Page:Life and prophecies of Mr. Alexander Peden (1).pdf/26

 gone, he called them together, and ſaid, "Let us not forget to return thanks to the Lord, for hearing and anſwering us in the day of our diſtreſs." And charged the whole creation to praiSe the Lord; and alſo adjured the clouds to praiſe him. Then he ſat down at the ſide of a well, and enquired if they had any crumbs of bread? Some of them had ſome crumbs; and when ſeeking a bleſſing, he ſaid, Lord, thou who bleſſed the few loaves and fiſhes, and made them ſufficient for many, bleſs this water and theſe crumbs to us; for we thought we ſhould never have needed any more of theſe creature-comforts.

29. A few days after this, the aforeſaid John Muirhead head was in a houſe alone, at a diſtance from the reſt, and in the morning was a dark miſt, and he knew not whether to go, or where to find them only he heard him ſpeak of the name of a place where he was to baptize ſome children; he gave a ſixpence to a lad to conduct him to that place, which was ſix miles diſtant: When he came, he was praying. After baptism, he came to John, and ſaid, Poor ſtraying ſheep, how came you to ſtray from the rest? I had a troubled morning for you. Do not thus again, otherwiſe it will fare the worſe with you.

30. About this time, he and John Clark, who ordinarily was called Little John, were in a cave in Galloway, and had wanted meat and drink long: He ſaid, John, better be thrust through with the ſword, than pine away with hunger; the earth and the fulness thereof, belongs to my Master, and I have a right to as much of it as will keep me from fainting under his ſervice; go to ſuch a house, and tell them plainly that I have wanted meat ſo long, and they will willingly give it. Said John, Sir, I am not willing to leave you in this place alone, for ſome have been frighted by the devil in this cave. No, no, John, ſaid he, you need not fear that, I will take my venture of him for a time, John went, and the people willingly gave him ſome meat. When he came back, he ſaid, "John, it is very hard living in this world, incarnate devils above the