SERMONS,

BY

64728

HUGH BLAIR, D. D. F. R. S. ED.

ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE HIGH CHURCH,

AND

PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

THE SIXTEENTH EDITION.

VOL. III

DUBLIN:

Printed by PAT. WOGAN, No. 23, OLD-BRIDGE.

1798.

Reclass 4-4-36 gren

THE

CONTENTS.

SERMON

I.

On the Caufes of Men's being wea-

ry of Life.

JOB X. 1. My foul is weary of my life

SERMON II.

Page I

On Charity as the End of the

Commandment.

I TIMOTHY i. 5. Now the end of

the commandment is charity out of a

pure heart, and of a good confcience,

and of faith unfeigned.

SERMON III.

On our Lives being in the Hand of

God.

Preached at the beginning of a New Year.

PSALM. XXXI. 15. My times are in

22

On the Mixture of Bad Men with

the Good in human Society.

MATTH. xiii. Let both grow

30.

to-

gether until the harvest.- Page 66

On the Relief which the Gofpel af-

fords to the Distressed.

Preached at the celebration of the facrament of the

Lord's Supper.

MATTH. xi. 28. Come unto me all

ye

that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you reft.

SERMON VI.

On Luxury and Licentioufnefs.

ISAIAH V. 12. The harp and the

viol, the tabret and the pipe and

wine are in their feafts; but they

regard not the work of the Lord,

neither confider the operation of his

bands.

88

113

On the Prefence of God in a Fu-

ture State.

PSALM XVI. II. Thou wilt fhew me

the path of life; in thy presence is

fulness of joy; at thy right hand

there are pleasures for evermore.

SERMON

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VIII.

On Curiofity concerning the Af-

fairs of others.

JOHN xxi. 21, 22. Peter seeing him,

faith to Jefus, Lord, and what

fball this man do? Jefus faith unto

him, If I will that he tarry till I

come, what is that to thee? Fol-

low thou me.

SERMON

157

IX.

On our present Ignorance of the

Ways of God.

JOHN xiii. 7. Jefus anfwered and

faid unto him, What I do thou

knoweft not now; but thou shalt

know hereafter.

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