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XXIII.-The Apostle Thomas.

John xx. 29. - Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because

thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are

they that have not seen, and yet have believed

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Luke xvii. 22. And he said unto the disciples, The days

will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days

of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it

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XXV.- Jesus the Son of God.

John xx. 17. Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I

ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my

God, and your God

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XXVI.-Christ's Poverty our Riches.

2 Cor. viii. 9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus

Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes

he became poor, that ye through his poverty might

be rich

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XXVII.-Christ's Farewell Wish of Peace to his

Disciples.

John xiv. 27. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give

unto you. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you

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XXVIII. - The Apostolical Benediction.

2 Cor. xi. 14. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy

Ghost, be with you all. Amen

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XXIX.-Of Praying in the Name of Christ.

John xvi. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my

name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may

be full

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XXX.-The Woman that anointed Jesus with

Precious Ointinent.

Matt. xxvi. 13. Verily I say unto you, Whercsoever this

gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there

shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for

a memorial of her

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XXXI.- The Kingdom of Heaven taken by

Force.

Matt. xi. 12. From the days of John the Baptist until

now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and

the violent take it by force

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XXXII.–Virtue Recommended under the Similitude

of White Raiment.

Rev. iii. 18. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the

fire, that thou mayest be rich : and white raiment,

that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of

thy nakedness do not appear

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XXXIII. - The Great Mystery of Godliness.

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1 Tim. iii. 16. And without controversy, great is the

mystery of godliness; God was manifest in the flesh,

justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto

the Gentiles, believed on in the World, and received

up into glory

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I.—On the Right Improvement of Time.

Eph. v. 16. Redeeming the time, because the days are

evil

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II.- Jesus made a Curse for us.

Gal. iii. 13, 14. Christ has redeemed us from the curse

of the law; being made a curse for us : for

it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a

tree. That the blessing of Abraham might come on

the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might

receive the promise of the Spirit through faith

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III.-The Promise annexed to Godliness.

1 Tim. iv. 8. For bodily exercise profiteth little : but

godliness is profitable unto all things; having pro-

mise of the life that now is, and of that which is

to come

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IV.-On the same Subject and Text.

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V.-Internal Marks of Credibility in the New

Testament.

2 Pet. i. 15, 16. Moreover, I will endeavour that you

may be able, after my decease, to have these things

always in remembrance. For we have not followed

cunningly devised fables, when we made known

unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus

Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty

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VI.-On the same Subject and Text.

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VII.- The Moderation of Christians to be known to

all Men.

Phil. iv. 6. Let your moderation be known unto all men.

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. VIII.-On Keeping the Heart.

Prov. iv. 23. Keep thy heart with all diligence : for

of it are the issues of life

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TWO-SCHEMES OF A TRINITY CONSIDERED,

AND THE DIVINE UNITY ASSERTED.

FOUR DISCOURSES UPON PHILIP. ii. 5-11.

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VERSATION, FRIENDSHIP, AND USEFULNESS.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves :

be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matt. x. 16. This advice is found among those directions which our blessed Lord gave his disciples when he sent them from him upon a commission in his lifetime here on earth. * These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying: Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” Matt. x. 5-8.

It is reasonable to conclude, that the disciples received this commission with much pleasure and satisfaction, accounting it a great honour done them, and conceiving at the same time fond expectations of honour and acceptance wherever they came. They were to carry with them very joyful and desirable tidings, that “ the kingdom of heaven was at hand :” they were empowered to confer very great benefits, and were required to do all freely, without receiving any gratuity. The limitation in their commission could not but be a high recommendation of it: the good news was to be published to Jews, and them only, not to Gentiles, nor to Samaritans.

But our Lord thought not fit to dismiss them without soine particular counsels and directions, which would be of use to them now, but especially hereafter ; when their com

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