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all whom he had the ability to 
serve, as his head was capable of ad- 
vocating their cause. His charity 
to the distressed was more than pru- 
dent; he often wanted himself 
what he gave away ; but in money 
matters, no one was more careless 
than the bishop, and no one so 
easily imposed upon. We could 
give many instances of this, if we 
had room. Though he was iras- 
cible, passionate, and easily moved 
to anger, yet he had much of the 
milk of human kindness in his com- 
position. By. his most intimate 
friends he was allowed to be at his 
table, and in the hours of relaxation 
from severe studies, a very pleasant 
and agreeable companion. He of- 
ten bent both his mind and body to 
partake of the juvenile amusements 
of children, of whom he was parti- 
cularly fond. 
His sermons are, on Mal. xvi. 21, 
providence and free agency, for 
Good Friday 1778. Luke i. 28, on 
the incarnation, 1785 ;  critised, 
Gent. Mag. vol. LVI. 638, as level- 
led too pointedly at Dr. Priestley, 
and which laid the foundation of his 
fame. Before 'the sons of the clergy, 
1786. 1 Cor. ii. 2. ‘* The ana- 
logy between the light ofinspiration, 
aud the light of learning, as quali- 
fications for the ministry ; preach- 
edat the cathedral church of Gloces- 
ter, at a public ordination of Priests 
and Deacons, Sept. 9, 1787,’’ 4to ; 
which produced ¢ Remarks, "GC. 
by Gilbert Wakefield. Eccles. xii. 
7, ** Principle of vitality in man, as 
described in the Holy Scriptures, 
and the difference between true and 
apparentadeath ;” before the Royal 
Humane Society, of which he was a 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806, 
vice-president, 1789, Gent. Mag. 
(LIX. 547). This was a most al. 
mirable, philosophical and appro 
priate discourse; and, when printed 
by desire, ran through several edie — 
tions, has been admired by the 
learned world, and resorted to by» 
the able divines that have preached 
for that excellent institution. He 
dictated also in that year an appro- 
priate address, which was present- 
ed by the society to their royal pa- 
tron on his recovery, ibid. 273. 
Before the Society for the propaga- 
tion of the Gospel, 1789. Rom. 
xiii. 1. A sermon before the lords 
spiritual and temporal, in the col- 
Icgiate church of St. Peter, West- 
minster, Jan, 30, 1793; Matth, 
xxiy. 12. with an Appendix con- 
cerning the political principles of 
Calvinism, 1793,” 4té : which pro- 
dueed an ingenious ‘* Reply,” and 
“¢Strictures on the Reply.” Be- 
fore the Philanthropic Society * ; 
‘¢ the abounding of iniquity no just 
ground for distrusting the prophe- 
cies or promises of holy writ.” 
Luke iv.18, 19, at the yearly meet- 
ing of the charity children, 1794 
ibid. (LXIV, 157.) 1 John iii. 3, 
before the Magdalen charity, 1795 
ibid (LXV. 678). On Christ’s de. 
scent into Hell, 1 Pet iii. 18, 19, 
20, 1805, ibid.(LX XV. 146). Let. - 
ter from acountry vicar onit ibid. 
(1033.) The watcher and the holy 
ones, a thanksgiving sermon, Dec. 5, 
1805, on the victory off Trafalgar 
ibid. (LX XVI. 347). 
He mistook the Calvinism of the 
dissenters, as if only ‘* the very 
dregs of methodism among them” 
held it, LVI. 44. See observations 
on certain queries of Dr. Horsley 
an 
* This society must recollect with gratitude the services of the bishop in their 
cause, particularly on a late oecasion. 
