7. Let it not be said, that I speak here, as if all under your care were intended to be clergymen. Not so: I only speak as if they were all intended to be Christians. But what example is set them by us who enjoy the beneficence of our forefathers; by fellows, students, scholars; more especially those who are of some rank and eminence? * Do ye, brethren, abound in the fruits of the spirit, in lowliness of mind, in self-denial and mortification, in seriousness and composure of spirit, in patience, meekness, sobriety, temperance, and in unwearied, restless endeavours, to do good, in every kind, unto all men: to relieve their outward wants, and to bring their souls to the true knowledge and love of God? Is this the general character of fellows of colleges? I fear it is not. Rather, have not pride and haughtiness of spirit, impatience and peevishness, sloth and indolence, gluttony and sensuality, and even a proverbial uselessness, been objected to us, _perhaps_ not always by our enemies, _nor wholly_ without ground? O that God would roll away this reproach from us, that the very memory of it might perish for ever! 8. * Many of us are more immediately consecrated to God, called to _minister in holy things_. Are we then patterns to the rest, _in word, in conversation, in charity; in spirit, in faith, in purity_? Is there written on our forehead and on our heart, _Holiness to the Lord_? From what motives did we enter upon this office? Was it indeed with a single eye _to serve God, trusting that we were inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost, to take upon us this ministration, for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people_? And _have_ we _clearly determined, by God’s grace, to give ourselves wholly to this office? Do we forsake and set aside, as much as in us lies, all worldly cares and studies? Do we apply ourselves wholly to this one thing, and draw all our cares and studies this way?_ Are we _apt to teach_? Are we _taught of God_, that we may be able to teach others also? Do we know God? Do we know Jesus Christ? Hath God _revealed his Son in us_? And hath he _made us able ministers of the new covenant_? Where then are _the seals of our apostleship_? Who _that were dead in trespasses and sins_, have been quickened by our word? Have we a burning zeal to save souls from death, so that for their sake we often forget even to eat our bread? Do we speak plain, _by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God_? Are we dead to the world and the things of the world, _laying up all our treasure in heaven? Do we lord over God’s heritage?_ Or are we the least, _the servants of all_? When we bear the reproach of Christ, Does it sit heavy upon us? Or do we rejoice therein? When we are _smitten on the one cheek_, Do we resent it? Are we impatient of affronts? Or do we _turn the other also: not resisting the evil_, but _overcoming evil with good_? Have we