preached, or ministered; saying in their due places audibly with the minister the Confession, the Lord's Prayer, and the Creed, and making such other answers to the public prayers as are appointed in the Book of Common Prayer: neither shall they disturb the Service or Sermon, by walking or talking, or any other way; nor depart out of the Church during the time of Service or Sermon, without some urgent or reasonable cause."-Eighteenth Canon of the Church.

IN THE COUNTY OF HUNTINGDON,

On Sunday, April 6, 1828, being Easter Sunday,

VICAR OF GREAT GRANSDEN, AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF
CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.

HUNTINGDON:

PRINTED BY THOMAS LOVELL;

And Sold by T.Lovell, Huntingdon; Townsend, St. Ives; Emery, St. Neot
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1828.

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THE RESURRECTION OF OUR FRIENDS, WHO ARE THE FRIENDS OF JESUS.

JOHN XI. 11.

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.

1.WHEN the Son of God came from Heaven to this world, upon his visit of mercy and salvation, we hear but little of his intercourse with the great ones of the earth, of sumptuous entertainments and splendid spectacles, but we have accounts of many visits of great simplicity, but, of great interest, which he made to the meek and the lowly. Of the unpretending friends of our Lord none excite our interest and our regard more than a small family who resided at Bethany, consisting of a brother and two sisters, whose names were Lazarus, and Martha, and Mary. The first that we hear of these is from St. Luke, who, x, 38-42, says, "Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her, therefore, that she help me. And Jesus answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

I must not occupy the time with the various important considerations that arise out of this short but gaterest ing history; and, indeed, it is the less necessary,