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CONTENTS.
THE VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
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Of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, deli-
vered by the Right Rev. Dr. Kaye, Lord Bishop of Bris-
tol, at a Special General Meeting of the Society, June 13,
1823, to the Lord Bishop of Calcutta, previously to his
departure for India: together with his Lordship's reply.. xvii
A CHARGE,
Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Calcutta, at
Calcutta, May 27, 1824; at Bombay, April 29, 1825;
at Colombo, September 1, 1825; and at Madras, March
10, 1826...
...
SERMON I.
PREACHING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
[Preached at the Cathedral, Calcutta, Dec. 21, 1823.]
ST. JOHN i. 20.
He confessed and denied not, but confessed "I am not the
Christ"
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SERMON II.
OFFICE OF CHRIST.
[Preached at Trichinopoly, April 2, 1826.]
ST. JOHN v. 6-8.
This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ,
not by water only, but by water and blood; and it is the
Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Fa-
ther, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are
one. And there are three that bear witness on earth; the
spirit, and the water, and the blood, and these three agree
in one
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SERMON III.
CHARACTER OF CHRIST AND HIS RELIGION.
[Preached at Madras, March 12, 1826.]
ST. MARK viii. 9.
And He sent them away
SERMON IV.
CHRIST PREACHING TO SINNERS.
[Preached at Dacca, July 4, 1824.]
ST. LUKE XV. 10.
I say unto you, that there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that repenteth......
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SERMON V.
THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL.
[Preached at Calcutta, November 30, 1823.]
GAL. iii. 19.
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of
transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the
promise was made.
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SERMON VI.
THE CHRISTIAN'S FAITH AND FEAR.
[Preached at Dum Dum, December 4, 1825.]
ISAIAH li. 12, 13.
I, even I, am He that comforteth you. Who art thou, that
thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of
the son of man which shall be made as grass; and for-
gettest the Lord thy Maker, that hath stretched out the
Heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth?........ 104
SERMON VII.
THE CHRISTIAN'S TREATMENT ON EARTH.
[Preached at Calcutta, Nov. 1825.]
1 ST. PETER iii. 13, 14.
Who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that
which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness
sake, happy are ye!......
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THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN.
[Preached at Ghazeepoor, August 29, 1824.]
ST. LUKE xviii. 14.
I tell you that this man went down to his house justified
rather than the other: For every one that exalteth him-
self shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
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SERMON IX.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
[Preached at Delhi, Jan. 2, 1825.]
ST. LUKE X. 36, 37.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto
him that fell among the thieves? And he said, he that
showed mercy on him. Then, said Jesus unto him, Go,
and do thou likewise
SERMON X.
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LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD.
[Preached at Bombay, June 5, 1825.]
ST. MATT. хх. 16.
So the last shall be first, and the first last; for many be
called, but few chosen....
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SERMON ΧΙ.
THE CONVERSION OF THE HEATHEN.
[Preached at Bombay, on Whitsunday, May 22; at Colombo,
September 18; and at Calcutta, on Advent Sunday, November
27, 1825; in aid of the Incorporated Society for the Propaga-
tion of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.]
Acts ii. 38, 39.
The promise is unto you and to your children and to all
that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall
call
SERMON XII.
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THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD.
[Preached September 5, 1824, on the Consecration of the Church
of Secrole, near Benares.]
GEN. xxviii. 16, 17.
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, surely the
Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was
afraid, and said, how dreadful is this place! this is none
other than the House of God, and this the gate of Heaven 202
SERMON XIII.
SIN AND GRACE.
[Preached at St. Mary's, Madras, March 4, 1826.]
ROMANS vii. 24, 25.
Oh wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the
body of this death! I thank God through Jesus Christ
our Lord!
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