CONTENTS OF THE VERMON I. Pfal. xxvii. 13. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the lard Page 1 strength, before I go hence, and be no more. p. 20 . p. 38 with thee, thou hast holden me by my right hand. p. 57 and gladness for the upright in heart. . p. 88 for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. p. 109 lights, I jould then have perished in mine Affliction. p. 130 table, my spikenard sendeth forth the Smell thereof. p. 150 p. 177 and the marishes thereof, shall not be healed, they shall be p. 197 departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a . p. 216 came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had P. 236 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. C ERMON I. Pfal. xxvii. 13. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land N of the living. Page 1 Serm. II. Psal. xxxix. 13. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. p. 20 Serm. III. Pfal. xxxiv. 10. — But they that seek the Lord hall not want any good thing. p. 38 SERM. IV. Pfal. lxxxiii. 23. Nevertheless I am continually with thee, thou hast holden me by my right hand. p. 57 SERM. V. Psal. xcvii. II. Light is fown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. . p. 88 Serm. VI. Psal. cxvi. 7. Return unto thy reft, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. p. 109 SERM. VII. Psal. cxix. 92. Unless thy law had been my de lights, I should then have perished in mine Affliction. p. 130 SERM. VIII. Cant. i. 12. While the King fitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth farth the Smell thereof. p. 150 SERM. IX. Cant. ii. 16. My beloved is mine, and I am his. . p. 177 SERM. X. Ezek. xlvii. 11. But the miry places thereof, and and the marishes thereof, shall not be healed, they shall be given to salt. p. 197 SERM. XI. Mat. xv. 21-28. Then Yesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a Devil. But he answered her not a word, &c. . p. 216 SERM. XII. Mat. xxii. 11, 12, 13. And when the King not on a wedding-garment : And he faith unto him, friend, how camest thou in hither, not having on a wedding-garment ? QC. p. 236 SERM, SERM. XII. Luke vii, 41, 42, 43. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors; the one owed five hun- dred pence, and the other fifty." And when they had no- thing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me there- fore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave mojt. And be said unto him, Thou haft rightly judged. p. 254 SERM. XIV. Luke xvi. 2. Give an account of thy Steward- mip: for thou mayest be, no longer steward. p. 271 SERM. XV. Luke xxii, 15. And he said unto them, 'with desire I have defired to eat this Pallover with you before SERM. XVI. John vi. 67, 68. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answer- ed him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words SERM. XVII. John xii. 20, 21. And there were certain Greeks among them, that came up to worship at the feaft: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Beth- faida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we w SERM. XVIII. John xvii. 24. Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am ; Serm. XIX. 1 Thess. ii. 19. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his Coming ? SERM. XX, and XXI. Phil, ii. 12, 13. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God that worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good p. 363 P. 416 [1] Fain un S E R M O N I. ereered And 254 ard271 with efore 286 the wer PSALM XXVII. 13. see the Goodness of the Lord in the cards 300 tain BethJould 320 allo T that HE words in the original are abrupt, as being uttered under great commotion and deep sense of mind. This Psalmist having inentioned the trials to which he was exposed, thews the great impresfion the thoughts of them made upon him, and how sad his case had been, were it not for the supports of faith he had afforded him: Unless, faith he, I had believed to see the Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living, i. e. I cannot say what had become of me: I had surely fainted, been overwhelmed, and quite dead. By the land of the living, is often meant the present world, in opposition to the grave, the state of the dead: And fo David might refer to the mercy God had promised him upon earth, which he comforted himself with the expectation of; but I cannot suppose him to have left out the great things reserved in heaven, those Vol. II. B which 16 |