SERMONS

BY

THE REV. W. ALLEN, M. A.

LATE INCUMBENT MINISTER OF PEEL,

LANCASHIRE.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PUBLISHED BY WHITTAKER & CO., AVE-MARIA LANE.

1835.

437.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

SERMON I.

SOLOMON'S CHOICE OF WISDOM.

1 KINGS iii. 9.

Give, therefore, thy servant an understanding heart to judge

thy people, that I may discern between good and bad....

SERMON II.

ON OUR SAVIOUR'S RESURRECTION.

1 COR. XV. 20.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first

fruits of them that slept......

SERMON III.

WORKS OF THE LORD GREAT AND SHEW HIS

PROVIDENCE.

PSALM CXi. 2.

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that

have pleasure therein...

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SERMON IV.

AGAINST AN IMMODERATE FEAR OF DEATH.

1 COR. XV. 32, 33.

Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die. Be not de-

ceived evil communications corrupt good manners......

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SERMON V.

ON THE DUTY OF CHILDREN TO PARENTS.

EXODUS XX. 12.

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Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be

long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.. 57

SERMON VI.

DUTY OF MUTUAL SUBJECTION

1 PETER V. 5.

All of you be subject one to another....

SERMON VII.

FRIENDSHIP OF THE WORLD IS ENMITY WITH GOD.

JAMES iv. 4.

The friendship of the world is enmity with God.....

SERMON VIII.

THE TEN LEPERS.

LUKE xvii. 17, 18.

And Jesus answering, said, were there not ten cleansed?—

but where are the nine? There are not found that returned

to give glory to God, save this stranger....

SERMON IX.

THE LAW OUR SCHOOLMASTER.

GALAT. iii. 24.

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The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ...... 108

SERMON X.

ON THE DUTY OF HEARING THE GOSPEL.

LUKE viii. 18.

Take heed, therefore, how ye hear.....

SERMON XI.

SON, THOU ART EVER WITH ME.

And he said unto him,

that I have is thine.

LUKE XV. 31, 32.

Son, thou art ever with me, and all

It was meet that we should make

merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead and is

alive again; and was lost, and is found.....

SERMON XII.

ON THE DUTY OF LOVING OUR ENEMIES.

MATTHEW V. 43, 44, 45.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love

thy neighbour and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you,

Love your enemies; bless them that curse you do good

to them that hate you; and pray for them which despite-

fully use you and persecute you; That ye may be the

children of your Father which is in heaven; for he maketh

his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth

rain on the just and on the unjust.....

SERMON XIII.

IMPERFECTION OF OUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE.

1 COR. xiii. 12.

For now, we see through a glass, darkly; but then, face to

face; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as

I also am known....

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