THE SERMONS, AND OTHER PRACTICAL WORKS, Of the Late REVEREND and LEARNED MR. RALPH ERSKINE, A. M. Minifter of the Gofpel in DUNFERMLine. CONSISTING OF Above One Hundred and Fifty SERMONS, IN TEN LARGE VOLUMES OCTAVO. To which is prefixed, An ACCOUNT of the AUTHOR'S LIFE and WRITINGS, I am fet for the defence of the gospel, PHILIP. i. 17. VOL. IX. FALKIRK: PRINTED BY PATRICK MAIR, For the Rev. JOHN STEWART, HUGH MITCHELL, Book feller, M.DCC.XCVI. THE I JOHN V. 10. He that believeth on the Son of God, bath After a copious introduction, in which the connection is traced, the 2. What is that evidence and witnefs it carries along with it, opened, 16 3. What this witnefs doth depone and atteft, 4. What is the property and quality of this witnefs, 5. The reafons why true faith hath this witnefs along with it, 2. Particular marks, in refpect to the feveral ways of witneffing, 32 How the Spirit witneffeth, in fix refpects, How he witneffeth by blood, in four inftances, He doth it im refpect of mortification, Sundry queftions propounded and folved, He doth it by vindication, in five refpects," SONG ii. 3. I fat down under bis shadow with great The words being viewed in their connection and scope, and a doctrine 2. To fpeak of the object of faith, wiz. Chrift as a shadow and shelter, 66 3. To fpeak of the act of faith, as it is a fitting down under this shadow, 71 4. To view the manner of faith's acting, Sitting down with great delight, 76 5. To fpeak of the feast of faith that follows hereupon, Ufe (1.) For information, in eight inferences; Eight kinds of apples which hang on the apple-tree, SERMON CXLII, CXLIII. 95 96 99 102 The Day of Effectual Calling, a Levelling Day; or, the Heights from which Sinners come down in the Day of effectual Vocation, LUKE XIX. 5. 96 Zaccheus, make hafte, and come down. After a copious introduction, containing a large account of Zaccheus, with a divifion and ample explication of the words, and a doctrinal propofition raised, the following general heads are difcourfed, viz. 1. To speak of fome of these heights from which people must come down, that would anfwer the gospel-call, 2. To fhew in what refpects they come down, 3. To offer fome remarks on the day of effectual calling, 117 122 125 4. To affign the reafons why the Lord calls them to come down, 132 5- To deduce fome inferences for the application, Ufe (1.) Of information, in eight particulars, 135 ib. 154 149 Mountains Overleaped; or, Chrift's coming to his People, leaping and fkipping on the mountains and hills in his way. 152 SONG ii. 8. The voice of my Beloved! Behold, be cometh! leaping upon the mountains, and skipping upon the bills! The words being viewed in their connection, and both a more general divifion, and particular analization and explication effayed, and a propofition expreffed, the following topics of difcourfe illuftrated, viz. 1. Some remarks offered concerning Chrift's coming to his people, 157 2. These mountains and hills over which he comes, fpoken of, 3. The manner of his coming opened up, 164 173 4. The ftrangeness, and yet the certainty of his coming, confidered; with the reafons why nothing fhall impede it, 177 5. The application of the whole fubject, in eight inferences, Page 182 The discourse before ferving the first table, The difcourfe at ferving the tables, The difcourfe at the conclufion of the folemnity, SERMON CXLV. 191 194 198 Chrift's Love-fuit reinforced and repeated; or, his kindly Gospel-call renewed, 205 SONG ii. 13. Arife, my love, my fair one, and come away. The connection of the words, with the preceding context being taken. notice of, the words themselves analized, and a doctrinal obfervation laid down, the following heads of method are profecuted, viz. 1. A few things premised concerning the party invited, 2. The import of the titles here given to the 3. The import of the call and invitation, party, 4. What may be implied in the repetition of these words, 5. Inferences deduced for the application, Ufe (1.) Of information, in eight inferences, (2.) Of exhortation, both to Saints and Sinners, 1. To Sinners, inforced by fix confiderations, 2. To Saints, urged by four confiderations, The difcourfe before ferving the tables, SERMON CXLVI, CXLVII. 208 210 214 219 225 ib. 232 233 239 244 249 Prayer for Mercy, a seasonable Duty in Times of Sin and Wrath, HAB. iii. 2. O Lord, in wrath remember mercy. 66 255 The words being explained, two doctrinal propofitions are obferved; The Firft is, That, in wrathful times, wherein God's church and people are under many tokens of his anger and displeasure, it is "most seasonable for them to plead with him, That he would remem"ber mercy." From this propofition, the following general heads of method are illuftrated. 1. When may a time be said to be wrathful, 258 2. What are the inftances of mercy we need to feek at such a time, 261 3. The import of the Lord's remembering mercy, and our praying that he would do fo, 4. That it is both feasonable and reasonable to plead that he would remember mercy in wrathful times, 5. The application of the subject, 1 264 272 274 |