nce or a singular judgment befal him." Accordingly the poor
wretch continued in his wicked courses, and met with the foretold
judgment in a few months after that. Having made a violent attack upon
one, who drew out the wretch's sword and dagger, and thrust him through
the belly, so that his bowels burst out, and he died most miserably.

Another instance of this kind fell out, while he was lecturing in the
laird of Lethem's house in the county of Murray. During the time of
worship, he observed a servant laugh once and again, and after an
admonition the third time, at which Mr. Hog paused a little, and then
with an air of severity said, "The Spirit of God is grieved by one in
the company, for mocking at these great truths, therefore I am bold to
say, Such offers of grace shall be visibly and more suddenly punished
than any here could wish, &c." After they had supped, and retired to
their apartments, a message came to his chamber, telling him, that the
forementioned mocker was seized with a sudden sickness and cried
bitterly for him. Upon this Mr. Hog arose, quickly cast on his gown, and
came down stairs to see him without losing a minute's time, but ere he
got to him, the poor creature was dead.

Mr. Hog was in judgment on that side called protestors, and therefore
was in the beginning of the year 1661. deposed by the synod of Ross,
because he would not decline that party judicially; and afterward when
he knew he was to be put out of the charge at Killearn _anno_ 1662. he
had a farewell sermon to them, where, with the apostle Paul, he took God
and their own consciences to witness that he had not shunned to declare
the whole counsel of God to them, and added, That the storm would be of
a long continuance, but, after all, the sky would clear, and he would
live to see it, and be called to his own charge again as minister of
Killearn, and die with them. And further said, If any of you shall
decline from that good way, and these truths wherein ye have been
taught, and shall comply with the wicked designs now carried on, I take
heaven and earth to witness against you, I take the stones of these
walls I preached in, every word that was spoken, and every one of you to
be witnesses against another. With many other words he exhorted them,
and his labours were not altogether in vain; for there was not a parish
in Scotland that complied less with the corruptions than they did.

After his ejection, John Card, who was converted by his