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CONTENTS
OF THE
FIFTH VOLUME.
SERMONS.
SERMON I.
The Art of Tranquillity.
Fret not thyself. Psalm xxxvii. 1.
Preached in the Cathedral Church at Norwich,
August 30, 1788; and in the Cathedral Church at
Canterbury, September 13, 1789.
SERMON II.
The Pleasures of Heavenly-mindedness.
Set your affections on things above. Col. iii. 2..
SERMON III.
Considerations on the Circumstances of Christ's
Resurrection.
Come see the place where the Lord lay. Matth. xxviii. 6.
Preached upon Eafter-day, 1788.
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SERMON IV.
The Blessedness of a Christian's Death.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth:
yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
and their works 'do follow them. Rev. xiv. 13.
Preached at the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Quarles, January 16, 1789, late of the Parish of Nayland, and a benefactress to the church.
SERMON V.
The Gadarene delivered.
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country
of the Gadarenes.
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met
bim out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. Mark v.
1, 2.
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SERMON VI.
St. Peter's Deliverance out of Prison, morally considered,
as a Sign or Picture of the Christian Salvation.
The same night Peter was fleeping between two soldiers,
bound with two chains, and the keepers before the door
kept the prison.
And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light
shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and
raised him up, saying, arise up quickly. And his chains fell
off from his bands. Acts xii. 6, 7.
Preached on Christmas-day, 1777.
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SERMON VII.
Considerations on St. Paul's Shipwreck.
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one
named Julius, a Centurion of Augustus' band. Acts
xxvii. I. ..
SERMON VIII.
The great Duty of living peaceably.
If it be paffible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all
men. Rom. xii. 18.
SERMON IX.
The Fate of the evil Servant.
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But and if that evil Servant shall say in his heart, My Lord
delayeth his coming, and shall begin to smite his fellow fer-
vants, and to eat and drink with the drunken, the Lord of
that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him,
and in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him
asunder, and apppoint him bis portion with the hypocrites:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matth.
xxiv. 48, &c.
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SERMON X.
Trust in Providence, the Comfort of Man's Life:
And he said unto him, if thy presence go not with me, carry
us not up bence. Exod. xxxiii. 15.
SERMON XI.
The Danger and Folly of mocking at Sin.
Fools make a mock at sin; but among the righteous there is fa-
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Preached at Pluckley, in Kent, March 17, 1777, when
two young women did public penance in the church.
SERMON XII,
The True Sense and Excellence of Charity.
Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest
of these is charity. 1 Cor. xiii, 13.
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SERMON XIII,
The House of God the House of Prayer.
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My house shall be called the house of prayer. Matth. xxi. 13. 217
SERMON XIV.
The Chriftian Doctrine of Self-denial and taking up
the Cross.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and fol-
low me.
Matth. xvi. 24.
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SERMON XV.
The Nature and Malignity of Spiritual Wickedness.
Lest, being lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation
of the Devil. 1 Tim. iii. 6.
Preached at Stamford, in Lincolnshire, at the Vi- sitation of John, Lord Bishop of Peterborough, July 20, 1780.
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SERMON XVI.
Popular Commotions to precede the End of the World.
And upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea
and the waves roaring: men's hearts failing them for fear, ́
and
and for looking after those things which are coming upon the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. Luke xxi. 25, 26.
Preached in the Metropolitical Church, at Canter- bury, September 20, 1789.
SERMON XVII.
The Duty of supporting poor Clergymen and their
1 Families.
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
Preached at the Aniversary Meeting of the Sons
of the Clergy, in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul,
May 16, 1782.
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