ecious controverted truths in
Scotland, and labour still to take Christ along with you to all your
meetings, and to behave yourselves as under his holy and all-seeing eye
when at them, that ye may always return with a blessing from his rich
hand.

"Now farewel, my dear Christian friends, the Lord send us a joyful
meeting at his own right hand after time; which shall be the earnest
desire, while in time, of your dying friend,"

_Sic subscribitur_,
R. HAMILTON.

BORROWSTONESS,
_Sept. 5th, 1701._

And so, after he had come through many tribulations, and at last endured
a series of sore bodily affliction, in all which he was still kept
faithful, in testifying for the word of Christ's patience, until he
yielded up his life to that God who gave him his being, at
Borrowstoness, Oct. 21st, being then 51 years of age; and _because thou
hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour
of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that
dwell upon the earth_.

Thus ended another of Christ's faithful witnesses, Sir Robert Hamilton,
who (for soundness in the faith, true piety, the real exercise of
godliness, a conversation becoming the gospel, and a true understanding
of the right state of the Lord's cause in every part thereof,
accompanied with a true love and affection to, and zeal according to
knowledge for the same), with stedfastness and stability to the last,
maintained his cause against every opposition (being equally superior to
the influence of fear or flattery); and was preferable to the most part
of his station in that age; and without flattery it may be said, he was
an honour to the name of Hamilton and to his nation. The faithful Mr.
Renwick called him _Mi pater_, my father, and ever had a high esteem and
regard for him, as the contents of most part of his letters bear: Yea,
in the very last letter he wrote, he accosts him thus, "If I had lived
and been qualified for writing a book, and if it had been dedicated to
any, you would have been the man; for I have loved you, and I have peace
before God in that; and I bless his name that ever I have been
acquainted with you, &c." And indeed he was not mistaken in him, for
he was one who both professed and practiced truth, was bold in Christ's
cause, and had ventured life, wealth, reputation and all, in defence
thereof. He was of such constancy of life and manners, that it might be
truly said of him, which was said of the emperor M