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kind and inckilgent master . Blest with a competency of the means of life , and with a partner like-minded with himself , he enjoyed an unusual share of domestic felicity . In social Jife he was an intelligent and a
cheerful comp anion ; he had seen much of life , had been a close and judicious observer of men and things , and had treasured up much useful knowledge in things pertaining to tins life ; his mind was furnished with a good share
of political , historical , legal and medical knowledge 5 it was stored with useful anecdotes , which rendered his company interesting and instructive ; he was ever ready ta communicate instruction and impart advice to those who needed . He had a noble sense
of honour , and a thorough detestation of every thing mean ; and in him integrity and uprightness were embodied . He was a strenuous advocate for the civil and religious liberties of mankind , nor was he careful to conceal his just indignation of those men and measures which tended to infringe
or subvert them . In short , he considered himself as a citizen of the world , and breathed a spirit of good-will toward all mankind . "As a Christian , he was eminent in all the essential and substantial
qua-Mies which form this important character . He possessed an enlightened understanding and a sanctified heart ; he felt an ardent love to God , a strong desire after conformity to the divftie image , a warm attachment to the
divine word and ordinances . He was a firm believer in the glorious doctrines of revelation , and his faith was operative ; to it he added virtue , and knowledge , and temperance , and godliness , and brotherly kindness , and charity .
"is piety was rational , cheerful , and scri ptural ; his light shone with a bright and steady lustre ; and in the whole of his walk and conversation » e adorned the doctrine of his God and Saviour
, " ^ a minister , he was judicious , jwigent , affectionate and attentive to «» flock . His mind was well stored with biblical and theological iriforma-! ° n , and from these sources he drew
iJ 1 » gs new and old : he did not offer 0 <* od that which cost him nothing ; l 0 » »» e diligently laboured in his study **<> re he came into the pu ] pit From " * comprehensive and well-informed "" ¦ w he viewed his eubject in all ite
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bearings , and aimed at imparting the same views to his hearers j and if there was any fault in his discourses , it was an excess of matter , which is bv no means a general fault and one wliich might well be excused .
** it is but a part of a minister ' s work which is to be performed in the pulpit ; and perhaps the excellency of the ministerial character is rather to be estimated by his conduct out of the pulpit than in it . I have sometimes heard it said of a minister , Ire
is an excellent preacher , it is a pity but he could be always in the pulpit . " This I consider as far from being an encomium . On the other hancf , I consider it as no disparagement , but as an honour to our departed friend , to sav of him , that he shone witA
equal , perhaps I may say with brighter lustre , out of the pulpit than in it : he not only broke the bread of life in the sanctuary , but he carried it from house to house : he was very assiduous in visiting his flock , and often very useful in advising and assisting
them in their worldly as well as their spiritual concerns . But especially in seasons of trouble and affliction , he was sure to be present , to console by his exhortations and assist by hii prayers . There is an anecdote mentioned respecting him which contains a volume of encomiums . Two of his
hearers meeting one day , one of them accosted the other and said , * do you know how Mr . Hill is ? It i » some time since he called at our house : '—to which the other replied , * I congratulate you ; it is a sure sign that you have had no affliction in your family . '
* ' In short , whether viewed in the pulpit or out of it , he was in every important point a good minister of Jesus Christ ; a good shepherd who diligently looked to the state of h 19 ' flocks and his herds , endeavoured to know their individual circumstances ,
and to give to every one a portion of meat in due season . " lie not only preached the gospel , but he exemplified the doctrines lie delivered , in his own life : thus he set a good example , especially in acts
of charity . He was truly liberal , and he had it in his power to indulge his charitable disposition , not onJy bv distributing a good proportion of his own property , but also by being appointed the almoner of others ) for ,
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Obituary . —Rev . Noah Hill . 187
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1815, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1758/page/59/
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