ANDOVER THEOL. SERENARY

FEB 291908

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CONTENTS

I. SOCIAL SCIENCE

"This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that

thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in

God might be careful to maintain good works.

things are good and profitable unto men."-TITUS iii. 8.

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2. ON TAKING HOLY ORDERS

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"Let your light so shine before men."-MATT. v. 16.

3. THE FATHERHOOD of GOD AND BROTHERHOOD

OF MAN

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"Our Father which art in heaven."-MATT. vi. 9.

4. DUTY AND RELIGION

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"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall

enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth

the will of my Father which is in heaven."—MATT.

vii. 21.

"Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain

thee; how much less this house that I have builded?"

-I KINGS viii. 27.

7. RELIGION AND REVELATION

"And they took Paul, and brought him unto Areopagus."

-ACTS xvii. 19.

8. THE PRESENT CHURCH REVIVAL

"Can these bones live?"-EZEK. xxxvii. 3.

9. THE CHURCH AND THE LABOURING CLASSES

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;

and all these things shall be added unto you."—Matt.

vi. 33.

IO. CONSECRATION OF THE NEW PARISH CHURCH

of St. Agnes, Bristol

"Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward."

-EXOD. xiv. 15.

II. THE NATURAL AND THE SPIRITUAL .

"First that which is natural, afterward that which is

spiritual."- -I COR. xv. 46.

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12. JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD

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"Truly this was the Son of God."-MATT. xxvii. 54.

13. THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH LIFE

DURING THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

14. SUPERSTITION

"They had certain questions against Paul of their own

superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom

Paul affirmed to be alive."-ACTS xxv. 19.

15. HOW BEST TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY

"For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will wish

thee prosperity. Yea, because of the house of the

Lord our God, I will seek to do thee good."—PSALM

cxxii. 8, 9.

16. THE ADVENT

"I came that they may have life, and may have it abund-

antly."-JOHN X. 10.

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17. MUTUAL SERVICE .

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'But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that

the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their

great ones exercise authority over them. Not so shall

it be among you: but whosoever would become great

among you shall be your minister; and whosoever

would be first among you shall be your servant.

MATT. XX. 25, 26, 27.

18. THE RELATIONS OF RICH AND POOR

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If any man would come after me, let him deny himself,

and take up his cross, and follow me."-MATT. xvi. 24.

19. THE INDWELLING GOD .

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"God is spirit."-JOHN iv. 24. (Revised Version—margin.)

20. THE TRINITY

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"Hold fast the form of sound words."-2 TIM. i. 13.

APPENDIX

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To what extent the results of historical and scientific criti-

cism, especially of the Old Testament, should be

recognised in sermons and teaching.