SERMON VII.

On Education.

PROV. xxii. 6.

Train up a child in the way he should go,

and when he is old he will not depart from

it.

SERMON VIII.

Spiritual Worship.

JOHN, iv. 24.

p. 113

God is a fpirit, and they that worship him

muft worship him in spirit and in truth. p. 131

SERMON

IX.

The Vanity and Vexation of irregular De-

fires.

ECCLES. vi. 9.

Better is the fight of the eyes, than the wan-

dering of the defire; this is alfo vanity and vex-

ation of Spirit.

p. 149

SERMON X.

The Wisdom of regarding Counsel, and the

Folly of rejecting it.

PROV. xii. 15.

The
way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wife.

p. 167

SER-

SERMON XI. XII.

The Causes and Confequences of intellectual

Darkness.

MATT. vi. part of the 23d Verse.

If therefore the light that is in thee be dark-

nefs, how great is that darkness!

SERMON

p. 185, 205

XIII.

The Duty of loving our Enemies.

MATT. V. part of the 44th Verse.

But I fay unto you, love your enemies.

SERMON XIV.

p. 223

Future Rewards proportionable to prefent

Improvements.

GALAT. vi. 7.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked; for

whatsoever a man foweth, that shall be alfo

reap.

SERMON XV.

p. 243

Occafioned by a publick Collection for the

Propagation of the Gospel, &c.

GALAT. vi. 10.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do

good unto all men; especially unto them who are

of the household of faith.

p. 263

SER-

SERMON

XVI.

The Folly and Wretchedness of

Atheistic Inclination.

an

PSAL. xiv. part of the 1ft Verte.

The fool bath faid in his heart, there is no

God.

SERMON XVII.

P. 283

God's Government of the World a fure and

moft joyful Truth.

PSAL. xcviii. part of the 1ft Verse.

The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.—

Or, according to the other Translation,

The Lord is king, the earth may be glad

thereof.

SERMON XVIII.

P. 3°3

The Dignities and Diftinctions of Human

Nature.

PSAL. viii. Verfe 5.

For thou haft made him a little lower than the

angels, and haft crowned him with glory and

bonour.

P. 323

SER-

SERMON XIX, XX.

Natural and Moral Proofs of a Future

State.

ECCLES. xii. part of the 7th Verse.

And the Spirit fhall return unto God who

gave

it.

P. 343, 363

SER-

SERMON I.

Virtue glorious, Vice infamous.

PROVERBS III. Laft Verfe.

The Wife fhall inherit Glory, but Shame Shall be the Promotion of Fools.

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HOUGH it be true that all kinds of wisdom redound to men's praise, and all kinds of folly to their fhame and dishonour; yet in the fenfe of our royal author, both the propofitions in my text will be found more remarkably verified. For with him wisdom conftantly fignifies virtue and religion, and folly the reverfe. And that nothing is more glorious than virtue, nothing more dishonourable than vice, will, I hope, VOL. I. fufficiently

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