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 and in the morning was a dark frost, and he knew not whither to go, or where to find them: only he heard him speak of the name of a place where he was baptize some children: he gave a sixpence to a lad to conduct him to that place, which was six miles distant. When he came, he was praying. After baptism, he came to John, and said, Poor straying sheep, how came you to stray from the rest? I had a troubled morning for you. Do not thus again, otherwise it will fare the worse with you.

30. About this time, he and John Clark, who was ordinarily called Little John, were in a cave in Galloway, and had wanted meat and drink long. He said, John, better be thurst through with the sword, than pine away with hunger; the earth & the fulness thereof, belongs to my Master, & I have a right to as much of it as will keep me from fainting under his service; go to such a house, and tell them plainly that I have wanted meat so long and they will willingly give it. Said John Sir, I am not willing to leave you in this place yourself, for some have been frighted by the devil in this cave No, no, John, said he, you need not fear that I will take my venture of him for a time.—John went, and the people willingly gave him some meat. When he came back, he said, John, it is very hard living in this world, incarnate devils above the earth, and devils beneath the earth! the devil has been here since you went away; I have sent him off in haste, we will be no more troubled with him this night.

31. A little after this, he being yet in Galloway, John Muirhead and some others being with him, John said to him, This is a very melancholy weary time. It being killing time. He replied There are more dark, weary days to come, when your pulpits will be full of Presbyterian minsters, and it will turn that dark upon you that many shall not know what to do, whether to hear or forbear; and they shall be reckoned