Protestantism in Scotland - James Aitken Wylie

the eventual triumph of that cause to which he
thought he had given the death-blow.
Meanwhile, the sufferings of the ejected
ministers were far from light. The blow had come
suddenly upon them, and left them hardly any time
to provide accommodation for themselves and their
families.
It was the beginning of winter, and the sight of
the bare earth and the bleak skies would add to the
gloom around them. They went forth not knowing
whither they went. Toiling along on the rough miry
road, or laying them down at night under the roof
of some poor hovel, or seated with their little ones
at some scantily furnished table, they nevertheless
tasted a joy so sweet that they would not have
exchanged their lot for all the delights of their
persecutors. They had their monarch's sore
displeasure, but they knew that they had the
approval of their heavenly King, and this
sweetened the bitter cup they were drinking. The
sacrifice they were now making had only added to
their guilt in the eyes of their monarch, and they
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