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A Weekly Publication Containing Sermons, Vol. 2

Sermon: Christ's kingdom is spiritual—the Empire of Truth. It affirms objective, unified truth known ultimately by God's revelation and authenticated by Christ's testimony.
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Obedience, the Law of the Will

Sermon arguing obedience is the law of the will: faith must become action. Traces human nature’s essential activity and shows the gospel commands the obedient exercise of the will.
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God’s Providence Towards the Bible

B. M. Palmer defends the Bible’s divine authorship, unity, and providential preservation, emphasizing the preparing roles of Hebrew and Greek. He stresses typology, atonement, and the need for faithful translations in missions.
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Peter’s Repentance (1875)

Two homiletic pieces: one on the promised renewal of all things (millennial hope) and another on Peter’s repentance, contrasting his denial with Judas’s betrayal.
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God the Chief Object of Search

Three sermons on Christ’s transfiguration, God’s nearness, and ‘show us the Father.’ Christ reveals the Father; glory follows suffering, and sinners are urged to seek and find God.
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Love to an Unseen Christ (1875)

Palmer expounds John 21:17, showing Christ’s threefold restoration of Peter and that faith presents Jesus as a living, sympathetic mediator. Love for the unseen Christ rests on His living presence.
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Death of Believers

Collection of funeral sermons and addresses on Christian death, the resurrection, and victory over the grave. Includes sermons, obituary addresses, scripture readings, and funeral etiquette.
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Looking at the Unseen (1876)

Sermons on heaven, the unseen, and life’s transience, urging trust in Christ, assurance of eternal life, and perseverance amid present trials.
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The Conversion of the Jailer

Homiletic sermons on God’s presence, faith, and Scripture. Addresses God’s dwelling with men, faith as the sole condition of salvation, and the Bereans’ daily Scripture search.
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The Darkness of Providence (1875)

Collection of funeral sermons and addresses on providence, immortality, and funeral practice. Contains abridged sermons, obituary addresses, Scripture readings, and funeral etiquette.
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Feeling After God

Sermon arguing God is near and found through creation, conscience, and human faculties; men instinctively ‘feel after God.’ Draws on Acts 17:27 and Romans 1 to defend natural theology.
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Rev. Dr. Stuart Robinson as a Preacher

Essays on the relation of the natural to the spiritual, a biographical critique of Rev. Dr. Stuart Robinson’s preaching style and power, and an introductory symposium on the Epistle to the Romans.
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The Majesty of Law

Discusses the Lollards and Wyclif’s challenge to papal secular power. Argues law—natural, moral, and civil—is the expression of God’s personal will, revealed in nature and conscience.
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Inter-Professional Responsibilities

Two essays: baptism in the Larger Catechism as a sign of union with Christ and spiritual regeneration; and the shared civic duties of medicine, ministry, and law urging mutual cooperation.
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The Broken Home: Lessons in Sorrow

Pastoral reflections on a father’s grief at his infant’s death, exploring submission to God’s will, the baptismal covenant and parental sponsorship, and doctrines of sin and salvation.
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