away sin from his own children,
Isa. xxvii. 9. At another time he said, Pity me, O ye my friends, and do
not pray for my life; you see I have a complication of diseases upon me;
allow me to go to my eternal rest. And then with deep concern of soul he
cried, Look, O my God, upon mine affliction, and forgive all my sins.
And yet, says his servant, never was his conversation more heavenly and
spiritual, than when thus chastised. Toward his end he was much feasted
with our Saviour's comfortable message to his disciples, John xx. 17. _I
ascend to my Father, and to your father; and to my God, and your God._
To the writer of some remarkable passages of his life he said, He could
not give a look to the Lord, but he was persuaded of his everlasting
love. And to Mr. Stuart (who succeeded him in that place) at another
time he said, Never did the sun in the firmament shine more brightly to
the eyes of my body, than Christ the Sun of Righteousness hath shined on
my soul. "And some time after," (continues the same writer), "when I
understood he was very low, I made him my last visit; and when I asked
him how he did, he answered, The unchangeableness of my God is my rock.
Upon Sabbath evening, for I stayed with him that week, when I came from
the church, his speech was unintelligible to me, but his servant desired
me to pray, and commit his soul and body to God. After prayer I retired
a little, and when I returned, I found all present in tears at his
dissolution, especially his wife and his faithful servant William
Bulloch." Mr. James Hog and the forementioned writer of the remarkable
passages add, That Mr. Thomas Hog had many times foretold that his Lord
and husband was coming; so in the end he cried out, "Now he is come, my
Lord is come, praise, praises to him for ever more. Amen." And with
these words death closed his eyes, upon the 4th day of Jan. 1692, being
about 60 years old.

Mr. Hog was of a tall stature, but more remarkable for his courage and
fortitude of mind; he was most temperate in his diet and sleep.
Gluttony, he said, is a great incentive to lust, and rising betimes is
not only good for the health, but best adapted for study, wherein he
took great pleasure. His more serious work, his necessary diversions, as
visiting of friends, &c. and even meaner things were all gone about by
the rule of duty. He was sought unto by many for his good and faithful
advices, and in prayer he was most solemn and fervent, the profoundest