408 A Sermon at (he Funeral ing to a neighbouring nation, in which be made .it his buGnefs to converfe wi-th thofe who were of grea.tefi reputation for learn– ing-and goodnef.'); where, as he gained their .£ingula.r .efl:een1 and good thoughts, fo, by ufeful converfacion, and a ferious obferva– tion, ~f tempers and thin,gs, ·he improved his tnind and knowledge. But indeed y.re · n1ay look u,pon his excellent endowments as the reward of tl1e pious difpofitions of " his .foul, and ofthe good deiigns he ,propof– ed to himfelf ;in all ·his .fl:udies and en- · cleavours. And God Knows, in the und-er– taking this office, there was n'othing he had more befo.re his eyes, than the fervice Gf J e.fus Chrifl, and t11e good of his church. He was deeply fenfible of the great we'ight and importance of the holy n1inifl:ry, and did much .bewail the general fai1ings in the exercife of it; how every man minded his r.ninz lbing.r, .and 12ot the things of J efu; Cbrift. And therefore I1e made .this the · oue great .deGgn of all his endeavours in that charge, the fitting and training up the youth for .that holy funCtion; -and this was the· great aim both of his pub1ick aod private care ofther<n. He confidered that they ought chiefly to mincl. and fit themfelves now, for that \Vhich
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