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CONTENTS.
I. First Sunday in Advent.
The Coming of CHRIST a Warning against Declension. (Rev. ii.
1-5.)
By the Venerable HENRY E. MANNING, M. A.,
Archdeacon of Chichester.
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II. St. Andrew's Day.
St. Andrew an Example of Undoubting Faith, and Unselfish Zeal.
(St. John i. 40-42.)
By the Rev. GEORGE DUGARD, M.A., Incumbent of
Birch, near Manchester, Diocese of Chester.
III. Second Sunday in Advent.
The Patience and Comfort of the Holy Scriptures. (Romans xv. 4.)
By the Rev. J. W. DONALDSON, B.D., Head Master
of Bury St. Edmund's Grammar School, Diocese of
Ely.
IV. Third Sunday in Advent.
The Kingdom of GOD. (St. Matt. vi. 10.)
By the Rev. W. DODSWORTH, M.A., Incumbent of
Christ Church, Regent's Park, Diocese of London.
V. Fourth Sunday in Advent.
The Nature and Duty of Self-Examination. (Psalm cxix. 59, 60.)
By the Rev. J. MILL CHANTER, M.A., Vicar of
Ilfracombe, Diocese of Exeter.
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VI. St. Thomas the Apostle.
The Blessedness of Implicit Faith and Unquestioning Love. (St.
John xx. 29.)
By the Rev. G. W. WOODHOUSE, M.A., Vicar of
Albrighton, Diocese of Lichfield.
VII. Christmas Day.
The Joyful Sound of the New Creation. (Psalm lxxxix. 15.)
By the Rev. CHARLES MARRIOTT, M.A., Fellow of
Oriel College, Oxford.
VIII. St. Stephen's Day.
The Sin and Danger of Self-Indulgence and Forgetfulness of GOD.
(Luke xvi. 19.)
By the Rev. CH. CH. BARTHOLOMEW, M.A., Rector of Lympstone, Diocese of Exeter.
IX. St. John the Evangelist's Day.
The Sacramental Character of St. John's Teaching. (St. John xxi.
23.)
By the Rev. THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN, M.A., Vicar of
St. Thomas', and Student of Christ Church, Oxford.
X. The Innocents' Day.
CHRIST and His Adversaries. (St. Matt. ii. 11.)
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By the RIGHT REVEREND THE LORD BISHOP of
BARBADOS.
XI. Sunday after Christmas Day.
The Burdened Soul's Relief. (Isa. xxxviii. 14.)
By the Rev. D. A. BEAUFORT, M.A., Minister of
Portman Chapel, Diocese of London.
XII. Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord.
The Power of our LORD's Circumcision. (Luke ii. 21.)
By the Rev. G. C. HODGKINSON, M.A., Second
Master of Bury St. Edmund's Grammar School,
Diocese of Ely.
XIII. Feast of the Epiphany.
The Coming of CHRIST the Shining forth of Light. (Isaiah lx. 1.) 156
By the Rev. J. H. PINDER, M.A., Precentor and Hon.
Prebendary of Wells, and Professor of Theology in
the College, Wells.
XIV. First Sunday after Epiphany.
The Christian's Reasonable Service. (Romans xii. 1.)
By the Hon. and Very Rev. THE DEAN OF LICHFIELD.
XV. Second Sunday after Epiphany.
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By the Rev. HENRY THOMPSON M.A., Curate of
Wrington, Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.
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XVI. Third Sunday after Epiphany.
Public Worship a Sacrifice. (Heb. xiii. 15.)
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By the Rev. CECIL WRAY, M.A., Incumbent of St.
Martin's, Liverpool, Diocese of Chester.
XVII. Feast of Conversion of St. Paul.
St. Paul an Example of Honest Zeal and of Penitent Recollection.
(Acts xxii. 14.)
By the Rev. GEORGE WHITAKER, M.A., Vicar of
Oakington, Diocese of Ely; and late Fellow of
Queen's College, Cambridge.
XVIII. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany.
CHRIST Sleeping in the Ship. (St. Matt. viii. 23-26.)
By the Rev. WILLIAM SCOTT, M.A., Perpetual
Curate of Christ Church, Hoxton, Diocese of
London.
XIX. Feast of Purification of St. Mary the Virgin.
The Blessings of Purity. (Matt. v. 8.)
By the Rev. CHARLES WORDSWORTH, M.A., Second
Master of Winchester College, and late Student and
Tutor of Christ Church, Oxford.
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XX.
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.
The Wheat and the Tares. (St. Matt. xiii. 24.)
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By the Rev. JOHN FRERE, M.A., Rector of Cottenham,
Sin, not only to be Forgiven, but to be Rooted Out. (1 John iii.
4, 5.)
By the Rev. GEORGE JAMES CORNISH, M.A., Vicar
of Kenwyn and Kea, and Prebendary of Exeter.
XXII. Septuagesima Sunday.
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Adam in Paradise. (Genesis ii. 8.)
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XXIII. Sexagesima Sunday.
The Parable of the Sower and his Seed. (Luke viii. 4, 5.)
By the Rev. George Ayliffe Poole, M.A., Vicar
of Welford, Diocese of Peterborough.
XXIV. Quinquagesima Sunday.
The Parables of the Foolish Builder and the Thoughtless Soldier.
(St. Luke xiv. 30.)
By the Rev. W. J. IRONS, B.D., Incumbent of
Brompton, Diocese of London.
XXV. St. Matthias' Day.
The Law dependent on the Priesthood. (Hebrews vii. 12.)
By the Rev. M. PLUMMER, M.A., Perpetual Curate
of Heworth, Diocese of Durham.
XXVI. Ash Wednesday.
Prayer and Fasting.
(Matt. xvii. 21.).
By the Rev. JAMES DUKE COLERIDGE, LL.D.,
Vicar of Thorverton, and Prebendary of Exeter.
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XXVII. First Sunday in Lent.
Sins brought to Remembrance. (1 Kings xvii. 18.)
By the Venerable R. I. WILBERFORCE, M.A., Vicar
of Burton Agnes, Canon of York, and ARCHDEACON
of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
XXVIII. Ember Days.
Fixedness of Principle and Personal Holiness necessary in CHRIST'S
Ministers. (1 Tim. iv. 16.)
By the Rev. WILLIAM GRESLEY, M.A., Prebendary
of Lichfield.
XXIX. Second Sunday in Lent.
The Children's Bread. (St. Matt. xv. 26—28.)
By the Rev. Sir GEORGE PREVOST, Bart., M.A.,
Perpetual Curate of Stinchcombe, Diocese of
Gloucester and Bristol.
XXX. Third Sunday in Lent.
Reality of God's Punishment for Sin. (Ephes. v. 6.)
By the Rev. HENRY ALFORD, M.A., Vicar of
Wimeswold, and late Fellow of Trinity College,
Cambridge, and Hulsean Lecturer in the University
of Cambridge.
XXXI. Fourth Sunday in Lent.
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The Instability of the World as compared with the Duration of
Eternity, an Argument for Righteousness. (1 St. John ii. 17.). 370
By the Rev. J. F. RUSSELL, B.C.L., Incumbent of St.
James', Enfield Highway, Diocese of London.
XXXII. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Angelic Salutation and the Incarnation. (Luke i. 30, 31.)
By the Rev. GEORGE AYLIFFE POOLE, M.A., Vicar of
Welford, Diocese of Peterborough.
XXXIII. Fifth Sunday in Lent.
JESUS Hidden. (St. John viii. 59.)
By the Rev. HENRY HOPWOOD, M.A., Rector of
Bothal, Diocese of Durham.
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