THE

WORKS

79398

Of the MOST REVEREND

Dr. JOHN TILLOTSON,

LATE

Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. X.

EDINBURGH and GLASGOW:

Printed for G. HAMILTON & J. BALFOUR, W. SANDS,
J. TRAIL, W. MILLER, and J. BROWN, Edinburgh;
A. STALKER, Glasgow; and T. GLAS, Dundee.

MDCCXLVIII.

The CONTENTS.

SERM. CCXXXVII, ccxxxVIII, CCXXXIX, CCXL,

CCXLI, CCXLII. The evidences of the truth of the

Christian religion
2 Cor. iv. 3, 4. But if our gospel

be hid, it is hid to them that are loft : In whom the God of this

world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, left the

light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,

Should fhine unto them.
Page 1, 12, 24, 37, 49, 62.

SERM. CCXLIII, CCXLIV, CCXLV. The excellency and

univerfality of the Christian revelation, with the fin and
danger of rejecting it.

John iii. 19. And this is the

condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved

darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 80, 95,

108.

SERM. CCXLVI. The ground of bad mens enmity to the

truth. John iii. 20. For every one that doeth evil, hatetb

the light, neither cameth to the light, left his deeds should be repro-

ved.
127.

SERM. CCXLVII. True liberty, the result of Christianity.
-John viii. 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free,

140..

ye shall be free indeed.

GERM. CCXLVIII. The duty of improving the present op-

portunity, and advantages of the gospel. John xii.

35. Then faid Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light

with you; walk while you have the light, left darkness come up-

155.

on you.

SERM. CCXLIX. The folly of hazarding eternal life for

temporal enjoyments. -
Matth. xvi. 26. For what

is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his

own foul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his foul?

170.

SERM. CCL, CCLI. The reafonableness of fearing God more

than man. Luke xii. 4, 5. And I say unto you my friends,

Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no

more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall

fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed, killed, bath power to caft in-

to hell, yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
185, 197.

SZRM. CCLII, CCLII. The efficacy of prayer, for ob-

taining the Holy Spirit. Luke xi. 13. How much more

Shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask

bim.

207, 222.

SERM. CCLIV. The bad and good use of God's signal judg-

ments upon others. Luke xiii. 5. I tell you, Nay: but

except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

235.

SERM. CCLV. Wherein lies that exact righteousness, which

is required between man and man. Preached at the morn-

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ing exercise, at Cripple-gate. Matth. vii. 12. There

fore all thing's whatsoever you would that men should do unto you,

do ye even fo to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

257.

PRAYERS composed by Archbishop TILLOTSON:

To which is added, A short discourse to his fer.

vants before the facrament.

A prayer before the sermon,

288.

291.

A prayer, which (as the publisher conjectures) he used before

his composing his fermons,

Prayers used by him the day before his confecration. 292.

A discourse to his servants, concerning receiving the facra-

ment.

300.

A form of PRAYERS, used by his late Majesty

K. WILLIAM III. when he received the holy fa-

crament, and on other occafions.

302.

A prayer to God, that he would be pleased to assist and accept

my preparation to receive the blessed sacrament.

A penitent confession of fins, with an humble supplication

for mercy and forgiveness.

303-

A prayer for the grace and assistance of God's Holy Spirit,

to enable me to refolve and to do better for the future. 304.

An humble intercession with God for all mankind; for the

whole Christian Church, and more particularly for that part

of it which is planted in these kingdoms; for the Queen,

and for all under our government: for my relations and

friends; for my native country, and for my allies, &c. 305.

A thankful acknowledgment of the mercies of God, both

temporal and spiritual; and above all for the redemption

of mankind by the humiliation and fufferings of his Son

in our nature.

308.

A prayer to God, to prepare my heart for the worthy recei-

ving of the holy sacrament, and to make me partaker of

the blessings and benefits of it.

Short meditations and ejaculations at the communion.

A prayer to be used in private afterwards.

309.

310.

311.

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