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Character Of Richard Cumberland,
CHARACTER OF RICHARD CUMBERLAND ,
LORD BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH . REIGN OF KING WILLIAM III .
HIS disposition was easy , cheerful , humble , undesigning - . His candour towards all men was without example : . He took every thing by the best side . It is no hyperbole to say , that in humility of mind , in sweetness and benevolence of temper , and in innocence of life , he was not exceeded by mortal man : He was without gall or guile , so perfectly free from any tincture of artifice , ambition , or ill-will , as though
he had in these respects come into the world free from the corruptions of human nature : His composition had no alloy of vain glory : He never did any thing to court applause or gain the praise of men : He never acted a ' false part , or put on the mask of disguise : His heart and tongue always went together : If he ran to any extreme , it was the excess of humility , the safest side for every Christian to err on : He lived . with the plainness and simplicity of a primitive Bishop , looked and conversed like a private man , hardly maintaining what the world calls
the dignity of his station : He was not one that loved tp have the preeminence , and he contended with nobody for prerogative and precedence : He was hospitable without a grudge : No man's house was more open to his friends , and the ease and freedom with which they were entertained was peculiar to it : The poor always found a substantial relief at his door , and his neighbours and acquaintance a hearty welcome to his tableafter the plentiful and plain manner in which he
, lived : Every thing in his house served for friendly entertainment , nothing for luxury or pomp : His natural genius was not quick , but strong and retentive : He was a perfect master of every subject he studied ; every thing" he read remained with him . The ideas in many mens minds are too much like the impressions made in soft wax ; they are never distinct and clear , and are soon defaced : In his mind they were
like impressions cut in steel ; they took some time to form , but were distinct and durable . The subjects he had chiefly studied were these ; Researches of Ancient Times ; Mathematics in all its parts ,, and the Scriptures in the Original Language : These were the great works of . his life . He was thoroughly acquainted in all the branches of Philosophy : He had good judgement in Physic , knew every thing that was curious in Anatomy , had an intimacy with the Classics : In short , hi
was no stranger to learning in general ; for every subject he had occasion to discourse on he appeared as much master of as though the direction of his mind had chiefly lain that way : He was thoroughly conversant in Scripture , and had laid up the treasures of it in his mind : No hard passage whatever occurred occasionally , or in reading , but he would readily give the meaning of it , and the several interpretations thereof without consulting his books . Learned men often lov ; :
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Character Of Richard Cumberland,
CHARACTER OF RICHARD CUMBERLAND ,
LORD BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH . REIGN OF KING WILLIAM III .
HIS disposition was easy , cheerful , humble , undesigning - . His candour towards all men was without example : . He took every thing by the best side . It is no hyperbole to say , that in humility of mind , in sweetness and benevolence of temper , and in innocence of life , he was not exceeded by mortal man : He was without gall or guile , so perfectly free from any tincture of artifice , ambition , or ill-will , as though
he had in these respects come into the world free from the corruptions of human nature : His composition had no alloy of vain glory : He never did any thing to court applause or gain the praise of men : He never acted a ' false part , or put on the mask of disguise : His heart and tongue always went together : If he ran to any extreme , it was the excess of humility , the safest side for every Christian to err on : He lived . with the plainness and simplicity of a primitive Bishop , looked and conversed like a private man , hardly maintaining what the world calls
the dignity of his station : He was not one that loved tp have the preeminence , and he contended with nobody for prerogative and precedence : He was hospitable without a grudge : No man's house was more open to his friends , and the ease and freedom with which they were entertained was peculiar to it : The poor always found a substantial relief at his door , and his neighbours and acquaintance a hearty welcome to his tableafter the plentiful and plain manner in which he
, lived : Every thing in his house served for friendly entertainment , nothing for luxury or pomp : His natural genius was not quick , but strong and retentive : He was a perfect master of every subject he studied ; every thing" he read remained with him . The ideas in many mens minds are too much like the impressions made in soft wax ; they are never distinct and clear , and are soon defaced : In his mind they were
like impressions cut in steel ; they took some time to form , but were distinct and durable . The subjects he had chiefly studied were these ; Researches of Ancient Times ; Mathematics in all its parts ,, and the Scriptures in the Original Language : These were the great works of . his life . He was thoroughly acquainted in all the branches of Philosophy : He had good judgement in Physic , knew every thing that was curious in Anatomy , had an intimacy with the Classics : In short , hi
was no stranger to learning in general ; for every subject he had occasion to discourse on he appeared as much master of as though the direction of his mind had chiefly lain that way : He was thoroughly conversant in Scripture , and had laid up the treasures of it in his mind : No hard passage whatever occurred occasionally , or in reading , but he would readily give the meaning of it , and the several interpretations thereof without consulting his books . Learned men often lov ; :