Chrilt the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. PAUL COPY RIGHT SECURED. -NEWARK PRINTED BY JOHN WALLIS. 1803. SERMON I. PAGE The fanctification of the Lord's day. Rev i 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. 16 SERMON II. A general contemplation on the nature and duty of prayer. James v. 16. The effe&tual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 29 SERMON III. The duty of secret prayer. Matt. vi. 6. But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet, and when thou haft fhut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 41 SERMON IV. The duty of family prayer. Joshua xxiv. 15. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. 54 SERMON V. The great importance of family government. 1 Sam. iii. 1 3. For I have told him, that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knoweth, be. cause his fons made themselves vile, and he reltrained them not. 64 SERMON VI. Some duties of parents to their children. to wrath, but bring them up in the purlure and ad- 75 The duty of children to parents. this is well pleasing to the Lord. 86 SERMON VIII. Some duties incumbent upon youth. Ecleli. xii. 1. 2. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them ; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the Rars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain. SERMON IX. 96 How youth may become holy and happy. Psalms cxix. 9. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. 106 SERMON X. Sobermindedness recommended to those who are young. Titus ii. 6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober mind ed. 114 SERMON XI. The glory of God the chief end of mat. i Cor. x. 31. Whether therefore ye cat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 124 SERMON XII. Self examination a necelfa y preparative to the holy cominunion. i Cor, xi. 20. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. 135 James v. 12. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, ncither by any other oath, but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, left you fall into condeinnation. 157 SERMON XV. The nature and evil of lying. Lphe. iv. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour, foi we are nicm. bars of another. 0!! 166 |