SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE. ii 



naked deformity of his person from the penetrating eye of his Maker. One 

 such covering there is, and but one, and blessed is he who is permitted 

 to lay hold of it, and to put it on it is the ^obe of the Redeemer's 

 righteousness." 



For the same purpose, we here insert a specimen of his devotional 

 poetry ; not so much for its poetic merit, as for the distinct and decided 

 expression of sentiment it contains. 



IN THE BEGINNING WAS TIIR WORD J AND THE WORD WAS W1TI1 COD, 

 AND THE WORD WAS COD. 



O WORD ! O WISDOM ! heaven's high theme! 



Where must the theme begirt? 

 Maker and Sufterer ! Lord Supreme ! 



Yet sacrifice for sin ! 



Now, RKASON ! trim thy brightest lamp, 



Thy boldest powers excite ; 

 Muster thy doubts, a copious camp 



And arm thee for the fight. 



View nature through and, from the round 



Of thing* to sense reveal'd, 

 Contend 'tis thine alike to sound 



Tir abyss of things concealed. 



Hold, and affirm that God must heed 



The sinner's contrite sighs, 

 Though never victim were to bleed, 



Or frankincense to rise. 



Prove by the plummet, rule, and liae, 



By logic's nicest plan, 

 That MAN could ne'er be half divino 



Nor aught DIVINE be man : 



That he who holds the worlds in awe, 



Whose fiat formed the sky, 

 Could ne'er be subjugate to law, 



Nor breathe, and groan, and die. 



This prove till all the learn'd submit : 



Here learning I despise, 

 Or only own what Holy Writ 



To heavenly minds supplies. 



O Word ! O Wisdom ! boundless themo 



Of rapture and of grief: 

 Lord, I believe the truth supreme, 



O, help my unbelief. 



This devotional effusion furnishes us a satisfactory and conclusive demon- 

 stration of the entire revolution which his sentiments had undergone; and the 

 emotions of his heart seemed very frequently to prompt his muse, for a 

 great number of poetical pieces were found among his private papers. 



" For the last seven or eight years of his life, Dr. Good, persuaded of 

 the incalculable benefits, of the highest order, likely to accrue from Bible 

 and Missionary Societies, gave to them his most cordial support ; on many 

 occasions advocating their cause at public meetings, and on others employ 



