Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II.

Name: Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II.
Author: Robert South

Robert South (1634–1716) was an English Anglican clergyman famed for his preaching. Educated at Westminster and Oxford, he became public orator of the university, chaplain to Charles II, and a canon of Christ Church. South's sermons — witty, learned, and combative in defense of the established church — fill the many volumes of his Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions, long admired as models of polished pulpit prose.

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First published: 1716
Category: Sermons & Preaching
Length: 174k words · about 12 hours
Chapters: 22

About this book

Volume II of Robert South's collected sermons presents the Restoration Anglican preacher in a series of discourses preached on public and pastoral occasions. South combines scriptural exposition, moral reasoning, and polished prose, addressing faith and conduct with wit as well as gravity. The volume shows why his sermons were long admired as models of English pulpit eloquence.

The Chief Heads of the Sermons.
Sermon XVII. Of the Heinous Guilt of Taking Plesure in Other Men’s Sins.
Sermon XVIII. Of the Heinous Guilt of Taking Plesure in Other Men’s Sins. 🔒
Sermon XIX. Natural Religion, without Revelation, shewn only sufficient to render a Sinner inexcusable. 🔒
Sermon XX. Of Sacramental Preparation. 🔒
Sermon XXI. The fatal Imposture and Force of Words. 🔒
Sermon XXII. Prevention of Sin an unvaluable Mercy. 🔒
Sermon XXIII. An Account of the Nature and Measures of Conscience: in Two Sermons. 🔒
Sermon XXIV. A further Account of the Nature and Measures of Conscience. 🔒
Epistle Dedicatory. 🔒
Sermon XXV. The Doctrine of Merit stated, and the Impossibility of Man’s meriting God. 🔒
Sermon XXVI. Of the Light Within Us. 🔒
Sermon XXVII. Of Loving Our Enemies. 🔒
Sermon XXVIII. False Foundations removed, and true ones laid. 🔒
Sermon XXIX. A true State and Account of the Plea of a tender Conscience. 🔒
Sermon XXX. Christianity mysterious, and the Wisdom of God in making it so. 🔒
Sermon XXXI. The lineal Descent of Jesus of Nazareth from David by his blessed Mother the Virgin Mary 🔒
Sermon XXXII. Jesus of Nazareth proved the true and only promised Messiah 🔒
Sermon XXXIII. The Messiah’s Sufferings for the Sins of the People. 🔒
Sermon XXXIV. Upon the Resurrection. 🔒
Sermon XXXV. The Christian Pentecost, or the solemn effusion of the Holy Ghost, in the several miraculous gifts conferred by him upon the Apostles and first Christians. 🔒
Sermon XXXVI. The peculiar care and concern of Providence for the protection and defence of kings. 🔒