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thinking and wondering within thyself, whether I was speaking these things out of the visions of my own head, or if I be taught by the spirit of God; I tell thee woman, thou shalt live and see that I am not mistaken. She told me that she was very lately delivered, and out of the great desire to have her child baptised before she came off, that she took travail too soon; and being weak, and so surprised with his telling her the thoughts of his heart, that she was in danger of falling off the chair. At this exercise also he told them, that he could not win off till he got this done, and this was all the drink money he had left in Ireland, and to the family (pointing to the Landlord) for all the kindness he had met with from them. After baptism they got breakfast; there was plenty of bread upon the table, seeking a blessing, he put his hand beneath the bread, and holding it up with much affection and tears, said, "Lord, there is a well covered table, and plenty of bread: but what comes of the poor young, kindly, honest hearted lad, Renwick, that shames us all, in starving and holding up his fainting mother's head, when of all the children she has brought forth, there (illegible text) none will avowedly take her by the hand: and the poor, cold, hungry lads on the hills? For honour of thine own cause, let them not starve: thou caused a ravenous bird, greedy of flesh itself, to feed Elijah: and thou fed thy people in the wildnerness with Angel's food; and blessed a few loaves and small fishes, and made them sufficient for many; and had