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The L'fl Speech and Tefiimony
that havenotbeen caftyourfelves out of the couitT
favour, otherwile 1 declare ye fhall not get the favot
of God. tfhly. If ye will fet about fome days of humilia
tion before the Lord, and take with you your fins, an< :
the fin of crying up this clatty liberty, which is the pric i
of blood. If ye mill return to the Lord, then return
all your heart; for he is merciful and gracious, and rep ntt\
him of the evil that he threatens, neither mill he give mA'\l
to his anger. He did fo to me; I no fooner began to loi|p
to him, but he made me welcome, and put me to work
though 1 be but young, and know nothing: He was tewt:
der of me, he took me to Both wel-bridge, to own {«
caufe; and 1 had many temptations to ftay; what frortt
mv mother, and from one hand and another; but 1 dull
not for my foul ftay behind; I thought it mv duty to
myfelf with that party againft the Lord’s enemies, afl
the Lord was good to me there many ways; he cove®
my head in the day of battle, and {offered not one hai
of my head to fall to the ground, and he fuffered man)
better than me a thoufand times, to fall on all handsw
me: fo 1 thought then I held my life of him; and £
Lord brought me to the Gray-friars churc'- yard, thoull)
I came almoft naked, yet he mounted me better than e
I was before with clothes, -and wonderfully providj
for me, beyond many others. I blefs the Lord, fl
mother’s ficknefs did not keep me from Bothwel-bridJ
and when I was in the Gray-friars church-yard, I w|
threatened with death by the juftice-general, who fwcl
a great oath, that 1 ftiould die if 1 would not take tie
bond. 1 told him, as it was true, that many beta!:
than I had been hanged; but 1 was brought out of Hh
hand; and the Lord took me to the fea, and did delhK!
me from the ragings thereof, when he fuffered map)!;
better to tofe their lives. And when he laid his ha*
upon me by ficknefs, he made me to be favoured by T
my enemies; he healed me, and brought me home; an
then he called me out to hear the gotpel; for which^
defire to blefs him, and within a little while, I ftiajll
praife him for it.
The Lord was fo feen amongft his perfecuted hani-ip
ful there, that he did engage me to join with them, who .
were hazarding their lives upon the fields for him.*!