X Page 312 197 139 307 Page 345, 489, 382 403 Hume 104, 571 138 Hutten 375 449 403 430 495 Jenner, Dr. : 295 Jennes 523, 567 224 371 437, 469 31 326, 371 8, 105, 281 523 310 524 238 79 239 375 Kinsey 287 39 542 Kunkapot 435, 579 439 Lathrop, Dr. 295, 396, 526 520 -400, 444 326, 357 420 4 424 Lee 28, 338 326 32 131 319 104, 371 326 282 Littleton 326 Livingston 97 Locke 402 332 522 Lossar 580 Love 441 Lowman 326 Lunker 341 Luscombe 311 Luther, Dr. 6, 101, 145, 216, 210.371, 442 423, 460 Lycurgus 311 134 176 Mangourit 153, 32% 83 153 31, 441 138, 579 280 104 534 219 139 187 182 448 Macnamary 483 92 443 . . Page 332 Pontanus 378 l'ope 225 Porsen 31 Porterfield, Mrs. 231 Potenken 256 Potocki, Count 394 Price, Dr. 1.6 Prideaux 396 Prince 229 Pseudo 387 394 Queen Elizabeth 390 Ramsey 46 Rice 372, 483, 489 Rich 472 Ridgley 30 Robinson 429 Rohrer 393 Romulus 520 Rose 524 Rowen 296 Rowland, Dr. 326, 495 Rumford, Count 327 42 Sailer, Dr. Scott 456 Sedgwick 338 Senarius 266 Sergeant 18 Servetus 376,472 Shadwick 227 Shaw 403 Sheffield, Lady Sheldon 30 Shepherd 147, 176, 424 Sherlock, Bishop 310 Sherman 241 Shuckford 402 Smalkalde Smith S41 Socinus 264 Socrates 326 Solon 95, 292 Southey 357 Spaulding 443 Steele, Mrs 191 Steinkoff 394 Stennett 478 Stephanus 512 Stevens 145 Stewart , 326, 440 79 429 35 6r . 30, 280 523 479 39 73 328 Stillman, Dr. 472 Stockton 190, 243 Stork 239 Stoughton 483 Strong, Dr. 30 494 Tappan, Dr. 59 166, 240, 375 143, 2 30 . . . Page Page 401 Washington 381, 430, 535 186 Watts, Dr. 103, 251, 326, 400, 418 485 185 Wesley 217 • 335 326 310 243 326 287 30 184, 536 104 324 Wilberforce 47 Williams, Bp. 31, 230, 353, 398 487 135 93 225, 441 • 397 93 445 397, 446 444, 502 442 176 Xenocrates 73, 311 167, 572 . . . . . . .494 460 Candidus Orton 403, 446, 503, 544 412, 512 518, 549 Q. 335 175, 257, 556 467 28 80, 45°, 471 83, 307, 540. 547 [From the Assembly's Missionary Magazine.] Among the duties which every than common obligation, to hand generation owes to those which down to posterity the principal are to succeed it, we may reckon events of their lives, together the careful delineation of the with such useful inferences as characters of those whose exam- they naturally suggest. A negple deserves, and may invite imi- lect of this duty, even by persons tation. Example speaks louder who may be conscious of the than precept, and living practi- want of abilities necessary for the cal religion has a much greater complete biographer, is greatly effect on mankind than argument culpable ; for, if the strictest or eloquence. Hence, the lives attention be paid to the truth of of pious men become the most the facts related, and all eximportant sources of instruction aggeration or partial representaand warning to posterity; while tion be carefully avoided, the their exemplary conduct affords want of other furniture can be no the best commentary on the excuse for burying in oblivion religion they professed. But that conduct, which, if known, when such men have been re- might edify and benefit the markably favoured of God, with world. unusual degrees of light and The writer of these memoirs knowledge, and have been hon- has difficulties of a peculiar kind oured by the special and extraor- to encounter, in attempting to dinary influences of his Holy sketch the life of that modest, Spirit, and by the most manifest humble, and worthy man, whose and wonderful interpositions of actions, exercises, and sentidivine Providence in their be- ments he wishes, to record. half, it becomes a duty of more Worldly men, who are emulous * We understand, that these Memoirs are from the pen of a learned layman, eminent for his piety, eloquence and liberality, and the intimate friend of Mr. Tennent. His narrative may, therefore, be relied on as authentic Vol. II. No.d. B to transmit their names to follow. . lieved unreservedly on his own ing ages, take care to leave such · word, it was he. He possessed materials for the future historian, an integrity of soul and a soundas may secure the celebrity which ness of judgment, which did acthey seek. But “the humble tually secure him an 'unlimited follower of the meek and lowly confidence from all who knew Jesus, whose sole aim is the glo- him. Every species of decepry of God, in the welfare of im- tion, falsehood, and exaggeration mortal souls, goes on, from day he abhorred and scorned. He to day, as seeing Him who is was an Israelite indeed, in whom invisible, careful to approve him- there was no guile. With such self only to the Searcher of materials, then, as have been hearts, regardless of worldly mentioned, and for a work of fame or distinction, and leaving it such character as has been hintto his heavenly Father to reward ed, the writer has undertaken his him openly, in the day of final ac- task. He has undertaken what count. The writer of such a he would most gladly have reman's life must principally rely signed to an abler hand; but on a personal acquaintance with from which, as no other offered, him, and the communications of he dared not withhold his own. his intimate friends, for the infor. He could wish that speculative mation which shall be imparted and even unbelieving minds to the public. In these circum- might be instructed and convincstances it is peculiarly embarrass- ed by these memoirs. But his ing if some of the facts to be re- principal object, and that in which corded are of such a nature, that he trusts he shall not be entirely it is most desirable to have their disappointed, is to direct, assist, authenticity so fully established, and comfort pious souls, groanthat incredulity shall be con- ing under the pressure of the founded, and the sneer of the calamities which they often have sceptical and profane lose its ef- to endure in their pilgrimage fect. But the writer of the through the wilderness of this following narrative, though pla- world. ced in these circumstances, and The late Rev. William TENhaving such facts to detail, has NENT, of Freehold, in the county nevertheless determined to pro- of Monmouth, in the State of ceed. He has refreshed and New Jersey, of whom we write, corrected his own recollection, was the second son of the Rev. by the most careful inquiries that William Tennent, minister of he could possibly make of oth- the gospel at Neshaminy, in ers, until he is well assured, that Bucks county, in the state of what he shall state is incontesta- Pennsylvania. This last gentleble truth. From the very nature man was originally a minister of of several things, of which an ac- the church of England, in the count will be given, they do not then kingdom of Ireland, where indeed admit of any other direct he was born and received his testimony than that of the re- education. He was chaplain to markable man to whom they re- an Irish nobleman, but being latc. But if there ever was a conscientiously scrupulous of person, who deserved to be be. conforming to the terms impo |
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