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between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD Smote the people with a very great plague.

JAY.

The Disappointments of Life.
Job 29: 18. Then I said, I shall die in my

nest.

MCILVAINE'S COLLECTION.

nity.

Nearness of Eter

1 Pet. 4: 7. But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

McILVAINE'S COLLECTION. Diligent Improvement of Talents in Preparation for Heaven.

Mat. 25: 14, 15. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

MCILVAINE'S COLLECTION. Presumptuous Plans. James 4: 13-15. Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is

your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that.

McILVAINE'S COL. The Course of the World. Eph. 2: 2. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.

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SAURIN.

The Equality of Mankind.

Prov. 22: 2. The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

SAURIN. The Worth of the Soul.

SAURIN.

Mat. 16: 26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Real Liberty.

John 8: 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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T. EDWARDS. Heb. 9: 27. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. 2 Cor. 5: 10. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

SAURIN.

SAURIN.

The Necessity of Universal Obedience.

James 2: 10. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

The GREAT Duties of Religion.
Mat. 23: 23. Wo unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of
mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omit-
ted the weighter matters of the law, judg-
ment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to
have done, and not to leave the other un-
done.

SAURIN.

The SMALL Duties of Religion.

The same text.

SAURIN.

Imaginary Schemes of Happiness. Eccles. 1: 9. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

SAURIN.

SAURIN.

Cause and Remedy for Fear of
Death.

Heb. 2: 14, 15. Forasmuch then as the
children are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the
same; that through death he might de-
stroy him that had the power of death, that
is, the devil; and deliver them who through
fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage.

Difficulties in Religion.

1 Cor. 13: 9. We know in part.

T. H. SKINNER. The Utility of Prayer.

Job 21: 15. What profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

S. MILLER. The Evidence and Duty of being on the Lord's Side.

Ex. 32: 26. Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side?

L. WOODS. Duties of the Rich.

1 Tim. 6: 17-19. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distri

bute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

D. A. CLARK. Mirror of Human Nature.

Prov. 27: 19. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

D. A. CLARK. Practical Test of Love or Enmity to God.

Mal. 1: 6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear?

E. T. FITCH. The Duty of Reproof.

Eph. 5: 11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

E. W. BALDWIN. The Final Judgment.
Heb. 9:27. After this the judgment.

J. WOODBRIDGE. Pride abased by the Gospel. 1 Cor. 1: 29. That no flesh should glory in his presence.

J. H. CHURCH. The Final Condition of all Men. Mat. 25: 46. And these shall go away into

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