30 DoEfor Horton's Sermon. So have done with cue two general parts of the words, and ft Ivith the whole verfe , Viz,. We have this Treafure in earthen Veffels , that t,':e excellency of the p wer may be of God, and not of us. Do we begin agakto commend our 'dyes'? faith the Apoftle 1'ag4 Cor. 3. ) or need we Ep files of commendation toyou ? yi are our Epi I le in our hearts, &c. BLit tilis is applicable to the prefentfad oc- cation now before us. ThiS Reverend and bleffed man of God, Mr. Tones. N.-ikon, 1\1s a perfon of great noi..e and em:nencyamong us , one Ave!! known in this City, and in this place, where Le ipenc his labour and pains many years. I couldgive large accounts arid teitirnones of him ( if need were) frommy 0;vn knowledge of ram , having acTianted withhim many ye..r3. He was not only a Mlnifie°r, but the Son of a M'nitter , 11-s birch and e.i.ication biting togetiier. He lookt upon it not only as an honour, but a, an engagement to he careful CO walk in t lofe Reps fet befOre ruin, ar-i to continue the work of C.e M:n Ary t-e.gLtri by his Religion; Fac:ier. Certa.nly tire C of 'godly and holypa7ents cannot come off fo c,Jeap in their carriages as others ; they have greacer accounts to make , as having grea:er ex- amples fet before them greater auvancage3 of prayer, exhoitati- on, 6ic. and fo greaterengagements ; this was thoriit on, and c;.y- ferved by 'Ifni. An as ne was the Son Of a Miniaer , fo when the came to yearsand was fitted, he took upon him c::e M'n:itry : as be was one of great abilities, fo accord'n;ly he c.Ffe]ared them faithfullyand coniCientioully. He was a fpiritual, , cor. fcienc ousPreaci.er, he preached by his-Life ; for (as ErApppis faith) we fhould not orfy love to !peak truths, but we fhonld di of truths on our o .vn hearts oeiore we commend them to oCiers and fo they will be the more effeCtual. He was a manof a very m.-!ec, fweifc, fpirit ; a man ofgreat humility and of great meakneile - in the m of great aailites, which was a great ornament in thing ; a man fait/ of tencerneffe ani condefcenfion to others; a man ofa very yielcrn3and meltnA frame of f-Vr:t, foon diffolved into tears. It-was the hying of that a ;ood man is full of Tears: fo this good man was full.of Tears, not affeaed, :,hit very real,and hearty,drawn frorti the .fulneffe of his Spirit, as the Apo le Paul faith, ire ferved the Lord in much hum:litv and many tears. TniS was remarkeale,,that thefe t'mes our Reverend Brot er was full of tears in delivering h Cn is Doar:ne, which was fUteable to the age we live in; be'n3 full of and calamity ; ti ere is much need of a tewailing fp'rit to' waile the iniquities and ni;fer'es of thethne; theythat cannot be- waile themfelves, need the tears of others. he was a man of-reac .
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