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 his diligence, he was able to preach in, and accordingly was speedily called to  ministry, first in one village, then in another;  of them was Nerac, and thereafter settled in  Jean d'Angely, a considerable walled town  there he continued the rest of the time he sojourned in France, which was about sixteen years. he began to preach, it was observed by some his hearers, that while he continued in the  part of his sermon, he spoke very correct, but when he came to his application and  his affections kindled, his fervour made him  neglect the accuracy of the French : but there were godly young men who  him of this, which he took in very good , so for preventing mistakes of that kind, he  the young gentlemen, when they perceived  beginning to decline, to give him a sign, and  sign was, that they were both to stand up upon  feet, and thereafter he was more exact in his  through his whole sermon; so desirous  he, not only to deliver good matter, but to commend it in the neat expression.

There were many times persons of great quality his auditory, before whom he was just as bold  ever he had been in a Scots village; which  Mr. Boyd of Trochrig once to ask him,  he had preached before the university of  with such boldness and authority, as if  had been before the meanest congregation) how he  be so confident among strangers, and persons of such quality! to which he answered, That he  so filled with the dread of God, he had no  from man at all; and this answer  Mr. Boyd, did not remove my admiration, but  increased it