SERMON XXXI. p. 109. St. Peter's Character. ACTS iii. 12. And when Peter faw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Ifrael, why marvel ye at this? or, why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? SERMON XXXII. p. 124. EZRA ix. 6, 7. And I faid, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God :—for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.-Since the days of our fathers have been in a great trespass unto this day- SERMON XXXIII. p. 135. ROMANS II. 4. Defpifeft thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long fuffering- -not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?: ECCLESIASTES Viii. II.. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily; therefore the heart of the fons of men is fully fet in them to do evil. SERMON XXXIV. p. 146. Truft in God.. PSALM XXXVii. 3. Put thou thy trust in the Lord.— SERMON XXXV. p. 157. EXODUS XXI. 14. But if a man come prefumptuously upon his neighbour, to flay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die. SERMON XXXVI. p. 168. Sanctity of the Apofites. MATTHEW XI. 6. Bleffed is he, that shall not be offended in me. SERMON XXXVII. p. 177. 1 JOHN V. 3. And his commandments are not grievous. SERMON XXXVIII. p. 189.. St JOHN XV. 5. -For without me, ye can do nothing.. SERMON XXXIX. p. 203. Eternal Advantages of Religion. ECCLESIASTES xii. 13. Let us hear the conlcufion of the whole matter, -Fear Go, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. SERMON XL. p. 212. Afa a Thanksgiving Sermon. 2 CHRONICLES XV. 14. And they fware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shout-“ ing, and with trumpets, and with cornets,-And all the men of Judah rejoiced at the oath. SERMON XLI. p. 223. Follow Peace. HEBREWS xii. 14. Follow peace with all men, and holinefs, without which no man fhall fee the Lord. SERMON XLII. p. 231. ST. JOHN V. 39. Search the Scriptures. SERMON XLIII. p. 242. PSALM XCV. 6, 7. -for he is the come let us worship and fall down before him :—— Lord our GOD.—— SERMON XLIV. p. 253. The Ways of Providence justified to Man. Behold these are the ungodly who prosper in the world, they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For fo it was, that the children of Ifrael had finned against the Lord their GoD, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt. SERMON XXII. The History of Jacob confidered. GENESIS XLVII. 9. And Jacob faid unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been. THERE is not a man in history whom I pity more than the man who made this reply, not because his days were short, but that they were long enough to have crowded into them fo much evil as we find. Of all the patriarchs, he was the most unhappy; for, bating the feven years which he ferved Laban for Rachel," which feemed to him but a few days, for "the love he had to her,"-strike those out of the number all his other days were forrow; and that, not from his faults, but from the ambition, the violences, and evil paffions of others. A large portion of what man was born to, comes, you'll say, from the fame quarter: 'tis true; but ftill in- fome men's lives, there feems a contexture of mifery :-one evil fo rifes out of another, and the whole plan and execution of the piece has so very melancholy an air, |