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4 many of you; yea, the moſt part of you are as great ſtrangers to, as if ye had never heard this everlaſting goſpel preached unto you. Now people of God in Scotland, what are ye doing when ſuch dreadful wrath is at the door in Scotland? He is not worth his room in Scotland the day, that prayeth not the half of his time, to ſee if he can prevent the dreadful wrath that is at your door coming on your poor mother-land. O ſirs, ye muſt pray plowing, harrowing and ſhearing, ay and at all your labour, ay when ye are eating and drinking, going out and in, and at all your employments: there was never more need than now. O that noble life we might have of communion with God, O ſirs, it is he that makes heaven pleaſant; will ye long to be there, O people of GOD.

Now the words of the text, he would have fruit from you in this country-ſide, and from thee, O Glenluce; he ſent thee firſt a crumb, and then he ſent thee many a faithful turn of his ſervants while they were on the mountains; and now he hath ſent me to thee this day, to bid thee pay him his fruit, and little hath he gotten from thee, O Glenluce; for which he ſhall make many places waſte in thee, O Scotland, e'er long: but I'll tell you what is for your perſecuted ſufferers crowns, crowns of glory ye ſhall wear e'er long; and a remnant of you all be preſerved in all the ſad days that is coming on Britain and Ireland. Now, ſirs, I have news to tell you, there is many of you had need to be making your teſtments, ye will not have long time to run upon the world ſome of you; peace with God will be a good teſtment e'er long, ſirs: for Scotland ſhall be drowned with blood e'er long: and then in that fearful day of wrath that is coming on theſe harlot, apoſtate lands, for treachery and covenant-breaking with God; the teſtimony of a good conſcience will be a good feaſt when a bloody ſword may be at your breaſt, then God will help to make a good teſtment in that day;