Corinth xiii 5 Charitythinketh no evil
259
5 8 Now therefore be not grieved nor angry with your
270
On the Character of Hazael
279
24 It is better to go to the house of mourning than
290
On the Divine Government of the Passions of
301
On the Importance of Religious Knowledge
311
8
323
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them
330
On the Improvement of Time
338
Corinth xiii 11
345
5
353
Evil communications corrupt good
360
3 Though an host should encamp against me my heart
367
Corinth xiii 4 Charity envieth
375
6
382
On the Sense of the Divine Presence
390
19 In your patience possess ye your souls
398
5 Let your Moderation be known unto all
406
On the Joy and the Bitterness of the Heart
414
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him PAGE
422
On the Sacrament of the Lords Supper as a Pre
428
On the Mixture of Bad Men with the Good in Human
495
On the Relief which the Gospel affords to the Distressed
502
12 The harp and the viol the tabret and pipe and wine
511
In thy presence
518
21 22 Peter sceing him saith to Jesus Lord and what shall
525
On our present Ignorance of the ways of
532
On the Slavery of Vice
539
On the Importance of Public Worship
547
Corinth vii 31 The fashion of this World passeth away
556
SERMON LXIIIOn Tranquillity of Mind
563
On the Misfortunes of Men being chargeable
570
On Integrity as the Guide of Life
577
On Submission to the Divine Will
585
On Friendship
592
On the Conduct to be held with regard to Future
599
On following the Multitude to do Evil
606
On the Wisdom of
614
On the Compassion and Beneficence of the Deity
622
On Hopes and Disappointments
632
On the proper Disposition of the Heart towards
640
On the Moral Character of Christ
648
but
656
On all things working together for good to
664
On the Love of our Country
674
spoken for to the King or to the Captain of the Host? And she PAGE
684
28 It is good for me to draw near to God
691
On Wisdom in Religious Conduct
699
On the Immortality of the Soul and a Future State
707
On overcoming Evil with Good
716
On a Life of Dissipation and Pleasure
723
On the Conscience void of Offence
732
On the Ascension of Christ
739
On a Peaceable Disposition
748
On Religious Joy as giving Strength
757
On the Folly of the Wisdom of the World
764
On the Government of Human Affairs
772
On Prayer
779
On the Last Judgement
790

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Bibliographic information

TitleSermons
Sermons, James Finlayson
AuthorsHugh Blair, James Finlayson
PublisherT. Tegg, 1840
Original fromYale University Library
Digitized31 Jul 2023
Length800 pages
  
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