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ministry in all the earth, he would make no more use of them in a national reformation, but send dreadful judgments upon themselves, and a long curse upon their posterity. And Mr. Rutherford said in his day, 1656. That sad and heavy were the judgments and indignation from the Lord, that was abiding the unfaithful watchmen of Scotland meaning the unhappy Resolutioners. When ended, he prayed earnestly for many things; particularly, that all the sins they had committed in Ireland, might be buried, in that place and might not spread with them thro’ the sinful land.
24. When the greater part took their farewel of him, he said to the rest,. To what house or place shall we go? One Hugh Kennedy said, We will go to such a house. He said, Hewie, we will not get in our nose there, for the devil and his bairns are there. Notwithstanding Hugh went, and found the house full of the enemies; and that night a woman in the house made away with herself. Hugh came quickly back and told him. He said, We will go to such a house, I have an errand there. When they went, the good-wife was dying, under great doubts and fears; where he was a blessed instrument of comfort to her; and said to Hugh, Hewie, this is the errand I had here.
25. They went eastward somewhat contrary to his inclination, till they came to the top of an hill, upwards of two miles distant from the place they designed. He halted and said. I will not go one foot further this way, there is undoubtedly danger before us. An herd lad being there, he gave him a groat, and desired him to go to that house, and fetch him meat and news. When the lad came to the house, the goodwife hasted and gave him meat to them saying, Lad, run hard and tell them that the enemies are spread, and we are expecting them here every minute. As the lad was going from the house, eighteen of the enemies’ foot were near, crying Stand dog. The lad ran, and six of them pursued half a mile, and fired hard upon him; the haltwent
