ON

Various Subjects.

By the Right Reverend

PETER BROWNE, D.D.

L A T E

Bishop of Corke and Rosse.

Now first published from the

Author's Original MANUSCRIPTS.

VOL. II.

L ONDON,
Printed for J. and P. KNAPTON in Ludgate-street.

MDCCXLIX.

THE

CON TEN TS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME,

SERMON XVII.

TH

HE Duty and Measure of Almsgiving.

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MARK xii. 43, 44. And be called to bis Dif-

ciples, and faith to them, verily I say unto

you, that this poor Widow bath cast more in,

than all they which have cast into the Trea-

fury. For all they did cast in of their Abun-

dance; but the of ber want did cast in all

She bad, even all ber Living.

SERMON XVIII.

Sense of Religion more observable in the

middle and meaner rank of People. p. 45

MATT H. xi. 25. I thank thee, O Father Lord

of heaven and earth, because thou haft bid

thefethings from the wife and prudent, and

baft revealed them unto babes.

SERMON

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SER MON XXI.

The neceffity of watching and praying. p. 105

MATT.H. xxvi. 41. Watch and pray that ye

enter not into temptation : The spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.

SERMON XXII.

The war of the flesh and the spirit. p. 130

GALAT, v. 17. For the flesh lufteth against

the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh,

and these are contrary the one to the other :

So that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

SE R M O N XXIII.

The duty of plucking out the eye explained.

P. 156

MARK ix, 47, 48. And if thine eye offend thee,

pluck it out :: It is better for thee to enter

into the kingdom of God with one eye, than ha-

ving.two eyes to be cast into bell fire; where their

worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

SERMON

PHIL. iii. 20, 21. For our conversation is in

in heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Chrift: W10 ball change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto bis glorious body, according to the working, whereby be is able even to fubdue all things. unto bimself.

SE R M O N. XXVI. On the Day of Judgment. p. 219 Rey E L. XX. 12. And I saw the dead, small

and great, stand before God: and the books were opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

SERMON XXVII. The law proved to be good from the evidence of our own consciences.

P. 240 Rom. vii. 19. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that do I.

E R M ON XXVIII. The comfort of a good man at the approach of death,

P. 265