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Title: A Sermon preached at Kensington Church, on June the 29th, 1794 after the Victory gained at Sea, June the 1st
***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A SERMON PREACHED AT KENSINGTON CHURCH, ON JUNE THE 29TH, 1794
Transcribed from the 1794 edition by David Price, email [email protected] Many thanks to Kensington and Chelsea local studies for finding this in their archive and permitting it to be transcribed.
Late Gentleman Commoner of _Christ Church_, OXON.
_And his Disciples came unto him_; _and awoke him_, _saying_, _Lord_, _save us_, _we perish_.
IN a chapter previous to that from whence my text is taken, our blessed Saviour, had been preaching his most excellent sermon on the mount to his disciples, wherein he had diffused comfort and consolation, adding thereunto satisfaction to the whole human race, and after having pointed out his doctrine in a very specific manner, the many and various duties, of a good christian; exhorting all to follow minutely the good advice contained in his discourse, charging them not only to be hearers of the gospel, but doers also, intimating therein, that it availeth little, to listen and hearken, to whatever religion, and virtue, instruct, direct, and authorize mankind to do, provided the greater and more important part, is omitted, which our blessed Redeemer, during the whole time while he was on earth, was unweary in well doing, and particularly exhorting all those who wished to follow him, to imitate continually, and that was the practical part of religion; let us not be faint hearted, nor profess with our lips, and utter with our tongue, what our heart knows we are not able to perform; let us shew forth God’s praises and thanksgivings, that by being attentive hearers, and having received the fruits of good works go forth with joy and publish the glad tidings of Salvation, for unto us is born a son the Saviour of the world. For every one of you shall be known by your fruits, for every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but an evil tree bringeth forth evil and corrupted fruit, and is hewn down and cast into the fire, and as the tree is more valuable that bringeth forth good fruit to its earthly possessor, so much greater value, shall those men be of to their heavenly father, who from their first entrance into life have delighted in good works and actions, how much more shall they be rewarded in a future state of bliss, than those, whose evil deeds have multiplied their sorrows and sins here, and worn out their constitution.