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the devil had spoken with me; and who should I repeat these things for truth, which he, that was a liar from the beginning, had told me: C———p———! and B———m H———rie would be upon me, and pursue me before the Commissary; and every body would look upon me as brain-sick or mad: therefore I entreat you do not insist upon sending me so ridiculous an errand. The reasonableness of my demands I leave to your own consideration, as you did your former to mine. But dropping the matter till our next interview, give me leave to enter upon some more diverting subject; and I do not know, Cool, but the information you have given, may do as much service to mankind, as the redress of all these grievances would amount to.
[Mr Ogilvie died very soon after.]
FINIS.
In the Arminian Magazine for 1985, (in addition to what was mentioned at the bottom of page 5,) Doctor Hamilton says, “The ensuing relation to what followed," (viz. an account of the conferences,) "wrote in Mr Ogilvie's own hand, was found in his desk after his death by Mrs Ogilvie; she gave it to Mr L. now minister at Oldhamstock, who gave it to me.
