shines out with peculiar glory: it was his moral courage. Nervous in the temperament of his body, his mind was as firm as a rock. He feared none but God. It was this which marked his course in the Church with a track of light which, we trust, will grow brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. He saw the true grounds upon which the Church rested, and he had firmness enough to avow his opinions without qualification or disguise. He saw the true policy by which she was to be sustained, and he pursued it without regard to the anxious fears of her temporizing friends, or the clamours of her secret or open foes. He kept the principles of apostolic order in connexion with evangelical truth perpetually in view, explaining them in his writings, inculcating them in his discourses, enforcing them in his conversation, and fortifying them by a steady and unalterable adherence in practice. He pressed upon his people the uncompromising and exclusive claims of the Church, and left the consequences of their rejection to others, not without pity indeed for their errors, nor charity for their motives, but with a desire that was stronger than any other feeling, that all should come to the knowledge of what he deemed the truth. In contending for Episcopacy as the primitive pattern of the Church and the appointment of God, in enforcing her order and discipline, in guarding against all direct violation of her principles and usages, and discouraging all amalgamation with other denominations for religious purposes, which might even remotely endanger the interests of truth, it is almost incredible to relate with what contumely,

scorn, and reproach he was assailed, from the very outset of his course till its triumphant close. But none of these things moved him. He lived long enough to see what, in the beginning, he was convinced of, that a just cause, when manfully defended, would never want supporters; that truth would gradually prevail over prejudice and error; and that a bold and honest policy would be ultimately crowned with success. The impress of his mind. was stamped upon thousands; a new tone was given to the Church at large; and we may confidently hope, that his opinions will be extended, and his labours be blessed for generations to

come.

God in his providence seemed to have endued him with all the qualities, both mental and physical, which fitted him for his exalted station, and which, in a spirit of piety and faith, he consecrated entirely to his service; quickness of perception, vigour and manliness of thought, the most tenacious memory in connexion with the soundest judgment, a keen and almost unerring penetration into the character of hers, and very often a remarkable ascendency over their conduct, promptness in action, wisdom in counsel, skill and eloquence in debate; an energy of character which nothing could repress; an activity of mind and body which was never suspended; a perseverance which rested only when its object was attained; a noble and insatiable desire of doing things more excellent than those which he had already accomplished. Oh! had his life been spared to the term which is so often meted out to others, how completely and gloriously would it have been filled!

But God's will must be done, and man's duty is silence and submission. Let this sentiment be ours, which he himself so devoutly expressed on the bed

of death.

END OF FIRST VOLUME.