Sixteen Sermons Volume 2, Title page – Table of contents
Sixteen Sermons, Preached on Several Subjects and Occaſions: VIZ.
The Preſence of the Meſſias the Glory of the Second Temple.
Chriſt Jeſus the Only Mediator betwixt God and Men.
The Nature, Office and Employment of Good Angels.
The Reputation of Good Men after Death.
The Duty of Imitating Primitive Teachers and Patterns of Chriſtianity.
The Encouragement to ſuffer for Chriſt, and the Danger of Denying him.
The Bleſſedneſs of Good Men after Death.
The Vanities and Wickedneſs of honouring dead Saints, and Perſecuting the Living.
The Danger of Zeal without Knowledge.
The Beſt Men liable to the Worſt Temptations from miſtaken Zealots.
The Duty and Reaſon of Praying for Governors.
The Love of God to Men in the Incarnation of Chriſt.
By the Moſt Reverend Dr. JOHN TILLOTSON, Late Lord Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury.
Being The SECOND VOLUME; Publiſhed from the Originals, By Ralph Barker, D.D. Chaplain to his Grace.
The Second Edition Corrected.
LONDON, Printed for Ri. Chiſwell, at the Roſe and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard. MDCC.
The CONTENTS.
SERMON I. The Preſence of the Meſſias, the Glory of the Second Temple. Preached on Chriſtmas-Day.
Haggai II. 6, 7, 8, 9.
FOR thus ſaith the Lord of hoſts, yet once, it is a little while, and I will ſhake the heavens, and the earth, and the ſea, and the dry land: And I will ſhake all nations, and the deſire of all nations ſhall come, and I will fill this houſe with glory, ſaith the Lord of hoſts. The ſilver is mine, and the gold is mine, ſaith the Lord of hoſts. The glory of this latter houſe ſhall be greater than of the former, ſaith the Lord of hoſts; and in this place will I give peace, ſaith the Lord of hoſts. pag. 1.
SERMON II. Chriſt Jeſus the only Mediator between God and Men. Preached on the Feaſt of the Annuntiation, 1691.
1 Tim. II. 5, 6.
For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and Men, the Man Chriſt Jeſus, who gave himſelf a Ranſom for all. p. 37.
SERMON III, IV. Chriſt Jeſus the only Mediator between God and Men.
1 Tim. II. 5, 6.
For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and Men, the Man Chriſt Jeſus, who gave himſelf a Ranſom for all. p. 63, 87.
SERMON V. The General and Effectual Publication of the Goſpel by the Apoſtles. Preached on Aſcenſion-Day. 1688.
Mark XVI. 19, 20.
So then after the Lord had ſpoken unto them, he was received up into Heaven, and ſat on the right Hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Word with Signs following. p. 117.
SERMON VI. The Nature, Office, and Employment of Good Angels. Preached on the Feaſt of St. Michael.
Heb. I. 14.
Are they not all miniſtring Spirits, ſent forth to miniſter for them who ſhall be heirs of ſalvation? p. 153.
SERMON VII. The Reputation of Good Men after Death. Preached on St. Luke's-Day.
Pſal. CXII. 6. The latter part of the Verſe.
The righteous ſhall be in everlaſting remembrance. p. 193
SERMON VIII. The Duty of imitating the Primitive Teachers, and Patterns of Chriſtianity. Preached on All-Saints Day, 1684.
Heb. XIII. 7. The latter Part of the Verſe.
Whoſe faith follow, conſidering the end of their converſation.
The whole Verſe runs thus, Remember them which have the Rule over you, who have ſpoken unto you the word of God; whoſe faith follow, conſidering the end of their converſation. p. 221
SERMON IX. The Encouragement to ſuffer for Chriſt; and the Danger of denying him. Preached on All-Saints Day.
2 Tim. II. 11, 12.
It is a faithful ſaying; For if we be dead with him, we ſhall alſo live with him: If we ſuffer, we ſhall alſo reign with him. If we deny him, he alſo will deny us. p. 249
Two SERMONS X, XI. The Bleſſedneſs of Good Men after Death. Both Preached on All-Saints Day.
Rev. 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 may reſt from their labours; and their works do follow them. p. 305
SERMON XII. The Vanities and Wickedneſs of honouring dead Saints and Perſecuting the Living. Preached on All-Saints Day.
Luke XI. 49, 50, 51.
Therefore alſo ſaid the Wiſdom of God, I will ſend them Prophets and Apoſtles, and ſome of them they ſhall ſlay and perſecute. That the blood of all the Prophets, which was ſhed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, which periſhed between the Altar and the Temple: Verily I ſay unto you, it ſhall be required of this generation. p. 331.
SERMON XIII. The Danger of Zeal, without Knowledge. Preached on November 5. 1682.
Rom. X. 2.
I bear them record, that they have a zeal of God; but not according to knowledge. p. 353
SERMON XIV. The beſt Men liable to the worſt Treatment, from miſtaken Zealots. Preached November 5. 1686.
John XVI. 2.
They ſhall put you out of the Synagogues: Yea, the time cometh, that whoſoever killeth you will think that he doth God ſervice. p. 383
SERMON XV. The Duty and Reaſon of Praying for Governors. Preached on the 29th of May, 1693.
1 Tim. II, 1, 2.
I exhort therefore, that firſt of all, ſupplications, prayers, interceſſions, and giving of thanks be made for all men: for Kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all godlineſs and honeſty. p. 413
SERMON XVI. The Love of God to Men, in the Incarnation of Chriſt. Preached in the Chapel at Lambeth-Houſe on Chriſtmas-Day, 1691.
1 John XIV. 9.
In this was manifeſted the love of God towards us, becauſe that God ſent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. p. 445