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 About this time blest Mr. Edward, Cargill, and others through the lands, who were of one heart and soul, seeing with one eye, thinking with one mind, and speaking with one breath, met at Glasgow to compare notes, and set a day apart for prayer together, to be more and more confirmed of their duty of giving warning of the sin and danger of the malignant courses driven on in that day by fraud and force, especially calling home their head Charles IId Mr M'Ward was the first that prayed with more than ordinary enlargement and gale upon his spirit, earnestly begging of the Lord, that in mercy, love and pity, he would seal, spirit and fit a remnant to stand stedfast, whatever, and from whatsoever airth the winds might blow: and that there might be a succession of faithful witnesses raised up to follow the Lord fully in life and death: But Charles and his interest came not in his way. When ended, they challenged him for it; he said, Let alone, if it be with you as it hath been with me, they would all go the same road; and so it was with all of them: From whence they concluded, that it would be wasted time and prayers that were spent about him. Mr. Cargill after that was never heard to pray for him in public. His unhappy birth and restoration-day, May 29th 1660, which was enacted and made an universal Thanksgiving-day, became a trial to some, and a land-sin and snare to many, and observed to this day, by castle-guns roaring, though even upon the Sabbath, at twelve of the clock: which day was Mr Cargill's ordinary weekly sermon day. His kirk being very throng, with tears he said, Do you expect more or better preaching this day than other days? or, is it upon account of your king? It is like that is many of your errands; for me, I desire to be found in the way of my duty, being our ordinary day, otherwise I would not have preached a word upon that account. "Rejoice not, O Israel, as other people rejoice; for thou art gone a whoring from thy God," And this is the first step of your going a