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wringing his hands. One John Simpson, a godly man enquired what the matter was that made him weep? He said, I have been wrestling all night with God, for our friends that are in the West, but cannot prevail — I gave an account in the former passages that about the middle of that day, many people were waiting for ⟨sermons⟩ when some told him. he said Let the people go to their prayers for I can preach none; our friends are all fled and fallen before the enemy, and they are nagging, and bashing them down and their blood is running like water. At night he was called to supper, having tasted nothing that day, several friends being present. In ⟨speaking⟩ at offing, he broke out in a rapture of weeping and lamentations for that sad stroke upon the bodies of the Lord's people but much more for the dead stroke the greatest part had got upon their Spirits that very view of the ministers and professors of Scotland should recover which sadly held ⟨none⟩ as I formerly mentioned in Scraps of Writings of that blast of East withering wind. He also insisted in prayer for the wounded. who were wallowing to death in their blood; and for the many prisoners - When eased, he went off and all others without tasting of their supper tho’ it was upon the table. He was then forty or fifty miles distant from Bothwel-bridge.
8. About this time he was preaching in the South, on that text, "But they are not grieved for the reflections of Joseph." He had many edifying remarks upon the foregoing verses especially upon the first. "Wo unto them that are at ease in Zion," He insisted upon the true nature of grieving and lamented that there was ⟨so⟩ little grieving for the present great affection of the Church of Scotland. Pointing to a woman standing amongst the people, he said. Some of you will grieve and greet more for the drowning of a bit of calf or stirk than ever ye did for all the tyranny and affections of Scotland. That woman had a calf drowned a few days before, for which she made great noise. She challenged her landlady for telling the minister that she grate forher
