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166 Memoir of
ease, yet it is not remembered," says Dr. Mather,
" that he was ever hindered thereby one day
from his public services." He died at the age
of eighty-two years, on the i ith day of December,
1679.
Mr. Turner, his parishioner, made the follow-
ing entry in his invaluable Journal (Lin, p. 86-
88), which contains several interesting facts in
relation to Mr. Whiting:-
,, Decem rye 12 : Yester even died y° dear &
reverend M_ Whiting. He hath laboured
among vs this fortie yeare and vpwards, and
was mch beloved both here and abroad. His
godlie temper was seen in y_ sweet smile yt he
alwaies wore. Hjs learning was great. In
y° Hebrewe jt hath been said none on this side
of ye water could come vp to him. He great-
lie labored for y° children, and for manie yeares
would haue as manie as he could come to hjs
house on everie Lord his day after y° publique
worship was over, and be catechized and in-
structed by him in Bible truths. And on week
dales he also instructed y° children, such as
would, in Latin and other learning of ye