THE

WORKS

OF THE

REV. RICHARD CECIL, M. A.

LATE RECTOR OF BISLEY, AND VICAR OF CHOBHAM,

SURREY; AND
MINISTER OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, BEDFORD-ROW,

LONDON

WITH

A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE.

ARRANGED AND REVISED,

WITH A

VIEW OF THE AUTHOR'S CHARACTER,

BY

JOSIAH PRATT, B. D. F.A.S.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.

IN THREE VOLUMES-VOL. II.

BOSTON:
CROCKER AND BREWSTER ;
NEW-YORK: JOHN P. HAVEN, BROADWAY.

1825.

Page

Sermon

1. Jacob putting away strange Gods-on Gen. xxiv, 1-5

2. The Dying Saint's Consolation-on 2 Sam. xxiii, 5

18

3. The Child of Providence-on 1 Kings, xvii, 15, 16 28

4. The Penitence of King Josiah-on 2 Kings, xxii, 19

- ,37

5. Ezra an Example in Business—on Ezra, viii, 21, 22, 23 47

6. The End of the Upright Man: a Funeral Sermon for

the Rev. Nath. Gilbert-on Ps, xxxvii, 37

56

7. Hope: a Support in Trouble-On Ps. xliii, 5

66

8. Thanksgiving on the Victory of Trafalgar-on Psalm

cxviii, 27

76

9. The Benefit of Affliction-on Ps. cxix, 71

87

10. To Children and Parents-on Prov. iv, 1

96

11. Advantages of the House of Mourning- -on Eccl. vii, 2 108

12. The Vanity of Human Imaginations-on Jer. xxiii, 28, 29 117

13. The Fiery Furnace-on Dan. iii, 24, 25

128

14. Signs of True Wisdom-on Matt. ii, 1, 2

137

15. Signs of the Times--on Matt. xvi, 1, 2, 3,

· 145

- 16. Duty of Watchfulness-on Mark, xiii, 35, 36, 37

154

17. The AngelsSong—on Luke, ii, 13, 14

164

18. Living Water-on John, iv, 10

173

19. The Nobleman of Capernaum-on John, iv, 46-50 185

20. The Power of Faith-on John, xi, 39, 40

193

21. Felix trembling-on Acts, xxiv, 24, 25

203

22. The Fashion of the World-on 1 Cor. vii, 31

211

23. Christian Consolations abounding in Suffering.--on 2

Cor, i, 5

221,