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 minister in Galloway, a little before his death, seeming as slumbering in his bed, his wife and other friends standing by, when he awakened, he seemed more than ordinary weighted, nadand [sic] groaned heavily, saying, Sad days for Scotland. His wife asked him, What will be the instruments? He said, The swords of foreign enemies: They will be heavy and sharp, but not long; but they will not be yet, but not long to them. But O the glorious days on the back of them, to poor wasted Scotland! The late worthy Mr. Richard Cameron, spoke to the same purpose, when preaching at the Grass-water-side, South from Cumnock, July 20th, 1680, about eighteen days before his death, viz. There are three or four things that I have to tell you this day, which I must not omit, because I will be but a breakfast, some hour or another, to the enemy; and my work and time will be finished. First, As for King Charles, who is now upon the throne, after his death there shall not be a crowned king of the name of Steuart in Scotland. Secondly, There shall not be an old Covenanter's head above the ground in Scotland, that swore these covenants with up-lifted hands, ere ye get the reformation set up. Thirdly, A man shall ride a summer-day's journey within the shire of Ayr, and shall not see a house reek, or a cock crow, ere ye get reformation; and several other shires in Scotland shall be as ill. Fourthly, The rod that the Lord will make instruments of, shall be the French and the French king, together with a party in this land joining with them: But ye that stand to the testimony in that day, be not discouraged at the fewness of your number; when Christ comes to set up his work in Scotland, he will not want men anew to work for him; yea, he will chap upon the greatest man in all Scotland, and he will be the greatest malignant in it, and he will say, Sir, let alone this Babel-building, for I have another piece of work to put in your hand; and he will gar him work whether he will or not; it may be he will convert the man, and give him his soul for a prey: and there are many