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 the foot being near them; moſſy, boggiſh ground did caſt about the horſes After they had run ſome conſiderable way, they got ſome little height between the enemy and them; he ſtood ſtill and ſaid, "Let us pray here; for, if the Lord hear not our prayers, and ſave us, we are dead men, and our blood will run like water: If we die, let the enemy kill us, let our blood fill up their cup, that the day of vengance that is coming on them may be haſtened." Then he began and ſaid, "Lord, it is thy enemies' day, hour and power; they may not be idle, but haſt thou no other work for them, but to ſend them after us? Send them after them, to whom thou wilt give ſtrength to flee, for our ſtrength is gone; twine them about the hill, Lord, and caſt the lap of thy cloak over auld Sandy, and thir poor things, and ſave us this one time, and we will keep it in remembrance, and tell it to the commendation of thy goodneſs, pity and compaſſion, what thou didſt for us at ſuch a time" In the mean time, there was a dark cloud of miſt came betwixt them. After prayer, he ordered two of them to give notice of the enemy's motion, and the reſt to go alone, and cry mightily to the Lord for deliverance. In the mean time that they were thus exerciſed, there came poſts to the enemy, for them to go and purſue after Mr. Renwick, and a great company with him. After the enemies were 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