434 A Sermon ai the Funeral. the life and fpirit of our friend. · The ex– perience whieh 1nany -of you have J1ad of _·~ ;them. in his converfation, will fu.rnifh you · ·with a .bctter fenfe of then1 than all I can · ··· fay. As to the particular infiances ·i have · given, there are more than ope ·or two h·ere prefent who can bear witnefs to ·the truth of the1n. ~nd I hope there are none here. that will think n1e guilty of fo n1uch in1pudence, as to utter faHhoods of hin1 in a place where he ':vas fo well kn'own, and ·where there are fo many fo well acquainted '\vith moft of the important and private paf– fages ofhis life. No. I know you are fen– fible hovv far fhort all I have faid comes :Of his true worth. Hehad need to be en– .dued with the fame fpi-rit, that "vould [peak– aright of him j and true goodnefs cannot be expreffed, but felt. Give me leave only to join in with your n1ed!tations, and to think with you on the leifons we may learn fron1 rhe prefent dif– , pcnfation, accqrding to our different rela– ~ions and circun~fl:ances. And now, good people, let us confider _ I 1is example, and our early lofs of hhn. 0 lhat we would once learn to be wife, and · ~·o J.ive like Chrifl:ians! You are all fenfible :vhat an e1ninent exa1nple he hath given us; - and
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