SERMONS.

The first Nine of them

PREACHED

Before the KING in LENT.

Of Superstition,

The Ambition of Christ's Of contending for the Faith. | Disciples reproved. Of Judging one Another. The different Characters of Of the true Use of the World. John Baptist and Jesus Christ. Of the Love of Pleasure. The Extremes of Riches and St. Paul's Discourse to Felix. Poverty. Of Consistency in Religion, The Good Samaritan. No continuing City here. Of our Duty under Amictions, Chrift's Yoke Easy.

The Christian Race. Of Persecution.

The Best Christians unprofiOf Zeal not according to!! table Servants. Knowledge.

The Nature of Christ's BlesThe Impostībility of serving | ing.

God and Mammon.

By BENJAMIN, Lord Bishop of Winchester.

LONDON, Printed for John and PAUL KNAPTON, at the

Crown in Ludgate-Street. MDCCLV.

CONTENTS

SERMON I.

Of Superstition.

Preached before the King, March 23, 1717-18.

ACTS XVII. 22.

Then Paul stood in the mids of Mars-bill, and

said, Ye Men of Athens, I perceive that in

all things re are too Superstitious. pag. 1.

SERMON II.

Of contending for the FAITH.

Preached before the KING, March 13, 1719-20,

Epistle of Jude, Verse 3. latter Part.

It was needful for Me to write unto You, and

exhort You, that re mould earnestly contend

for the Faith which was once delivered unto

the Saints.