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" He was a Grave, Judicious and Godly Divine, very Laborious and Successful
in his ministry ; he was a Branch of an Honorable family in y^ town ; Early under
very Serious Impressions of Religion, and Received a Remarkable Change by the
Grace of God, about y= i5"> or i6"> Year of his Age, which is supposed the Begin-
ning of the Divine Life in his Soul. Thenceforward it was y"* reigning Care, and
Business and Pleasure of his Life, to Serve God, and do Good to mankind. He had
early a thirst for Learning, which was now increased in him, and was gratified in a
Liberal Education, by which he prepared for y"^ Great Work for which he was de-
signed of God. He entered the Ministry under various Discouragements, but was
engaged to undertake it from an animating Love to God, to immortal Souls, and to
y= Sacred Work, which of Choice he preferred to any of y'' Imployments of this
World. He was very vigilant and Diligent and Laborious in fulfilling his Ministry
among the People of his Charge and to y^ Nehantick Indians, whom he had y'' Care
of for many years. The Chief Subjects of his Preaching were y^ great Doctrines of
y' glorious Gospel ;
his Manner was plain and Solemn, and his evident Aim to win
Souls, and to direct and engage to Christian Practice ;
and his Labours were Blessed
of God to y« Good of Many. He was an excellent Christian of y'^ Primitive Stamp,
of great humility and Guileless Integrity in his Walk before God and Man, a lover
of God and good men, fervent in his Devotions, given to hospitality, and very exem-
plary in all Christian Duties, both relative and Personal, as a husband. Parent,
Neighbour, friend, a Shining Example to y« Believers, in Word and Doctrine, in
Conversation and Charity, in Spirit, faith and Godliness, Purity, Peaceableness,
Righteousness and every Good Work. Extremely temperate in all things, of
eminent Patience and Meekness, which shone out in him, with an amiable Lustre, in
the Severe and long trials with which it pleased God to exercise him, especially for
many latter years of his Ministry ;
and in his Last Illness Christ was all his depend-
ence, and had much Peace and comfort in believing, to y^ Last.
"A well adapted Sermon was preached at his funeral By y« Rev"* Mr. Jewett to a
large and afflicted Auditory, from John i. 47, ' ' Behold
etc."
He died October 14, 1761. By his marriage to Hannah Lynde he
had two sons, George^ and Sylvamis^ (afterwards Rev. Sylvanus), and
two daughters ; by
Elizabeth Lee he had the same number of children,
again divided equally between sons and daughters ; his two younger sons
were Samuel^ and Andrew.^ His daughter Elizabeth,^ by the first mar-
riage, married John Raymond of Montville, Conn., and became the
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