Preached before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's, Dec. 12, 1773, being the Preached before the Univerfity of Oxford, at St. Mary's, Dec. 27, 1768, being the Thus faith the LORD, a voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping: Rachel, weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus faith the LORD, Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work fhall be re- warded, faith the LORD, and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, faith the Preached before the Univerfity of Oxford, DISCOURSE XI. The Circumcifion. LUKE ii. 21. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcifing of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was fo named of the angel, before he was conceived in the womb. 317 Preached before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's, Jan. 1, 1763, being the Festival of the Circumcifion. DISCOURSE XII. The Epiphany. MATTH. ii. 1, 2. Now when Jefus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, bebold, there came wife men from the east to Jerufalem, Jerufalem, faying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen bis ftar in the east, and are come to worShip him 345 Preached before the Univerfity of Oxford, at St. Mary's, Jan. 6, 1772, being the Festival of the Epiphany. DISCOURSE I. THE CREATION OF MAN. GENESIS I. 26. And God faid, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fifh of the fea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. CUR I. URIOSITY naturally prompts us DISC. to enquire into the records of the family, or fociety, to which we belong. Every little incident, that befel our anceftors, is collected with care, and remembered with pleafure. The relation it bears to us gives it confequence in our eyes, though, in the eyes of others, it may feem The mind, in it's progress, to have none. finds attention excited, as the velocity of a VOL. I. Α falling |