SERMON VIII.

On the advantages of an academical education.

p. 171.

Preached before the University of Cambridge, on

Commencement-Sunday, July 5, 1767.

TITUS ii. 6. Young men likewise exhort to

be sober-minded.

SERMON IX.

A serious and devout observation of the

Lord's Day enforced.-p. 201.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, March 18, 1781.

DEUT. V. 12. Keep the Sabbath-day, to

sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath

commanded thee.

SERMON X.

The doctrine of Christ crucified no just

cause of offence to unbelievers.-p. 221.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, March 24, 1782.

1 COR. i. 22, 23, 24. The Jews require a

sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom : but

we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a

stumbling-

stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks fool-

ishness; but unto them which are called,

both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power

of God, and the wisdom of God.

SERMON XI.

The necessity of national reformation.—

p. 247.

Preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal, on the

general fast, Feb. 10, 1779.

JEREMIAH, Xviii. part of 11th verse. Thus

saith the Lord; Behold I frame evil

against you. Return ye now every one

from his evil way, and make your ways

and your doings good.

SERMON XII.

Christianity vindicated from the charge

of cruelty. p. 269.

Matt. x. 34.

Think not that I am come

to send peace on earth: I came not to send

peace, but a sword

SERMON

SERMON XIII.

The pacific and benevolent temper of the

Christian religion, proved from Scripture

and from facts.—p. 297.

Preached at Lambeth Chapel, Dec. 23, 1764.

LUKE . 14.

On earth peace, good-will

toward men.

SERMON XIV.

An immoderate love of diversions incon-

sistent with the duties of a Christian.

P. 325.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, Feb. 10,f1771.

2 TIM. iii. 4. Lovers of pleasures more than

lovers of God.

SERMON XV. XVI.

Universal obedience to the laws of Christ

necessary to salvation.-pp. 347· 373·

Enlarged from one Sermon, preached at St. James's Chapel,

Feb. 15, 1775.

JAMES . 10. Whosoever shall keep the whole

law, and yet offend in one point, he is

guilty of all.

SERMON

SERMON XVII.

The civilization, improvement, and conver-
sion of the Negro Slaves in the British

West-India

p. 391.

islands

recommended.-

Preached before the Incorporated Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts,
February 23, 1783.

LUKE iv. 17, 18, 19, 20. And there was
delivered unto him the book of the prophet
Esaias. And when he had opened the book,
he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he
hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the
poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-
hearted, to preach deliverance to the cap-
tives, and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he closed the book, and he gave it again
to the minister, and sat down. And the
eyes
of all them that were in the synagogue
were fastened on him.

SERMON

SERMON XVIII.

On the nature and the characteristic marks of a Christian friendship.-p. 429.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, March 16, 1777.

JOHN xiii. 23. Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.