I should bely the best feelings of my heart if I closed this address without humbly offering up my thanksgivings to Almighty God for the preservation of life and health for nearly five years since I quitted England ; and without entreating of all my Christian Brethren, both here and at home, their continued and fervent supplications on my behalf, that increasing measures of wisdom and grace may be vouchsafed me during my probably very short remaining period of service; and that I may at length “finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”

Calcutta, April 3, 1837.

CONTENTS.

General subject.

THE GENERAL BENEFICIAL TENDENCIES OF CHRIS-

TIANITY ON THE HIGHEST INTERESTS, TEMPO-
RAL AND SPIRITUAL, OF MAN.

First Division.

SOME OF THE BENEFICIAL TENDENCIES OF CHRIS-
TIANITY AS CONNECTED WITH ITS CHIEF DOC.

TRINES.

SERMON I.

The most obvions and general character of Redemption.

SERMON II.

The excellency of the Mystery of the Gospel.

PAOB

EPHROLANS üi. R-10.-Unto me, who am less than the

least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should

preach amongst the Gentiles the unsearchable riches

of Christ; and to make all men see, what is the fellow-

ship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the

world hath been hid in God, who created all things

by Jesus Christ : to the intent that now unto the

principalities and powers in the heavenly places might

be known by the Church, the manifold wisdom of God. 19

SERMON III.

The connection of holy love to our fellow creatures with the great

doctrine of atonement.

EPHESIANS V. 2.-Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved

us, and bath given himself for us, an offering and a

sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor

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SERMON IV.

The universal call to repentance.

Acts xvii. 30, 31.-And the times of this ignorance God

winked at;

but now commandeth all men every where

to repent : because he hath appointed a day, in the

which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that

man wbom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given

assurance unto all men, in that be bath raised bim from

the dead

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SERMON VI.

· The Holy Ghost, the great Comforter.

PAGL.

Jonk xiv. 26.—But the Comforter, which is the Holy

Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall

teach you all things,

and bring all things to your remem -

brance, whatsoever I have said unto you

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Second Division.

BENEFICIAL TENDENCIES OF CHRISTIANITY WITH

REFERENCE TO THE APPLICATION OF ITS DOC-

TRINES TO THE HUMAN HEART.

SERMON VII.

The danger of false conceptions of the character of God.

Psalm L. 21.-These things hast thou done, and I kept

silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an

one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them

in order before thine eyes

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SERMON VIII.

The reasonableness of the demand which Christianity makes

ироп тап. .

RONAN8 xii. 1.-I beseech you therefore, brethren, by.

the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living

sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your

reasonable service

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SERMON JX.

Some marks of distinction between the true and fulse methods of

learning Christ.

PAGR.

EPHESIANS iv, 20.–But ye have not so learned Christ

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SERMON X

The glory and majesty of God, the source of comfort to the contrite

in heart.

ISAIAH Lvii. 15.–For thus saith the high and lofty One,

that inhabiteth Eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell

in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a

contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the

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SERMON XI.

The Christian parador of strength derived from weakness.

2 CORINTHIANS xü. 9.–Most gladly therefore will I

rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ

may rest upon me

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SERMON XII.

The commanding motive which Christianity employs to produce

a devoted and benevolent life.

2 CORINTHIANS v. 14, 15.–For the love of Christ con-

straineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died

for all, then were all dead ; and that he died for all,

that they which live should not henceforth live unto

themselves, but unto him that died for them, and rose

again

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