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 of a lively imagination, (such as affords what is called ready wit, which, instead of cultivating, he laid under a severe restraint) of tender affections, a clear and solid judgment: His temper candid, modest, cautious, benevolent, obliging and courteous; had a natural aversion to any thing rude or uncivil in words or behaviour, and a delicate feeling in case of meeting with ought of that sort; could be heavy and severe in his words when there was just occasion, or he judged the same necessary.

He was early called by divine grace, all along afterwards exercised unto godliness, walked indeed with God, in all his ways daily acknowledging him, frequent in solemn extraordinary applications to Heaven, (namely upon every new emergent of duty, difficulty or trial) followed with evident comfortable and confirming testimonies of divine acceptance and audience; a diligent judicius observer, recorder and improver of the dispensations of divine providence,in connection with the word, his own frame and walk, and consequently of great experience in religion: he was accurately and extensively regardful of the divine law, in all