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CONTENTS.
SERMON I. Page 1.
HE Things that make for Peace: Or, The Obligation
of Chriftians to Church-Communi-
on, and mutual Charity..
Rom. xiv. 19. Let us therefore fol
low after the things that make for Peace.
Preach'd before the Lord Mayor, &c. 1674.
SERMON II. Page 41.
The Profitablenefs of Godliness:
Or, The Advantages of Piety for the
promoting all a Man's Interefts in this
World.
1 Tim. iv. 8. Godliness is profitable
unto all things, having a Promife of
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the Life that now is, and of that which
is to come.
Preach'd before the Lord Mayor, 1675.
SERMON III. Page 88.
Of doing Good in our Lives;
fhewing, that it is every one's great
Concernment, and is in every one's
Power.
Ecclef. iii. 10. I know that there is
no good in them, but for a man to re-
joyce and to do good in his Life.
Preach'd at the Yorkshire Feaft, 1680.
SERMON IV. Page 127.
The Rich-Man's Duty, and the
Encouragement he hath to Practife it.
Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. Charge them
that are rich in this World, that they
be not high-minded, nor trust in uncer-
tain Riches, but in the living God,
who giveth us richly all things to en-
joy.
That
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That they do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to distribute, wil-
ling to communicate.
Laying up in ftore for themselves a
good foundation against the time to
come, that they may lay hold on eternal
Life.
Preach'd at the Spittal, 1680.
SERMON V. Page 169.
A Defcription of the Upright
Man, and his Security in evil Times.-
Pfal. cxij. 4. To the upright there
arifeth Light in the Darkness.
Preach'd at the Election of the Lord
Mayor, 1680.
SERMON VI. Page 205.
A ftanding Revelation of more force
to perfuade Men, than one rising from
the Dead. With the Evidence we
have at this day for the Truth of the
Chriftian Religion.
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Luke
Luke xvj. 31. If they hear not Mo-
fes and the Prophets, neither will they
be perfuaded though one rose from the
dead.
Preach'd at White-Hall, 1684.
SERMON VII. Page 243.
Rules for the Conduct of our
felves, where we are at a lofs to di-
ftinguish the Bounds of Duty and
Sin; Lawful and Unlawful in any
Action.
Galat. v. 13. Ufe not Liberty for
an occafion to the Flefb.
Preach'd before the Queen, 1690.
SERMON VIII. Page 173.
Vertue and Religion the only means to make a Nation profperous.
Deut. v. 29. 0 that there were fuch
an heart in them, that they would fear
me, and keep all my Commandments
always,
always, that it might be well with
them, and with their Children for ever.
Preach'd before the Houfe of Com-
mons, 1690.
SERMON IX. Page 209. General Directions for a Holy Life. Phil. iv. 8. Finally Brethren, what-
foever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatfoever things are lovely, whatfo-
ever things are of good report; if there
any Vertue, if there be any Praife,
think on these things.
be
A Farewel-Sermon, preach'd at St. Giles's, 169 1.
SERMON X. Page 241.
Zeal for Religion how to be govern'd.
Rom. x. 2. For I bear them Record