DELIVERED TO

A COUNTRY CONGREGATION.

BY THE

REV. WILLIAM BUTCHER, M. A.
RECTOR OF ROPSLEY, LINCOLNSHIRE.

When God affirms expressly, that he justifies him who worketh
not, and freely by his grace, I cannot understand what place
our works, or duties of obedience, can have in our justification.
Neither are the words capable of any evading interpretation.
He that worketh not is he that worketh not, let men say what
they please, and distinguish as long as they will.

DR. JOHN OWEN,

They that think they are bound for Heaven in the ways of sin,
have either found a new way untrodden by all that have gone
thither, or will find themselves deceived in the end.

ARCHBISHOP LEIGHTON.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. HATCHARD,

BOOKSELLER TO THE QUEEN,

No. 190, OPPOSITE ALBANY, PICCADILLY:

And may be had of Mrs. HURST, Printer, GRANTHAM.

1816

100.0

S. Gosnell, Printer, Little Queen Street, London.

TO THE

REV. LEGH RICHMOND,

RECTOR OF TURVEY,

IN BEDFORDSHIRE,

THE FOLLOWING

SERMONS

ARE DEDICATED,

A TRIBUTE OF SINCERE FRIENDSHIP,

BY

WILLIAM BUTCHER.

CONTENTS.

SERMON XXIII.-Page 1.

HEBREWS, II. 14.

Forasmuch, then, as the children are partakers of

flesh and blood, he also himself took part of th

same; that through death he might destro

him that had the power of death, that is, the

devil.

SERMON XXIV.-Page 21.

ACTS, I. 3.

To whom he showed himself alive after his passion

by many infallible proofs, being seen of them

forty days, and speaking of the things pertain-

ing to the kingdom of God.

SERMON XXV.-Page 41.

1 JOHN, II. 9.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his

brother, is in darkness, even until now.