The life and funeral sermon of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Brand Dr. Samuel Annesley

But all this while, he durst not undertake the Office of the Ministry, ⟨p. 18⟩he had such awful thoughts of that tremendous Office, and so low thoughts of himself, that he durst not venture till Providence thrust him forward, in this, as in other things, to undertake what he trembled at.

Now Reverend Mr. Pointall dying, a door is opened for more public Service, to which, God and Man so called him, that he is not able to withstand it. Now tho' his stay was earnestly desired, and affectionately urged by all in the Family, who might say to him, what was said of Jacob, ¹I have learned by experience, that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake, yet he was deaf to all Solicitations, being easily persuadable in any thing concerning himself, but inexorable in the Cause of God. But he did with great Conscience and Ingenuity introduce a worthy Successor, whose great Piety, and ⟨p. 19⟩ministerial Abilities were beyond vulgar.

Now Reverend Mr. Pointall dying, a door is opened for more public Service, to which, God and Man so call'd him, that he is not able to withstand it. Now tho' his stay was earnestly desired, and affectionately urged by all in the Family, who might say to him, what was said of Jacob, ¹I have learn'd by experience, that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake, yet he was deaf to all Sollicitations, being easily perswadable in any thing concerning himself, but inexorable in the Cause of God. But he did with great Conscience and Ingenuity introduce a worthy Successor, whose great Piety, and ⟨p. 19⟩ministerial Abilities were beyond vulgar.