SELECT THOUGHTS

AND

SERMON S

OF THE LATE

REV. EDWARD PAYSON, D. D.

PASTOR OF THE SECOND CHURCH IN PORTLAND.

BENE ORASSI EST BENE STUDUISSE.LUTHER.

COMPILED BY

REV. ASA CUMMINGS,

EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN MIRROR.

IN THREE VOLUMES.-VOL. III.

PORTLAND:

HYDE AND LORD'.

1849.

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year of our Lord 1846,

BY HYDE, LORD & DUREN,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Maine.

Stereotyped and Printed by
Thurston, Foster & Co.
Portland, Maine.

CONTENTS.

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SERMON XLIX.

THE ORACLES OF GOD.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcis-

ion? much every way; chiefly, because that unto them were committed

the oracles of God.-ROMANS III. 1, 2.

SERMON L.

THE GOSPEL, GLAD TIDINGS.

The glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my

trust.-1 TIMOTHY I. 11.

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SERMON LI.

THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST.

Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.-JOHN XX. 28. 49

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SERMON LII.

TITLES OF CHRIST.

Unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government

shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful, Coun-

sellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of

the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end.-ISAIAH

IX. 6, 7.

SERMON LIII.

CHRIST'S JOY IN THE CHURCH BEFORE HIS INCARNATION.

Rejoicing in the habitable parts of the earth, and my delights were with

the sons of men.-PROVERBS VIII. 31.

SERMON LIV.

CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE.

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum; We have such

an High Priest who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in

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the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which

the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer

gifts and sacrifices; wherefore it is of necessity that this man have some-

what also to offer.-HEBREWS VIII. 1-3.

SERMON LV.

CHRIST A MAN OF SORROWS.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted

with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and

we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our

sorrows. Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniqui-

ties; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes

we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every

one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he

is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers

is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.-ISAIAH LIII. 3—7.

SERMON LVI.'

CHRIST A KING.

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to

God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all au-

thority and power; for he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his

feet.-1 CORINTHIANS XV. 24, 25.

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SERMON LVII.

CHRIST'S ASCENSION.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken

up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked

steadfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold two men stood by them

in white apparel, which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing

up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven,

shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.-ACTS

1. 9-11.

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SERMON LVIII.

CHRIST'S VICTORY OVER SATAN.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.

But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, he taketh from him all

his armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.-LUKE XI. 21, 22.

Christ loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and

cleanse it with the washing of water by the word; that he might present it

to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;

but that it should be holy and without blemish.—EPHESIANS V. 25-27.

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