HE was very ftrict in observing and keeping holy the Lord's-Day : and with a becoming feriousness would reprove, or admonish those that he faw finned and idled it away. He was a diligent Pious Attender on Public Worship;and had fuch a value for Sermons, and love to 'em, and that he did not reckon hearing enough, but has thought it worth his while to write those that he found moft Benefit by; fome twice, fome thrice over.

As his Education had been amongst the Baptifts, fo he had not been Baptiz'd in his Infancy. The first thing be came to Converse with me about

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concerning the nature of this Ordinance, and what was needful to prepare an adult Perfon for it. My time, and other circumstances forbid a relation of what paffed on this Head. It is enough to publish, that the Result of all was an earnest defire to comply with the Inftitution; and to have it done as speedily as might be. Going into the Country foon after, I advised him to confult with his Father about it, which after he had done, upon his return to London he renew'd his Request ; D

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and with great Solemnity and entire Satisfaction he was Baptized, which I here mention as an undoubted Evidence, and proof of his Uprightness and Sincerity; in not being willing to omit, or go on in the neglect of any thing which he was convinc'd was a Duty.

ALL this while Religion lay warm at Heart; and he was better in Reality, than in Appearance. He was a true Lover of thofe he faw Pioufly inclined; making it his great Concern to Impress all his Intimates with a Senfe of the Weight, and Importance of the great Truths of Chriftianity. There is more than one in this Place that have reafon to bless God for their Acquaintance with him.

THIS is the promifing Youth that's taken from amongst us; and concerning whom, after all that has been faid, it must now be added He is Dead. But the confideration of his peaceful End, and now happy Condition, fhould check our Grief

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and Lamentations. This leads us to give fome account of,

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II. THE End of this Perfon. I can only relate what I have from those that were about him, and conversed with him in his Sickness: The Nature of his Diftemper being fuch, as rendred it altogether improper for me to vifit him. Tho' at firft he was very defirous to have feen me, and often mentioning my Name; yet was very well fatisfied in my Abfence, when he was told the Reason: It may be I might have been able to have faid fomething more on this Head, if I could have attended him, than now Ican; but scarce ly to have remembred better what did pass than the Perfon to whom I am beholden for the Relation. And we have enough to confirm the Truth of all the aforemention'd Obfervations upon the peaceful Death of a Good Man, in his Happy End:

HE had great Comfort in Reviewing ▲ paft Life. He had indeed a deep Senfe

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of his Sin and Imperfections; but a true peace in the Thoughts of what God had done for his Soul, and what he had been enabled to do for God: The Blood of a Redeemer was what he depended upon; and the Righteousness of Chrift what he only trusted to for his Acceptance with the Father: Which having before by Faith apply'd to himself; and by Unfeign'd Repentance laid hold on; he told thofe that were ftanding over him His Work was done; and he thanked God He had not then to prepare to Die. He expreffed a great deal of pleasure in thinking of the Time he had spent in the Service of God: He would frequently be fpeaking of God's Goodness and Mercy towards him.

HE had also a settled peace in looking to the Life to come. When a Friend, with whom he used to talk freely about his FutureState,ask'd him what he thought then of an Eternal World? He told him, That it feemed more awful at the near views he then had of it, than ever it did in a time of Health; but he was fo well fatisfied of his entring into a fafe and happy State: and that he trufted the God whom he had found fo gracious before, would not then leave him.

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HE had a remarkable Compofedness, and easiness in the frame of his Mind under his Distemper, tho' very uneafy, and reftlefs in his Body and was intirely refign'd to the Pleasure of God; and if at any time Nature seem'd to reluctate, and grow fretful, he would prefently fupprefs its rifings in the Words of an Agonizing Saviour, Father thy Will be done.

HE could look to every thing about him with Peace too. As for the Pleasures and Enjoyments of the World, he was fo far from being difturbed at the parting with these, that he declared He saw nothing defirable here. He fent for his Bed-Fellow, and Fellow-Apprentices, when he thought himself near his Departure, and thus took his leave of them. The firft (with whom he was more peculiarly Intimate, and to whom he had rendred himself very valuable) he spoke to in fuch Words as these, I am just a going, O endeavour to improve the Opportunities which you may still Enjoy : And think of the Pious Converfation we have had together. When this Perfon was before speaking how Melancholy he should D3

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