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Rev. Samuel Whiling. 127
ture), "he was many ways well accomplished;
especially he was accurate in Hebrew, in which
primitive and expressive language he took
much delight; and he was elegant in Latin,
whereof, among other demonstrations, he gave
one in an oration at one of our commence-
ments: and much of his vacant hours he em-
ployed in history,--history which made good
unto him her ancient character:m
Omnls nunc noslra _endet Prudentia sensu,
a_iteque nil, nostra qui caret Arte, sa_it." *
Of the many sermons preached by Mr. Whi-
ting during his ministry, comparatively few
were printed; but in 1664 he published a vol-
ume entitled, "A Discourse of the Last Judg-
ment; or, Short Notes upon Mathew xxv.
from verse 31 to the end of the chapter, con-
cerning the judgment to come, and our prep-
aration to stand before the great Judge of
quick and dead ; which are of sweetest comfort
to the elect sheep, and a most dreadful anaaze-
• - He nothing knows who hath not learned my Art,
.And he knows all, who knows what I impart."