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SERIES

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SERMONS,

UPON THE MOST

IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES

OF OUR

HOLY RELIGION,

IN TWO VOLUMES.

BY ALEXANDER MACWHORTER, D. D.

SENIOR PASTOR OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. PAUL

COPY RIGHT SECURED.

-NEWARK-

PRINTED BY JOHN WALLIS.

1803.

Rev i. 10.

SERMON I.

The fanctification of the Lord's day.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day.

SERMON II.

A general contemplation on the nature and duty of prayer.

James v. 16. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much.

SERMON III.

The duty of fecret prayer.

Matt. vi. 6. But thou when thou prayeft enter into thy
clofet, and when thou haft fhut the door, pray to thy Fa-
ther which is in fecret, and thy Father which feeth in
fecret fhall reward thee openly.

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SERMON IV.

The duty of family prayer.

Joshua xxiv. 15. As for me and my houfe we will ferve the
Lord.

SERMON V.

The great importance of family government.

1 Sam. iii. 13. For I have told him, that I will judge his
houfe forever for the iniquity which he knoweth, be-
caufe his fons made themfelves vile, and he restrained
them not.

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SERMON VI.

Some duties of parents to their children.

Ephe. vi. 4. And ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Col. iii. 20.

SERMON VII.

The duty of children to parents.

Children obey your parents in all things, for

this is well pleafing to the Lord.

Eclefi. xii. 1. 2.

SERMON VIII.

Some duties incumbent upon youth.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou fhalt fay, I have no pleafure in them; while the fun, or the light, or the moon, or the ftars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain.

SERMON IX.

How youth may become holy and happy.

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Pfalms cxix. 9. Wherewith fhall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. 106

SERMON X.

Sobermindedness recommended to those who are young.

Titus ii. 6. Young men likewife exhort to be fober mind

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SERMON XI.

The glory of God the chief end of man.

1 Cor. x. 31. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

SERMON XII.

Self examination a necessa y preparative to the holy communion.

1 Cor. xi. 20.
But let a man examine himself, and fo let
him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.

SERMON XIII

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James v. 12. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, but let your yea be yea, and your nay, fall into condemnation.

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SERMON XV.

The nature and evil of lying.

Ephe. iv. 25. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are mem

bars one of another.

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