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CONTENTS.
SERMON I.
On the Beginning of the Century.
PSALM cii. 27.
Thou art the same: and thy years shall not fail. Page 1
SERMON II.
On Spring.
JOB, xlii. 5.
I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear, but now
And Solomon said: And now, O Lord my God! Thou
hast made thy servant king instead of David my father;
and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out
and to come in.
Give, therefore, thy servant an understanding heart to
judge thy people, that I may discern between good and
bad, for who is able to judge this so great a people? 41
SERMON IV.
On the General Fast, 1801.
PROVERBS, Xix. 21.
There are many devices in man's heart; nevertheless the
counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
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SERMON V.
On Seasons of Scarcity.
PSALM XC. 3.
Thou turnest man to destruction: Again Thou sayest,
Come again, ye children of men.
SERMON VI.
Page 93
On the Encouragement which the Gospel Af
fords to Active Duty.
ST MARK, viii. 9.
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and
he sent them away.
SERMON VII.
On the General Fast, October 20, 1803.
ST LUKE, xxi. 9.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
SERMON VIII.
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On the Religious and Moral Ends of Know-
ledge.
PROVERBS, iii. 13, &c.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that
getteth understanding! She is more precious than ru-
bies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be
compared unto her Length of days is in her right
hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her
ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are
peace. 151
SERMON IX.
Continuation of the same Subject, with regard
to the Young in the Higher Conditions of
Life.
compared unto her. Length of days is in her right
peace.
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SERMON X.
On Summer.
JUDGES, v. 31.
Let them that love the Lord be as the sun, when he goeth
forth in his might.
SERMON XI.
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On the Thanksgiving for the Victory at Tra
falgar.
ST MATTHEW, xvii. 4.
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord! it is
good for us to be here.
SERMON XII.
On Evil Communication,
1. CORINTHIANS, XV. 33.
217
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good man-
ners.
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SERMON XIII.
On the Fast, February 27, 1806.
PSALM 1xxx. 19.
O Lord God of Hosts! show the light of thy counte-
nance, and we shall be whole.
SERMON XIV.
On Freedom of Thought.
1. ST PETER, ii. 16.
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As free, and not using your liberty as a cloak of malici-
ousness, but as the servants of God.
SERMON XV.
On the General Fast, February 9, 1809.
ST MATTHEW, xvi. 3.
Can ye discern the signs of the times?
SERMON XVI.
On Autumn.
GENESIS, Xxiv. 63.
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And Isaac went out to meditate in the field, at the even-
On the Jubilee, appointed for the 50th Anni
versary of the King's Accession, October 25,
1809.
GENESIS, xliii. 27, 28.
And Joseph asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your
father well? The old man of whom ye spake, is he yet
alive? and they answered, Our father is yet alive. And
they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 341