HATCHARD & CO. 187 PICCADILLY, W. Publishers and Booksellers to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales. 1867. 100. 7. 501. TO THE PARISHIONERS OF PORTISHEAD. MY DEAR FRIENDS, I have great pleasure in dedicating this small volume of Sermons to you, in remembrance of the happy years-thirteen and upwards. during which I have had the privilege and pleasure of being your Rector; and it is my most fervent prayer, that our hearty Sunday services 'may be found unto praise and honour and glory,' both to people and pastor, at 'the appearing of Jesus Christ.' I shall feel gratified by every householder accepting a copy of my little book who is dis iv posed to do so; and it is pleasant to me to think, that it may sometimes call up friendly recollections of one who will not cease to feel a deep interest in the spiritual and temporal welfare of every family in the parish. It is, my dear friends, only my official connexion with you that will shortly terminate. I hope often to visit you, if it please God to spare my life; and sometimes (with your future Rector's leave) to preach to you. Please, therefore, to accept this as a parting gift commemorative of my ministry amongst you, and let me take this opportunity of asking you to excuse my preaching to you a farewell sermon. I remain, Your sincere and affectionate friend, C. F. NORMAN. Portisheal Rectory, August 1867. CONTENTS. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and |