..... SERMONS

PREPARED FOR THE PRESS BY MR. CECIL.

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The TRUE PATRIOT: a Sermon preached before the St.

Andrew's and St. George's Military Association:-On

i Sam, xvii. 29. .................................. 1

The SWORD OF THE LORD: a Fast Sermon, preached be-

fore the same Association :---On Jer. xlvii. 6, 7 ....... 33
MISSIONARY SERMON, preached before the “ Society for

Missions to Africa and the East,” at their Third An-

niversary: On Isaiah xl. 3 ....................... 61

FUNERAL SERMON FOR Rev. John Newton:--On

Luke xii. 42, 43 ................. ............ 97

Discourse on Lingering in Religion:--On Gen. xix.

....................., 119
Discourse on the CHARACTER OF HANNAH:---On 1 Sam.
i. 26, 27

............. '145

... MISCELLANIES.

16

AN ADDRESS TO THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN

ATTENDING THE SCHOOLS AT ST. John's CHAPEL 169

REGULATION OF THE SCHOOLS AT St. John's CHAPEL 179

AN ADDRESS TO THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE

SCHOOLS AT ST. JOHN's CHAPEL"................ 187

EARLY PIETY RECOMMENDED, in a Discourse addressed

to the Schools at St. John's Chapel:-On Eccles. xii. 1 201

ADDRESS TO THE PARISHIONERS OP CHOBHAM AND

BISLEY ........

A WORD ON THE PEACE, WITH A Hint FOR A

LASTING ONE ................................. 233

... 223

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SHORT HINTS TO A SOLDIER

........ 241

REASONS FOR REPOSE, addressed to a Christian subject

to temporary alarms respecting the Truth of the Scrip-

ture ...................... ............. .... 263

A FRAGMENT, written in an Illness, in the Year 1799 .. 293

REMAINS.

ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND CONFLICT .......... 315

On Subjects connected with the Christian Ministry:

ON A MINISTER'S QUALIFYING HIMSELF FOR HIS

OFFICE ...........

.................... 343

ON THE ASSISTANCE WHICH A MINISTER HAS REASON

TO EXPECT IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS PUBLIC

DUTY ...................................... 348

ON PREACHING CHRIST ........ ............... 352

ON A MINISTER'S FAMILIAR INTERCOURSE WITH

HIS HEARERS ................................ 360

ON A MINISTER'S ENCOURAGING ANIMADVERSION ON

HIMSELF .................

ON LIMITS, WITH PEGARD TO FREQUENTING PUBLIC

EXHIBITIONS .....

.......... 371

ON THE MEANS OF PROMOTING A SPIRIT OF DEVO-

TION IN CONGREGATIONS ...

........ 374

ON THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN MINISTERS .... 377

On VisitiNG DEATH-Beds .......

MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS .

............... 389

........ 364

ON INFIDELITY AND POPERY ...... ....... 410

ON A CHRISTIAN'S DUTY IN THESE EVENTFUL TIMES 419

ON FORTIFYING YOUTH AGAINST INFIDEL PRINCI-

PLES ........................................ 423

ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN

ON FAMILY WORSHIP ......

ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE PARENTAL CHARACTER 435

REMARKS ON AUTHORS

441

.......... 426

430

INULLLANEOUSNEMARKS ••••••••••••••••••••• 453

On the Scriptures.

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MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS ...

ON THE OLD AND New DispenSATIONS .......... 463

ON TYPICAL AND ALLEGORICAL EXPLANATIONS OF ?

SCRIPTURE

.................................. 400

482

.... 487

ON THE DIVERSITY OF CHARACTER IN CHRISTIANS,

and on CORRECTING THE DepecTS IN OUR CHA-

RACTER .......

............. ... 469

On the Fallen NATURE OF MAN ................ 479

On the NEED OF GRACE .........................

ON THE OCCASIONS OF ENMITY AGAINST CHRISTI-

ANITY ............................

ON RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT ...

• 491

ON A SPIRITUAL MIND .....

497

ON DECLENSION IN RELIGION .................... 501

ON A CHRISTIAN'S ASSOCIATING WITH IRRELIGIOUS

PERSONS FOR THEIR GOOD .....

505

ON THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH ........ ........... 507

On JUDGING JUSTLY ....................

509

ON THE CHARACTER OF ST. PAUL

MISCELLANIES ................. ................. 518

... 514

APPENDIX:

CONTAINING

REMARKS BY MR. CECIL, COMMUNICATED TO THE

EDITOR BY SOME FRIENDS ................... 553

SOME Negative Rules, GIVEN TO A Young MINIS-

I 'TER ...............

.......... 601

FRAGMENT-A DYING MINISTER'S FAREWELL ......606

SERMONS

PREPARED FOR THE PRESS

BY

MR. CECIL.