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14 that the puritans (as they called them) were clergymen as well as they. But upon notice, that the privy counel had received in a declinature againt the high commiion-court in the year 1638, he ventured to return to his flock at Anwoth, where he again took great pains, both in public and private, amongt that people, who from all quarters reorted to his minitry, o that the whole countryide might account themelves his particular flock, and it being then in the dawning of the Reformation, found no mall benefit by the gopel, that part of the ancient prophecy being further accomplihed, In the wildernes hall waters break out, and treams in the deart, Isa. xxxv. 6.

He was before that venerable aembly held at Glagow in 1638, and gave an account of all thee his former proceedings with repect to his confinement, and the caues thereof. By them he was appointed to be profeor of divinity at St. Andrews, and colleague in the minitry with worthy Mr. Blair who was tranlated hither about the ame time.- And here God did again o econd this his eminent and faithful ervant, that, by his indefatigable pains both in teaching in the chools and preaching in the congregation, St. Andrews, the eat of the archbihop (and by that means the nurery of all upertition, error, and profanenes) oon became forth with a Lebanon, out of which were taken cedars for the building of the houe of the Lord, almot through the whole land, many of whom he guided to heaven before himelf, (who received the piritual life by his minitry) and many others did walk in that light after him.

And as he was mighty in the public parts of religion, o he was a great practier and encourager of the private duties thereof. Thus, in the year 1640, when a charge was foited in before the general aembly at the intance of Mr. Henry Guthrie