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T. Tegg, 1840 - 800 pages
 

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4 Commune with your own heart upon your bed and be PAGE
80
On Devotion
90
On the Duties of the Young
104
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found
116
On the Power of Conscience
128
On the Mixture of Joy and Fear in Religion
140
On the Motives to Constancy in Virtue
149
SERMON XVIOn the Importance of Order in Conduct
161
On the Government of the Heart
170
The same Subject continued
179
On the Unchangeableness of the Divine Nature
190
Preached at the Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
202
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise
212
8 Vanity of vanities saith the Preacher all is
223
On Death
236
Preached at the Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
248
Corinth xiii 5 Charitythinketh no evil
259
5 8 Now therefore be not grieved nor angry with your
270
On the Character of Hazael
279
On the Benefits to be derived from the House
290
On the Divine Government of the Passions of
301
On the Importance of Religious Knowledge
311
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob How old art thou?
338
On the Duties belonging to Middle
345
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353
Evil communications corrupt good
360
Corinth xiii 4 Charity envieth
375
SERMON
382
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness and a stranger
414
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him PAGE
422
On the Sacrament of the Lords Supper as a Pre
428
On the Use and Abuse of the World
437
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left
444
Peter iii 3 There shall come in the last days scoffers
451
On the Creation of the World
458
21 22 Peter sceing him saith to Jesus Lord and what shall
525
On our present Ignorance of the ways of
532
On the Slavery of Vice
539
On the Importance of Public Worship
547
Corinth vii 31 The fashion of this World passeth away
556
SERMON LXIIIOn Tranquillity of Mind
563
On the Misfortunes of Men being chargeable
570
On Integrity as the Guide of Life
577
On Submission to the Divine Will
585
On Friendship
592
On the Conduct to be held with regard to Future
599
SERMON LXIX On following the Multitude to do Evil
606
On the Wisdom of
614
On the Compassion and Beneficence of the Deity
622
On Hopes and Disappointments
632
On the proper Disposition of the Heart towards
640
On the Moral Character of Christ
648
but
656
On all things working together for good to
664
On the Love of our Country
674
us with all this care what is to be done for thee? Wouldst thou be 2 Kings iv 13 Say now unto her Behold thou hast been careful
684
On drawing near to God י
691
On Wisdom in Religious Conduct
699
On the Immortality of the Soul and a Future State
707
On overcoming Evil with Good
716
On a Life of Dissipation and Pleasure
723
On the Conscience void of Offence
732
On the Ascension of Christ
739
On a Peaceable Disposition
748
On Religious Joy as giving Strength
757
On the Folly of the Wisdom of the World
764
On the Government of Human Affairs
772
On Prayer
779
On the Last Judgement
790

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TitleSermons
Sermons, James Finlayson
AuthorsHugh Blair, James Finlayson
PublisherT. Tegg, 1840
Original fromYale University Library
Digitized31 Jul 2023
Length800 pages
  
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