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BY
HUGH BLAIR, D.D. F.R.S.E.
ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE HIGH CHURCH,
AND
PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES,
IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.
WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF
THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THE AUTHOR,
JAMES FINLAYSON, D. D.
IN FIVE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY SHARPE AND SON, EDWARDS AND CO. WALKER, ROSE,
TAYLOR, SMITH AND CO. WILLIAMS, AND HARRIS.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
SERMON I.
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ORDER IN CONDUCT.
1 Corinth. xiv. 40.-Let all things be done-in order,
SERMON II.
ON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HEART.
Proverbs, iv. 23.-Keep thy heart with all diligence:
for out of it are the issues of life,
SERMON III.
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.
SERMON IV.
ON THE UNCHANGEABleness of THE DIVINE NATURE.
James, i. 17.-Every good and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the Father of
Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow
of turning,
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SERMON V.
ON THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST.
(Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.)
Hebrews, iv. 15.-We have not an High Priest which
cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet with-
out sin,
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SERMON VI.
ON THE LOVE OF PRAISE.
John, xii. 43.-For they loved the praise of men more
than the praise of God,
SERMON VII.
ON THE PROPER ESTIMATE OF HUMAN LIFE.
Ecclesiastes, xii. 8.-Vanity of vanities, saith the
Preacher, all is vanity,
SERMON VIIL
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ON DEATH.
Psalm xxiii. 4.-Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me,
SERMON IX.
ON THE HAPPINESS OF A FUTURE STATE.
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(Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper.)
Revelat. vii. 9. After this I beheld, and, lo! a great
multitude, which no man could number, of all nations,
and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white
robes, and palms in their hands,
SERMON X.
ON CANDOUR.
1 Corinth. xiii. 5.-Charity-thinketh no evil,
SERMON XI.
ON THE CHARACTER OF JOSEPH.
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Genesis, xlv, 5, 8.-Now therefore be not grieved nor
angry with yourselves that ye sold me hither; for God
did send me before you to preserve life.—
was not you that sent me hither, but God,
SERMON XII.
ON THE CHARACTER OF HAZAEL.
-So now it
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2 Kings, viii. 12, 13.-And Hazael said, Why weepeth
my Lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil
that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel. Their
strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men
wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their
children, and rip up their women with child. And
Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog that he
should do this great thing? and Elisha answered, The
Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria, 280
SERMON XIII.
ON THE BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE HOUSE OF
MOURNING.
Ecclesiastes, vii. 2, 3, 4.-It is better to go to the house