To  return.  Dr.  Davies  was  afterwards,  for  some  years,  Theo-
logical Tutor  of  Homerton  Academy ;  alluding  to  which  he
often  complained  of  the  difficulties  and  trials  of  the  situation
and  office,  especially  as  they  arose  from  the  insubordination  and
manners  of  the  young  men,  and  which  frequently  induced  him
to  exclaim,  "  Ye  are  too  strong  for  me,  ye  men  of  Zeruiah.^^

He  was  also  pastor  of  the  church  in  Fetter  Lane ;  but  he  was
compelled  to  resign  his  public  and  pastoral  labours,  owing  to  an
extraordinary  pain  in  his  head.  After  (in  a  remarkable  manner)
being  reheved  from  this,  he  resided  for  a  time  at  Reading,  and
preached  often  there.  He  then  resided  with  his  niece,  who  had
married  the  Independent  minister  of  Wells.  There  too  he  often
preached,  and  was  very  useful.  Lastly  he  came  to  Bath,  and
became  a  member  of  my  church.  Here  he  married  again,  and
continued  to  reside  to  the  end  of  life.
He  occasionally  preached  for  me,  and  always  with  much
acceptance ;  and  it  is  remarkable  that,  though  for  many  years
he  had  always  read  his  discourses,  he  latterly  laid  his  notes
aside;  and  never,  as  it  might  have  been  supposed,  felt  embarrass-
ment. His  preaching  was  of  a  more  evangelical  and  experi-
mental and  simple  order  than  that  of  some  of  his  contemporaries
in  London ;  and  he  was  one  of  the  few  who,  in  contrast  to
the  stiffer  and  drier  brethren,  openly  countenanced  and  com-
mended Whitefield  and  his  assistants.
He  was  a  man  of  very  considerable  learning,  of  great  theo-
logical knowledge,  and  of  pre-eminent  piety  and  spirituality.
I  derived  much  benefit  from  him,  (I  might  have  derived  more,)
as  a  hearer,  a  companion,  an  admonisher,  and  an  example.
