56. Of the great danger to be infenfible of our danger.

265

57. Of jefting at wickedness.

269

58. Of fcoffing at religion.

274

59. Of the fad prevalence of drunken exceffes.

60. Of the great wickednefs of lewdnefs.

61. Of original corruption.

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287

290

62. Of reigning fin.

296

63. Of the fhamefulness of fin.

300

64. Of the folly of wickednefs.

305

76. Of the poverty of spirit, and carrying ourselves humbly.

77. Of a relenting heart.

78. Of the meek temper and carriage.

79. Of hungering and thirsting after righteousness.

80. Of growing in grace.

81. Of the publick fpirit.

82. Of being in charity with all men.

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83. Of living peaceably with all men.

392

84. Of the giving charity

396

85. Of fome great mens feverity to the poor.

408

86. Of the forgiving charity.

411

87. Of fraternal correction.

415

88. Of profecuting fcandalous offenders.

419

89. Of pious conference.

425

90. Of mutual exhortation.

430

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

DECAD I.

MEDIT. 1. Of the Lord's mercy in lengthening out my life.

2. Of the enjoyment of good health.

3. Of God's goodness in making affairs profperous.

4. Of godliness befriending us, even for this world.

5. On the fight of a wicked man's noble feat.

6. Of the world's infufficiency, to make one happy.

7. Of trufting in the arm of flesh.

8. Of the great danger that lies in the world's fulness.

9. Of the great things which God has done for me.

10. Of the obligation to duty from the sense of mercy.

DECAD

II.

11. Of the unchangeableness of God.

12. Of the Lord's power in converting a finner.

13. Of men's willingnefs in the day of God's power."

14. Of God's kindness for godly men.

15. Of God's promifes..

16. Of God's giving his Holy Spirit.

17. Of God's giving a new heart, and new spirit.

18. Of Man's pre-eminence above the brutes.

19. Of the Chriftian's advantage above an Infidel.

20. Of the great bleffing of the Reformation.

DECAD III.

21. Of Christ the Lord.

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51. Of wicked men's fpight at holiness.

52. Of the bitter zeal for rites and ceremonies.

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53. What incompetent judges of foul-faving things are fome

(otherwife) acute and judicious men.

54. Of the loofe finner's fport and merriment.

55. Of envying fuch as are high exalted.

56. When reduced to a low indigent condition.

57. Of our natural impotence.

58. Of mourning for the publick abominations.

59. Of loving that which is good.

60. Of rejoicing to fee the grace of God.

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63. Of the penitent finner's good hope.

64. Of good works.

65. Of the wifdom of well-doing.

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66. Of the fhame that attends a wicked man.

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VIII.

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74. Of men afhamed to own serious hölinefs.

273

75. Of keeping good company.

276

76. Of the good man doing a bad thing.

280

77. Of fins prevailing over God's fervant.

285

78. Upon the remembrance of former miscarriages.

79. For fuppreffing of presumption.

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291

80. Of the Publican's juftification.

294

DECAD

IX.

87. Of God's power and glory feen in the fanctuary.

88. Of cleaving to the Lord.

TO THE

READER.

W

HEN I confider the practice of recommending books, as implying some respectable regard to a man's own judgment, I undertake it with reluctance; but, when I confider it, as exercifing an act of friendship to my fellow-ftudents in the fchool of Chrift, I execute it with pleasure.

There are those, I am informed, who blame me for commending the Works of others: or, which is much the fame thing, for commending them with any degree of zeal and affection. Since cold commendation, or faint applause, is juftly reputed an artful flight, to these persons I fhall only reply, That, if their own actions, or their own compofitions were concerned, I verily believe, they, even they, would forgive me this wrong *.

Far from obtruding myself into the chair of Mofes*; far from prefuming to dictate, to prescribe, or fo much as to direct; I would only imitate the four leprous men, at the entering in of the gate of Samaria†; having found filver, and gold, and raiment, they could not forbear proclaiming the news, and communicating the fpoil, to their fellow-citizens. When I find a treasure, incomparably more precious; when I find a teacher of wisdom, and a guide to glory, why should I hold my peace? why fhould I enjoy these benefits myself alone? why should I not, like those honest, though calamitous exiles, tell the glad tidings in the city, and invite my neighbours to partake of the bleffings?

These bleffings, through the divine goodness, I have found in Jenks's Meditations; which are, I think, the most distinguished among all his valuable writings. Level to an ordinary capacity; yet capable

* Matt. xxiii. 2.

† 2 Kings vii. 3, 8, 9.

"Mr. Jenks's Writings, as far as I am able to collect, * are as follow: those marked in this manner are at pre"fent out of print; but it is to be hoped, they will not "long continue fo."

* The Liberty of Prayer afferted, and guarded from Licentiousness, octavo, 3d edition, price 2s.

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