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 you an inheritance among all them that are ſanctified." Which was a weeping day in that Kirk; the greatest part could not contain themſelves: He many times requeſted them to be ſilent; but they ſorrowed most of all, when he told them that they ſhould never ſee his face in that pulpit again. He continued until night, and when he cloſed the pulpit door, he knocked hard upon it, three times with his Bible, ſaying three times over, I arreſt in my Maſter's name, that never one enter there, but ſuch as come in by the door, as I did. Accordingly, neither curate nor indulged miniſter ever entered that pulpit, until after the Revolution, that a Preſbyterian, Miniſter opened it: I had the account from old perſons in that pariſh, who were witneſſes to it, worthy of all credit.

3. After this, he joined with that honeſt and zealous handful, in the year 1666, that was broken at Pentland hills, and came the length of Clyde with them, where he had a melancholy view of their end, and parted with them there. James Cubiſon, of Paluchbeaties, my informer, to whom he told this, he said to him, "Sir, you did well that parted with them; ſeeing you was perſuaded they would fall and flee before the enemy. Glory, glory to God, that be ſent me not to hell immediately! for I ſhould have ſtayed with them, though I should have been cut all in pieces."

4. That night the Lord's people fell, and fled before the enemy at Pentland hills, he was in a friend's houſe in Carrick, 60 miles from Edinburgh; his landlord ſeeing him mightily troubled; enquired how it was with him? He ſaid, Tomorrow I will ſpeak with you; and deſired ſome candle. That night he went to bed; the next morning calling early to his landlord, said, I have ſad news to tell you, our friends that were together in arms, appearing for Christ's interest, are now broken, killed, taken and fled every man. He ſaid, Why do you ſpeak ſo? There is a great part of our friends priſoners in Edinburgh. About forty-eight hours thereafter, they were fully confirmed in the truth of it.