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SERMON XVI.

The horrid evil of a backbiting tongue.

Píalms xv. 3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

SERMON XVII.

The excellencies and evils of the tongue.

Jarnes iii. 6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of ini quity; fo is the tongue amongst the members, that it defileth the whole body, and fetteth on fire the course of nature, and it is fet on fire of hell.

SERMON XVIII.

The fmptoms of the day of grace being past.

The harveft is paft, the fummer is ended,

Jer. viii. zo.

and we are not faved.

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SERMON XIX.

God the author of all afflictions and troubles.

Job v. 6, 7. Although af tion cometh not forth of the duft, neither doth trouble fpring out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble as the fparks fly upwards.

SERMON XX.

pleasure is not the affliction of his people.

For he doth not afflict willingly, or grieve

Sam 11. 32.
the children of men."

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SERMON XXVI.

The ways of religion are plafant.

Prov. ii. 17. Her ways are ways of pleafantnefs, and all her paths are peace.

SERMON XXVII.

Faith Bruggling with difficulties.

Matt. xv. from the 21ft to the 28th verfe inclufive.

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Jefus went there and departed into the coafts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Canaan came out of the fame coats, and cried unto him, faying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou fon of David, my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he anfwered her not a word. And his difciples came and befought him faying, fend her away for the crieth after us. But he answered and faid, I am not fent, but unto the loft fheep of the houfe of Ifrael. Then caine the and worshipped him, faying, Lord, help me. But he anfwered and faid, it is not meet to take the children's bread and caft it unto dogs. And fhe faid, truth, Lord, yet the dogs cat of the crumbs which fall from their mafter's table. Then Jefus anfwered and faid unto her, woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole, from that very hour.

SERMON XXVIII.

The advantages and jone of the properties of faith.

Matt. xv. 28. Then Jefus anfwered and faid unto her,
O woman, great is thy faith.

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SERMON XXIX.

The way of falvation eafy.

John i.g. If we confefs our fins, he is faithful and juft to forgive us our fins.

SERMON XXX.

The favours and patronage of God, the fupport of man in afflic

tions.

Palms xlvi. t. God is our refuge and firength, a very prefent help in trouble.

SERMON XXXI.

The covenant of grace ratified and confirmed by the blood of

Chrift.

Luke xxii. 12. This cup is the new teftament in my blood, which is fhed for you.

SERMON XXXII.

The nature of fainting in afflictions and cautions again it.

Heb. xii. 5. Nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.

SERMON XXXIII.

How death is the wages of fin.

Rom. vi. 23. For the wages of fin is death.

SERMON XXXIV.

Eternal life the freeft gift imaginable.

But the gift of God is eternal life through

Rom. vi. 23.

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