SERMON VII. THE NEW BIRTH. John iii. 3.-Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 89 SERMON VIII. THE CONDEMNATION OF FALSE BELIEF. 2 Thess. ii. 11, 12. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should peneve a lie; that they all might be damned who believe not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 104 SERMON IX. THE END OF THE WORLD. St. Matt. xiii. 47-50.-Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind :-Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.-And shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. SERMON X. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. Eph. v. 25, 26, 27.-Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word; that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy, and without blemish. SERMON XI. DIVINE TRUTH, AS REPRESENTED BY TITHES. Matachi iii. 10.-Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 117 131 145 SERMON XII. THE GOLDEN CALF. Exodus xxxii. 35.-And the Lord plagued the people because they made the calf which Aaron made. SERMON XIII. FEAST OF KNOWLEDGE. 163 Jer. iii. 15.—And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. SERMON XIV. ST. PAUL A UNIVERSALIST.. 176 1 Tim. ii. 7.—Whereunto I am ordained a preacher. 189 SERMON XV. JACOB'S LADDER. Gen. xxviii. 17.-How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. . 201 SERMON XVI. THE CHARACTER AND WORSHIP OF GOD. Deut. xiv. 23.-And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and of the firstlings of thy herds, and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. SERMON XVII. 216 THE INSTABILITY OF ERROR, AND THE STABILITY OF TRUTH Haggai ii. 6, 7.-For thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts. 229 SERMON XVIII. THE SPEECH OF THE DEAD. Heb. xi. 4.-And by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. 242 SERMON XIX. THE NATURE AND REASONABLENESS OF DEVOTION. Psalms c. 3, 4, 5.—Know ye that the Lord he is SERMON XX. DUTIES OF A PREACHER. 2 Tim. ii. 15.-Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. SERMON XXI. POLICY OF PRIESTCRAFT. Jer. v. 30, 31.-A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the end thereof? SERMON XXII. SALVATION OF ALL A DOCTRINE OF REPROACH. 253 Tim iv. 10. For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. SERMON XXIII. GOD THE AUTHOR OF ALL THINGS. 1 Sam. xxii. part 22.—I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy Father's house. 267 281 292 306. SERMON XXIV. COMMENDATION AND REPROOF OF UNITARIANS. Rev. ii. 4.-Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee SERMON XXV. EVIL OF STRIVING AGAINST GOD. Isaiah xlv. 9.—Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker. 321 335 SERMON I "IT IS APPOINTED UNTO MAN ONCE TO DIE, BUT AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT," DELIVERED IN BOSTON ON THE SECOND SABBATH IN FEB. 1818. HEB. IX. 27, 28 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judg ment; so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time, without sin unto salvation." BEING Sensible that the common opinion entertained of this portion of divine truth, is in a very important sense different from what I am fully persuaded the Apostle designed to communicate, it seems reasonable that the hearer should be advertised of this circumstance in the introduction of the subject. If the audience should pass the time of the introduction with minds directed to, and possessed of the general opinion of a day of judgment in a future state, which is the subject to which our text is applied, by almost universal consent, it might be difficult for the hearer to undergo so great a transition at once, as would be required, in order to gain a clear view of the true sense of the passage under consideration. In order, therefore, that the candid inquirer after truth, should not be too much embarrassed with traditional notions on this subject, it is thought expedient to bring the general opinion of the text first into view, and expose its improprieties, so that the mind, being satisfied, in some degree at least, of the error of the commonly |