POSTHUMOUS WORKS

OF THE LATE LEARNED AND REVEREND

ISAAC WATTS, D.D.

IN TWO VOLUM E S.

COMPILED FROM PAPERS IN POSSESSION

OF HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS:

PRINTED FOR T. BECKET, ADELPHI, STRAND;
AND J. BEW, PATER-NOSTER ROW.

M DCC LXXIX.

141. c. 330.

CON T E N T S.

VOLUME THE FIRST,

Page Introduction to the Posthumous Works of

the Rev. Isaac Watt's, D. D. with an Account of his Life and Character

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HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.
Faith
A Sacramental Hymn. From Rev. i. 5,6,7.
Freedom from Sin, and Misery in Heaven
Repentance and Mortification from the Sight

of a crucified Saviour
Delight in God
Distinguishing Love
On the same. From Rev. v. ver. 11, 12, 13.
The Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and Ex-

altation of Christ
The Lord's Day; or, the Resurrection of

Chrift
A Song of Love
The Complaint
Complaining of a wandering Heart
The everlasting Covenant, 2 Sam. xxiii, 5.
Sonnet
Second Sonnet
Third Sonnet
Fourth Sonnet

Page On the Death of my Sister Elizabeth Watts,

who deceased Nov. II, 1691, aged Two

Years
On Wisdom in great Designs
Tædia Vite
Thoughts on Death
A Poem by Mr. Isaac Watts, Senior, when

Fourscore Years old
Life decaying and Death approaching
Jehovah; or, an Antidote against Melancholy 30
A Poem on Life, Death, Judgment, Heaven

and Hell
Creatures Mutability
False and True Happiness
Humble Sincerity
The Christian's Voyage to the Port of Rest
On Ceremonies
Immanuel
Written in the Seventy-first Year of his Age
The Vision
Thé Relief
The Lark
Eternity
An Enquiry after Happiness
Fallen Angels and fallen Man

92
The awakened Sinner's Soliloquy
On the Mind's Contrarieties
On the World's Emptiness

101 On Joseph's Oath

102 On the Folly of Man

103 The Pleas of Justice and Mercy, against and

for fallen Man, with Wisdom's Expedient
to reconcile them, fulfilled in Christ

ib. On Contentment

118 'On the Wheels of Providence

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On the strange Method of delivering Love 133
Divine Worship must be according to Divine

Rule
Longing for Heaven
The Soul
Secrets Forbidden
On Light
On the Hypocrite and the Apoftate
The Impotency of Man's Word
The Efficiency of God's Word
On Prayer

149 On Moses and Peter

150 Secrets

151 On a Saint's Life

148

ib.

ib.

On Humility in

ib.

167

Formio, or a Time-server

152 On Christ's Salvation

154 Faith's Cordial for a fainting On the Life of Man On Sin On Caleb and Joshua A Birth-Day Thought Life decaying and Death approaching 168 The Soul's Desire of Removing

169 Earth's Emptiness and Heaven's Fullness

170 The Shipwreck

171 The great Change expected. Redemption by Christ Mark the perfect Man, and behold the Up

right, &c. The Reverse: or, a Kingdom in a Cottage 180 The Mind

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