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same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. It was this which made his ministry so acceptable unto you : it was this which God rendered useful to the conversion and consolation of multitudes amongst you. By the faith of Christ he lived, and in the faith of Christ he died. Almost the last words he uttered were these, " Weep not for me ; I am very happy, I die in the FAITH OF THE LoRD Jesus." I have been anticipated in one remarkable circumstance which I had intended to mention to you; and I am unwilling to omit it now, because there may be some here who were not present this morning. Indeed it is so applicable to my subject, and so illustrative of the character of your dear pastor, that I may well be excused if I repeat what you have already heard. That blessed man, though he possessed a very considerable share of human learning, valued no book in comparison of the Scriptures : when therefore he found his dissolu- tion approaching, he desired his dear partner to read a portion of the word of God : she immediately read to him, first the 23d Psalm, and afterwards the 8th chapter of Proverbs. In the last verse but one of that chapter, she came to these words ; "Whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord." Immediately, without waiting for her to conclude the chapter, he cried, " Stop, stop, now shut up the book ; that is enough for me." Blessed man I he had sweetly experienced the truth of those words ; he had found life in Christ Jesus ; he had obtained favour of the Lord ; and he knew that he was going to dwell with his Lord for ever. Such was his faith. He held fast Christ as his " wisdom, his righteousness, his sanctification, and his complete redemption." He made " Christ his all, and in all." But while he trusted in Christ alone for his justification before God, no man living ever more forcibly inculcated the necessity of good works, or, I may truly add, practised them with more de- light. He was also a firm friend to the Established Church, and inculcated on all occasions submission to the constituted authorities of this kingdom. He