Transcribed from the 1890 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

SERMONS ON NATIONAL
SUBJECTS.

BY
CHARLES KINGSLEY.

London:
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1890

First Edition, 1880.
Reprinted, 1886, 1890.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
SERMON I. The King of the Earth [1]
II. Holy Scripture [9]
III. The Kingdom of God [17]
IV. A Preparation for Christmas [31]
V. Christmas Day [40]
VI. True Abstinence [47]
VII. Good Friday [59]
VIII. Easter Day [67]
IX. The Comforter [76]
X. Whit Sunday [85]
XI. Ascension Day [99]
XII. The Fount of Science [109]
XIII. First Sermon on the Cholera [134]
XIV. Second Sermon on the Cholera [144]
XV. Third Sermon on the Cholera [153]
XVI. On the Day of Thanksgiving [164]
XVII. The Covenant [175]
XVIII. National Rewards and Punishments [184]
XIX. The Deliverance of Jerusalem [191]
XX. Profession and Practice [199]
XXI. The Unfaithful Servant [210]
XXII. The Way to Wealth [221]
XXIII. The Love of Christ [230]
XXIV. David’s Victory [242]
XXV. David’s Education [254]
XXVI. The Value of Law [265]
XXVII. The Source of Law [275]
XXVIII. The Education of a Heathen [287]
XXIX. Jeremiah’s Calling [298]
XXX. The Perfect King [306]
XXXI. God’s Warnings [316]
XXXII. Pharaoh’s Heart [325]
XXXIII. The Red Sea Triumph [337]
XXXIV. Christmas Day [346]
XXXV. New Year’s Day [354]
XXXVI. The Deluge [362]
XXXVII. The Kingdom of God [373]
XXXVIII. The Light [384]
XXXIX. The Unpardonable Sin [395]
XL. The Spirit of Bondage [403]
XLI. The Fall [412]
XLII. God’s Covenants [423]
XLIII. The Mystery of Godliness [433]
XLIV. The Work of God’s Spirit [445]
XLV. The Gospel [453]
XLVI. God’s Way with Man [463]
XLVII. The Marriage at Cana [474]
XLVIII. Parable of the Lowest Place [482]

I.
THE KING OF THE EARTH.

FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

[Preached in 1849.]