PRACTICAL SERMONS.

BY THE

REV. R. C. COXE, M.A.

CURATE OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER,

AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. G. & F. RIVINGTON,

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD,

AND WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL.

1834.

546

LONDON:

GILBERT & RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,

St. John's Square.

CONTENTS.

SERMON I.

THE WELL OF LIFE.

JOHN iv. 13-15.

Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drink-

eth of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever

drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall

never thirst but the water that I shall give him,

shall be in him a well of water springing up into

everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir,

give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come

hither to draw

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SERMON II.

SINS OF THE THOUGHTS.

MATT. xii. 25.

And Jesus knew their thoughts

SERMON III.

THE WIDOW'S SON RAISED.

LUKE vii. 13.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on

her, and said unto her, Weep not.

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SERMON IV.

INTEREST IN LITTLE CHILDREN TURNED TO CHRISTIAN

ACCOUNT.

MATT. Xviii. 2, 3.

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him

in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say

unto you, except ye be converted, and become as

little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom

of heaven

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SERMON V.

THE MEANS OF OBTAINING FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

LUKE Vii. 49.

And they that sat at meat with him began to say

within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins

also?

SERMON VI.

HARD SAYINGS OF THE GOSPEL.

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LUKE XIV. 25, 26.

And there went great multitudes with him; and

he turned and said unto them, If any man

come to me, and hate not his father, and mother,

and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters,

yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my dis-

ciple.

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