I. A Dehortation from living after the Flesh, that is, after the carnal Desires and sinful Lusts of our Corrupt Nature, which brings forth Death, even Eternal Death.

II. An Exhortation to a holy Life, acted by the divine Spirit mortifying the Deeds of the Body.

And what that Life is, and the Reward of it, I shew'd to be these,

1st, The Present State of Grace: And,

2dly, The Future State of Glory.

Again, on Friday the 1st instant , being the Anniversary Day of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lord KING GEORGE's Happy Accession to the Throne, I preach'd to them on these Words (being part of the Gospel appointed for that Solemn Day) viz. Matt. 22. 21, 22. - Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these Words, they marvelled, and left Him, and went their way.

From which Words spoken by our Blessed Saviour, in Answer to a captious Question put to him by the Pharisees Disciples and the Herodians, viz. Whether Tribute should be paid to Cesar, or not; I shew'd,

I. The Wisdom and Equity of Christ's Answer, Render unto Cesar, &c. teaching us Obedience to God and to our Governors.

II. The admirable Effect it had upon them He gave it to, which was this, That when they had heard these Words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Having largely spoken to these, and said something upon the Occasion of this Solemn, Blessed, and Joyful Day - I did,

On the next Lord's Day, the 3d instant , in the Morning, further enlarge upon that Text.

And in the Afternoon I preach'd on Psal. 34. 14. the Words being these; Depart from Evil, and do Good: Seek Peace, and pursue it.

After I had given a large Account of the whole Psalm in general, I shew'd from the Text in particular, What it is,

I. To depart from Evil.

II. To do Good.

III. To seek Peace: And,

IV. To pursue it.

Then I concluded (as I had always done before) with particular proper Admonitions to the Condemn'd, whom I exhorted to redouble their Prayers, and be so much the more earnest and constant in them, by how much the Time of their Departure was approaching, at which they should be call'd to a strict Account for their Neglect, and all other their Faults, unless they seriously consider'd of their great Change, and made a due Preparation for it, before it was too late. In my private Examinations of them, they respectively gave me the Accounts following.