gimen: this, however, he could never effect; and perhaps his defire of improving their health, and their understanding, at which he laboured most affiduoufly, might have impaired both. But his faults, if we know of any, all proceeded from motives of humanity, benevolence, and good-nature.

He preferved the clofeft intimacy with the gentlemen of the neighbourhood; and, while he cultivated the duties of his ftation, he was not unmindful of the innocent amusements of life: mufic he was particularly fond of, and always kept one or two exquifite performers to amufe his hours of leifure.

His income he was entirely contented with, and, when once offered a bishopric much more beneficial than that he poffeffed, he declined it, with these words, "I love the neighbours, and they love me; why, then, fhould I begin, in my old days, to form new connections, and tear myself from those friends, whofe kindness to me is the greatest happiness I enjoy."

Finding his health and conftitution impaired beyond the power of medicine, or his own tar-water, to reftore, he removed to Oxford; an univerfity he always loved, and at which he received a great part of his education.

After a fhort paffage, and a very pleasant journey, he arrived at this famous feat of learning; here he was vifited by many of his former

farmer friends and admirers; but the certainty there was of speedily lofing him, greatly damped the pleasure they would otherwife have had in his company. In a fhort time after his arrival he expired, greatly regretted, by the poor, whom he loved; and the learned, whom he had improved.

FINI S.

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By HERMANN WITSIUS, D.D. Profeffor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker, Utrecht, and Leyden; and alfa Regent of the Divinity College of the States of Holland and Weft-Friesland.

Faithfullly tranflated from the Latin, and carefully revised.

HE famous HERMANN WITSIUS, pro

Tfellor of Divinity at Utrecht, in Hol

land, and the author of a Treatife entitled, The Oeconomy of the Covenants between God and Man, and various other learned and theological Tracts, was a writer, not only eminent for his great talents, and particularly folid judgment, rich imagination, and elegancy of compofition; but for a deep, powerful, and

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evangelical fpirituality and favour of godlinefs: and we moft heartily concur in the recommendation of his Works to ferious Chriftians of all denominations, and efpecially to minifters and candidates for that facred Office.

John Gill, D. D.

John Brine.

John Walker, L.L. D. William King,
Thomas Hall.

Thos. Gibbons M.A

The late reverend, learned, and pious Mr. James Hervey, in his Theron and Afpafio, Vol. II. p. 366, having mentioned a Work of the above WITSIUS, adds,

"The Oeconomy of the Covenants, written by the fame hand, is a Body of Divinity, in its Method fo well digefted; in its Doctrines fo truly evangelical; and (what is not very ufual with our fyftematic writers) in its Language fo refined and elegant; in its Manner fo affectionate and animating; that I would recommend it to every Student in Divinity. I would not fcruple to risk all my reputation upon the merits of this performance; and I cannot but lament it, as one of my greatest loffes, that I was no fooner acquainted with this most excellent Author, all whofe Works bave fuch a delicacy of compofition, and fuch a fweet favour of holiness, that I know not any comparison more proper to represent their true character than the golden pot which had manna; and was, outwardly, bright with bur-, nished gold; inwardly, rich with heavenly food."