least liable to offend any; and after this Caution first observ'd, it was but natural to make choice chiefly of thofe Difcourfes which were lateft compos'd, and beft liked by the Author. I fhall only beg leave to add my publick and unfeign'd Acknowledgments for this kind and feasonable Inftance of your Goodness, equally agreeable and obliging to me, whether it flow'd from a particular Regard to the dear Deceas'd, or from a charitable and compaffionate Dispofition to the Fatherless and Widow, and am, Your much obliged, and moft obedient, bumble Servant, MARY STRAIGHT. A Not that we are fufficient of ourfelves to think any thing, as of ourselves, but our Sufficiency is of God. The Sufficiency of Reafon lately advanced as fupported with Evidence equal to that of The Falfity of these Pofitions proved --- from the Hiftory of Mankind in all Ages. from our own Knowledge and Experience. --- from the very Writings of these Men in fa- Objections, arifing from the Time and Manner of The Arrogance and Impiety of these Objections, The neceffary Agreement of Faith and Virtue. For by Grace are je faved, through Faith. An An Enquiry into the Nature of Faith. Mind, by which Truth is perceived. -- fuppofes a foreign Produce. An Enquiry into the Nature of Virtue. Virtue a fincere Endeavour to know, and do, The Agreement betwixt the Objects of Faith How can ye believe, who receive Honour one of ano- The Defire of receiving Honour, &c. a Hin- The Principle of Self-Prefervation extends itself The Honours, &c. of Society esteem'd as fo many The Abuse of this Principle, which is natural, How to prevent this. In vain to alledge the Difficulties of doing it. Worldly Honour fhould be directed by this Rule, The Nature and Danger of Hypocrify. In the mean time, when there were gathered toge ther an innumerable Company of People, info- much that they trod upon one another, he began to Jay to his Difciples, First of all, beware ye of the Leaven of the Pharifees, which is Hypocrify. The Jews not more remarkably or fcandalously wicked at our Lord's Appearance than other The Characters of it in the New Teftament. Hypocrify compar'd to Leaven on account of its 1. Its fecret and infenfible Influence. 2. Its puffing and elating the Mass it works in. This had tinctured the whole Jewish Nation. - fpread itself among Christians. Motives against Hypocrify. It makes all outward religious Obfervances great Is the greatest Obstruction to all true Religion. Is at the fame time a weak and foolish Disguise. The Nature and Advantage of Self-Denial. Then faid Jefus unto his Difciples, If any Man will come after me, let him deny bimfelf. Self-Denial a reasonable Duty. The Exercise of it made difficult by Self-Love. The Rule here eafy and obvious enough. The principal Mistakes, with regard to this Duty, Self-Denial confider'd as a Duty with regard to This implies a full Submiffion in all the Afflictions may |