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 to his brother's house: the enemies got notice, &  the house narrowly many times. In the time he was in this cave, he said to some friends, 1st,  God shall make Scotland a desolation. 2dly, should be a remnant in the land whom God  spare and hide, 3dly, They should ly in holes  caves of the earth, and be supplied with meat and ; and when they come out of their holes, they  not have freedom to walk, for stumbling on dead. 4thly, A stone cut out of the mountain should down, and God shall be avenged on the great  of the earth, and the inhabitants of the land, for  wickedness; and then the church should come  with a bonny-bairn time at her back of yonugyoung [sic]. He wished that the Lord's people might ly hid their caves, as if they were not in the world, for nothing would do it, until God appeared with his judgments, and they that wan thro the bitter and short  storm, by the sword of the Frenches, and a set of  men taking part with them, then there would  a spring-tide day of the plenty, purity and power  the gospel; giving them that for a sign. If he were once buried, then they might be in doubts; but  he were oftner buried than once, they might be persuaded that all he had said would come to pass; and  desired them to take his corps out to Airdsmoss, and bury him beside Richy, meaning Mr., that he might get rest in his grave, for he had  little thro his life: but I know ye will not do. He told them, that bury him where they would, would be lifted again; but the man that put first to  hand to lift his corps, four things should befal him;  He should get a great fall from a house. 2dly, He fall in adultery. 3. In theft, and for these he leave the land. 4. Make a melancholy end for murder; which accordingly came to pass. was one Murdoch a mason to his trade, but then the military service, who first put his hand to his. A little before his death, he said, ye will be where I shall be buried at last; but I discharge  all to lift my corps again. At last, one morning he came to the door, and left his cave; his  wife said, Where are you going? the enemy will hereHe said, I know that, Alas! sir, said she, will become of you? You must back to the cave : He said I have done with that, for it is ; but there is no matter, for within 48 hours I'll