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ed Yourself a fincere and cordial friend. An intention of this fort, however feebly executed, will, I am persuaded, be confidered by Your Majefty as the best and most becoming return I can make, for those spontaneous marks of Your Majesty's goodness to me, which have impreffed the warmeft fentiments of gratitude on the mind of,

SIR,

Your Majesty's

moft obliged,

and most dutiful

Subject, and Servant,

B. CHESTER,

THE

CONTENT S.

SERMON I.

On the Love of God.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, Feb. 10, 1774. MATTH. xii. 30. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy ftrength. This is the first and great

commandment.

SERMON II.

On the causes of unbelief.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, 1772.

JOHN iii. 19. This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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The poffibility of refifting temptation afferted and proved.

Preached at St. James's Chapel, Feb. 11, 1770.

JAMES i. 13. Let no man fay, when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted of evil, neither tembteth he any man.

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The fame fubject continued, and the fame text.

Preached at Lambeth, April 6, 1777.

SERMON

V. VI. VII.

A fummary view of the natural, moral, and fcriptural evidences of a future life, and a future retribution.

Enlarged from three fermons, preached at Lambeth, 1774, 1775, and 1776.

MATTH. XXV. 46. And thefe fhall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righte

ous into life eternal.

SERMON

Stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishnefs; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Chrift the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

SERMON XI.

The neceffity of national reformation.

Preached before the Lords fpiritual and temporal, on the general faft, Feb. 10, 1779.

JEREMIAH Xviii. part of 11th verfe. Thus faith the Lord, Behold I frame evil against Return ye now every one from his evil and make your ways and your doings

you.

way,

good.

SERMON XII.

Christianity vindicated from the charge of cruelty.

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MATTH. X. 34. Think not that I am come to fend peace on earth; I came not to fend

peace, but a fword.

SERMON

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