ON

PRACTICAL SUBJECTS.

BY ROBERT WALKER,

LATE ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE HIGH CHURCH OF EDINBURGH.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

A CHARACTER OF THE AUTHOR,

BY HUGH BLAIR, D. D.

FIRST COMPLETE AMERICAN EDITION.

THREE VOLUMES IN TWO.

VOL. II.

TRENTON, N. J.

PUBLISHED BY J. JUSTICE AND A. M'KEAN.

J. JUSTICE, PRINTER,

1820.

CONTENTS.

SERMON XXXV.-2 CORIN. xii. 9. page.

He said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee,

9

SERMON XXXVI.-1 Thess. ij. 4.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the Gos-

pel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, which

trieth our hearts,

23

SERMON XXXVII.--Acts xi. 23.

.... And exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they

would cleave unto the Lord,

35

.

SERMON XXXVIII.-Micah vi, 3.

O my People, what have I done unto theer and wherein have

I wearied theeTestify against me,

50

SERMON XXXIX.-Galatians vi. 4.

Let every man prove his own Work,

65

SERMON XL. JAMES iv. 17.

Therefore, to Him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not,

to Him it is Sin,

80

SERMON XLI.-Prov. vi. 6, 7, 8.

Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

which, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her

meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest, 92

SERMON XLII. JAMES iv. 13, 14, 15.

Go to now, ye that say, to-day or to-morrow we will go into

such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and

get gain. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the mor-

row. For what is your life? it is even a vapour that appear-

eth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye

ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or

that,

105

SERMON XLIII.- EXODUS XX. 8.

page.

Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy,

117

SERMON XLIV.-Exodus xx. 8.

Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. A continuation

of the preceding Sermon,

130

SERMON XLV.-2 SAMUEL vi. 20.

Then David returned to bless his Household,

142

.

.

.

SERMON XLVII.-Psalm li. 18.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls

of Jerusalem,

: 171

SERMON XLVIII.-1 Corin. iv. 7.

Who maketh thee to differ from another and what hast thou

that thou didst not receive?

183

SERMON XLIX.-JOHN x. 11.

I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth his life

for the Sheep,

200

SERMON L.-Hebrews xiii. 5.

He hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee, 212

.

SERMON LI.-GALATIANS V. 24.

And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the

affections and lusts,

226

SERMON LII.-Psalm iv. 6, 7.

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Loru,

lift thou

up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast

put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their

corn and their wine increased,

239

SERMON LIII.-HEBREWS ix. 28.

Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them

that look for Him shall he appear the second time, without

sin, unto salvation,

255