Edward Payson
1783–1827 · Congregationalist · Portland, Maine, United States
Edward Payson was pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Portland, Maine, from 1807 until his death. His preaching drew hearers from well beyond his own congregation and was published in three volumes by Asa Cummings shortly after he died. He was widely read in nineteenth-century America as a model of devotional seriousness.
97 sermons
- The oracles of GodNo. 1
- God's ways above men'sIsaiah 55:8 · No. 2
- The gospel, glad tidings1 Timothy 1:11 · No. 2
- All things created for ChristColossians 3:1–999 · No. 3
- The divinity of ChristJohn 20:28 · No. 3
- The old way which wicked men have troddenJob 22:15 · No. 4
- Titles of ChristIsaiah 9:6 · No. 4
- Sins estimated by the light of heavenNo. 5
- Christ's joy in the church before his incarnationNo. 5
- Men tried and found defectiveDaniel 5:27 · No. 6
- Christ's priestly officeHebrews 8:1–3 · No. 6
- Our sins infinite in number and enormityJob 22:5 · No. 7
- Christ a man of sorrowsNo. 7
- The wicked, from pride, refuse to seek GodPsalms 10:1–999 · No. 8
- Christ a king1 Corinthians 15:24 · No. 8
- Recollections of God painful to the wickedPsalms 77:3 · No. 9
- Christ's ascensionActs 1:9–11 · No. 9
- Sinners wilful and perverseLuke 7:31–35 · No. 10
- Christ's victory over SatanLuke 11:21 · No. 10
- Amiable instincts not holinessNo. 11
- Christ's love for the churchEphesians 5:25–27 · No. 11
- The promised fruit of Christ's sufferingsNo. 12
- Christ, the Saviour of the lostLuke 19:10 · No. 12
- Messiah's victory predicted and desiredPsalms 14:3 · No. 13
- Christ, God's best gift to man2 Corinthians 9:15 · No. 13
- Sinners entreated to hear God's voiceNo. 14
- Man's treatment of ChristNo. 14
- The difficulty of escaping the damnation of hellMatthew 23:33 · No. 15
- An assembly convoked against sinnersNehemiah 5:7 · No. 15
- The dead in sin made aliveEphesians 2:1–7 · No. 16
- Why the wicked are spared for a seasonGenesis 15:16 · No. 16
- The universal law of forgivenessLuke 17:3 · No. 17
- Lovers of pleasure described and warned2 Timothy 3:4 · No. 17
- Fraud exposed and condemnedNo. 18
- The sinner's mistakes exposed and reprovedPsalms 50:21 · No. 18
- The mark of deliveranceEzekiel 9:4 · No. 19
- The sleeper awakenedJonah 1:6 · No. 19
- The Christian manner of expressing gratitude2 Timothy 1:16 · No. 20
- Joy in heaven over repenting sinnersLuke 15:10 · No. 20
- The timely presence and salutation of JesusLuke 24:36 · No. 21
- The oppressed soul seeking divine interpositionIsaiah 38:14 · No. 21
- A festival kept to the LordLeviticus 23:39 · No. 22
- Fellowship with the Father and with the Son1 John 1:3 · No. 22
- The second coming of ChristRevelation 1:7 · No. 23
- The blameless pairLuke 1:6 · No. 23
- Equality of men with angelsLuke 20:36 · No. 24
- Children to be educated for GodNo. 24
- The punishment of the wicked dreadful and interminableMark 9:44 · No. 25
- How little children are prevented from coming to ChristMark 10:14 · No. 25
- Jehovah, a kingMalachi 1:14 · No. 26
- The children of the covenant, the Saviour's first careNo. 26
- Prayer for the advancement of Christ's kingdomMatthew 6:10 · No. 27
- Duty of the present to the coming generationPsalms 145:4 · No. 27
- The fulness of God dwelling in ChristNo. 28
- Anguish of parents at the perverseness of children2 Samuel 18:33 · No. 28
- Christ and his harbinger compared and distinguishedNo. 29
- The guilt and consequences of parental unfaithfulnessNo. 29
- Man in his original and in his lapsed stateEcclesiastes 7:29 · No. 30
- The iniquity of the fathers visited upon their childrenExodus 34:7 · No. 30
- Knowledge of one's sins, a difficult acquisitionPsalms 19:12 · No. 31
- An early interest in God's mercy essential to a happy lifePsalms 90:14 · No. 31
- Sinners in Zion described and doomedAmos 6:1 · No. 32
- Sin avoided by considerations of GodGenesis 39:9 · No. 32
- A class of sinners excluded from mercyIsaiah 27:11 · No. 33
- Solomon's choiceNo. 33
- Punishment of the impenitent inevitable and justifiableJeremiah 22:24 · No. 34
- Character affected by intercourseNo. 34
- The guilt of indifference to divine threateningsJeremiah 36:1–999 · No. 35
- Character of DanielDaniel 10:11 · No. 35
- The sin, danger, and unreasonableness of despairNo. 36
- Our obligations to God and menMark 12:17 · No. 36
- The stubborn sinner submitting to GodJeremiah 31:18 · No. 37
- Participation in other men's sins1 Timothy 5:22 · No. 37
- Christ rejects none who come unto himJohn 6:37 · No. 38
- Prayer for rulers1 Timothy 2:1 · No. 38
- God heard in the still small voice1 Kings 19:12 · No. 39
- Love to Christ indispensableJohn 21:15 · No. 39
- The day of small things not to be despisedZechariah 4:10 · No. 40
- The characters whom Christ lovesProverbs 8:17 · No. 40
- God's special presence distinguishes his own peopleExodus 33:15 · No. 41
- The safety of religionProverbs 10:9 · No. 41
- How to prolong the gracious visits of ChristLuke 4:42 · No. 42
- A dissuasive from ambitionJeremiah 45:5 · No. 42
- The churches increasedActs 9:31 · No. 43
- Christ's mission and returnJohn 16:28 · No. 43
- An unjust imputation repelled by JehovahJeremiah 2:31 · No. 44
- Holiness to the LordNo. 44
- Demonstration of Christ's loveJohn 11:36 · No. 45
- The glory which is due to JehovahNo. 45
- Christ's special tenderness towards penitent disciplesMark 16:7 · No. 46
- God's praises sung; his works forgottenPsalms 106:12 · No. 46
- The end of timeRevelation 10:5 · No. 47
- The condition of men without the Bible1 Corinthians 15:16–18 · No. 47
- The feelings and employments of saints in heavenRevelation 4:10 · No. 48
- The final judgment2 Corinthians 5:10 · No. 48
- Waiting for deathNo. 49
- The Bible above all price5 May 1814 · No. 1