324° ‘a chatacter im private hfe. Fully: 4° 
make him deviate from truth. To inforce,the ob- 
servance of it to others, he used often to say that the 
supreme Being’ was a- God of truth. He had a 
plain, but determined manner of exprefsing his sen- 
timerits, and, conscious of the uprightnefs of his own 
intentions, never used many words to convince: So- 
that, as it is said of Philopemen, ‘ the most inconsi- 
derable exprefsions, uttered by him, were listened to 
with respect, and immediately believed.” This rigid 
adherence, to such plans as he had once adopted, ap- 
proached sometimes, however, to obstinacy. 
He had a steady and unfhaken belief in the fandamen- _ 
tal doctrines ofour holy religion. His piety was warm, 
fervent, and sincere. He paid ‘the utmost reverence 
to the holy name of God; and, therefore, could not 
remain silent if he heard any person taking that aw- 
fulname in vain. He was thus literally “ a@ terror to 
evil doers.”? None of the proffigate, who knew him, 
durst appear in his presence, and act as such. His 
own life, being always a comment on his religious sen- 
timents, his admonitions had of consequence a great- 
er,effect. He had something of an austere manner ; 
yet, when in company with those he considered as. 
companions, he was facetious and communicative. - 
His last ilnefs he bore with Christian fortitude and’ 
sadenetion Conscious of looking back upon a well 
spent life, he looked forward to that futurity, at the, 
thonght. of which the wicked tremble, with that 
‘* pleasing hope”? which animates the breast of the. 
DYING CHRISTIAN ; and the writer of this, who has, 
fe ebly attempted to delineate the above traits of his, 
sharacter, heard him say, when sympathising with 
