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blood:" and when my thoughts recur to them, I feel animated to proceed in the prosecution of my studies. O my soul! mayest thou never forget the day when thy God spoke these words unto thee, when in his own divine manner he delivered to thee the solemn charge, commanding thee to go forth in his name, and proclaim this wonder in the ears of all the people, saying,- Behold at what a price thy God hath bought thee, O ye saved of the Lord! even at a price of which I neither man nor angel can estimate the value O my soul! a goodly price it was indeed that was paid down for thy 'recovery, even the blood of the eternal Son of God in my nature. Mayest thou ever be engaged in speaking to his honour, and praise, mayest thou ever adore him, mayest thou, ever magnify and exalt him! And may God even my God, assign to me whatever he pleases for the exercise of my short life, and may the glory be to him for ever."
Having finished his course of literary and theological study at the College of Edinburgh, and at the Divinity Hall, under the Rev. Mr. Brown and Dr. Lawson, he was licensed to preach the gospel by the Associate Presbytery of Edinburgh. Alter exercising his gifts for a short time in the vacancies, under the inspection of the Associate Synod, he received an unanimous call from the Associate Congregation of Old Cumnock [vacant in consequence of the translation of the Rev. Mr {now Dr.) Hall to Edinburgh.] to the pastoral in spectrum of which, after going through the usual course of trials, he was solemnly ordained by the Associate Presbytery of Glasgow in the year 1788. The interests of this congregation he continues till his death to promote, with a degree of acti-
