Winthrop, John, 1714-1779. Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1728-1789. Abstracts of sermons preached at Harvard College, 1728-1729. HUM 9 Box 1, Harvard University Archives.

18 1. Wt. has been said speaks horror to those who are yet Secure in their Sins. 2. Let wt. has been said be improved by those that are [persuaded?] that the present time is the accepted time, to quicken them therein. 3. Let wt. has been said to be improved by those who are now actually working out their Salvation.

Sabbath. day. Cambridge January 19th A.M. 1728. 18 By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal. 4. But let every many prove his own work, & I come now to examine & prove some of those 3 works of our that relate more immediately to our selves. 4. Let us examine our selves as to our humility & as to the Building & mortifying of our pride. 1. Have we a Sense of our pride, & that there is a great deal of it naturally cleaving to us. 2. Have we so much humility as to fill us with a profound Reverence towards God both in our hearts & in all our behaviour? 3. How is it with us in times of outward Prosperity? 4. Wt. Opinion have we of our Selves, & of our Performances? 5. How can we bear Reproofs & Admonitions? 6. Are we of a peaceable, quiet, condescending Spirit & behaviour? 7. Wt. are our chief & principal aims & views in all our duties, & how are they perform'd? 19. 8. How can we bear Flattery? 9. Is it our business to watch, & pray & thrive against our Pride?

Sabbath Cambridge January 19th. 1728. P.M. 19. By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal 4. But let every man prove his own work & I am still upon the examination of those works which more immediately relate to our selves. -- Secondly, I come to enquire 2. How our affections are regulated with respect to the things of this World? 1. Which are we more concerned about, to get our Interest in {Christ} or [?]. 2. Which is it that we take most pleasure in thinking of & projecting about, the things of this, or of another [O?]? 3. Which is it that we have the greatest dependance upon this O, or the next? 4. Do you not often run the risque of losing Heaven & Happiness hereafter, for the Sake of gaining this [Os.?] goods? 5. Could we part with all our worldly good for {Christ}, should he call for them?

Conclusion. Let us enquire, how inordinate our affections have been for the things of this O?

20. Cambridge January 26th A.M. 1728. Sabbath day

By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal 4. But let every man prove his own work. 3. I am upon the tryall & examination of our passions, & see how far they are regulated & governed by us. 1. Do we so restrain our Anger, as not to be oftentimes angry without a Cause? 2. Are we slow to Anger? 3. How is it as to the continuance of our Anger? 4. Wt things do most commonly & most powerfully stir up our Anger? 5. How high do our Passions rise at any time, are they not often immoderate and extravagant? 6. How far have our Passions been a trouble to us, & how far have we been [using?] our Endeavours to get the Victory & mastery over them? 7. How far are we careful to allay & appease the Passions of others?

Sabbath day Cambridge January 26th P.M. 1728. 20 By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal. 4th But let every man prove his own work, [?]. 3. I proceed now to prove & try our Sensitive appetites.

21. 1. How far are our sensitive appetites under the Government of Religion & Reason? 1. Have we these appetites so under Government as to refrain from all unlawfull methods to gratify them? 2. Are our Appetites so under government, as to refrain from all Excess in gratifying of them? 2. Which do we take the greatest pleasure in, Spiritual or Sensual gratifications? 3. Which do we find to glow upon us, our carnal pleasures or Spiritual delights? 4. How far can we deny our Sensual [Lust?], for the Sake of being promoting the Interest of our Souls? 5. Wt is it that we have in View whilst we are gratifying our Sensual Appetites?

Sabbath day. Cambridge February 2nd A.M. 1728. 21 By Mr. Greenwood from 22nd Job. 21. Acquaint now they selve with him & be at peace. I proposed some time ago to answer these Enquiries. 1. Wt is it to be acquainted with God? I am now to consider the happy effect of this acquaintance with God, viz, peace.

22. This peace implies all the high privileges & advantages that friends have a Title to. 1. I am to take notice that our acquaintance with God produces a happy quiet mind [?] as it frees it from those disorders yt [distrust?] it.

Catera desunt

Cambridge February 2nd P.M. 1728. Sabbath 22. By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal 4. But let every many prove his own work, & then shall he have rejoycing in himself alone, & not in another. I now proceed to the second Doctrine, viz,

Doct.2. We must see to it, yt our works be such as that upon trial they may be such approved of, if we would have rejoycing in our selves alone, & not in another. 1. Prop. Some men that seem to have hopes that they are in a state of grace, but yet their rejoycing is not in themselves, but in another 3. But if we [?] 1. Men have oftentimes rejoycing in another, & not in themselves, from the good Opinion they have of them, & from the Commondations they bestow upon them. 2. Men have oftentimes rejoycing in another, & not in themselves as they argue their being in a State of 23

Grace meerly from the Corruptions of others. Prop.2. Such rejoycing in others, & not in our selves, is vain, being on no sure foundation Prop.3. If we take care that our [?] approved of we shalt have rejoycing in our selves along, & not in others. 2.1. When are our works Such as that upon trial they will be approved. When they are agreeable to wt. of the gospel of {Christ} requires of us. (1) Repentance. (2) Hatred & of Sin. (3) Faith in the Lord Jesus {Christ} (4) a Dependance on him in the Way of This Ordinances. 2.2. How may we upon the approving of our own works, have rejoycing in our selves alone, & not in another? 1. Negatively, this rejoycing in ouselves alone, & not in another is not to be considered exclusively of God & {Christ}. 2. Positively, this rejoycing in our Selves alone intends our rejoycing exclusive of the joys of other men.

Conclusion 2.3. Let us be humbled that we have no letter approv'd of our own works.

Cambridge March 2nd. A.M. 1729 Sabbath 3. By Mr. Appleton from 17. Luke 22. And he Said unto the disciples, they days will come when ye shall decline to see one of the days of the Son of man & ye shall not see [ym?]

24 1. Wt Days are to be understood by the Days of The Son of man? 1.A. The Days of {Christ's} personal Appearance on Earth. 2. Gospel days in general. 3. Sabbath days in particular. 4. Days when there is a plentiful out-pouring of the holy Spirit. 5. We are to look upon all those Days as days of the Son of man, wherein the holy Spirit is striving with us in particular. 2. That the time will come as to many when they Shall desire to See one of the Days of the Son of man, & they shall not. 1. This was true with respect to the Pharisees. 2. This was true also with respect to the Disciples, for the time came when they desired to See one of the days of the Son of man, but could not 3. It is often true with respect to all the Saints, who have desired to see one of the days of the Son of man, but could not 4. This will be true as to Sinners, when they will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but they Shall not.

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2. A dying hour is a time when Sinners shall desire to See on of the days of the Son of man, but they shall not. 3. They will wish for these days of the Son of man at the day of Judgement.

Sabbath Cambridge March 2nd A.M. 1729 2A. By Mr. Appleton from 17. Luke. 22. And he said unto the Disciples, the days will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but ye shall not see them.

Improvement. 1. Hence we learn that the Days of the Son of man are more precious than many are aware of.

Sabbath spoken to before Cambridge March 16th 1729. A.M. 26 5. By Mr. Appleton from 11. Matthew. 19. Text. But Wisdom is justified of her Children. Doct. That notwithstanding the [?] that are made against, & the reproaches that are [?] upon {Christ} this holy Religion, yet his true Disciples will justify both it & him.

Improvement. Intp. Some are for 1. From wt. we have heard we learn the wisdom & goodness of God, in establishing Such a religion for us, which we shall certainly justify, if we do but comply with it, & come to the Practice of it. 2. We learn the wickedness & unreasonableness of those who find fault with the religion of Christ.

26 3. Hence we learn the excellency of Religion that those who have had the most trial & Experience of it, do most approve of it. 4. Wt Engcouragement here is to be religious, because we are sure to justify our Conduct herein. 5. How inexcusable are they who Stand it out & will not come into the sincere practice of Religion, seeing Religion is justified of her Children. 6. Hence our text affords us a good mark to judge by, whether we are trully truly religious or no. 7. Let us show our Selves to be trully religiou by justifying religion before the World. I would exhort those that are trully religious. 1. You must justify Religion by maintaining the highest regards for it in your own Souls. 2. You must Speak in the praise & Commendation of religion to others. 3. You must justify religion by behaving your Selves as becomes {Christians}, & by living up to the rules of that religion that you profess.

Sabbath. Cambridge March 16th. 1729. P.M. 26. By Mr. Appleton from 12. [Zech.?] 10. And I will pour upon the house of David, & the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace & of Supplication.

27. Doct. God's pouring out a Spirit of prayer & Supplication is a very great blessing, & a token of Good on Such a person or people. Pr. 1. The Spirit of God is a Spirit of Supplication. 1. The Spirit of God is a Spirit of Supplication, as it puts men upon prayer & Supplicattion. 2. As it assists us in prayer, & enables us to pray for such things as are agreeable to God, in an agreeable manner. 2. The pouring out of the Spirit of Supplication is a great Blessing. 1. This by the outpouring of the Spirit of Supllication, that we are ever enabled to pray [aright?], & So it must needs be a great Blessing. 2. A Spirit of Supplication being poured out upon us, will make the duty very pleasant to us. 3. It is a blessing, as it will cause us to be much in prayer. 4. It is a great blessing to have the Spirit of prayer & Supplication poured out on us, because by it we receive the answer of our Prayers, & is a token for good to us.

Improvement.

1. Whenever we are enabled to pray in an acceptable manner, we must pr attribute it to the Spirit fo Supplication. 2. Here we learn where to go for help & assistance in prayer.