lowers, and confirmed some
of his adversaries, who boasted that now Mr. Peden was turned his
enemy[223]. But now, when dying, he sent for him, who came to him in all
haste, and found him lying in very low circumstances. When Mr. Renwick
came in, he raised himself upon his elbow, with his head on his hand,
and said, Are you the Mr. James Renwick there is so much noise about? He
answered, Father, my name is James Renwick, but I have given the world
no ground to make any noise about me, for I have espoused no new
principles or practices, but what our reformers and covenanters
maintained, &c. He caused him sit down and give him an account of his
conversion, principles and call to the ministry. All which Mr. Renwick
did in a most distinct manner. When ended, Mr. Peden said, Sir, You have
answered me to my soul's satisfaction; I am very sorry that I should
have believed any such ill reports of you, which not only quenched my
love to, and marred my sympathy with you, but made me express myself so
bitterly against you, for which I have sadly smarted. But, Sir, ere you
go, you must pray me, for I am old and going to leave the world. Which
he did with more than ordinary enlargement. When ended, he took him by
the hand and drew him to him, and kissed him, saying, Sir, I find you a
faithful servant to your Master; go on in a single dependence upon the
Lord, and ye will get honestly through, and clear off the stage, when
many others who hold their heads high will ly in the mire and make foul
hands and garments. And then prayed that the Lord might spirit,
strengthen, support and comfort him in all duties and difficulties[224].

A little before his death he said, Ye will all be displeased where I
will be buried at last, but I discharge you all to lift my corpse again.
At last one morning early he left the cave and came to his brother's
door. His brother's wife said, Where are you going, the enemy will be
here? He said, I know that. Alas! Sir (said she), what will become of
you, ye must go back to the cave again. He said, I have done with that,
for it is discovered; but there is no matter; for within forty-eight
hours I will be beyond the reach of all the devil's temptations, and his
instruments in hell and on earth, and they shall trouble me no more.
About three hours after that he entered the house, the enemy came, found
him not in the cave, searched the barn narrowly, casting the unthreshen
corn, searched the house, stabbing the beds