OF

SERMONS AND INSTRUCTIONS,

COMPRISING

According to the course laid down by the Catechism of the Council of Trent)
THE APOSTLES' CREED;

THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, AND PRECEPTS
OF THE CHURCH;

PRAYER, AND THE SACRAMENTS.

AS ALSO,

AN EXPOSITION OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE,

GROUNDED ON

THE TEXT OF BUTLER'S THIRD SIZE CATECHISM.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

THE APOSTLES' CREED; THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD,
AND PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH.

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BROWNE AND NOLAN, PRINTERS, DUBLIN.

["I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth."]

First Discourse: "The Existence of God and that

there is but one God"

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Second Discourse: "The Work of the Six Days"

Third Discourse: "Nature and perfections of God"

Fourth Discourse: "On the Angels"

Fifth Discourse: "Guardian Angels"

Sixth Discourse: "The Fallen Angels"

Seventh Discourse: "Man, his Creation, Dignity, and

Fall, and the Promise of a Redeemer"

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Eighth Discourse: "On God, as our Father, presiding

over, preserving, ruling, and governing the Universe"

Ninth Discourse: "On the Trinity"

SECOND ARTICLE.

["And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord."]

Tenth Discourse

THIRD ARTICLE.

["Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary."]

Eleventh Discourse: First on Third Article

Twelfth Discourse: Second on Third Article

Thirteenth Discourse: Third on Third Article

Fourteenth Discourse: Fourth on Third Article

Fifteenth Discourse: Fifth on Third Article

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Sixteenth Discourse: Sixth on Third Article

Seventeenth Discourse: Seventh on Third Article

FOURTH ARTICLE.

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["He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried."]

Eighteenth Discourse

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FIFTH ARTICLE.

["He descended into hell, the third day he arose again from the dead."]

Nineteenth Discourse

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SIXTH ARTICLE.

["He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God."]

Twentieth Discourse

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SEVENTH ARTICLE.

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["From thence He shall come to judge both the living and the dead.”]

Twenty-first Discourse: First on Seventh Article

Twenty-second Discourse: Second on Seventh Article. 108

EIGHTH ARTICLE.

["The Holy Ghost."]

Twenty-third Discourse: First on Eighth Article

Twenty-fourth Discourse: Second on Eighth Article

Twenty-fifth Discourse: Third on Eighth Article

Twenty-sixth Discourse: Fourth on Eighth Article

Twenty-seventh Discourse: Fifth on Eighth Article

NINTH ARTICLE.

["The Holy Catholic Church, and the Communion of Saints."]

Twenty-eighth Discourse: First on Ninth Article

Twenty-ninth Discourse: Second on Ninth Article

Thirtieth Discourse: Third on Ninth Article

Appendix to do.

Thirty-first Discourse: Fourth on Ninth Article

Thirty-second Discourse: Fifth on Ninth Article

TENTH ARTICLE.

["The Forgiveness of Sins."]

Thirty-third Discourse

ELEVENTH ARTICLE.

["The Resurrection of the Body."]

Thirty-fourth Discourse: First on Eleventh Article.

"On Death"

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Thirty-fifth Discourse: Second on Eleventh Article.

"Death of the Sinner"

Thirty-sixth Discourse: Third on Eleventh Article:
"A Happy Death"
Thirty-seventh Discourse: Fourth on Eleventh Article.

TWELFTH ARTICLE.

["Life everlasting."]

Thirty-eighth Discourse: First on Twelfth Article

Thirty-ninth Discourse: Second on Twelfth Article

Fortieth Discourse: Third on Twelfth Article .

Forty-first Discourse: Fourth on Twelfth Article

Forty-second Discourse: Fifth on Twelfth Article.

"Eternity"

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PART II.-ON SIN, THE DECALOGUE, AND THE

PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH.

PARTICULAR PREFACE TO PART II.

ON MORTAL SIN.

First Discourse

Second Discourse

VENIAL SIN

THE SEVEN CAPITAL SINS.

Mode of Treatment applicable to each

ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD

THE SECOND COMMANDMENT OF GOD.

First Discourse: "What is commanded by this Com-

mandment"

Second Discourse: "What is forbidden by this Com-