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    much lower . In 1724 , he was chosen by a congregation of Paedo-Baptists , at Trovvbridge , in Wiltshire ; who never made the differenc ^ of sentiment the ground of an objection to > him .

    In the year 1721 , Mr , Stogdon formed a matrimonial connection , with a lady of great discretion and an amiable disposition , who gave him the preference , notwith - standing the disadvantages of his personal appearance , to a rival possessed of a considerable estate .

    This union was a source of great and mutual felicity , under great trials ,, which they shared with each other , with affectionate sympathy , and bore not decently only but gracefully . Soon after

    their marriage , Mr . Stogdoii bought an estate at a price , yvbich their joint fortunes were just sufficient to answer ; but before the purchase money was paid , a

    person , in whose hands a very considerable part of it had been lodged with confidence , failed , and the money was lost . This affliction , as the first shock subsided , was sustained with fortitude and

    chearfulness ; and the Joss vvas , at length in some degree , compensated by legacies from friends . The excellence of Mrs . Stogdon ' s principles and the strength of her mind were particularly shewn ,

    by encouraging him always to act according to every dictate of conscience , as the result of his , religious enquiries , to what difficulties soever it might expose them ; which disposition he " always considered as a peculiar blessing .

    In his settlement at Trpwbridge , Mr . Stogdon met with universal esteem . His ministry was highly valued b y ' those who attended on } t ; and great respect was paid to

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    him by other dissenters and by the members of the establishment . His period of service here was but short . His last sermons , ( except

    a funeral one , ) were designed to prepare the way for private and personal admonitions to those in whom he observed any thing which was amiss , and turned

    upon the duties of giving and taking reproofs and the obligations upon ministers , from ' Ezek . xxxiii . 7 *

    8 , 9 . Though death was ' working apace in him , he was resolved to deliver these discourses ; which . he did as a dying man , who must soon give account of himself and his ministrations to God .

    It was Mr . Stogdon ' s custom to keep a diary , in which he-entered , for his private use , the various instances of the conduct of providence which he had experienced , and reflexions on the review of his

    own temper and behaviour , or bis moral and religious decays , neglects or improvements . He used to fill one book in a year * A few days before his death , he called for all these books and committed

    them to the fkunes , with these words ; " By these I shall be judged ; they are gone before , and I am following after to judgment /* A month before his death , in a funeral sermon fdr a friend , he dfdared his own comfortable

    expectation of a state of happiness , soy ins " when mv own funeral sermon is pre < ichcd , it will be much better with me , than it is

    now . " But notwithstanding the consolatory sentiment of hope he thus expressed , as his dissolution drew nearer , he was not free from doubts and fears as to th&

    consequences . In a sickness with which he was visited , during his resi ? dence with Mr . Billingsley , he

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    Memoir of the Rev . Hubert Stogdon * fit

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1809, page 61, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1733/page/5/