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THE

WORK S

Of the LEARNED

BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE, D. D.

Rector of St. LAWRENCE JEWRY,

LONDON.

VOLUME IV.

ABERDEEN:

Printed by J. CHALMERS, for ALEXANDER
THOMSON Bookfeller, and fold at his Shop in
the Broadgate.

MDCCLI.

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CONTENT S.

VOL. IV.

DISCOURSE LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. What foever things are juft.-Phil. iv 8. Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatfoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praife, think on these things. page 1. 20. 36.

DISCOURSE LXXIV. Whatsoever things are holy.-From the fame text. p. 54. DISCOURSE LXXV.

Whatfoever things are lovely.--From the fame text. p. 84. DISCOURSE LXXVI.

Whatfoever things are of good report.-From the fame

text.

DISCOURSE LXXVII.

If there be any virtue - From the fame text.

DISCOURSE LXXVIII.

If there be any praife.-From the same text.

DISCOURSE LXXIX.

Think on these things.-From the fame text.

DISCOURSE LXXX.

P. 107.

p. 119.

P. 131.

P. 137.

The importance of forgiveness of fin, and its certainty to the penitent.-Acts xiii. 38. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you forgiveness of fin.

P. 155

DISCOURSE LXXXI. The great benefits that accrue to us by our Saviour's being in our nature.-Acts xiii 23. Of this man's feed hath God, according to his promife, raised unto Ifrael a Saviour, Fefus. p. 176.

DISCOURSE LXXXII. The obligations and advantages of good-will. - Eph. iv. 31, 32. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,

clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, and be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another; even as God for Chrift's fake hath forgiven you.

p. 198. DISCOURSE LXXXIII. The excellence of a meek and quie pirit-1 Pet. iii. 4. The ornament of a meek and quiet fpirit, which is in the fight of God, of great price.

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P. 220.

DISCOURSE LXXXIV. The effect, intent, and iffue of religion. Pfal. xviii. 21, 22, 23. For I have kept the ways of the Lord: and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me and I did not put away his ftatutes from me. I was also upright before him and I kept myself from mine iniquity. P 237. DISCOURSE LXXXV. LXXXVI. LXXXVII. Men have nothing to glory of, but religion Jer ix. 23, 24. Let not the wife man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might; let not the rich man glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord. p. 265 279 296. DISCOURSE LXXXVIII. LXXXIX. XC. God hateth wickednefs.-Pfalm v. 4, 5. Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolifh fhall not ftand in thy fight; thou hateft all workers of iniquity. P. 324. 333. 343. DISCOURSE XCI.

The great matters of religion. From the fame text.

P. 351. DISCOURSE XCII. XCIII. XCIV. XCV. XCVI.

XCVII.

The great inftances of wickedness.-From the fame text. p. 362, 373. 394. 405. 414. 425.

The Prayer.

P. 439.

DISCOURSE LXXI.

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Whatsoever things are juft.

PHIL. iv. 8.

Whatsoever things are just.

UR English tranflation is a little too fhort

for the Greek; the word in the Greek doth comprehend two things; that which in our English language we call just, and that which we call equal. Justice and equity, I know often times are indifferently used for the self-fame thing; but if we speak strictly and exactly, then they are to be diftinguished for whatfoever either reafon or law will admit, that may pafs for juft; but equity will take all things into confideration, that do accompany the cafe; and if the cafe require it, equity will abate of that which ftrict right will afford. There→ fore we say that what we call equity, is to moderate ftrict right and indeed ftrict right may be down-right injury and wrong; but equity is the moderator.

Sometimes you have juft, and no equity on the other fide; and then just is all in all. But juft is not right, if there be equity on the other fide. For where there is equity in the cafe, equity rules, and juft vails. Strict right is not to be ftood upon by perfons of reafon and confcience, where equity calls VOL, IV.

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