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 went close by his head. All that time Mr. Peden continued in prayer for him alone, and with the rest, being twelve men: when praying with them he said “Lord shall the poor lad that is gone our errand seeking bread to support our lives, lose him? Direct the bullets by his head, however near let them not touch him; good Lord, spread the lap of thy cloak and cover the poor lad.” and in this he was heard and answered, in that there was a dark cloud of mist parted him and them.

26. About this time there was an honest poor wife brought him and them some bread and milk: when seeking a blessing he said. “Now in this bloody land, this poor woman has endangered her life in bringing bread to support our, we cannot pay her for it but Lord, it is for thy sake she has brought it; there is no need that she should be a loser at thy hand: thou givest plenty of bread to many that are not so worthy of it; giving does not impoverish thee, and with-holding does not enrich thee, give this poor wife twenty bannocks for these few.” And the wife said several times afterwards, she got many bannocks so that she was never so straitened for bread as before.

27. At this time upon a Sabbath-night, he preached in a shield or sheep-house in a desert place; a man standing at the door as he came in, he gripped him and said. “Where are you going Sir, go home, you have neither art nor part with us, there will be a black account heard of you ere long.” Accordingly, very shortly thereafter he went to Edinburgh, and took the black test. That night he lectured upon the vii. of Amos, “And I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel.” He cried out. “Oh! how few of the ministers of Scotland will answer the plumb-line; Lord send us a Welwood, a Cargill, and a Cameron, and such as they, and make us quit of the rest”. And I