Helps to Composition

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. The difference that will be put between

fruitful and barren professors -
• Men's destruction is of themselves
• The shortness and uncertainty of time

II. Particular-respecting

1. Our faith and hope

100

363 • The folly of atheism

:.*The shamefulness of not knowing God

• The danger of spiritual idolatry . 366

• An inquiry into our faith -

- * The folly of unbelief 368

• The danger of it - 369

• The end of it .. . - .
-. The sinfulness of making light of Christ -

• The spirituality of the law - - -
372 - * Our violations of every commandment
373
| .• * The extent and consequences of man's de-

pravity - - - 374 1,.* The only righteousness by which men can

be saveda -
375
..* The justice of God shewn in the justifying

of sinners -
1 The law of faith and the law of works con-

trasted
1 The insufficiency of any legal righteousness
. The impossibility of being saved except by

blood -
379 • The consequence of a false profession

- Against bringing forth fruit to ourselves ..

. * Against being wise in our own conceits 382 - The self-flattering delusions of sinners

• The importance of knowing Christ

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a This and the two following are inserted here, not as warnings, but on account of their inseparable connexion with the foregoing subject.

- We can know nothing of the Father, but

from Christ . - -

- Christ the only way to the Father · ·

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the only foundation • -

. The necessity of loving Christ - -

• The evil of hating Christ ·

. * The danger of neglecting the great sacrifice

• The necessity of having the Spirit of Christ

.* The sin against the Holy Ghost - -

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2. Our spirit and conduct

• The extent and importance of a Christian's

duty •

Against depending on futurity .

the evils of the tongue .

- supineness

defiling of God's temple -

wilful disobedience

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being of the world

the friendship of the world

a want of moderation in the use of

earthly things -

living after the flesh ..

covetousness . .

sloth

murmuring against God.

despondency or presumption

an inattention to our ways

- unmindfulness of our latter end .

- an over-righteous spirit .

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· Against instability

- hypocrisy -

do in prayer

an unsound profession of religion -

an evil heart of unbelief

- an inattention to the voice of con-

science •

m a disposition to backslide.

- - the devices of Satan

• The evil of backsliding -

• The danger of backsliding

424 | The importance of attending to God's ex-

hortations in general .

I. Inviting

-- To return to God - .. . .

436 -. Du from the consideration of what he has

. - done for us - - - -

427 1 . To receive the blessings of the gospel

428 - To turn to Christ as a strong-hold -

• To come to him for living water -

430 .. To come to him for rest -

431 - To look to him for salvation.

432 • To hope in him

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- To remind him of his promises . .
434

• To expect from lim the pardon of all sin · |
435 • To accept reconciliation through bim -
436 . To return from a backslidden state

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II. Preceptive

- To love the scriptures · ·

• To search them with diligence .

. * To get wisdom above all things -

• To seek God in an obediential dependence

upon him ..

• To seek the things that are above

• To enquire for the good old way
• To work out our salvation with fear
• To avoid a conformity to the world
• To forsake worldly connexions ·
• To exercise moderation and watchfulness -
• To be active and stedfast - -
• To run our race well . .
- To follow the steps of departed saints

SERMON on Mr. Cadogan ·
• To put off the old man, and put on the new
• To honour Christ as our divine husband ·
• To love the brethren - -

To encourage and comfort others

To exercise benevolence towards the poor
. To think of every thing that is virtuous or

laudable

. * To abound in all spiritual duties •

- To be faithful unto death -