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The moral Influence of Temporal and Eter-
nal Motives confidered and compared.
MATTHEW vi. 33.
Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God, and his
Righteoufnefs, and all thefe Things shall be
added unto You.
SERMON
Page 64.
IV.
The Profitableness of Godliness illuftrated.
I TIM. iv. 8.
-Godliness is profitable unto all Things; bav-
ing Promise of the Life that now is, and
of that which is to come.
p. 84.
V.
The Pleasantnefs of a Good Life.
PROVERBS iii. 17.
Her Ways are Ways of Pleasantness. p. 108.
VI.
The Honourablenefs of a Good Life.
PROVERBS iv. 8.
Exalt Her, and She shall promote Thee: She
fhall bring Thee to Honour, when Thou doft
embrace Her.
p. 131
SER-
The Excellency of Chriftian Knowledge
a Motive to Steadfastness.
PHILIP. iv. I.
Therefore, my Brethren, dearly beloved and long-
ed for, my Joy and Crown; so stand fast in
the LORD, my dearly beloved. Page 158.
Preached before the University at St. Mary's in Oxford, on Low-Sunday, April 21. 1754.
The Purpose, for which the Son of God was
manifested.
1 JOHN iii. 8.
-For this Purpose the Son of GOD was ma-
nifefted, that he might destroy the Works of
the Devil.
SERMON IX.
p. 196.
How the Manifestation of the Son of GOD is
fitted to answer this gracious Purpose.
I JOHN iii. 8.
For this Purpofe the Son of GOD was ma-
nifefted, that He might deftroy the Works of
p. 219.
SERMON X.
The Prudence of regulating the Defire of
Great Things.
JEREMIAH xlv. 5.
Seekeft Thou great Things for Thyself? Seek
them not.
Page 235.
Preached before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's, on Act-Sunday, July 8. 1750.
Preached before the University of Oxford, at
St. Peter's on Midlent-Sunday, April 4.
1736.
SERMON XII.
The Nature of Heavenly-Mindedness, and
the Danger of fome Habits repugnant to it.
COLOSSIANS iii. 2.
Set Your Affection on Things above, not on
Things on the Earth.
p. 308.
GOD the Giver of Rain and fruitful Seasons;
and the Ufes we ought to make of that
Confideration.
ACTS xiv. 17.
Nevertheless He left not Himself without Wit-
nefs, in that he did Good, and gave us Rain
from Heaven, and fruitful Seafons, filling our
Hearts with Food and Gladness. Page 337.
SERMON XIV.
The Influence of Piety on the Conduct of
Human Life.
PROV RBS iii. 5, 6.
Truft in the LORD with all thine Heart, and
lean not unto thine own Understanding. In
all thy Ways acknowledge Him, and He fhall
direct thy Paths.
P. 367.
Preached before the University at St. Mary's,
Oxford, on Quinquagefima-Sunday, Feb. 17.
1760.
SERMON XV.
The Nature of Christian Watchfulness, and
its Neceffity from the Uncertainty of Life.
MATTHEW XXV. 13.
Watch therefore: For Ye know neither the
Day nor the Hour when the Son of Man
cometh.
Page 406.
Man's Ignorance of the Time of his own
Death confidered and vindicated.
MARK Xiii. 32.
Of That Day, and That Hour knoweth No
Man.
P. 434.
Preached before the University at St. Mary's
in Oxford, Decemb. 7. 1755.
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