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''are many of you gathered here the day; ye had need to examine wherefore ye came here.—It is long ſince it hath been our deſire to God to have you taken off our hand, and now he is near to grant us our deſire. There is three or four things that I have to tell you this day; and the 1ſt is this, A bloody ſword, a bloody ſword, a bloody ſword for thee, O Scotland, that ſhall reach the moſt part of you to the very heart. And the  2d is this, Many a mile ſhall ye travel in thee, O'' Scotland! ''and ſhall ſee nothing but waſte places. The 3d is this, The fertileſt places in thee, O Scotland! ſhall be waſte as the mountains tops. And 4thly, the women with child in thee O'' Scotland! ''ſhall be daſhed in pieces. And 5thly, there hath been many conventicles in thee, O'' Scotland! but e'er it be long God ſhal have a conventicle in thee, that ſhall make thee (Scotland) tremble Many a preaching hath God wared on thee, O Scotland! but e'er it be long, God's judgments shall be as frequent in Scotland ''as theſe precious meetings, wherein he ſent forth his faithful ſervants to give faithful warning in his name of their hazard in apoſtatizing from God, and in breaking all his noble vows. God ſent out a Welſh, a Cameron, a Cargill, and a Semple to preach to thee; but e'er long God ſhall preach to thee by a bloody ſword. God ſhall not let a ſentence of theſe men's words fall to the ground, that he ſent out and commiſſioned to preach theſe things in his name. I ſay, God ſhall not let a ſentence that he commanded them to ſpeak to fall to the ground, but hall have its due accompliſhment e'er long.''