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CONTENTS.
FIFTEEN SERMONS PREACHED AT THE ROLLS CHAPEL.
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PREFACE,
SER. I. II. III.
UPON HUMAN NATURE, OR MAN CONSIDERED AS A
MORAL AGENT.
SER. I.
Upon the Social Nature of Man.
ROM. xii. 4, 5.
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have
not the same office: So we being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another,
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SER. II. III.
Upon the Natural Supremacy of Conscience.
ROM. ii. 14.
For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the
things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law
unto themselves, 47.58
SER. IV.
Upon the Government of the Tongue.
JAMES i. 26.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his
tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is
vain,
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SER. V. VI,
Upon Compassion.
ROM. xii. 15.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep,
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SER. VII.
Upon the Character of Balaam.
NUMB. Xxiii. 10.
Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like
his, 99
SER. VIII. IX.
Upon Resentment and Forgiveness of Injuries.
Matt. v. 43, 44.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor,
and hate thine enemy: But I say unto you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you,
111. 122
SER. X.
Upon Self Deceit.
2 SAM. xii. 7.
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man,
SER. XI. XII.
Upon the Love of our Neighbor.
ROM. xiii. 9.
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And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended
in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,
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SER. XIII. XIV.
Upon Piety, or the Love of God.
MATT. xxii. 37.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind, Page 181. 192
SER. XV.
Upon the Ignorance of Man.
ECCLES. viii. 16, 17.
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business
that is done upon the earth: Then I beheld all the work of God,
that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun :
Because, though a man labored to seek it out, yet he shall not find
it; yea, further, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he
not be able to find it,
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SIX SERMONS PREACHED UPON PUBLIC OCCASIONS.
Preached before the Society for Propagating the Gospel.
MATT. xxiv. 14.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world,
for a witness unto all nations,
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SER. II.
Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
Sheriffs, and the Governors, of the several Hospi-
tals of the City of London.
PROV. Xxii. 2.
The rich and poor meet together: The Lord is the maker of them
all,
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SER. III.
Preached before the House of Lords, Jan. 30, 1740-41.
1 PET. ii. 16.
And not using your
servants of God,
liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the
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Preached at the Annual Meeting of the Charity Chil
dren at Christ-Church.
PROV. xxii. 6.
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he
will not depart from it,
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SER. V.
Preached before the House of Lords on the Anniversary of his Majesty's Accession to the Throne. 1 TIM. ii. 1. 2.
I exhort, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and
giving of thanks, be made for all men: for kings, and for all that
are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all
godliness and honesty,
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SER. VI.
Preached before the Governors of the London Infirmary.
1 PET. iv. 8.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for
charity shall cover the multitude of sins,
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A CHARGE to the CLERGY OF DURHAM,
CORRESPONDENCE between DR BUTLER and DR CLARKE,
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