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 He said, "I will be civil." When they came to the meeting, as their ordinary is, they sat for some time silent, some with their faces to the wall, and others covered. There being a void in the loft above them, there came down the appearance of a raven, and sat upon one man's head, who started up immediately, and spoke with such vehemence that the froth came from his mouth: It went to a second, and he did the same: and to a third, and he did as the former two. Mr Peden sitting near to his landlord said: ',Do ye see that? You will not deny it afterwards?" When they dismissed, going home, Mr Peden said to his landlord, I always thought there was devilry among you, but never thought that he did appear visibly, till now that I have seen it. O! for the Lord's sake quit this way! and flee to the Lord Jesus, in whom there is redemption. through his blood, even to the forgiveness of all your inquities." The poor man fell a-weeping, and said, "I perceive that God hath sent you to my house, and put it in your heart to go along with me, and permitted the devil to appear visibly among us this night; I never saw the like before. Let me have the help of your prayers, for I resolve thro' the Lord's grace, to follow this way no longer." After this, he became a singular Christian, and when he was dying, blessed the Lord that in mercy sent the man of God to his house.

19 There is an old Christian woman living at the Water of Leith, that in the beginning of 1685 went to Ireland, to the foresaid parish of Conert, to an aunt's house, who lieved there: Being big with child, she was shortly thereafter safely delivered and Mr Peden baptised her child After she recovered, she went on a Sabbath morning to the foresaid John Slowan's house, (where Mr Peden was) expecting sermon: