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There be many that say, Who will show us any good?

-Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon

us. - PSALM iv. 6.

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SERMON II

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THE HOUSE OF FEASTING AND THE HOUSE OF

MOURNING DESCRIBED

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the

house of feasting. — ECCLES. vii. 2, 3.

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Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neigh-

bour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said,

He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto

him-Go, and do thou likewise.

- LUKE X. 36, 37.

SERMON IV

SELF-KNOWLEDGE

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man :

and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that

hath done this thing shall surely die, &c. . . . And Na-

than said to David, Thou art the man. — - 2 SAM. xii. 5, 7.

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SERMON V

THE CASE OF ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF

ZAREPHATH CONSIDERED

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse

of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord which he spake

by the prophet Elijah.-1 KINGS Xvii. 16.

SERMON VI

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PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN IN THE TEMPLE.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified

rather than the other. - LUKE xviii. 14, First Part.

For none of us liveth to himself. - ROMANS xiv. 7.

SERMON VIII

TIME AND CHANCE

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I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not

to the swift, -nor the battle to the strong, neither yet

bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,

nor yet favour to men of skill, but time and chance

happeneth to them all. - ECCLESIASTES ix. 11.

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SERMON IX

THE CHARACTER OF HEROD

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy

the prophet, saying,

In Rama was there a voice

heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning;

Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be com-

forted, because they are not. - MATTHEW ii. 17, 18.

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