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Rev. Samuel kVhiting. I6 9
" He ,gas a man of middle size, dark skin and
straight fine hair. His hands were white and
soft, inch like some fine ladys. In preaching
he did not inch exercise his bodie. But his
clear voice and pleasant way were as potent to
hold fast y° thoughts of old and young. He
had great care in his dress while preaching,
saying yt his hearers should not be made to
haue their eyes vpon an unseemlie object, lest
ye good instruction might be swallowed vp in
disgust. And for a reason like vnto y* he
would also have hjs discourses in milde and
winning wordes. In generall y_ sermon would
be an hour and a half long and yQlong praier
another half houre, wch wth y° reading of y°
scriptures and ye singing would make y° whole
above two hours ; y" hour-glass upon ye pulpitt
telling y° time. tte did not love sleepers in
meeting time, and would sometimes stop short
in y" exercises, calling pleasantlie to some one
to come and wake y_ sleepers. And once of a
warm summer afternoon he did take hjs hat
from ye peg in y_ beam and put it on, saying he
would goe home and feed hjs fowles and come
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