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HUGH BLAIR, D.D.F.R.S. ED.

ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE HIGH CHURCH,

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PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE SIXTEENTH EDITION.

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SERMON I.
On the Causes of Men’s being wea-

ry of Life.
JOB x. 1. My soul is weary of my life

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SERMON II.
On Charity as the End of the

Commandment.
1 Timothy i. 5. Now the end of

the commandment is charity out of a
pure heart, and of a good conscience,
and of faith unfeigned.

SERMON III.
On our Lives being in the Hand of

God..
Preached at the beginning of a New Year.
Psalm. xxxi. 15. My times are in

thy hand,

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SERMON IV.

On the Mixture of Bad Men with

the Good in human Society.

MATTH. xiii. 30. Let both grow to-

gether until the harvest.- Page 66

SERMON V.

On the Relief which the Gospel af-

fords to the Distressed.

Preached at the celebration of the facrament of the

Lord's Supper.

Matth. xi. 28. Come unto me all .

ye that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you reft. 88

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SERMON VI.

On Luxury and Licentiousness.

ISAIAH V. 12. The harp and the

viol, the tabret and the pipe and

wine are in their feasts; but they

regard not the work of the Lord,

neither consider the operation of his

hands.

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SERMON VII.

On the Presence of God in a Fu-

ture State. -

Psalm xvi. 11. Thou wilt shew me

the path of life ; in thy presence is

fulness of joy; at thy right hand

there are pleasures for evermore.

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SERMON VIII.

On Curiosity concerning the Af-

fairs of others.

John xxi. 21, 22. Peter seeing him,

faith to Jesus, Lord, and what

Jall this man do ? Fesus faith unto

bim, If I will that be tarry till I

come, what is that to thee? Fol-

low thou me.

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SERMON IX..

On our present Ignorance of the

Ways of God.

John xiii. 7. Jesus answered and

faid unto him, What I do thou

knoweft not now; but thou shalt

know hereafter.

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