infirm state of health, than the leave given me to close my days in privacy and retirement. I cannot but be proud of the honour I have received, and forward to profess, on all occasions, the inviolable attachment and gratitude with which

Iam, Sir,

Your Majesty's

Most dutiful Subject and Servant,

THO. BALGUY.

CONTENTS.

Three Discourses, preached before the
University of Cambridge.

DISCOURSE I.

On the different Characters of Age and Youth Page 1.

DISCOURSE II, III.

On the Vanity and Vexation of our Pursuits after

Knowledge

20, 34

Two Discourses, preached in
the Cathedral Church of Winchester.

DISCOURSE IV.

Preached in 1763,

On the Anniversary of the Restoration of

King Charles II.

DISCOURSE V.

Preached December 13, 1776;

53

being the Day appointed by Authority for a General Fast,

on Account of the American War

70

Two Discourses, preached in Lambeth-
Chapel, and published by Order of the
late Archbishop.

DISCOURSE VI.

On Church - Authority

Page 86

Preached at the Consecration of Jonathan Shipley, D. D.

Lord Bishop of Landaff*, in the Year 1769;

DISCOURSE VII.

On the same Subject

109

Preached at the Consecration of Richard Hurd, D.D. Lord Bishop

of Litchfield and Coventry; and of John Moore, D. D. Lord

Bishop of Bangor t.

Afterwards Bp. of St. Asaph.

+ Afterwards Bp. of Worcester.

Afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury.

Two Discourses, preached at the Arch-

deaon's Visitation, in the Years 1776

and 1782.

DISCOURSE VIII.

On the Difficulties which attend the Study of Religion 120

DISCOURSE IX.

Of Salvation through Faith in Christ

146

Seven Charges, delivered to the Clergy of

the Archdeaconry of Winchester,

CHARGE I.

On the Character and Conduct of a Minister of

the Gospel

Page 167

Delivered at the Archdeacon's Primary Visitation,

in the Year 1760.

CHARGE II.

On the Nature and End of the Christian Revelation 186