Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere

1. Do but think; he that Learned to read of two of his Aunts that were both blind. Was converted from a state of Nature into grace at ten years old. Was admitted the first Scholar into the College at Dublin; and that upon design, by reason of his pregnancy and forwardness, at thirteen years of age. Made an exact Chronology of good part of the Bible, and of some other Authors he had read, at fifteen years old. Encountered a Jesuit at 19 years old, and afterwards was called by him (of such as are not Catholics) the most Learned. ⟨image 5⟩Was Master of Arts, answered the Philosophy Act, and chosen Catechist of the College, when he went through a great part of the body of Divinity, in the Chapel, by way of common place, at nineteen years old. Commenced Bachelor of Divinity at twenty seven years old, and immediately after was chosen Professor of Divinity in that University.

1. Do but think; he that Learned to read of two of his Aunts that were both blind. Was converted from a state of Nature into grace at ten years old. Was admitted the first Scholar into the College at Dublin; and that upon design, by reason of his pregnancy and forwardness, at thirteen years of age. Made an exact Chronology of good part of the Bible, and of some other Authors he had read, at fifteen years old. Encountred a Jesuite at 19 years old, and afterwards was called by him (of such as are not Catholicks) the most Learned. ⟨image 5⟩Was Master of Arts, answered the Philosophy Act, and chosen Catechist of the Colledge, when he went through a great part of the body of Divinity, in the Chappel, by way of common place, at nineteen years old. Commenced Batchelour of Divinity at twenty seven years old, and immediately after was chosen Professor of Divinity in that Vniversity.

Do but think, I say, how mighty he was, when beside his promptness in School Divinity, he had read over all the Fathers, and trusted his own eyes in the search of them, by that he was thirty eight years of age, and was Master of all other Learning also.