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ve, and us to confer. I assure you, sincerely, we rather seek to reflect honour on ourselves, than to do you honour, by rightly placing the academical dignity, the principal value of which is the being at once highly merited and entirely unsolicited. Our society mean, by the just compliment inserted in the body of the diploma, Eaque mente Virum vere egregium Jacobum Foster, dignum Evangelio Ministrum Ingenio, Doctrina, Eloquentia insignem, Virtutis ac Veritatis Amicum, Libertatis, tam Civilis quam Christianae Vindicem, Vitaque quam Scriptis, probatissimis licet, clariorem, insigni honoris titulo promeritis decotre volentes, S. S. Theologiae Doctorem creavimus, &c. rather to express their esteem of the modest preacher, than to do full justice to his character. For my part, Sir, it gives me a sincere pleasure to have contributed my small mite to do justice to the merit of one who has so often contributed to exalt my devotion, and confirm my attachment to virtue. In the followi