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minister in Galloway, a little before his death, seeming as slumbering in his bed, his wife and other friends standing by, when he awakened, he seemed more than ordinary weighted, nad groaned heavily, saying, Sad days for Scotland. His wife asked him, What will be the instruments? He said, The swords of foreign enemies: They will be heavy and sharp, but not long; but they will not be yet, but not long to them. But O the glorious days on the back of them, to poor wasted Scotland! The late worthy Mr. Richard Cameron, spoke to the same purpose, when preaching at the Grass-water-side, South from Cumnock, July 20th, 1680, about eighteen days before his death, viz. There are three or four things that I have to tell you this day, which I must not omit, because I will be but a breakfast, some hour or another, to the enemy; and my work and time will be finished. First, As for King Charles, who is now upon the throne, after his death there shall not be a crowned king of the name of Steuart in Scotland. Secondly, There shall not be an old Covenanter's head above the ground in Scotland, that swore these covenants with up-lifted hands, ere ye get the reformation set up. Thirdly, A man shall ride a summer-day's journey within the shire of Ayr, and shall not see a house reek, or a cock crow, ere ye get reformation; and several other shires in Scotland shall be as ill. Fourthly, The rod that the Lord will make instruments of, shall be the French and the French king, together with a party in this land joining with them: But ye that stand to the testimony in that day, be not discouraged at the fewness of your number; when Christ comes to set up his work in Scotland, he will not want men anew to work for him; yea, he will chap upon the greatest man in all Scotland, and he will be the greatest malignant in it, and he will say, Sir, let alone this Babel-building, for I have another piece of work to put in your hand; and he will gar him work whether he will or not; it may be he will convert the man, and give him his soul for a prey: and there are many
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