CONTENTS. Page SERMONS ON SELECT SUBJECTS.... SERMON I. Religion “no vain thing:" Deut. xxxii. 47... 5 II. Religion inwardly felt, and openly avowed : 25 III. Isaiah's vision: Isa. xvi. 548.. IV. “God is love :" 1 John iv. 8..... V. Repentance and works meet for Repentance : VI. The Christian “ a new creature :” 2 Cor. v. 17. 118 VII. Submission to Christ: Psalm ii. 12....... ... 141 VIII. The future Judgment. I Cor. iv. 5.......... 164 IX. The Rule of future Judgment: Rom. ii. 6–9. 190 X. Godliness with Contentment: 1 Tim. vi. 6. ... 214 XI. Lukewarmness : Rev. iii. 15, 16....... 238 XII. Glorifying God by our works: Matt. v. 16.... 26 XIII. Doing, and not hearing only: James i. 22–25. 282 XIV. Faith, Hope, and Charity : 1 Cor. xiii. 13.... 306 XV. For Christmas day: Luke ii. 13, 14..... 335 XVI. For New Year's day: i Sam. vii. 12..... XVII. For Good Friday : John i. 29.... XVIII, For Easter day: 1 Cor. xv. 20... XX. A Conversation becoming the Gospel : Phil. XXI. On Repentance unto life: Acts xi. 18....... 486 XXII. On the Evil of Sin against God: Psal. li. 4... 512 XXIII. On Christ's Love to penitent Sinners : Luke xv. 6....... ... 542 SERMONS ON SELECT SUBJECTS. ECT HE THAT ARIDETH IN ME, AND I IN HIM, THE SAME BRINGETH FORTH MUCH FRUIT : FOR WITHOUT ME YE CAN DO NOTHING. JOHN xv. 5. SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH! THY WORD IS TRUTH. JOHN xvii. 17. Of the following Sermons the first twenty, with one more which will be found in its place among the Fast Sermons in another volume, were published, by subscription, in the year 1796. The other four did not appear till 1802, when they had been “ lately preached at the Lock Chapel," and were published by particular request.” The “ Preface” relates exclusively to the former series, to the first edition alone of which it was prefixed. The Family Prayers mentioned in it will be found in a subsequent volume.-J. S. |