. A Rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of common-prayer. of the Apoflles, and the Epiflle to the Romans,were allotted to him, for his Portion. His Soulalways burned with an holy Zeal, for the true In-terell of our Reformed Church-, and he was a con-riant and vigorous Defender of it, againfl all theopen Aflaults of its Popifi Adverfaries, and theno lefs dangerous Defigns of the Puritan Oppolkion to the facrilegious Procedings ofthe Court ought never to be forgotten : HisEarneflnefs in defending the Church againfl which,put new Life into his old Age $ and made himwilling

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. A Rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of common-prayer. of the Apoflles, and the Epiflle to the Romans,were allotted to him, for his Portion. His Soulalways burned with an holy Zeal, for the true In-terell of our Reformed Church-, and he was a con-riant and vigorous Defender of it, againfl all theopen Aflaults of its Popifi Adverfaries, and theno lefs dangerous Defigns of the Puritan Oppolkion to the facrilegious Procedings ofthe Court ought never to be forgotten : HisEarneflnefs in defending the Church againfl which,put new Life into his old Age $ and made himwilling to endure all the Fatigue and Trouble con-fequent thereto, at a Time, when his Body wasfinking under the Decays of Nature. While he k 3 ^ lived, cxxxiv The LIFE of Bp. Cox. lived, he was a wife and prudent Governor, afirm Patron, and a refolute Defender of theChurch j and after a long Life of the ftri&eftVirtue and Piety, came to his Grave in a goodold Age, and left behind him a Name, which willbe for ever pretious to all the true Sons of theChurch of THE [ cxxxv

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