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Following SUBJECTS.

VIZ.

Of moral and natural evil.
Of the true principle of virtue.
Of the nature, Divine original,
and authority of conscience.
The plea of an erroneous con-
science diftinctly confider'd,
and argued.

The influences of the Spirit en-
tirely perfuafive and moral;
and its fruits of the fame kind
with the dictates of natural
Confcience.
Of Anger.

The time when Christianity was
made known proved to be the
fitteft, from the ftate and cir-
cumftances of the World.
The wisdom of God in the va-
rious ranks and fubordinations
of Human life.

The glory of God beft promoted by the moral rectitude and happiness of his Creatures. The folly of imitating popular and fashionable vices.

The fublimity and extent of

Chriftian Morals.

Of fincerity, as opposed to prejudice.

Of the true idea and improve

ment of Human Life.

The kingdom of God, under the difpenfation of the Gospel, not an external and ritual, but a moral conftitution.

Universal charity the effence and life of religion.

The peculiar guilt and infamy of prevailing wickedness in an enlighten'd and polite age.

By JAMES FOSTER.

VOLUME II.

The SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:

Printed for J. NOON, at the White-Hart in Cheapfide, near Mercers-Chapel; and A. MILLAR, oppofite to KatharineStreet in the Strand, MDCCXLIII.

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Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights; with whom is no variableness, neither fhadow of turning.

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Of the nature, Divine original, and authority of Conscience.

ACTS xxiii. 1.

Men and brethren, I have lived in all good Confcience before God, until this day.

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The plea of an erroneous Confcience diftinctly confidered and argued,

ACTS xxiii. I.

Men and brethren, I have lived in all good Confcience before God, until this day.

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The influences of the Spirit entirely perfuafive and moral; and its fruits of the fame kind with the dictates of natural Confcience.

EPHES. V. 9.

For the fruit of the Spirit is, in all, goodnefs, and righteousness, and truth.

SERM.

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Of Anger.

EPHES. iv. 26.

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ye angry, and fin not: Let not the fun go down upon your wrath.

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The time when Christianity was made known proved to be the fittest, from the ftate and circumstances of the World.

GAL. iv. 4.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God fent forth his Son.

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The wisdom of God in the various ranks, and fubordinations of Human life.

т Рет. ѵ. 5.

-Yea, all of you be fubject one to another.

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The Glory of God, best promoted by the moral rectitude and happiness of his Creatures.

I COR. X. 31. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatfoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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