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The following Sermons are committed to the press at the request of many beloved parishioners.  They were originally preached, as they are now published, under a deep sense of their imperfection, only equalled by the perfect conviction of their truth.  The consciousness of defect has strongly prompted me to keep them back from public criticism; the assurance of truth has emboldened me to hope that those who took an interest in their delivery, may derive some profit from their study.  May God, the

2 Tim . iii. 15. And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. “ To everything there is a season.”  There is “a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;” a time to be still, and a time to act; and it is the duty of the careful watchman of the Lord, to be ever on the alert in watching the rapid progress of God’s providence; to be silent when it is the time for stillness; to speak, and speak plai

Acts xiii. 39. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. If my object in the present course of sermons had been simply to produce a popular impression against the church of Rome, I doubt whether I should have selected the doctrine of justification as the subject for our thought this evening.  The error, though quite as deadly, is not so glaring as in other portions of their system.  But, as I said on Sunday last, my great

Luke xxiii. 43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Have you ever stood by the bedside of a dying believer? ever watched the decaying strength of some dear object of your fondest love?  Then you know the deep emotions of that solemn moment, when, in the stillness of the chamber of death, the heavy breathing ceases, and the happy spirit wings its flight to God.  What conflicting feelings then struggle for mastery in the heart!  Faith, joy, do

Hebrews x. 12. But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God. There was never a more tremendous judgment than that uttered by the voice of Malachi, [52] “I will curse your blessings.”  There can be no scourge more heavy than a blessing cursed.  The more choice the gift, the more fatal is the misuse of it; the richer the blessing, the deadlier its corruption.  So it was with Christ himself.  He was the most precious gift that could be found

2 Tim . iii. 1. This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come. It is nearly 1800 years since our blessed Lord declared to his Apostle, “Behold I come quickly.”  It, therefore, well becomes his children to be watching the signs of his appearing, and to be studying with intense interest the records which he has given for the guidance and warning of his people.  It is not presumption, but sober faith, thus to inquire into God’s prophetic word.  The Book of Revelations was written [

The 4th Rule of the Council of Trent respecting Prohibited Books:— “Since it has been found by experience that if the Sacred Scriptures are allowed everywhere without distinction in the vulgar tongue, more harm than good arises in consequence of the rashness of man; let this be left to the judgment of the Bishop or Inquisitor; so that with the advice of the parish priest or confessor he may allow the use of the Bible in the vulgar tongue, when translated by Catholic authors, to such persons as t

The following extracts from the letter of the present Pope, dated 8th of May, 1844, show that the decree of the Council of Trent is still in full force with reference to the circulation of the Scriptures:— “To return to Bibles translated into the vulgar tongue.  It is long since pastors found themselves necessitated to turn their attention particularly to the versions current at secret conventicles, and which heretics laboured, at great expense, to disseminate. “Hence the warning and decrees of