_Agreeable to your request I have endeavoured to recollect the parts of the Sermons_, _and present them to the Church of God_, _which is the pillar and ground of the truth_. _My mind has been fixed on the important subject of the Work of the Spirit_—_for what are Doctrines and Practice without this_?—_I have spoken a little freely of the dealings of God with my own soul_, _of which I shall never be ashamed_; _this may_, _indeed_, _expose me to the censure of those who are strangers to this work_, _and_, _of course_, _may ridicule it as enthusiasm_—_but the way-faring men_, _redeemed by Jesus_, _will not err therein_, _as I have endeavoured to point out the truth clearly_, _though feebly_. _I have not aimed at elegance_, _it being beyond my reach_; _but to set forth the truth in a plain style_, _and now commit it to God_—_humbly hoping your pious desire in the publication may be abundantly answered_, _in the consolation of Israel and the honour of Israel’s God_. _Encouraged by the following command_, _I send this Sermon into the world_—“_Give strong drink to them who are ready to perish_, _and wine to those that be heavy of heart_;” _and surely tasting the old wine of the kingdom_, _God’s everlasting love_, _covenant grace_, _finished salvation_, _with the sovereign agency of his Spirit_, _in his efficacious operations_, _sanctifying_, _witnessing_, _and comforting influences_, _we desire no better_.—_May this animate your heart_; _so prays_, _Madam_, _Your’s affectionately_, _For Christ’s sake_, [Picture: Signature of J. Church] A SERMON. 1 CHRON. 1st Chap. 4 first Verses. _Adam_, _Seth_, _Enosh_, _Kenan_, _Mahalaleel_, _Jared_, _Methuselah_, _Henoch_, _Noah_, _Shem_, _Ham_, & _Japheth_.