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CONTENTS.
SERMON I.
ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.
"For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants
of the world will learn righteousness."-ISAIAH xxvi. 9.
SERMON II.
THOUGHTS ON UNIVERSAL PEACE.
"Nation shall not lift up the sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more."-ISAIAH ii. 4.
SERMON III.
DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and behold a beam is in thine own
eye? Thou hypocrite! first cast out the beam out of thine
own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye."-MATTHEW Vii. 3—5.
SERMON IV.
ON THE RESPECT DUE TO ANTIQUITY.
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and
ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk
therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
said, We will not walk therein."-JEREMIAH vi. 16.
But they
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SERMON V.
THE EFFECT OF MAN'S WRATH IN THE AGITATION OF
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES.
"The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."
-JAMES i. 20.
SERMON VI.
ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. DR. ANDREW THOMSON.
"He being dead yet speaketh."-HEBREWS xi. 4.
SERMON VII.
THE UTILITY OF MISSIONS ASCERTAINED BY EXPERIENCE.
"And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing
come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and
see." JOHN i. 46.
SERMON VIII.
ON CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
"A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast."-PRO-
VERBS xii. 10.
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SERMON IX.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF CONSIDERING THE CASE OF THE POOR.
"Blessed is he that considereth the poor, the Lord will
deliver him in time of trouble."-PSALM xli. 1.
SERMON X.
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THE TWO GREAT INSTRUMENTS APPOINTED FOR THE PROPAGA-
TION OF THE GOSPEL; AND THE DUTY OF THE CHRISTIAN
PUBLIC TO KEEP THEM BOTH IN VIGOROUS OPERATION.
"Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God."-ROMANS X. 17.
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SERMON XI.
ON PREACHING TO THE COMMON PEOPLE.
"And the common people heard him gladly."—MARK xii. 37. 345
SERMON XII.
ON THE SUPERIOR BLESSEDNESS OF THE GIVER TO THAT OF
THE RECEIVER.
"I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye
ought to support the weak; and to remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than
to receive."-ACTS xx. 35.
SERMON XIII.
ON RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS.
"And the things that thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall
be able to teach others also."-2 TIMOTHY ii. 2.
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