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CONTENTS.
SERMON I.
First Beatitude.
MATTHEW V. 3.Blessed are the poor in spirit : for their's
is the kingdom of heaven
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SERMON II.
Second Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 4.Blessed are they that mourn : for they
shall be comforted .........
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SERMON III.
Third Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 5.-—Blessed are the meek : for they shall
inherit the earth
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SERMON IV.
Fourth Beatitude.
Matthew v. 6.-Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness : for. they shall be filled.... 73
SERMON V.
Fifth Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 7.-Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
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obtain mercy
SERMON VI.
Sixth Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 8.Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God
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SERMON VII.
Seventh Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 9.--Blessed are the peace-makers : for they
shall be called the children of God.
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SERMON VIII.
Eighth Beatitude.
MATTHEW v. 10, 11, 12.Blessed are they which are per-
secuted for righteousness' sake : for their's is the kingdom
of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so per-
secuted they the prophets which were before you 163
SERMON IX.
On the Duty of letting our Light shine
before Men to the Glory of God.
MATTHEW v. 16.Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven
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SERMON X.
On the Righteousness of the Scribes and
Pharisees.
Matthew v. 20.-For I say unto you, that except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes
and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom
of heaven
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SERMON XI.
On the Sacrifice of the besetting Sin.
Matthew v. 29, 30.-If thy right eye offend thee, pluck
it out and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right
hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell... 225
SERMON XII.
On the Love of Display.
Matthew vi. 4.-Thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly
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SERMON XIII.
On laying up Treasures in Heaven.
MATTHEW vi. 19, 20, 21.-Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal : But lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also
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SERMON XIV. -
On the Danger of an unenlightened
Conscience.
MATTHEW vi. 23. If the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness
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SERMON XV.
On Anxiety about Worldly Things.
MATTHEW vi. 25.-Take no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat, or what ye
shall drink ; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on
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SERMON XVI.
On rash Judgment and uncharitable Censure.
MATTHEW vii. 3, 4, 5. And why beholdest thou the
mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the
beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to
thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine
eye ;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypo-
crite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and
then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
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brother's eye.
SERMON XVII.
On the small number that shall be saved.
Matthew vii. 13, 14.-Enter ye in at the strait gate : for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : Bea
cause strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.......... 369
SERMON XVIII.
The Tree is known by its Fruits.
Matthew vii. 16.Ye shall know them by their fruits 393
SERMON XIX.
On the Mistakes of religious Professors.
MATTHEW vii. 21, 22, 23.-Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven,
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast out
devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you :
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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