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 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. And Mr. Rutherford ſaid, in his day, 1656, That ſad and heavy were the judgments and indignation from the Lord, that was abiding the unfaithful watchmen of Scotland: meaning the unhappy Reſolutioners. When ended, he prayed earneſtly for many things; particularly, that all the ſins they had committed in Ireland, might be buried in that place, and might not ſpread with them through the ſinful land.

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, we 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 I had here.

25. They went eaſtward ſomewhat contrary to his inclination, they came to the top of an hill upwards of two miles diſtant from the place they deſigned, he halted and ſaid, "I will not go one foot further this way; there is undoubtedly danger before us." An herd lad being there, he gave him a groat, and deſired him to go to that houſe, and fetch him meat and news. When the lad came to the houſe, the good wife haſted and gave him meat to them, that the enemies are ſpread, and we are looking for them here every minute." As the lad was going from the houſe, eighteen of the enemies foot were near, crying, ſtand dog The lad ran, and ſix of them purſued half a mile, and fired hard upon him; the ball