THE

WORKS

OF THE

REV. JOHN WESLEY.

VOLUME IX.

CONTAINING,

TWENTY-EIGHT SERMONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS,

CTOR 1.!!!!

NEW-YOR?

London:

PRINTED AT THE CONFERENCE-OFFICE, 14, CITY-ROAD ;

BY THOMAS CORDEUX, AGENT :

SOLD BY THOMAS BLANSHARD, CITY-ROAD;

AND AT THE METHODIST

PREACHING-HOUSES IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.

2

CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX.

PAGE

SERMON -
LVI.

1

LVII.

20

42 55 92 97 111 123

On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George

Whitefield; Numbers xxiii. 10.
On the Death of the Rev. Mr. John

Fletcher; Psalm xxxyii. 37.
Advice to the Methodists with regard to

Dress.
The Duties of Husbands and Wides.
Directions to Children.
Directions to Servants.
On the Eternity of God; Psalm xc. 2.
On the Trinity ; 1 John v. 7.
God's Approbation of his Works; Ge-

. nesis i. 31.
On the Fall of Man; Genesis iü. 19.
On Predestination ; Romans-viii. 29, 30.
God's Love to fallen Man; Romans v. 15.
The Lord our Righteousness; Jeremiah

xxiii. 6.
The great Deliverance; Romans viii.

19-22.
The Mystery of Iniquity; 2 Thes.

LVIII.
LIX.
LX.

.

LXI.
LXII.
LXIII.
LXIV.

132 143 155 162

174

LXV.

189

LXVI.

ii. 7.

204

221

LXVII. The End of Christ's Coming ; 1 John

8.
LXVIII. The General Spread of the Gospel;

Isaiah xi. 9.
LXIX. The New Creation : Rev. xxi. 5.

SERMON

PAGE LXX. The Duty of Reproving our Neighbour; Lev. xix. 17.

257 LXXI. The Signs of the Times: Matthew xvi. 3.

267 LXXII. On Divine Providence; Luke xii. 7.

.

279 LXXIII. The Wisdom of God's Counsels ; Romans xi. 33.

299 LXXIV. The Imperfection of Human Knowledge; 1 Corinthians xiii. 10.

808 LXXV. The Case of Reason impartially considered; 1 Corinthians xiv. 20.

324 LXXVI. Of good Angels ; Hebrews i. 11.

997 LXXVII. Of Evil Angels ; Ephesians vi. 12. 948 LXXVIII. Of Hell z Mark ix. 48.

361 LXXIX. Of the Church; Ephesians iv. 1-6. 974 LXXX. . On Schism; 1 Corinthians xii. 25. 385 LXXXI. On Perfection; Hebrews vi. I.

997 LXXXII. On Spiritual Worship; 1 John v. 20. 414 LXXXIII. On Spiritual Idolatry ; 1 John v. 21.

426

On the DEATH of the Rev. Mr. George WHITEFIELD :

Preached at the Chapel in Tottenham Court-Road, and at the
Tabernacle, near Moorfields, on Sunday, Nov. 18, 1770.

NUMBERS xxiii. 10.

66 Let me die the death of the Righteous, and let my last end

be like his."

1. “ LET my last end be like his !” How many of you join in this wish? Perhaps there are few of you who do not, even in this numerous congregation. And, O that this wish may rest upon your minds !—that it may not die away till your souls also are lodged “where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest."

2. An elaborate exposition of the text will not be expected on this occasion. It would detain you too long from the sadly-pleasing thought of your beloved Brother, Friend, and Pastor; yea, and Father too: for how many are here whom he hath “begotten in the Lord ?" Will it not then be more suitable to your inclinations, as well as to this solemnity, directly to speak of this Man of God, whom you have so often heard speaking in this place? The end of whose conversation ye know, “ Jesus Christ, the same yes- . terday, to-day, and for ever.” VOL. IX.

B