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 would become of the indulged, backslidden, and upsitten ministers of Scotland; as the Lord lives, none of them shall ever be honoured to put a right pin in the Lord's tabernacle, nor assert Christ's kingly prerogative as head and king of his church, To the same purpose, said the never-to-be-forgotton Mr Donald Cargill, within eight hours of his martyrdom, that he feared though there were not another ministry in all the earth, he would make no more use of them in a national reformation; but send dreadful judgments upon themselves, and a long curse upon their posterity. Mr Rurtherford said, in his day, 1656, That sad and heavy were the judgements and indignation from the Lord, that was abiding the unfaithful watchmen of Scotland: meaning the unhappy ResolutionersWhen he (Mr Peden) ended, he prayed earnestly for many things particularly that all the sins they had committed in Ireland might be buried in that place, & might not spread with them over the sinfull andsinful land [sic].

24. When the greater part took their farewell of him, he said to the rest. To what house or place shall we go? One Hugh Kennedy said, We will go to such a house. He said, Hewie, hope will not get in our nose there; for the devil and his bairns are there. Notwithstanding Hugh went, and found the house full of the enemies, and that night a woman in the house made away with herself. Hugh came quickly back and told him. He said we will go to such a house, I have an errand there When they went, the goodwife was dying under great doubts and fears: where he was a blessed instrument of comfort to her and said to Hugh, Hewie, this is the errand had here.

25. They went estward somewhat contrary to his inclination, they came to the top an hill, upwards of two miles distant from the place