SERMONS

BY

THE REV. JOHN WESLEY, M.A.,

SOMETIME FELLOW OF LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD.

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE OFFICE;

2, CASTLE-ST., CITY-ROAD;

SOLD AT 66, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

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SERMON XL.-Christian Perfection.

Philippians iii. 2. Not as though I had already attained,

either were already perfect...

XLI.-Wandering Thoughts.

2 Corinthians x. 5. Bringing into captivity every thought

to the obedience of Christ..

XLII.-Satan's Devices.

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2 Corinthians ii. 11. We are not ignorant of his devices....30

XLIII.-The Scripture Way of Salvation.

Ephesians ii. 8.

Ye are saved through faith......

XLIV.-Original Sin.

Genesis vi. 5. And God saw that the wickedness of man was

great in the earth, and that every imagination of the

thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

XLV. The New Birth.

John iii. 7. Ye must be born again.....

XLVI.-The Wilderness State.

John xvi. 22. Ye now have sorrow: but I will see you

again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man

taketh from you....

XLVII.-Heaviness through Manifold Temptations.

1 Peter i. 6. Now for a season, if need be, ye are in heavi-

ness through manifold temptations....

XLVIII.-Self-Denial.

Luke ix. 23. And he said to them all, If any man will come

after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,

and follow me...

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The Cure of Evil-speaking.

Matthew xviii. 15-17. If thy brother shall trespass against

thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:

if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother: &c...107

L.-The Use of Money.

Luke xvi. 9. I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of

the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fuil,

they may receive you into everlasting habitations...

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