ON THE

GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW;

DELIVERED IN THE

PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES,

WESTMINSTER,

IN THE YEARS 1798, 1799, 1800, AND 1801.

BY THE RIGHT REVEREND

BEILBY PORTEUS, D.D.

BISHOP OF LONDON.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

THE SEVENTH EDITION.

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T, CADELL & W. DAVIES, STRAND;

T. PAYNE, NEWS-GATE; and
F. AND C, RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.

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CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

LECTURE XIV. MARCH 7, 1800.

MATTHEW xiv.

History of Herod and Herodias.-Death of John the

Baptist.

LECTURE XV. MARCH 14, 1800.

MATTHEW xvii.

The Transfiguration of Christ.

LECTURE XVI. MARCH 21, 1800.

MATTHEW xviii.

Making our Brother to offend. Parable of the unfor-

giving Servant.

LECTURE XVII. MARCH 28, 1800,

MATTHEW xix.

The Means of attaining Eternal Life.-Difficulty of a

Rich Man entering into the Kingdom of Heaven.

LECTURE XVIII. APRIL 4, 1800.

MATTHEW xxii.

Parable of the Marriage Feaft.-Insidious Questions put

to Christ.—The Two great Commandments.

LECTURE