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himself, sweetly committed unto his God's provision, he humbly received
the honour of his ejection. Of the children the Lord received three of
them to himself, before their mother, and two of them died afterward;
the other two survived their father for some time. As for his worldly
substance, his share seemed according to Agur's desire, and with Luther
he said, To his knowledge he never desired much of it, or was very
careful for or about it; for during the most tragical days, his table
was spread and cup filled, and his head anointed with fresh oil, his
children were liberally educated, and in his work he was profusely rich;
but of his own laying up he had no treasure but in heaven. His own
testimony of his life was this, It was once made up of seeming
contrarieties, great outward trouble and great inward comfort, and I
never found (said he) more comfort than when under most affliction.

For some time after his ejection, he lived mostly at Edinburgh, Fife and
other places until Sept. 1673, that all the ministers in and about
Edinburgh being called to appear before the council to hear their
sentence, to repair unto the places of their confinement; but he and
some others not appearing were ordered to be apprehended wherever they
could be found. Which made him shift as well as he could for some time,
till he was at last apprehended and imprisoned in the tolbooth of
Edinburgh, where he was during the time of Bothwel battle. A little
after he was, with some others, called before the council, and tho' they
were willing to find bail for their appearance when called, yet because
they refused to live peaceably, and not to rise against the king or any
authorized by him, they were remanded to prison. However he was
liberated[243] and went to Holland, where, after the death of the famous
and faithful Mr. Brown, he was admitted minister of the Scots
congregation at Rotterdam.

And here again his activity in the ministry was such as was to be
expected from such a large soul, comprehensive of the interest of God
and his church. What a writer he was need not here be told, but in
preaching he might be called a Boanerges and Barnabas also for converse,
and for all things useful. What might Cambuslang testify of him! What
might Edinburgh and adjacent places, where, after his ejection, he
lived and laboured? What might Rotterdam say, where, from the year 1679,
till towards his end, he was a most bright and shining light? There was
no