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CHARLES JOHN VAUGHAN, D.D.,

VICAR OF DONCASTER, AND CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY, TO THE QUEEN,

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED

IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

THAT IT RESTS ON A FOUNDATION WHICH HE LAID,

AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE

OF CAMBRIDGE, RUGBY, LEICESTER, HARROW, MARLBOROUGH,

AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

CONTENTS TO VOLUME I.

PREFACE

SERMON

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xi-xlviii.

I

I. PUTTING ON CHRIST. First Sunday in Advent

II. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. Second Sunday in Advent.

III. CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. Third Sunday in Advent.

IV. CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. Fourth Sunday in

VI. THE ELEMENTS OF THE WORLD. Sunday after

VII. SPIRITUAL CIRCUMCISION AND THE NEW YEAR.

The Circumcision of Christ

VIII.

SELF-SACRIFICE.

First Sunday after the Epiphany.

IX. SPECIAL AND UNIVERSAL DUTIES.

13

26

40

52

77

90

Second Sunday

X.

THE CONQUEST OF EVIL BY GOOD. Third Sunday

after the Epiphany

115

XI. CHRISTIAN POLITICS. Fourth Sunday after the

Epiphany.

127

XII.

ALL THINGS IN CHRIST'S NAME. Fifth Sunday

after the Epiphany

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XIII.

THE GROWTH OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Sixth

Sunday after the Epiphany

XIV. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, A RACE AND STRUGGLE.

Septuagesima Sunday

XV. FANCIED WISDOM. Sexagesima Sunday

167

180

193

XVI. BROTHERLY LOVE. Quinquagesima Sunday

XVII. DANGERS OF PROSPERITY. First Sunday in Lent.

XVIII. DESPISING GOD'S SPIRIT. Second Sunday in Lent.

XIX. FOOLISH TALKING. Third Sunday in Lent

XX. LESSONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Fourth Sunday

in Lent.

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217

229

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XXI. CHRIST'S SACRIFICE. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

XXII. CHRIST'S EXAMPLE. Sunday next before Easter

XXIII. THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL. Good Friday.

XXIV. THE SPIRITUAL RESURRECTION. Easter Day.

XXV. THE THREE WITNESSES. First Sunday after Easter. 304

XXVI. FORGIVENESS AND PATIENCE. Second Sunday after