R. HARRIS. 303 spoke just as if he had been preaching from the pulpit. I could not help wondering to hear him deliver a discourse so clear and methodical, quoting the scriptures,, and not failing in the sense, almost without faultering. He very impressively rehearsed those words, " All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things;" when he could proceed no further, but afterwards added, " because ye are Christ's." He afterwards said, " Well, it is a sweet thing when he that speaks of Christ hath Christ dwelling in him, at the time when he speaks ;'° and then gave up the ghost. He died in the prime of life, and in the midst of his usefulness, September 4, 1658 ;' but whether he was any relation to the celebrated Dr. Thomas Goodwin, or to Mr. John Goodwin, both of whom lived at the same time, we have not been able to learn. Boum HAanis, D. D.-This learned divine was born at Broad Campden in Gloucestershire, in the year 1578, and educated in Magdalen college,Oxford, where he became an excellent scholar, and a famous logician and disputant. By the blessing of God upon his studies, and the pioug instructions of 'his tutor, he was brought to a saving know- ledge of the gospel, and soon after became a celebrated puritan. He preachedhis first sermon at Chipping Campden in his native county. Such, however, is said to have been the ignorance of the times, that when he came to .the church there was no Bible to be found; and it was with much diffi- culty that he, could procure one to carry with him into the pulpit. Indeed, the vicar of the parish possessed a Bible, to whose house lie was directed ; but, as it had not been seen for many months, it was with great difficulty it could be found. Having at length procured the sacred volume, he went to the church and preached an admirable sermon from. Born. x. i.f The excellent Mr. Dod being silenced for nonconformity, and ejected fromHanwell in Oxfordshire, Sir Anthony Cepe. invited Mr. Harris to become his successor. He, accordingly, removed to Hanwell, though with much grief and fear. The people would own no man as their pastor except him who had been ejected. It was, however, agreed upon that Mr. Harris should preach so long as there was any hope of recovering Mr. Dod. During this unsettled state at Hanwell, Bovvnd's Funeral Sermon for Mr Goodwin. Clark's Lives annexed toMartyrologie, p. 114, 31i.
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