in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, FUNERAL SERMONS. REVELATION OF ST. JOHN, XIV. 13. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they Fr I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my dquarters is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I hum finished my course, I have kept the faith. Basgirh fes i lod up for me a crown of righ tustes, which the Lord the righteous judge will But it was mente manifest by the app hath bronne light and immortality to OBEDIENCE THE PATH TO RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AT SAINT MARY'S, On Sunday, January 28, 1810. 1 Ὁ δὲ λόγος καὶ ἡ διδαχὴ μὴ ποτε οὐκ ἐν ἅπασιν ἰσχύῃ, ἀλλὰ δέῃ προδιειργάσθαι τοῖς ἔθεσε τὴν τοῦ ἀκροατοῦ ψυχὴν πρὸς τὸ καλῶς χαίρειν καὶ μισεῖν, ὥσπερ γῆν τὴν θρέψασαν τὸ σπέρμα. Οὐ γὰρ ἂν ἀκέσειε λόγου ἀποτρέποντος, οὐδ ̓ ἂν συνείη ὁ κατὰ πάθος ζῶν. Arist. Ethic. Nicom. lib. x. cap. 9. VOL. I. SIXTH EDITION. A SERMON, &c. JOHN, vii. 16, 17. Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. THAT the operations of the understanding are influenced by the affections, is a truth very generally acknowledged; but few perhaps are sufficiently aware of the real extent of this influence in theological studies. To awaken our attention to this point, our Saviour teaches us in the text, that a right disposition of heart is essential to the attainment of every just sentiment in religion, that obedience is the path to knowledge, that a correct judgment must flow from the fear and reverence of God, that if any one would enter upon a |