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not, words will convey but an imperfect idea. This, however, will not deter one who has passed some pleasant moments in his society, and and who remembers with interest his delightful conversation, from giving some short notice of his character.

He was a scholar and a gentleman, with a mind like his manners pure and polished as Italian marble, but without its coldness. His opportunities had been of the best sort, and improved with the greatest judgment; the beauties of ancient learning, and the advantages of the best society, modern literature, and unwearied diligence—“ insight both of books and men,"-conspired to render him elegant, delightful, and instructive. His mind was stored with the treasures of classical latinity, and often he would be heard during his morning walks repeating to himself passages which the occasions suggested. It seemed indeed, as though they were the emanations of his own mind, and almost incorporated with his own thoughts, always ready, always appropriate so much at home was he with them. Till his last days he retained the habits of a student, and it may be said of him, as was said of Lake in the days of Charles I., that "whoso found him at home, found him in his student's gown engaged in the labours of the study."

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He had been in the best literary society of England, and was connected with some of the most eminent individuals of America. company he was delightful-so perfectly finished, so thoroughly polite,

"In every family

Throughout his fold was he the welcome guest,

Alike to every generation dear,

The children's favourite and the grandsire's friend,
Tried, trusted, and beloved :"-

so cheerful, (but it was the " mirth which aye with sober wisdom well accords,") that instruction was joined with pleasure, and satisfaction was mingled with delight. Though his disposition would have inclined him to make the pilgrimage of life in peace, yet he was among those who, "when constrained to wield the sword of warfare," never shrank from the contest; but his sword was part of the Christian armour, wielded by a Christian hand, and for a Christian purpose. His controversy on the errors of the Romish Church shows, that the strongest argument may be clothed in the mildest language, and that the weapon which cuts with the keenest stroke, may sometimes bear the highest polish.

Other publications have been the fruit of his labour; and some stanzas of poetry have shown that even in this department his genius "neque incultum fuit, neque turpiter hirtum."

But of his various compositions, his pulpit exercises, though not the most popular, were perhaps the most elegant; and it may be well worth consideration, if the interests of religion and literature might not successfully be advanced by a judicious selection and publication.

Such is a sketch of his character. He ministered in the parish of St. Mary's for upwards of thirty years; and though the accents of his voice are now as the silence of the grave, and though they who have heard his counsels will hear them no more, yet his memory will long remain, and the admiration of his virtues will increase with time.

X. X.

SERMONS.

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SERMON I.

THE INCARNATION.

AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN of THE FATHER, full of grace AND TRUTH.-John. i. 14.

THE Temple built by Zerubbabel, after the Jewish captivity, drew tears from those, who remembered to have seen the former superb edifice, in all its splendour. In order to console them, a Prophet was sent from God, to assure them, "that the glory of this latter house should be greater than of the former, for in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts."* Now this promise was never accomplished in a literal sense : for the second Temple, even when augmented and ornamented by Herod the Great, never equalled the first, either in the costliness of its materials, or the beauty and magnificence of its structure. To the first Temple, moreover, belonged many splendid advantages which the second did not possess. The ark of the covenant, with the tables of the law, the Urim and Thummim, the fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices, the cloud which filled the Holy of Holies, and the spirit of Prophecy; all of them august symbols of the immediate presence, and protection of God, disappeared with the first Temple, and seemed to be buried under its ruins. This circumstance proved always very embarrassing to the Jews, and nothing could

* Haggai, ii. 9.

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