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 which is able to build you up. and to give 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 faeeface [sic] in that pulpit again. He continued until night, and when he elosedclosed [sic] 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 filled 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 that was broken at Pentland-hills in the year 1666, 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 Poluchbeaties 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 he sent me not to hell immediately! said he; 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 sixty miles from Edinburgh; his landlord seeing him mightily troubled, enquired how it was with him? He said To-morrow 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,, taken, and fled every men. He said, Why do you speak so? There is