ness, hoping that it will be equally acceptable with those which have preceded it.

The principal design of this work is to suggest ideas to those Preachers whose situation renders it impracticable for them to peruse those works from which a great part of them are extracted; being fully persuaded, that if read with prayer and meditation, they will be of service to themselves, and a blessing to others.

That the whole may be rendered useful, espe cially to YOUNG MINISTERS, for, whom it is principally designed, is the sincere wish of

Their companion in tribulation, in the

kingdom and patience of Jesus,

JAMES ANDERSON.

Chelmsford,

Feb. 8, 1818.

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CONTENTS.

Rules to assist in the Composition of a Sermon.

The Existence of God.

The fool hath said in his heart, &c.-Ps. xiv. 1.

The Eternity of God.

Before the mountains were brought, &c.-Ps. xc. 2.

The Omnipresence of God.

Whither shall I go from, &c.-Ps. cxxxix. 7.

The Power of God.

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But the thunder of his power who, &c. Job xxvi. 14. 57

The Wisdom of God.

To God only wise-Rom. xvi. 27.

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The Holiness of God.

Who is like unto thee, glorious in holiness?-

The Goodness of God.

There is none good but one, &c.-Mark x. 18.

The Dominion of God.

And his kingdom ruleth over all.-Ps. ciii. 19. ·

The Long-suffering of God.

The Lord is long-suffering, &c.--2 Pet. iii. 9.

The Knowledge of God by the Light of Nature.

The living God which made, &c.-Acts xiv. 15-17.

The Divine Authority of the Scriptures.

All scripture is given by, &c.-2 Tim. iii. 16

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The Perfection of the Scriptures.

But thy commandment is, &c.-Ps. txix. 96.

The Excellency of the Scriptures.

We have also a more sure word, &c.-2 Pet. i. 19.

Of God, and his Natural Perfections.

God is a spirit-John iv. 24.

The Moral Perfections of God.

Your Father is perfect-Matt. v. 48.

The Providence of God in the Natural World.

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The Lord hath prepared, &c.--Ps. ciii. 19. .

Of God, as the Governor of the Moral World.

And he doth according, &c.-Dan. iv. 35.

The Excellency of the. Gospel Dispensation.

He is the Mediator of a better covenant-

Wherefore the law is holy, &c.-Rom. vii. 12.

Of the Gospel.

The gospel of the grace of God-Acts xx. 24.

Of the Incarnation of Christ.

God manifested in the flesh-1 Tim. iii. 16.

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The Sufferings, Death, &c. of Christ.

For Christ also hath once suffered-1 Pet. iii. 18.

The Resurrection of Christ.

To whom also he shewed himself, &c.-Acts i. 2, 3.

Of the Pardon of Sin.

There is forgiveness with thee-Ps. cxxx. 4.

Godly sorrow worketh repentance, &c.-2 Cor. vii.

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Ministration of Angels.

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Are they not all ministering spirits, &c.-Heb. i. 14. 231

The Certainty of Death.

I know that thou wilt bring me, &c.—Job xxx. 23.

The Difference between the Righteous and the

Wicked in their Death.

The wicked is driven away, ,&c.-Prov. xiv. 32.

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The Sovereignty of Jesus Christ in the Church.

None of us liveth to himself, &c.-Rom. xiv. 7, 8.

The Immortality of the Soul.

And he became a living soul-Gen. ii. 7.

The Conflagration of the Universe.

Seeing that all these things, &c.-2 Pet. iii, 11.

The Last General Judgment.

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