SERMON XIII.
On the Power of Conscience.
Genesis, xlii. 21, 22. And they said one to another, We are
verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the an-
guish of his soul when he besought us; and we would not
hear : Therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben
answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not
sin against the child ; and ye would not hear? Therefore, be-
hold also his blood is required,
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SERMON XXIV.
On the Happiness of a Future State.
[Preached at the celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.)
Rev. vii. 9. After this I beheld, and, lo! a great multitude,
which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and
people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands, 282
SERMON XXVII.
On the Character of Hazael.
- Kings, viii. 12, 13. And Hazael said, why weepeth my Lord ?
And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do
unto the children of Israel. Their strong holds wilt thou set
on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and
wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
And Hazael said, But, what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha answered, "The Lord hath
shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
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