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Containing,
1. Mutual Edification, the Duty X. Sincere Obedience the best
of Chriftians.

Preparation for knowing the
11. Sincere Obedience necessary to Truth.
our acceptance with God.

XI. Of the Vanity of Man's Judge
III. The Causes and Danger of ment compared with that of God.
Self-Deceic.

XII. Of acknowledging God in
IV. Of Chriftian Fortitude.

all our Ways.
V. Of Knowledge.

XIII. A Sermon on Occasion of
VI. Of Temperance.

a public Paft.
VII. Of Patience.

XIV. Prudence necessary in con-
VIII. Of Godliness.

versing upon Religious Subjects,
IX. Of Brotherly Kindness and XV. Religious Conversation res
Charity

commended.

By JOHN ABERNETHY, M. A.

VOL. II.

LONDON:
Printed for D. BROWNE, without Temple-Bar; C. DAVIS,

in Holborn; and A. MILLAR, opposite Katherine,
freet in the Strand.

M. DCC.XLVIII.

CONTENTS.

SERMON I.

Mutual Edification, the Duty of Christians.

Rom. xv. 2. Let every one of us please bis

neighbour, for his good to edification. p. I

SERMON II.

Sincere Obedience necessary to our Acceptance

with God.

Mat. vii. 21, 22, 23. Not every one that faith

unto me, Lord, Lord, Jall enter into the

kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will

of my Father which is in heaven. Many

will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord,

have we not prophesied in thy name ? and

in thy name have cast out devils ? and in

thy name have done many wonderful works?

And then will I profess unto them, I never

knew you ; depart from me ye that work

iniquity.

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SERMON III.

The Causes and Danger of Self-Deceit.

Mat. vi. 22, 23. The light of the body is the

eye ; if therefore thine eye be single, thy

whole body shall be full of light : But, if

tbine

eye be evil, thy wkole body fall be

full of darkness. If therefore the light,

that

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