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For a Person that is afflicted with grievous Pains

of his Body

•

For one who is troubled with acute Pains of the

Gout, Stone, Cholic, or any other bodily Dis-

temper

For a Person in the Small-Pox, or any such-like

raging infectious Disease

For a Person in a Consumption, or any lingering

Disease

For a Person who is lame in his Sickness

For one that is Bed-ridden

For a Person troubled in Mind, or in Conscience

Another for the same, or for one under deep Melan.

choly and Dejection of Spirit

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280

For the same

For one under fears and Doubts concerning his spi-

ritual Condition, or under perplexing Thoughts

and Scruples about his Duty

For one who is disturbed with wicked and blas

phemous Thoughts

ib.

ib.

For one who is afflicted with a profane Mistrust of

Divine Truths and blasphemous Thoughts.

For one under the dread of God's Wrath and ever-

lasting Damnation

For a Lunatic

261

ib.

ib.

ib.

.

. 262

ib.

A Prayer to be used by a Person afflicted with a

Distemper of long continuance

A Prayer to be used on the Death of a Friend'

A Prayer to be used by a Person troubled in Mind

A Prayer to be used by an Old Person

For a Person condemned to die

The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children
in Houses

260

ib.

ib.

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. ib.
ib.
265

ib.

A Prayer of Preparation for Death

. 267

The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants, to

be used in Churches

ib.

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263

ib.

ib.

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CHAP. V. Observations upon the preceding evi-

dence

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pro-

CHAP. VI. That the story, for which the first

pagators of Christianity suffered, was miraculous 286

CHAP. VII. That it was, in the main, the story

which we have now proved by indirect considera-

tions

ib.

266

ib.

ib.

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291

CHAP. VIII. The same proved, from the authority
of our historical Scriptures

CHAP. IX. Of the authenticity of the historical

Scriptures, in eleren Sections

SECT. I. Quotations of the historical Scriptures

by ancient Christian writers

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297

304

306

SECT. II. Of the peculiar respect with which they

were quoted

SECT. III. The Scriptures were in very early times

collected into a distinct volume

SECT. IV. And distinguished by appropriate
names and titles of respect

SECT. V. Were publicly read and expounded in

the religious assemblies of the early Christians ib.

SECT. VI. Commentaries, &c. were anciently

written upon the Scriptures

307

SECT. VII. They were received by ancient Chris-

tians of different sects and persuasions

310

SECT. VIII. The four Gospels, the Acts of the

Apostles, thirteen Epistles of St. Paul, the First

Epistle of John, and the first of Peter, were re-

ceived without doubt by those who doubted

concerning the other books of our present canon 312

SECT. IX. Our present Gospels were considered
by the adversaries of Christianity, as contain-

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XVIII. Of Instincts

XIX. Of Insects

XX. Of Plants

XXI. The Elements

XXII. Astronomy

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456

XXIII. Of the Personality of the Deity 462

XXIV. Of the Natural Attributes of the

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SERMON I Caution recommended in the Use and

Application of Scriptural Language:-A Ser-

mon, preached, July 17, 1777, in the Cathedral

Church of Carlisle, at the Visitation of the Right

Reverend Lord Bishop of Carlisle

ERMON II. Advice, addressed to the Young

Clergy of the Diocese of Carlisle, in a Sermon,

preached at a General Ordination, holden at Rose

Castle, on Sunday, July 29, 1781

SERMON III. A Distinction of Orders in the

Charch defended upon Principles of Public Uti-

lity, in a Sermon, preached in the Castle Chapel,

Dublin, at the Consecration of John Law, D. D.

Lord Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacdaugh, Sep-

tember 21, 1782

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534

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SERMON L Seriousness in Religion indispensable

abere all other Dispositions.-Be ye therefore so-

ber, and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet. iv. 7.

SERMON IL Taste for Devotion.-But the hour

cometh and now is, when the true worshippers

shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth;

for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God

is a spirit; and they that worship him, must wor-

ship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 23, 24.

SERMON III. The Love of God.-We love him, be-

cause he first loved us. John iv. 19.

SERMON IV. Meditating upon Religion.-Have I

not remembered thee in my bed; and thought

upon thee when I was waking? Psalm 1xiii. 7. 536

SERMON V. Of the State after Death.-Beloved,

now are we the sons of God; and it doth not yet

appear what we shall be; but we know that,

when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for

We shall see him as he is. 1 John iii. 2.

SERMON VI. On Purity of the Heart and Affec.

tions-Beloved, now are we the sons of God; and

it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we

know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like

him; for we shall see him as he is. And every

man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself,

even as he is pure. 1 John iii. 2, 3.

540

SERMON VIL Of the Doctrine of Conversion.-I

am not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to

repentance. Matthew ix. 13.

. 542

SERMON VIII. Prayer in Imitation of Christ.-

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness,

and prayed. Luke v. 16.

546

SERMON IX. On Filial Piety.-And Joseph nou-

rished his father, and his brethren, and all his

father's household, with bread, according to their

families. Genesis xlvii. 12.

SERMON X. (Part I)-To think less of our Vir-

tues, and more of our Sins.-My sin is ever before

me. Psalm li. 3.

SERMON XI. (Part II.)

SERMON XII. Salvation for Penitent Sinners.--

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are

many, are forgiven; for she loved much. Luke

VIL 47.

555

SERMON XIII. Sins of the Fathers upon the Chil-

dren.-Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,

Bor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jea-

lous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon

the children unto the third and fourth generation

of them that hate me. Exodus xx. 5.

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SERMON IV. The Use and Propriety of local and
occasional Preaching:-A Charge, delivered to
the Clergy of the Diocese of Carlisle, in the year

1790

SERMON V. Dangers incidental to the Clerical
Character, stated, in a Sermon, preached before
the University of Cambridge, at Great St. Mary's
Church, on Sunday, July 5, being Commence-
ment Sunday
SERMON VI. A Sermon, preached at the Assizes,
at Durham, July 29, 1795; and published at the
request of the Lord Bishop, the Honourable the
Judges of Assize, and the Grand Jury.

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SERMON XIV. How Virtue produces Belief, and

Vice Unbelief-If any man will do His will, he

shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God.

John vii. 17.

SERMON XV. John's Message to Jesus.-Now

when John had heard in prison the works of

Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto

him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look

for another? Matt. xi. 2, 3.

SERMON XVI. On Insensibility to Offences.-Who

can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me

from my secret faults. Keep thy servant also

from presumptuous sins, lest they get the do-

minion over me. Psalm xix. 12, 13.

SERMON XVII. Seriousness of Heart as to Reli-

gion. But that on the good ground are they, who

in an honest and good heart, having heard the

word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Luke viii. 15.

.

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568

SERMON XVIII. (Part I.)—The Eficacy of the

death of Christ.-Now once in the end of the

world hath he appeared to put away sin by the

sacrifice of himself. Hebrews ix. 26.

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SERMON XIX. (Part II)-All stand in need of a

Redeemer.

SERMON XX. The Efficacy of the Death of Christ

consistent with the necessity of a Good Life: the

one being the cause, the other the condition, of

Salvation.-What shall we say then? shall we

continue in sin, that grace may abound? God

forbid. Romans vi. 1.

SERMON XXI. Pure Religion.-Pure religion and

undefiled before God and the Father is this, To

visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,

and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James i. 27.

·

SERMON XXII. The Agency of Jesus Christ since

his Ascension.-Jesus Christ, the same yesterday,

to-day, and for ever. Hebrews xiii. 8.

. 574

SERMON XXIII. Of Spiritual Influence in gene-

ral.-(Part I.)-Know ye not that ye are the tem-

ple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in

you? 1 Cor. iii. 16.

SERMON XXIV. On the Influence of the Spirit.—

(Part II)

SERMON XXV. (Part II.)

578

SERMON XXVI. Sin encountered by Spiritual Aid.

Part I.)-O, wretched man that I am! who

shall deliver me from the body of this death? Ro-

mans vii. 24. .

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