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CONTENTS.
SERMON I
GOD'S WORLD.
PSALM Civ. 24.
O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast
Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy riches
SERMON II.
RELIGION NOT GODLINESS.
PSALM civ. 13–15.
He watereth the hills from His chambers: the earth is
satisfied with the fruit of Thy works. He causeth the
grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of
man that he may bring forth food out of the earth; and
wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make
his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's
heart
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SERMON III.
LIFE AND DEATH.
PSALM civ. 24, 28-30.
Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy riches.
That Thou givest them they gather: Thou openest Thine
hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest Thy face,
they are troubled: Thou takest away their breath, they
die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth Thy
spirit, and they are created: and Thou renewest the face
of the earth..
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SERMON IV.
THE WORK OF GOD'S SPIRIT.
JAMES, i. 16, 17.
Do not err, my beloved brethren; every good gift and
every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from
the Father of lights
SERMON V.
FAITH.
HABAKKUK, ii. 4.
The just shall live by faith
SERMON VI.
THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH.
GALATIANS, V. 16.
I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the
lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary
the one to the other
SERMON VII.
RETRIBUTION.
NUMBERS, XXxii. 23.
Be sure your sin will find you out
SERMON VIII.
SELF-DESTRUCTION.
1 KINGS, Xxii. 23.
The Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these
thy prophets
SERMON IX.
HELL ON EARTH.
MATTHEW, viii. 29.
And, behold, the evil spirits cried out, saying, What have
we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God? Art Thou
come hither to torment us before the time?.
SERMON X.
NOAH'S JUSTICE.
GENESIS, vi. 9.
Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and
Noah walked with God...
SERMON XI.
THE NOACHIC COVENANT.
GENESIS, ix. 8, 9.
And God spake unto Noah, and his sons with him, saying,
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and
with your seed after you
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SERMON XII.
ABRAHAM'S FAITH.
HEBREWS, xi. 9, 10.
By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise as in
a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and
Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. For he
looked for a city, which hath foundations, whose builder
and maker is God.....
SERMON XIII.
ABRAHAM'S OBEDIENCE.
HEBREWS, xi. 17-19.
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and
he that had received the promises offered up his only-be-
gotten son, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy
seed be called; accounting that God was able to raise
him up, even from the dead; from whence also he re-
ceived him in a figure ....
SERMON XIV.
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
1 JOHN, ii. 13.
I write unto you, little children, because ye have known
the Father.
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SERMON XV.
THE TRANSFIGURATION.
MARK, ix. 2.
Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth
them up into a high mountain apart, and was trans-
figured before them
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SERMON XVI.
THE CRUCIFIXION.
ISALAH, liii. 7.
He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter
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