Religion & morality > Last publick sermon, being a faithful and free one, preached by Mr. Hugh Mackaile ... upon the Sabbath immediately preceeding that 8th of September 1662, the day affixed for the removing of the ministers of Edinburgh from their kirks

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own Hand, fo even the Authors thereof do bear him Wit-
nefs of his politive, fixed, and often declared Refolutian,
not to fubfcribe it, at the highell Rate : Likeas, upon feme
Surmifes to the contrary, he thought it neceflary, for his '
own Vindication, to leave it under his Hand, that the
above-mentioned Refolution was, from his own proper
Knowledge and Motive, without the Affiftance of the leaft
Dilfuafive from any other Perfbn.
During his Abode in Prifon, the Lord was very graciouf-
ly prefent with him, both to Main him againft the Fear
of Death, and to difpel all thefe Over-cloudings of Ter¬
ror, unto which the Frailty of FJelh and Blood had fome-
time expofed the heft of Men ; and alfio in affifting him
in Prayer and Praifes, to the Admiration of all his Hear¬
ers, especially on the Tiurfda/s Night, December 20th,
w hereon, being fet at Supper with his Fellow Prilbners and
Iris Father, and one or two befides, he requefted his FeL:
low Pi ilbners, faying merrily, “ Eat to the full, and che-
“ rift your Bodies, that we may be a fat Chrijlmas Pie to
“ the Prelates.” After Supper, in Thankfgiving, he burff
forth in blefling God that had made him fuch a Fool as
to come to that Prifon ; and, after many gracious Words,
continued faying: “ Many Croiies have come in our
“ Way, and wrought but weakly upon us, but here is a
“ Crols that hath done more good than all the many that
“ befel us before.” Then, lamenting the Condition of the
Church of God with much Earnelfnefs, he ufed that Ex¬
clamation in the laft o( Daniel, What, Lord, Jhall be the.
End of thefe IVonders ?
The laf Night of his Life, being Friday December 2 id,
he proponed and anfwered himfelf feveral Quedions, to
the'drengthening of his Fellow Prifbners, and great Re-
frefhing of all his Hearers. As ifl he inquired ; “ flow
“ fitould he, going dom the Tolbooth through a Multitude
“ of gazing People, and Guards of Soldiers, to a ScaiFoidl
“ and