a course of service to pursue, in several respects different from his former at Olney. Being, however, well acquainted with the word of God and the heart of man, he proposed to himself no new weapons of warfare, for pulling down the strongholds of sin and Satan around him. He perceived, indeed, most of his parishioners too intent upon their wealth and merchandise to pay much regard to their new minister: but, since they would not come to him, he was determined to go, so far as he could, to them: and therefore, soon after his institution, he sent a printed address to his parishioners: he afterwards sent them another address, on the usual prejudices that are taken up against the Gospel. What effects these attempts had then upon them does not appear: certain it is, that these, and other acts of his ministry, will be recollected by them, when the objects of their present pursuits are forgotten or lamented.

I have heard Mr. N. speak with great feeling on the circumstances of his last important station, "That one," said he, " of the most ignorant, the most miserable, and the most abandoned of slaves, should be plucked from his forlorn state of exile on the coast of Africa, and at length be appointed Minister of the parish of the first magistrate of the first city in the world-that he should there, not only testify of such grace, but stand up as a singular instance and monument of it-that he should be enabled to record it in his history, preaching,

and writings, to the world at large—is a fact I can contemplate with admiration, but never sufficiently estimate.”—This reflection, indeed, was so present to his mind, on all occasions and in all places, that he seldom passed a single day any where, but he was found referring to the strange event, in one way or other.

It may be necessary to add, that the latter part of these Memoirs leads me to speak so personally of my friend, that any further inspection from his own eye was deemed improper.

When Mr. N. came to St. Mary's, he resided for some time in Charles' Square, Hoxton. Afterwards he removed to Coleman-street Buildings, where he continued till his death. Being of the most friendly and communicative disposition, his house was open to Christians of all ranks and denominations. Here, like a father among his children, he used to entertain, encourage, and instruct his friends; especially younger ministers, or candidates for the ministry. Here also the poor, the afflicted, and the tempted found an asylum and a sympathy, which they could scarcely find, in an equal degree, any where besides.

His timely hints were often given with much point and profitable address, to the numerous acquaintance which surrounded him in this public station. Some time after Mr. N. had published

his "Omicron," and described the three stages of growth in religion, from the blade, the ear, and the full corn in the ear, distinguishing them by the letters A. B. and C. a conceited young Minister wrote to Mr. N. telling him that he read his own cha racter accurately drawn in that of C. Mr. N. wrote in reply, that, in drawing the character of C. or full maturity, he had forgotten to add, till now, one prominent feature of C.'s character, namely, that C. never knew his own face.

"It grieves me," said Mr. N. " to see so few of my wealthy parishioners come to church. I always consider the rich as under greater obligations to the preaching of the Gospel than the poor. For, at church, the rich must hear the whole truth as well as others. There they have no mode of escape. But let them once get home, you will be troubled to get at them; and, when you are admitted, you are so fettered with punctilio-so interrupted and damped with the frivolous conversation of their friends, that, as Archbishop Leighton says, It is well if your visit does not prove a

blank or a blot.""

Mr. N. used to improve every occurrence which he could with propriety bring into the pulpit. One night he found a bill put up at St. Mary Woolnoth's, upon which he largely commented when he came to preach. The bill was to this effect:A young man, having come to the possession of a very considerable fortune, desires the prayers

of the congregation, that he may be preserved from the snares to which it exposes him."-" Now if the man," said Mr. N. "had lost a fortune, the world would not have wondered to have seen him put up a bill; but this man has been better taught."

Coming out of his church, on a Wednesday, a lady stopped him on the steps, and said, "The ticket, of which I held a quarter, is drawn a prize of ten thousand pounds. I know you will congratulate me upon the occasion."-" Madam," said he," as for a friend under temptation, I will endeavour to pray for you."

Soon after he came to St. Mary's, I remember to have heard him say, in a certain company, "Some have observed, that I preach shorter sermons on a Sunday morning, and with more caution: but this I do upon principle.-I suppose I may have two or three of my bankers present, and some others of my parish, who have hitherto been strangers to my views of truth. I endeavour to imitate the Apostle. I became, says he, all things to all men: but observe the END; it was in order to gain some-The fowler must go cautiously to meet shy birds, but he will not leave his powder and shot behind him. I have fed you with milk, says the Apostle: but there are some, that are not only for forcing strong meat, but bones too, down the throat of the child. We must have patience with a single step in the case of an infant;

and there are one-step books and sermons, which are good in their place. Christ taught his disciples, as they were able to bear; and it was upon the same principle that the Apostle accommodated himself to prejudice.-Now, continued he, "what I wish to remark on these considerations is, that, this apostolical principle, steadily pursued, will render a Minister apparently inconsistent: super ficial hearers will think him a trimmer. On the other hand, a Minister, destitute of the apostolical principle and intention, and directing his whole force to preserve the appearance of consistency, may thus seem to preserve it: but, let me tell you, here is only the form of faithfulness, without the spirit."

I could not help observing, one day, how much Mr. N. was grieved with the mistake of a Minister, who appeared to pay too much attention to politics. "For my part," said he, "I have no temptation to turn politician, and much less to inflame a party, in these times. When a ship is leaky, and a mutinous spirit divides the company on board, a wise man would say, 'My good friends, while we are debating the water is gaining on us. We had better leave the debate, and go to the pumps.'-I endeavour," continued he, "to turė my people's eyes from instruments to God. I am continually attempting to shew them, how far they are from knowing either the matter of fact or the matter of right. I inculcate our great privileges