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Rh eagle took its flight unto the mountains pices.

In the foreaid manner died the famous Mr. Rutherfoord, who may jutly be accounted among the ufferers of that time; for urely he was a martyr both in his own deign and reolution, and for the deign and determination of men. Few men ever ran o long a race without ceation, o contantly, o unweariedly, and o unblameably. two things (rarely to be found in one man) were ainent in him, viz. a quick invention and sound judgement, and thee accompained with a homely, clear expreion, and graceful elocution; o at uch as knew him bet, were in a trait whether to admire him mot for his penetrating wit and ublime genius in the chools, and peculiar factnes in diputes and matters of controvery, his familar condecenion in the pulpit, where was one of the mot moving and affectionate preachers in his time, or perhaps in any age of the church.———To um up all in one word. He eems to be one of the mot replendent lights that ever oe in this horizon.

In all his writings, he breathes the true pirit of religion, but in his every way admirable letters, he is to have outdone himelf, as well as every body ele. which although jeted on by the prone wits of this age, becaue of ome homely and miliar expreions in them, it mut be owned, by who have any relih for true piety, that they attain uch ublime flights of devotion, that they most at once ravih and edify every ober, erious, and undertanding reader.

Among the pothumous works of the laborious Mr. Rutherfoord, are, his letters; the trial and triumph of faith; Chrit's dying and drawing of inners, &c; and a dicoure on prayer; all in oct. A dicoure on the covenant; on liberty of