Excerpt from A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Hezekiah G. Leigh, D.D John 1 47. Behold an Israelite indeed, in Whom is no guile I In_respect to the individual of whom the Saviour spoke these words, no remark is required. We select them as pecu liarly appropriate, in themselves considered, to the distin guished personage, on'the occasion of whose death we are now assembled; distinguished no less for his eminent position and attainments as a minister of the gospel, than for his per sonal character as a ...
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Excerpt from A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Hezekiah G. Leigh, D.D John 1 47. Behold an Israelite indeed, in Whom is no guile I In_respect to the individual of whom the Saviour spoke these words, no remark is required. We select them as pecu liarly appropriate, in themselves considered, to the distin guished personage, on'the occasion of whose death we are now assembled; distinguished no less for his eminent position and attainments as a minister of the gospel, than for his per sonal character as a Christian. In preaching the funeral ser mon of a private individual, we consider his history as private matter, and are at liberty to be silent. We usually discuss some important doctrine or precept of religion which we sup pose will exemplify, in the minds of those competent to make the application, the Virtues or the vices by which he was chiefly characterized. But when called to bury'those who were illustrious by position, or eminent for their public ser vices, we are allowed to speak to the facts of their history, and if need be, even to discuss their claims to that measure of public attention which they received in'virtue of their officeor their services._ On such occasions, it is proper to employ a portion of Scripture which is supposed to find a striking application of its tru'th and importance in those vir tues and services which are brought to View in the analysis of their character. This is the use we propose to make of the passage: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile Such we doubt not was our beloved friend, Rev. Dr. Leigh. His experience as a Christian; his sterling integrity; his em inent abilities and great success as a preacher of the gospel,1854] The lale'rev. H. G. Leigh, D. D.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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