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⟨laid⟩ his corps in the open street of the city, prohibiting all to bury him, where he lay nine days, and instead of stink, they had a sweet charming smell, which ⟨induced⟩ many people to stand and wonder; which when ⟨the⟩ enemies found the sweet smell themselves, they ⟨caused⟩ take them up and bury them.
All these foregoing instances I am surely informed ⟨of⟩, for matter and substance, except the 40th passage, which is said, he spoke to John Clark in Muirbrock, within the bounds of Carrick, in the year 1685, and has ⟨been⟩ passing from hand to hand in writ; I sent a friend ⟨20⟩ miles to him for the certainty of it; & altho he was ⟨my⟩ old acquaintance, he delayed to give it; but promised to visit Mr. Murray in Penpont, in September 1723, and give him a full account, but has not performed his promise. Captain John Campbell of Walwood, ⟨his⟩ master, promised to get a true account from himself, and send it to me; but has not done it. I am ⟨informed⟩, that some other friends enquired at the said ⟨John⟩, who owned, that the 40th passage was all one for ⟨matter⟩ and substance with what Mr. Peden said to him.
There are other two passages, that for many years we often heard from friends, and doubt nothing of ⟨the⟩ truth of them in my own mind, tho it be not ⟨pointed⟩ in time and place.
First, One day preaching in the fields, in his ⟨prayer⟩, he prayed earnestly for the preservation of the people, and again and again prayed for that man that was ⟨to⟩ lose his life: The enemies came upon them the same ⟨day⟩ and fired upon the people, and there was none of ⟨them⟩ either wounded of killed, save one man, and he ⟨was⟩ shot dead.
A 2d passage. One time he was preaching, and giving ⟨a⟩ very large offer of Christ in the gospel-terms: and an ⟨old⟩ woman sitting before him, he laid his hand on every side of her head, and rocked her from side to side and ⟨said⟩, Thou witch-wife, thou witch-wife, thou witch-⟨wife⟩, I offer Christ to thee; quit the Devil's service, ⟨thou⟩ hast a bad master; thou wilt never make thy plack ⟨a⟩ babee of him; and if thou wilt break off, and ⟨renounce⟩ the Devil's service, I promise thee, in my ⟨Master's⟩ name, that he will give thee salvation. After this ⟨there⟩ was a discernable change in her practice; and ⟨when⟩ she was a dying, she confessed, that she was ⟨either⟩ engaged in the devil s service, or was engaging; ⟨and⟩ expressed her thankfulness, that she had the happiness to hear Mr. Peden at that time.
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