203
DISCOURSES

ON

SEVERAL SUBJECTS;
BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF SOME SELECT

HOMILIES

OF THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND,
RENDERED IN A MODERN STYLE,
AND FITTED FOR THE GENERAL USE, AND CHRISTIAN

INSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II:

BY

The Rev. Sir ADAM GORDON, Bart. M.A.

LATE OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD, AND RECTOR

OF HINXWORTH, HERTS.

* Ask thy Father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will
* tell thee." Deut. xxxii. 7.

“ The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and
" want of experience maketh apt to innovation.” .

· HOOKER'S POLITY,
"Onep Bidev yevõueda.

Greg. Naz.

LONDON:
PRINTED POR JOHN STOCKDALE, OPPOSITE BURLINGTON

HOUSE, PICCADILLY,

Gift
Tappen Prest, Cure,
-13-1933 .

CONTENTS

OF

* VOLUME THE SECOND.

DISC.

.PAGE

I. UPON the Place and Time of Prayer 3

II. Second Part of the fame Homily : 17

III. On the Common Prayer and Sacraments 31

IV. An instructive Exhortation to such as have

been prejudiced against particular Paf-

sages of Holy Scripture, Part the First

V: Second Part of the same Homily: . 63

VI. An Homily upon Alms-Deeds, and Mer-

cifulness towards the Poor and Needy .

VII. Second Part of the same Homily . gr

VIII. Third Part of the Hamily on Charity . 101

IX. An Homily or Sermon concerning the Na.

tivity, or Birth of our Blessed Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ . . 115