is it to have, in an agricultural Parish like this, the best of Churchwardens, who know the power of example; and excellent masters, who know that they have a Master in heaven. Usually it will be found true, "LIKE MASTER LIKE MAN."

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I will only add :-The Prophet Jonah was awakened by a PAGAN, who "came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not "." Then, as we would shun evil example, and teach our people to follow what is good, ourselves leading the way, let us make the most of deliberate profaneness, and faithfully impress upon each one committed to our trust,-as, to a certain extent, is the case with every servant

2 Jonah i. 6.

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and his master,-this text of St. Paul, adapted to his purpose from the Evangelical Prophet Isaiah, "Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light 3." God forgive my many and great imperfections, my unprofitableness, my inefficient labours amongst my poor and destitute people!

3 Ephes. v. 14.

VICARAGE, WEST TARRING, SUSSEX;
July 15th, 1850.

CONTENTS.

SERMON I.

EARLY PIETY.

JOB Viii. 4-7.

If thy children have sinned against him, and he

have cast them away for their transgression; If

thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make

thy supplication to the Almighty; If thou wert

pure and upright; surely now he would awake

for thee, and make the habitation of thy righte-

ousness prosperous. Though thy beginning was

small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

SERMON II.

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CHRIST BLESSETH THE CHILDREN THAT ARE

BROUGHT UNTO HIM.

MARK X. 13-16.

And they brought young children to him, that he

should touch them and his disciples rebuked

those that brought them. But when Jesus saw

it, he was much displeased, and said unto them,

Suffer the little children to come unto me, and

forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of

God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall

not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,

he shall not enter therein. And he took them

up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and

blessed them

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SERMON III.

BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER, THEIR

CONNEXION, &c.

EZRA viii. 22.

The hand of our God is upon all them for good that

seek him; but his power and his wrath is against

all them that forsake him

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying,

That he was gone to be a guest with a man that

is a sinner

SERMON V.

QUESTION OF REPELLING FROM THE LORD'S

SUPPER CONSIDERED.

LUKE xiv. 23, 24.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the

highways and hedges, and compel them to come

in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto

you, That none of those men which were bidden

shall taste of my supper

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