and companions' sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the 2 Kings, iv. 13. Say now unto her, “ Be- “ hold thou hast been careful for us with e all this care; what is to be done for " thee? Wouldst thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host ?”. On the Immortality of the Soul, and a 2 CORINTHIANS, V. 1. For we know, that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an [Preached in the evening after the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.] Luke, xxiv. 50, 51. And be led them out as far as to Bethany : and be lift up his hands and blessed them; “And it came to pass On the Government of Human Affairs by Providence. PROVERBS, xvi. 9. A man's heart deviset) his way; but the Lord directeth his steps. Page 378 SERMON XIX. On Prayer. PSALM lxv. 2. O Thou that bearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come! 398 SERMON XX, 2 On the Last Judgment. 2 CORINTH. V. Io. 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 427 good or bad. SE R ز The hope of the Righteous shall be gladness ; but the expectation of the Wicked shall. perish, 1. ***TTACHMENT to futurity has SERMON a remarkable influence on the * operations of the human mind, The present, whatever it be, seldom engages our attention so much as what is to come. Remembrance of the past may sometimes occupy our thoughts; but what for the most part fills them, is the anticipation of the future. The present is apt to be considered as an evanescent scene, just VOL. V. B about ز |