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HYMN
.FOR
SERMON XXVII.
CHRISTIAN MORALITY,
viz.
CHASTITY.
COMMON
METRE.
THE
Lord,
how
great
his majesty
!
How
pure
are all
his
ways
!
Sinners unclean offend
his
eye,
Nor stand
before
his
face.
Thou hast
ordain'd
immortal.woes,
And everlasting
fire,
To be
the
just
reward
of
those
Who
follow loose
desire.
I
hear,
I read the dreadful doom;
Of
Sodom in
thy
word
;
And
dares
a
feeble
worm
presume,
Thus to provoke the Lord
?
Dear
Saviour, guard
me
by thy grace,
From
thoughts and
words
unclean,
Nor
let temptation
gain
success
To draw
soy
soul to sin.
SERMON
X
XVIIL
CHRISTIAN MORALITY,
viz.
A
LOVELY CARRIAGE,
&c..,
PHILIP. iv. 8.
Whatsoever things are lovely,---think on these things.
Ocra
9reo6l1%m,
&C.
MAN
was
a
lovely
creature
in
his first
formation and
innocence, however
he
has been debased
and dishonoured
by the fall.
Now there
is
nothing
in
all
the religion
of
Christ
but
what tends
to
restore
man
to
the excellencies
of
his
original state, or
to
exalt
him
above
them,
and
to
.render
him all
over amiable.
To
this end
truth and
sin-
cerity are recommended
to him in
the gospel,
with
a
ve-
nerable
decency
in all his
conduct.
To
this end
he
is
required
to
practise
justice
to his
neighbour,
and
to
keep
himself
pure and chaste from all the vices
of
sensuality.
Thus tar
we
have
proceeded
in
improving the text. And
the
man
who has
attained
thus
far, has many lovely
qua-
lities belonging to
him,
such
as lay. a
foundation
for,
a
good
report, and
deserve
our
praises.
Yet
there are
many things
in
human conversation,
which
do
not directly
fall
under
the commands
of truth
and
gravity,
justice
and
purity
:
These
the apostle recom-
mends
to
the Philippians,
under
the
following
characters,
Tiz.
things
that
are
lovely,
that
are
of
good
report,
deeds
of
virtue,
and
worthy
of
praise.