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SERMONS
BY
LAURENCE STERNE,
A.M. PREBENDARY OF YORK, AND VICAR OF SUTTON ON THE FOREST, AND
OF STILLINGTON NEAR YORK
INQUIRY AFTER HAPPINESS
There be many that say, Who will show us any good?
- Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon
THE HOUSE OF FEASTING AND THE HOUSE OF
MOURNING DESCRIBED
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the
house of feasting. - ECCLES. vii. 2, 3.
SERMON III
PHILANTHROPY RECOMMENDED
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neigh-
bour unto him that fell among the thieves? - And he said,
He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto
him-Go, and do thou likewise. - LUKE X. 36, 37.
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
SERMON IV
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man :
and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that
hath done this thing shall surely die, &c.
And Na-
than said to David, Thou art the man. - 2 SAM. xii. 5, 7.
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SERMON V
THE CASE OF ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF
ZAREPHATH CONSIDERED
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And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse
of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord which he spake
by the prophet Elijah. - 1 KINGS xvii. 16.
SERMON VI
PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN IN THE TEMPLE
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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified
rather than the other. - LUKE xviii. 14, First Part.
For none of us liveth to himself. - ROMANS xiv. 7.
TIME AND CHANCE
SERMON VIII
I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not
to the swift, - nor the battle to the strong, - neither yet
bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,
nor yet favour to men of skill, - but time and chance
happeneth to them all. - ECCLESIASTES ix. 11.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy
the prophet, saying, - In Rama was there a voice
heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning;
Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be com-
forted, because they are not. - MATTHEW ii. 17, 18.
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SERMON X
JOB'S ACCOUNT OF THE SHORTNESS AND TROUBLES
OF LIFE, CONSIDERED
Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of
trouble: - He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down;
he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
xiv. 1, 2.
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SERMON XI
EVIL-SPEAKING
If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that
man's religion is vain. - JAMES i. 26.
SERMON XII
JOSEPH'S HISTORY CONSIDERED. - FORGIVENESS OF
INJURIES.
And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was
dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and
will certainly requite us all the evils which we did unto
him.-GENESIS i. 15.
SERMON XIII
DUTY OF SETTING BOUNDS TO OUR DESIRES
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou
hast been careful for us with all this care; - what is to be
done for thee? - wouldst thou be spoken for to the king,
or the captain of the host? - And she answered, I dwell
among mine own people. - 2 KINGS iv. 13.
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