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of a sealed testimony off Scotland's hand; we have a bloody clout to hold up, and the lads that got the bullets thro their heads the last day at Glentrol, their blood has made the clout the redder: when our Lord looks upon the bloody clout, he will keep the sword of his avenging justice in the sheath for a time: but if Scotland shall not consider the merciful day of their visitation, nor his long-suffering, patience and forbearance lead them to repentance, as we fear it will not, but harden them in their sin, & the greater part turn gospel-proof, and judgment-proof & wax worse and worse; then will the Lord accomplish all that he has threatned, well-deserved, foreseen, and foretold day of vengeance; when he begins, he will also make an end, especially against the house of Eli, for the iniquity which they cannot but know. When ended, he, and those that were with him, lay down in the sheep-house, and got some sleep; he rose early, and went up the burn-side, and stayed long; when he came into them, he did sing the 32d psalm, from the 7th verse to the end; when ending he repeated the 7th verse,
Thou art my biding place; thou shalt
from trouble keep me free.
Thou with songs of deliverance
about shalt compass me.
Saying, these, and the following are sweet lines, which I got at the burn-side this morning, and we'll get more to-morrow & so we'll get daily provision; he was never behind with any that put their trust in him, and he will not be in our common, nor none who needily depends on him; and so we will go on in his strength, making mention of his righteousness, and of his only. The foresaid James Cubison went 8 miles with him; when he took good night, he said, sir, I think I'll never see you again; he said, James, ye and I will never meet again in time. And two several times he went to Ireland before, when they parted, he told them that they would meet again. The said James, John Muirhead, & others of our sufferers, who were present, gave me these accounts.
28. Shortly after they landed from Ireland in Galloway, the enemy got notice, they being then in garrisons, foot and horse, & it being killing time, the alarm came to them in a morning, that foot and horse were coming upon them; the foresaid John Muirhead bring struck with a violent pain in his forehead, they started up to run for it; he said, Stay, stay, lads, let us pray for oldJohn
