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Twenty-four Discourses: On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation — John Shaqi

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Twenty-four Discourses: On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

Name: Twenty-four Discourses: On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation
Author: Perkins, Nathan

Perkins, Nathan

Christian life -- Early works to 1800; Congregational churches -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800; Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800

Many learned and judicious Characters, both of the Clergy and Laity,
have urged to the publication of THESE DISCOURSES, as being
_peculiarly_ adapted to the day in which we live, and the state of
Religion in our nation: as _calculated_ for, and greatly _needed_ in
Christian Families; there being no such series of discourses to be
found in any Volume already published. The design of them is to
convince such as need conviction--to reclaim such as may be wandering
into error--to confirm the wavering--to console the Christian,--and
to exhibit to all; some of the important, essential practical
principles of pure and undefiled Religion.----It is only necessary to
add--My prayer to God is, that they may, by his divine blessing, be
the means of preventing the spread of error and irreligion, and of
reviving the decaying interest of piety and holiness, which can only
be revived and supported by a more strict and conscientious regard to
ALL DIVINE INSTITUTIONS.

                                                                 N. P.




THE CONTENTS.
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DISCOURSE I.

That man has no principle within himself, by whatever name it may be
called, which is adequate to all the purposes of his salvation, or a
sufficient guide in matters of faith and practice.

Ephes. ii. 12. _That at that time ye were without Christ, being
aliens from the Commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the
Covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world._


DISCOURSE II.

The subject continued.


DISCOURSE III.

The ways in which the holy scriptures are perverted by unlearned and
unstable men.

2. Peter, iii. 16, 17. _As also in all his Epistles, speaking in them
of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the
other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved
seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also being led
away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness._


DISCOURSE IV.

Stated prayer a duty binding on all men.

Acts, ii. 21. _And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved._


DISCOURSE V.

The duty of public worship, and its beneficial tendency.

Mat. iv. 10. _Then saith Jesus, get thee hence Satan, for it is
written thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve._


DISCOURSE VI.

The subject continued.


DISCOURSE VII.

The subject concluded.


DISCOURSE VIII.

The Ordinance of the Lord's Supper, not a human invention, but a
divine institution.

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