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led for Good . Gen . 1 . 20 . XX . The beneficial Influence of Hope in « Season of actual or apprehended Distress . Lam . iii . 26 . XXI . An Abstract of
the History of Esther , and its practical Application . Esther iv . 13 , 14 . XXII . The Errors of Human Judgment , and the Importance off tmmhne them . John vii . 24 . XXHI . XXIV . Solomon ' s Preference of the Day of 0 eath to the Day of Birth , stated and vindicated . Becksvii . 1 . XXV . The
Patriarch Jacob ' s Review of Life . Gen xxxii . 10 . XXVI . Reflections adapted to the dose of the Year . Psalm xc . 9 . XXVII . The Privilege of Descent
from Religious Ancestors . 2 Tim . i . 5 . XXVHI . The Piety and Virtue of Children the Cause of Joy to their Parents . Yrov . xxilL 15 .
Vol . IV . Serm . I . II . The Credibility of the Evangelical Writings . John xx . 31 . HI . IV . V . VI . The distinguishing Blessings of Christianity . 1 Cor . 1 . So . VH . The Humiliation and Sufferings of Christ , stated and
vindicated . Isa . liii . 3 . VIII . The Aposto-Kcal Method of preaching Christ . Col . x . 28 . IX . The Duty of examining and vindicating our Christian Principles and Hopes . 1 Pet . iii . 15 . X . Instruction deduced from the
Character and Conduct of Nicodemus . John iii . 1 , 2 . XI . The Scruples of welldisposed Minds , with regard to the Lord ' s Supper , examined and obviated . 1 Cor . xL 29 . XII . Love to Christ ,
iu its Nature and Influence , explained and enforced . Eph . vi . 24 . XIII . Christianity the Source and Support 6 f Intellectual and Moral Liberty . 2 Cor . iS . 17 . XIV . The Nature and
Value of the Rest promised by Christ to his Disciples . Matt . xi . 28 . XV . The Christian DoetFhie of Forgiveness gu arded against Perversion and Abuse . Psalm , exxx . 4 . XVI . Reflections on
Peter ' s Denial of Christ . Luke xxii . 61 , 62 . XVII . The Power of Conscience , illustrated in the Case of Herod . Matt . xiv . 1 , 2 . XVIII . A
gefad Conscience illustrated and recomiWejftded . titeb . xiii . 18 . XIX- The Pfftifte < of Ood preferable to that pf Meti . JRom- ii . 29 . XX . The Distinction fe ^ ween the Soul and Bod y stated and confirmed . Matt . x . 28 . XXI .
An Antidote to the Fear of Death . Heb . ii . 15 . XXIL The Re-union of pious and good Men in a Future World .
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Isa . xxxviii . 11 . XXIII . The present Character and future Felicity of true Christiana . Isaiah xxxv . 10 . XXIV . Death the Boundary of the Expectation of the Wicked . Fiw . * i . 7- XXV
The Wisdom and Goodness of God manifested in the Formation of the principal Organs of the Human Frame Psalm xciv . 9 . XXVI . God ' s Delight in the Happiness of Mankind , Jei \
xxxii . 41 . XXVII . The Conduct of ftloses recommended to the Attention of Young Persons . Heb . xi . 24 , 25 . XXVIII . A Caution against Delay , addressed to Young Persons at the Commencement of the Year . 2 Cor .
vi . 2 . There is considerable variety in these topics . We have observed some pas - sages a » d even discourses similar one to another , but this it was scarcely possible to avoid in so great a number of
sermons . Without being aware of it , a preacher naturally falls into the same train of thought and the same turn of expression , though he may be professedly treating of subjects essentially different .
The peculiarity in Dr . Rees ' s Sermons that first and principally attracts the notice of the critical reader is , that whilst the sentiments are generally such as every intelligent believer in Christianity admits and approves , the language frequently wears 'what is called an orthodox complexion . This is
attributable , we conceive , partly to early habit , partly to a real belief in a few of the popular doctrines which have the greatest influence on the feelings and language , and partly to a theological style of expression formed upon the phraseology of scripture . But whatever may be the cause , the effect is favourable to the Author ' s
reputation and usefulness amongst ^ the mass < of readers . At the same time , if he does not shock them by a bold exposing of generally-received opinions as certain errors , he is sufficiently explicit to make it clear , tha / t he ranges under the banners of no 'human leader
of faith ; and that all the more prevail ing- systems of doctrine are remote from his views of divine truth . The Sermon on " The Apostolical Method of preaching Christ , " * n Vol . IV ., justifies this last remark , and therefore we shall , though somewhat irregularly , bring it first under notice .
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538 Review . —Dr . Rees ^ s Practical Sermons .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1821, page 538, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2504/page/34/
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