SERMON XXVI.

The ways of religion are pleasant.

Prov. iii. 17. Her ways are ways of pleasantnefs, and all

her paths are peace.

SERMON XXVII.

Faith fruggling with difficulties.

Matt. xv. from the 21ft to the 28th verfe inclufive.

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Jefus went thence and departed into the coals of Tyre

and Sidon. And behold a woman of Canaan came

out of the fame coafts, and cried unto him, faying,

Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou fon of David, my

daughter is grie voufly vexed with a devil. But he an-

fwered her not a word. And his difciples came and

befought him faying, fend her away for fhe crieth after

us. But he answered and faid, I am not fent, but unto

the loft fheep of the house of Ifrael. Then came the

and worshipped him, faying, Lord, help me. But he

anfwered and faid, it is not meet to take the children's

bread and caft it unto dogs. And she faid, truth, Lord,

yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their

mafter's table. Then Jefus anfwered and faid unto

her, woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even

as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole,

from that very hour.

SERMON XXVIII.

The advantages and fome of the properties of faith.

Matt. xv. 28. Then Jefus anfwered and faid unto her,

O woman, great is thy faith.

SERMON XXIX.

The way of falvation eafy.

John i. 9. If we confefs our fins, he is faithful and

juft to forgive us our fins.

SERMON XXX.

The favours and patronage of God, the fupport of man in afflic

tions.

Pfalms xlvi. 1. God is our refuge and ftrength, a very

prefent help in trouble.

SERMON XXXI.

The covenant of grace ratified and confirmed by the blood of

Chrift.

Luke xxii. 12. This cup is the new teftament in my

blood, which is fhed for you.

SERMON XXXII.

The nature of fainting in afflictions and cautions against it.

Heb. xii. 5. Nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.

SERMON XXXIII.

How death is the wages of fin.

Rom. vi. 23. For the wages of fin is death.

SERMON XXXIV.

Eternal life the freeft gift imaginable.

Rom. vi. 23. But the gift of God is eternal life through

Jefus Chrift our Lord.

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SERMON XXXV.

Death wearing a fiing.

1. Cor. xv. 56. The fting of Death is fin.

SERMON XXXVI.

The last enemy defireyed.

1 Cor. xv. 26. The last enemy that fhall be deftroyed is

death.

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SERMON XXXVII.

The doctrine of the refurrection ftated and proved.

Daniel.xii. 2. And many of them that fleep in the dut

of the earth fhall awake, fome to eve lafting life, and

fome to thame and everlatting contempt.

SERMON XXXVIII

A general and future judgment proved.

2. Cor. v. 10. For we must all appear before the judg

ment feat of Chrift.

SERMON XXXIX.

The diference of appearance before God bere and hereafter.

Matt. xxv. 33. And be fhall fer the flicep on his right

hand, but the goats on his left.

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SERMON XL.

Every ore in the general judgment rewarded according to biseverks,

Rev. xx. 12. And the dead fhall be judged out of those

things which were written in the books, according to

their works.

SERMON XLI.

The eternal torments of the damned proved.

Matt. xxv. 46. And these shall go away into everlasting

punishment.

SERMON XLII.

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The nature and felicity of the celeftial flate.

Matt. xxv. 34. Then fell the King fay unto them on his

right hand, Come, ye bieffed of my father, inherit the

kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the

world.

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