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himſelf, by telling him he named no perſon, but ſpoke to all in general, though to a Witch in particular, and that bis wife's conſcience only condem'd herſelf, and made her confeſs it openly before the congregation.

Another time he being at a Solemnity in the north country, as he was ſerving a Table, looking very earneſtly upon the communicants he ſaid, "there is certainly a Judas here who thinks to betray the partakers of this bleſſed Table by the inchantments of the devil, but O Lord Jeſus bring thou their hidden treachery to an open light, and the actors to open ſhame," theſe words he no ſooner uttered, than a woman who had concealed a piece of the bread in her boſom was ſeized with great fear and trembling ſo that ſhe gave it again to one of the elders, and told ſhe was deſired to do it by one of her neighbours, who was to communicate that day, but would not come up while Mr. Logan was preſent, that woman being brought before Mr. Logan, and the other woman alſo, ſhe who employed the other to ſteal it, told ſhe had aſked a favour from the devil, and he would not grant it unleſs ſhe got him a piece of bread from the Lord's Table after it was conſecrated.

It was obſerved by his ſervants for the ſpace of four years before his death, he had the following words in his prayer, O Lord ſtrengthen thy ſmall remnant, the proteſtants in France and Germany for theſe evil days that is coming upon them, days of perſecution, of deſtruction, blood-ſhed, hunger and cleanneſs of teeth; Lord give them thy ſpirit inwardly to ſtand up with boldneſs for thy cauſe, and contend for the faith once delivered to the Saints; ſend them O God a leader and

defender, who will repel the powers of Popery, bring down the land of graven Images and aboliſh the temples of their Idol-gods. His aſtoniſhing foreknowledge and prediction of the man's fate going to Clackmannan and his amazing diſcovery and conviction of the witch and holder of the ſtolen Bible are notoriouſly known to many yet alive: and his predictions concerning the King of Pruſſia's becoming a

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