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THE
EXEMPLARY
LIFE AND CHARACTER
OP
JAMES BONNELL, ESQ.
LATE ACCOMPTANT GENERAL OF IRELAND.
BY WILLIAM HAMILTON, A.M.
ARCHDEACON OF ARMAGH.
THE EIGHTH EDITION, CORRECTED.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright ; for the end of that man
is peace. Psal. xxxvii. 37.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR C. & J. RIVINGTON, Booksellers to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ;
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, AND WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL.
LENOM
NEWY
Printed by R. GILBERT, St. John's Square, London.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
PAGE
1 2
.
Mr. Bonnell's birth and family
His father's character
His father supplies the royal family with large sums
of money. In consideration whereof, he obtains a
patent to be accomptant-general of the revenue of
Ireland, his son's life being included therein 2, 3
Mr. Bonnell's early piety:
4
He is sent to a private academy
7
His opinion of education in those places
8
He is removed to Catherine Hall in Cambridge ib.
Receiving the holy Sacrament of great use to him. 9
He keeps fasting days
ib.
He removes into Mr. Freeman's family, to be tutor
to his son
10
He travels with his pupil
11
He is much afflicted with sickness
14
Meditations on sickness . 15. 17. 99, 100. 102. 104, 105
The great benefit from sickness and other afflictions. 21
As he was a constant communicant, so his self-exami-
nations for the Sacrament were strict and severe 22
He enters upon his office of accomptant-general . 26
He is desirous of quitting all secular employments,
and entering into holy orders.
His opinion of soliciting for Church preferments. 27
He opposes the purchasing the advowson of a living,
which Mr. Freeman designed to present him to 28
How necessary he judged a sincere intention to pro-
mote the glory of God, and the good of souls ·
30