ON THE

SACRED HISTORY,

ALTERED FROM THE WORKS

OF

THE RIGHT REV. FATHER IN GOD

JOSEPH HALL, D.D.
SOMETIME LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH.

BY THE REVEREND

GEORGE HENRY. GLASSE, M. A.
(LATE STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD,)

RECTOR OF HANWELL, MIDDLESEX,

AND CHAPLAIN TO THE EARL OF RADNOR.

THE THIRD EDITION.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR F. AND C. RIVINGTON,

No. 62, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD,

1799..

OXFORD

Lately published, by the Editor of this Work,

SERMONS

ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS,

MORE PARTICULARLY ON

CHRISTIAN FAITH AND HOPE,

AND THE

CONSOLATIONS OF RELIGION.

In One Volume Octavo, Price in Boards, 75.

Also lately published,
(By the Rev. SAMUEL GLASSE, D.D. &c.)

А

COURSE OF LECTURES

ON THE

HOLY FESTIVALS;

WITH

PRACTICAL REMARKS ON EACH,

AND

EXHORTATIONS

TO A

MORE DEVOUT OBSERVANCE OF THEM.

In One Volume Octavo, Price in Boards, 7s.

CONTENT S.

Page

I

II

22

Contemplation

27. Samuel and David,

28. David and Goliath,

29. The death of Saul,

30. Nathan and L'avid,

31. The conspiracy of Abfalom,

32. The death of Absalom,

33. Sclomon,

34. The Temple,

35. The Queen of Sheba,

36. Jeroboam,

37. Elijah at Sarepta,

38. Elijah on Carmel,

39. Naboth,

40. The ascent of Elijab,

32

43

54

65

76

87

98

IIO

165 177 188

42. Naaman,
43. Jehu,
44. Athaliah,
45. Hezekiah and Sennacherib,
46. Hezekiah and Isaiah,
47. Fofiah,
48. The captivity of Judah,

199 210

221

49. Ezra,

50. Nehemiah,
51. Esther,
52. The death of Haman,

ERRATA IN VOL. II.

P. 29, 1. 22, for was r. is. p. 31, 1. 19, for into r. unto. P. 134, 1. 1, for soul? r. soul, p. 144, 1. 19, for Be-thel r. Beth-el. p. 149, 1. 15, for eartoly r. earthly. p. 190, l. 18, for barbarity r, cruelty. p.191, 1. 2, for unparalleled r. unparallelled. p. 193, 1, 2, for Jahofheba r. Jehosheba. P. 107, 1. 11, for fwfit r. swift. p. 229, 1.21, for solicitude r. care. p. 230, 1. 15, for reserved r. preserved.