and companions sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the bouse of the Lord our God, I will seek thy peace. Page 114 SERMON VII. On a Contented Mind. 2 KINGS, iv. 13. Say now unto her, "Be"bold thou hast been careful for us with "all this 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." SERMON VIII. On drawing near to God. 140 [Preached at the Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.] PSALM 1xxiii. 28. near to God. It is good for me to draw 160 SERMON IX. On Wisdom in Religious Conduct. PSALM Cİ. 2. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. 181 SERMON X. On the Immortality of the Soul, and a future State. 2 CORINTHIANS, V. I. 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. Page 203 SERMON XI. On overcoming Evil with Good. ROMANS, xii. 21. Be not overcome of evil; but overcome evil with good. SERMON XII, 228 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. SERMON XIII. On the Conscience void of Offence. 247 ACTS, xxiv. 16. Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men, 269 SERMON XIV. 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 bands and blessed them: And it came to pass while he blessed them, he was parted from them and carried up into Heaven. Page 289 SERMON XV: On a peaceable Disposition. Romans, xii. 18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 313 SERMON XVI. On Religious Joy, as giving Strength and Support to Virtue. NEHEMIAH, viii. 10. The joy of the Lord is your strength. 338 SERMON XVII. On the Folly of the Wisdom of the World. I CORINTH. iii. 19. The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. 358 SERMON XVIII. On the Government of Human Affairs by Providence. PROVERBS, xvi. 9. A man's heart deviseth bis way; but the Lord directeth his steps. SERMON XIX. On Prayer. Page 378 PSALM 1xv. 2. O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come! SERMON XX. On the Last Judgment. 398 2 CORINTH. V. 10. For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 427 SER SERMON I On HOPES and DISAPPOINTMENTS. PROVERBS, X. 28. The hope of the Righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the Wicked shall perish. TTACHMENT to futurity has SERMON a remarkable influence on the operations of the human mind. The present, whatever it be, seldom engages our attention so much as what is to come. Remembrance of the past may sometimes occupy our thoughts; but what for the most part fills them, is the anticipation of the future. The present is apt to be considered as an evanescent scene, just about VOL. V. B |