THE

WORKS

OF

ROBERT HALL, A. M.

WITH A BRIEF MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE,

BY DR. GREGORY;

AND OBSERVATIONS ON HIS CHARACTER AS A PREACHER,

BY JOHN FOSTER.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF

OLINTHUS GREGORY, LL.D. F. R. A. S.

PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.

VOL. VI.

MEMOIR, OBSERVATIONS, &c.-SERMONS.-INDEX.

LONDON:

HOLDSWORTH AND BALL,

18, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.

M DCCC XXXII.

CONTENTS OF VOL. VI.

A BRIEF MEMOIR OF THE REV. ROBERT HALL, A. M.

Page

1

NOTE A.-Miscellaneous Gleanings from Mr. Hall's Con-

versational Remarks.

. . 117

B.-Quotations from the Writings of Sir James

Mackintosh and Dr. Parr

C.-Character of Mr. Hall as a Preacher. By Mr.

John Scott.

D.-Extract of a Letter from Dr. Prichard

E.-Sketches of Mr. Hall's Character, especially in

Private Life

OBSERVATIONS ON MR. HALL'S CHARACTER AS A PREacher.

BY JOHN FOSTER.

NOTE.-Serampore Missionaries.-Letter of Mr. Foster

to Dr. Gregory.

143

187

III. On the Duty, Happiness, and Honour, of main-

taining the Course prescribed to us by Provi-

dence

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78

Page

IV. Christ's Pre-existence, Condescension, and Exal-

192

VIII. The Vanity of Man apart from his Immortality 177

IX. Death, the last Enemy, shall be destroyed

X. The Success of Missions depends upon the

280

XIII. The Lamb of God-his Character-his Sacri-

fice and his Claim to Universal Attention

XIV. The Advantages of Civil Government, contrasted

with the Blessings of the Spiritual Kingdom of

Jesus Christ.

XV. The Enlargement of Christian Benevolence

XVI. Marks of Love to God

311

326

341

356

374

XVII. The Joy of Angels over a Repenting Sinner.

XVIII. Nature and Danger of Evil Communications.

XIX. The Evils of Idolatry, and the Means of its

Abolition.

XX. Christ's Mission for the Adoption of Sons in the

Fulness of Time .

XXI. Points of Agreement in the state of the Rich

414

PREFACE.

ON the death of an individual so admired and revered as Mr. HALL, nothing was more natural than that a desire to possess a complete collection of his Works should be extensively felt, and almost as extensively expressed; the admirable genius and excellent spirit which pervade his compositions, as well as the singularly beautiful language in which his sentiments are generally conveyed, giving to them a very unusual fitness to instruct and impress the minds of men.

After a few conversations of a select number of Mr. Hall's intimate friends, it was resolved that a complete edition should be prepared as soon as possible; partly as a proper mark of respect for so distinguished a writer; partly, as conducive to the comfort of his family; and, partly, with a view to meet the desire so strongly felt and declared, as well as to give the utmost possible universality and permanency to the benefits which were likely to accrue from a correct and uniform edition.