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THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND

CHARLES JAMES

LORD BISHOP OF LONDON,

THIS EDITION OF THE LIFE AND WORKS

OF

ONE OF HIS MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PREDECESSORS

IS DEDICATED,

IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEGEMENT OF

HIS LORDSHIP'S KIND AND BENEFICIAL ADVICE TO THE

EDITOR AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF HIS

UNDERTAKING,

BY

HIS OBLIGED AND FAITHFUL

FRIEND AND SERVANT,

T. S. HUGHES.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

INTRODUCTION

BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF BISHOP SHERLOCK

DISCOURSES.

I. JOHN II. 67—69.—Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye

also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord,

to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

And we believe, and are sure, that thou art that Christ,

the Son of the living God.

II. HEB. VII. 25.-Wherefore he is able also to save them to

the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever

liveth to make intercession for them.

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III. MATT. XI. 6.-Blessed is he whosoever shall not be

offended in me.

IV. I COR. 1. 21.-For after that, in the wisdom of God, the

world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the

foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

V. JOHN III. 16.-God so loved the world, that he gave his

only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should

not perish, but have everlasting life.

VI. II TIM. I. 10.

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-And hath brought life and immortality

to light through the gospel.

VII. ROMANS IV. 25.-Who was delivered for our offences,

and was raised again for our justification.

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VIII. ROMANS VIII. 16.-The Spirit itself beareth witness with

our spirit, that we are the children of God.

IX. JOHN XX. 30, 31.-And many other signs truly did Jesus

in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in

this book. But these are written, that ye might believe

that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believ-

ing ye might have life through his name.

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X. ACTS 11. 22.-Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God

among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God

did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also

know.

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XI. PSALM VIII. 4.-What is man, that thou art mindful of

him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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