my

brethren and companions' fake, I will

now fay, Peace be within thee. Because

of the boufe of the Lord our God, I will

feek thy peace.

SERMON

Page 114

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 Hift?

And fhe answered,

66

"I dwell among mine

140

On drawing near to God.

[Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the

On Wisdom in Religious Conduct.

PSALM ci. 2. I will behave myself wifely

in a perfect way.

181

On the Immortality of the Soul, and a

future State.

2 CORINTHIANS, V. I. For we know that

if our earthly boufe of this tabernacle were

diffolved, we have a building of God, an

boufe not made with bands, 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 Diffipation and Pleasure.

PROVERBS, xiv. 13. Even in laughter the

heart is forrowful; and the end of that

mirth is heaviness.

SERMON XIII.

247

On the Conscience void of Offence.

ACTS, xxiv. 16. Herein do I exercise myself,

to have always a confcience void of offence

toward God and toward men.

269

On the Afcenfion of Chrift.

[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

pafs while he blessed them, he was parted

from them and carried up into Heaven.

SERMON XV.

Page 289

On a peaceable Difpofition.

ROMANS, xii. 18. If it be poffible, 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 ftrength.

SERMON XVII.

338

On the Folly of the Wisdom of the World.

I CORINTH. iii. 19. The wisdom of this

world is foolishness with God.
358

1

SERMON XVIII.

On the Government of Human Affairs by

Providence.

PROVERBS, xvi. 9. A man's heart devifeth

bis but the Lord directeth his fteps.
way;

Page 378

SERMON XIX.

PSALM lxv. 2.

On Prayer.

O Thou that bearest prayer,

unto Thee fhall all flesh come!

SERMON XX.

On the Laft Judgment.

398

2 CORINTH. V. 10. For we must all appear

before the judgment-feat 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-

PROVERBS, X. 28.

The hope of the Righteous fhall be gladness ; but the expectation of the Wicked fall perish.

A

1.

TTACHMENT to futurity has SER M. a remarkable influence on the operations of the human mind. The prefent, whatever it be, feldom engages our attention fo much as what is to come. Remembrance of the paft may fometimes occupy our thoughts; but what for the most part fills them, is the anticipation of the future. The present is apt to be confidered as an evanescent scene, juft VOL. V. B about

SERMON I.

Qn HOPES and DISAPPOINTMENTS.

X+X