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 manner of life and conversation (even in things that escape the notice of the most part of Christians) of a tender conscience, carefully watching against and avoiding the appearance of evil; compassionate and sympathizing with the distressed, charitable to the needy, (to the degree of religiously setting apart the tenth of his wordly substance yearly for their supply) a dutiful husband; an indulgent father; a sincere, a faithful and an affectionate friend; to which he had a particular cast in his temper, which proved a rich blessing to them who were favoured with his friendship.

He was a considerable scholar in all the parts of theological learning, and excelled in some of them: what he was for a humanist, (even towards the latter end of his days) his translation of his own work, on the Hebrew accentuation, into good Roman Latin, will abundantly testify; was well seen in the Greek; and for the skill he attained in the Hebrew, he will, we are satisfied, in ages to come, be admired, and had in honour by the learned world; especially when it is understood under what disadvantages, in what obscurity and seclusion from learned assistances, the