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that time, more affiftance in the enlarging of theſe points and more motion in my own heart, than ever I had found before, and after that I never, wrote all at length, but only notes.
About April 1626 I was ſent for by my lord Kenmure to come to Galloway, in reference to a call, to the pariſh of Anwoth, which at that time was not a pariſh by itſelf, but a part of another, neither had a church builded; they offered before Auguſt next, to have it disjoined, a church built, and a ſtipend ſettled, and deſired that I would ſtay there in the mean time: I was not willing to ſtay at that time, there being no appearance that I could preach in the meantime: therefore they deſired, if they got theſe things performed before Auguſt that upon a call I would return; thereunto; I condeſcended, but ſome difficulties coming in the way, they got not theſe things ſo ſoon done, and therefore in harveſt firſt I hearkned to a call to Torphichen, but thereafter the Lord provided a great deal better for them, for they got that worthy fervant of Jesus Chriſt; Mr.Samuel Rutherford, whoſe praiſe is in all the reformed churches; and I obſerved afterwards, that ſeveral pariſhes whereunto I had a motion of a call were diſappointed, either by obſtruction from the biſhops, or thereafter by the general aſſembly's refuſing to tranſport: yet theſe pariſhes were far better provided; For Lieth got Mr David Forreſt, Kirkaldy got Mr. Robert Douglaſs, Glasgow got precious Mr. James Durham; Antrum in Ireland got Mr. Archibald Ferguſon, Newton there got Mr. John Greg, and Killinchie there got Mr. Michael Bruce. The ſhort time I was in Galloway I got acquaintance with my lord Kenmure and his religious lady, and ſeveral worthy experienced chriſtians, as Alexander Gordon of Earlſtown, Alexander Gordon of Knockgray, Alexander Gordon of Knockbreik, John his brother, and Alexander Gordon of Garlurk, John Gordon of Barſkeoch, the laird of Careltoun, Tullertoun, John M'adam and Chriſtian M'adam of Waterhead, Marion M‘naught in Kirkudbright, and ſeveral others for I preached at a communion in Borgue, where were many good people that came out of Kirkudbright, and ⟨was⟩
