THE

WORKS

OF

HUGH BLAIR, D.D. F.R.S. ED.

ONE OF

THE MINISTERS OF THE HIGH CHURCH,

AND

PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH;

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

A SHORT ACCOUNT

OF

THE LIFE AND CHARACTER

OF

THE AUTHOR.

BY JAMES FINLAYSON, D. D.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

SERMONS.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

SERMON LIX.

On our present Ignorance of the Ways of God.

JOHN, xiii. 7. Jesus answered, and said unto him, What I do,

thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.

SERMON LX.

On the Slavery of Vice.

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2 PETER, ii. 19. While they promise them liberty, they them-

selves are the servants of corruption; for of whom a man is

overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

SERMON LXI.

On the Importance of Public Worship.

14

PSALM XXVI. 8. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy

house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

SERMON LXII.

On the Fashion of the World passing away.

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1 CORINTH. vii. 31. The fashion of this world passeth away.

SERMON LXIII.

On Tranquillity of Mind.

43

PSALM XV. 5. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

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SERMON LXIV.

On the Misfortunes of Men being chargeable on themselves.

PROVERBS, xix. 3.

The foolishness of man pervèrteth his way,

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and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

SERMON LXV.

On Integrity as the Guide of Life.

PROVERBS, Xi. 3. The integrity of the upright shall guide

them.

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SERMON LXVI.

On Submission to the Divine Will.

JOB, ii. 10. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and

shall we not receive evil?

SERMON LXVII.

94

On the Conduct to be held with regard to Future Events.

PROVERBS, XXvii. 1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou

knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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SERMON LXIX.

On following the Multitude to do Evil.

EXODUS, Xxiii. 2. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do

visible, the only wise God, be honour, and glory, for ever and

ever! Amen.

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SERMON LXXI.

On the Compassion and Beneficence of the Deity.

[Preached before the Society for the Benefit of the Sons of the Clergy of

the Established Church of Scotland, 20th May, 1796.]

JEREMIAH, xlix. 11. Leave thy fatherless children; I will pre-

serve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

SERMON LXXII. *

On Hopes and Disappointments.

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PROVERBS, X. 28. The hope of the Righteous shall be glad-

ness; but the expectation of the Wicked shall perish.

SERMON LXXIII.

On the proper Disposition of the Heart towards God.

ACTS, xvii. 28.

Being.

176

In Him we live, and move, and have our

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ACTS, x. 38.

good.

SERMON LXXIV.

On the Moral Character of Christ.

Jesus of Nazareth-who went about doing

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SERMON LXXV.

On the Wounds of the Heart.

PROVERBS, Xviii. 14. The spirit of a man will sustain his in-

firmity: but a wounded spirit who can bear?

SERMON LXXVI.

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On all Things working together for Good to the Righteous.

ROMANS, viii. 28. We know that all Things work together for

Good to them that love God, to them who are the Called

according to his purpose.

* Originally the first Sermon of the Fifth Volume.

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