SERMON LXI.

The Celebration of the Memory of Jefus in the Holy

Supper, a Matter of vaft Importance.

+ CORINTH. XI. 23, 24, 25. - The lord Jefus, the fame night

in which he was betrayed, took bread: and when he had

given thanks, he brake it, and faid, Take, eat: this is my

body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of

After the fame manner alfo he took the cup, when

he had supped; faying: This cup is the new teftament

in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remem-

brance of me,

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Caution against Thoughtleffness during our Attendance

at the Holy Supper:

I CORINTH. xi. 20, 21, 22.- When ye come together there-

fore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's fupper.

For in eating every one taketh before other his own fupper:

and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? have

ye not houses to eat and drink in? or defpife ye the church

of God, and shame them that have not? What fhall I fay

to you? fhall I praise you in this? I praife you not, - 531

SERMON LXIV.

Preparation for Death.

ISAIAH XXXVIII. . Thus faith the Lord: Set thine house in

order; for thou shalt die,

On the Character of Zollikofer, by Mr. Garve,

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ZOLLIKOFER'S Sermons on the EVILS that are in the
World, and on various others Topics, in two Vols.

I. Of the Evils that are in the World. XXIX. The Triumph of Death and

II. Of the Evils that are in the World. the Triumph of Life. XXX. Of Lov

III. Of the Evils that are in the World. ing God. XXXI. Of Loving God

IV. Of the Evils that are in the World. XXXII. The comfortable Declaration

V. The Coming of the Kingdom of God. of Jefus concerning the future Life.

VI. Of the future general Judgment. XXXIII. The holy Communion a Feast

VII. Joy on the Birth of Chrift. VIII. of Love. XXXIV. The Spirit of Chrif

What we thould have been without the tianity. XXXV. The Prudence of the

christian Doctrine, and what we are and Worldly-minded, a Reproach to Chrif-

may become by it. IX. The holy Com-tians.

XXXVI. The Grounds and

munion a focial Feaft. X. Retrospect sources of chriftian Fortitude. XXXVII.

of the past Year. XI. Profpect of the Religion the constant Guide and Friend

Year commenced. XII. Juftification of of Man. XXXVIII. Of Self-know-

divine Providence, in regard to the ter-ledge, and the Means of acquiring it.

retrial Welfare of the Impious and the XXXIX. The Impediments to Self-

Pious. XIII. Farther Juftification of knowledge. XL. Selfexamination con-

divine Providence, in regard to the ter-cerning our Thoughts and Actions.

restrial Welfare of the impious and the XLI. Selfexamination in regard to the

Pinus. XIV. Sin confidered as the reception of the holy Communion.

primary Source of human Mifery. XV. XLII. The advantages of virtuous In-

Sin confidered as the primary Source of duftry. XLIII. The Advantages of

human Mifery, in regard to the future Moderation in the Enjoyment of fenfual

State. XVI. How we make ourfelves Pleafure. XLIV. What true Honour

Partakers of other Men's Sins. XVII. is, and how we thould behave in regard

Directions for learning to pray from the to Honour. XLV. The Substance of

Heart. XVIII. Of Public Diverfions. Christianity. XLVI. Whence it arifes

XIX. Of Public Diverfions. XX. The that Chriftianity operates not more ef

princip.: Sources of Infidelity. XXI. ficaciously among its Profeffors. XLVII

Some of the Prejudices againft Chrif-Whether or not Christianity be favour-

tianity combated. XXII. Some of the able to Patriotim. XLVIII. The Value

Prejudices against the chriftian Morality of Fidelity. XLIX. Signs of Growth

combated. XXIII. How every one is in Goodnels. L. Encouragement and

able and ought to labour at promoting the Direction to Growth in Goodness. LI.

public Profperity. XXIV. How we Mankind confidered as Strangers and

ay and ought to make Religion our Sojourners on Earth. LII. The Duty

main Concern. XXV. The chriftian of Brotherly Correction. LIII. Humi-
Preparation for future. Sufferings.lity a means of Contentment. LIV.
XXVI. How well it is for Mankind, Who is particularly qualified for being a
that they are ignorant of the Future. Chriftian. LV. By what means the
XXVII. The Behaviour of the Difci-Senfe of Truth is weakened and fup-
ples of Jefus during his Sufferings and preffed. LVI. The Chriftian a fingular
Death, and the Manner in which the Character, in a good Senfe. LVII. Ap-
Evangeliits narrate this Hiftory, con- plication of the Quettion: What do ye
fidered as a Proof of their integrity and more than others? LVIII. The Bre
divine Miffion. XXVIII. The Account vity and Burden of Life,
of the Sufferings and Death of Jefus con-

fidered as a Proof of his exalted Charac-

ter and his divine Miflion.

The concurrent Testimony of all the periodical Journals, both at home and
abroad, in favour of the Sermons and Devotions of this celebrated Divine, not
only on Account of the unaffected and captivating Strain of Eloquence in which
they flow, but for the benign and truly evangelical Spirit with which they are
animated, is fufficiently known. That they breathe the pure and genuine Spirit
of Christianity, and exhibit Religion to our View in a Form the moft animated and
alluring, is indeed their peculiar Praife, as Thousands can happily teftify, from their
own Experience of the cheerful and placid Influence they have had upon their
Heart and Life. In short, they irrefiitibly recommend themfelves to all who
would fee Chriftianity refcued from the Jargon of the Schools, and imbibe it as
the pure and immortal Religion of the Son of God.

SERMONS

ON

VARIOUS TOPICS.

VOL. II.

B

SERMON XXXII.

God is Love.

OD, thou firft and greatest of all beings, abfolutely perfect, the creator and father of all, we are here congregated in thy prefence, to devote. ourfelves to the most fublime, the most blissful occupation of which mankind is capable, the contemplation of thee; to contemplate thee as the eternal, ever flowing and inexhauftible fount of life, of fatisfaction, of joy, of happiness -as effential love! May we in pursuing this loftieft of all themes fufpend at least for the time every inveterate habit of vice, shake off every rifing propenfity to evil; for the place whereon we ftand is holy ground. And that pure spirit of truth, which alone is able to guide us into all truth, affift our conceptions, that they may be worthy of thee, and fuch as befits creatures to whom thou haft been fo eminently kind, and whom thou haft fo highly favoured! Ah, may it raise our minds, enlarge our hearts, that we may behold thy glory, be fenfible to thy love, and in the lively fenfe of it be happy!-Now, while we are laboriously striving to repudiate every low terrestrial

may