At the Fa,,-;eral of Mr. Nelson. 349 integrity, and lingle-heartecluelle ; in his exhortationshe had math of the limp] city of Chrift, as the Apoftle Paul (peaks. In reference to tLe nniitry, he had noworldly and bale affations, he had no car- . hal ceilgns therein ; but his chief defin was to bring fouls home to t:.:at was his chief bufintife. As the Aporcle ,ait] of himielf, may all6 be.faid ofhim, that in Ctoll:city andgodlyfinccrityke had his converfation in the world, not walking in crafinefe , nor hmfdling. the . word of God deceitfully, but by the manifeflation cf tr e truth, comanend- ig Liii2ferf to every mans confcierce in the fight ef Goa; 2 Cora 4. 2. He was a man teat bad ability to freak a word in feafon, he was very compaTionate to wounded (pints, he him elf having keen nrch af- He was a man much in -coriutimion with God , and had muc..1 acquaintance with God , and was careful in improvement therein : he was a .`fac4 in wreftlim:T.-; with God, a Mofes ti-at flood in the Gap, an Elijah tOat pra:. e.i earneilly : the whole Land was the better -Ior fuel a perfon, t eing much Iv ith God he made many adclrefles to him, andhad much holy famAiarity withhim. And as in his publ:ck perolvianeeche, waslre.ry taithful and beneficial, fo in his famqyand private-1:e was very fruitful and ferious. In a word ( not to multiply mrch in this icnd, youneed it Idle in this Auditory, but only by way of grateful memos tliere%vathuchof c-;od and Cl riit 404; -*Mile was a t left example to hiSfielloW-ferYarg5 1 there . . this TreafitteKipOkOn 4 In tieText ): ti4S earthen - Vefiel ; as in tl e matter of it , he was one o a Gofpel fpirit ; and in ti C conveyances,of it, he ;,.ad great abiles for t-e work of the - KnIftry, d&orged it with a great deal-of ie. As 'lie had this treafure in an earthen Vele!, to his veffel, his frail body was no - difparagethenc tohim, but the advancement of the treaCure , in fet- ting forth, tile power to to of God ; his outward man was niich weak and worn away , but his inwad manwas upheld by the 'grate of God. His firft work in M nift:y'was in that place wive my left haverelation to ; he was an aftant to my, predeeeffor (-1).e;ng ,thtn pale labour ) Mr. Richard:r,croder, and yer:Ormed the work fo well, t:at, :re was exceedingly beloved of Mr. ((nyder', and well he, loved of the Parifh, and otier places. He left a 5pod irnprelFon tehind, and I lomdgood effOls by the foundation 'there The Apoftle Paul indeed defiree not to work there where another had laid tile foundation, but I thought it a great-advanta]e ti,at ti7;e foun.7 dation was laid by filch a iviaiteruilden , He v. as caljed into the Country to Rugby in warvot.ektitine, these he .con*n.ed very fruit- ful, and did rul7cirgood. Forlome occalion he removed, and retur- ned into the City, and came into this place3' where he continued a- be tic'
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