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** Trom the commencement of it , he looked forward with great cbmposure « od cheerfulness to his dissolution , as the inevitable termination ; solicitous only | br the supply of his pulpit , and that the vacancy , which his < 1 eathw « uld occasion , might be filled up '•/ a successor in the strictest xttuse of the word , an Unitarian *
and a scuouSy acfjve , and zealous man in the dutie > uf his ministry . He suppdrteri hi > rapid decline with perfect equa-Dimuy , in i , whilst his » trcn * th admitted , with . chceriiiiae ^ s , often expressing himsellwidi dcvaticn ' cjf language and emotipns of-i&y to those si ound him , on the
goodness of God . Death had 3 ) 0 terrors to hita ? he daily expected it with a * peculiar calmness and ^ renity of mind , and looked forward to it , without any dismay , as introductory to a happy rest and gfib ' rirjus resurrection : with a joyful expectation , though under a humble
consciousne ?* or many impencotions , at being admitted to the habitations of the just . /• Inthe prospect of this end , a worthy relative ; who knew him from his earliest
years - wrote thus , ' w hen he goes he may be said to Jiave Jived the most innocent , contented and happy life of aqy in his age . Like the tree and independent te airs of the air , he , without murmur , received the gifts of his father and sang his praise in one continued anthem of
gratitude , contentment , . benevolence , and love . " ft YVmy Christian friends , for a number of years , knew and observed his virtues , ye will remember them with affectionate respect , Yc will recall to your recollection his judicious and ins tructive
discourses . May the remembrance of both rekindle the sentiments of faith , vutue , and ; piety in your hearts J may ttc remembrance of both , like the voice ot one speaking from the . ' grave , awaken 7 < mr cnoeavb ^ rs and zealj and invigo-Mte , under a strong conviction of the importance of divine trufcL yoiir efforts to promote- kv
The object , Which chiefly interested ^ mm d , in hU' last stage of life , was « 1 } e cause fo ^ which h ^ had been advocate might be served with greater ect and Success by some one after his JOjease . ¦ ¦; May it not be hoped , that ye A \ b 5 t thls coiiiidcration be strongly * £ ***¦*>" ** & ir&hh views , and to th-e yo < 1 ^ V ^ st ^ cnidjeayburs to ^ hew that £ »** *** ^ de ^ r ' to > o u , and that Cj £ i ** tibopr in vain . With the Cyu ? f * vtes 8 or , a § well as with the *«* & minister , i « dejpoutti , mSQtuc
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respects , the treasure of the everlasting gospel , to be guarded , improved , and perpetuated . It demands from you , permit me to say , as you would answer for the use of so invaluable a deposit , your united efforts to preserve and advance the cause of scriptural Christianity . But need / say this ? your own pious reflections , your .
pwn judicious discernment admonish you that the gospel , that important gift of truth and grace fr 4 om heaven ^ demands from you all the virtues of the Christian character to display its excellence by y « ur examples . It demands your testimony to it , by your regular and devout worship of God in the house of prayer , on
pure Christian principles . It demands your candour , your friendship , your generosity to him whom ye shall choose to preach to you the words of everlasting truth . It demands from you by your instructions and examples to inspire the minds of your children with a conviction of its inestimable worth and importance ;
ana with a holy zeal to maintain the profession of pure Christianity , when your works of faith and labours of love shall cease in the grave . * ' Fulfil these sacred obligations , and
we may anticipate the happy effect * in the revival of this congregation , in * the future increase of its numbers , in the establishment of * your faith , virtue , and hope ; in the Christian character , in th # future immortal felicity of one and another , who shall hereafter be born here
to truth , God , and heaven / ' D . Coventry , April I $ tl > , l 8 ll . 1811 , Feb . l , JOHN HUR . FORD , Esq . of Hagley , Worcestershire ; lately , of Foleshill near Coventry , on a visit to his son , in
Birmingham , " He went from home , apparently as well as usual : he went from home to return thither no more ! He knew not , nor were his friends apprehensive * that the day of his death was so
near . ' ** 'He , was a gentleman of an enlightened mind , well-informed on silbjects of : religious inquiry ; a Christian on convic * tion ; a protestant dissenter on liberal principles ; a warm friend
* See Carpenter ' s impressive Scrm # a on •* Ignorance of the Day of out * Death / ' at Stfturbridge , Feb . I * , i 8 **» p . «•
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Qbttuary . — John Hurford . Esq . 25 $
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1811, page 253, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2415/page/61/
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