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Rh arrivd at a high degree of excellence in this way; yet its happy for us, that we may all o trim our lamps, as hereafter to shine; tho not as tars of the first magnitude. for the future tate, as well as this, will be an allotment of different degrees of glory, as the most learned apotle argues, in that admirable piece of religious philoophy I.Cor.XV.41. let its copy after Sr. Iaacs moral, & religious character; it will inure us of a bliful immortality; when the widom of this world will be no more.

this mall offering, & grateful tribute I make to the shrine of this illutrious peron, an offering not quite inconiderable enough to be forgotten. & it may be ome what helpful to thoe that can add to it, & perfect it.

there are a good many pictures of him, beide that by Sr. Godfry Knoller. and painted by Vanderbank in his own hair, whwhich [sic] is now in the Royal Society room. a print of it by Mr Vertue. Mr Smith had before made a metzo tintomezzotint [sic] from that of Sr. Godfrys. in the Royal Society room is a very fine marble bustebust [sic] of him. moniour Marchand an excellent artit in ivory, made a very good likenes of him: whwhich [sic] I aw afterward, at