MR THOMAS BOSTON. 311 time to prepare for it. I was brought todelire of God a meffage for that place, old or new as he pleafed : and I was dete m ned to ufe old fermons, and fully f'atisfied and eafy thereia, as I ufe not to be in filch a cafe. My trials on all the three occafio.>s of going thither have been. remarkable. The firft time, the elder that. went with me died there, and I loft my horfe, as above narrated. The fecond time, I remember no notable thing that befel me there but out of my being there at that time rote the bufinefs of Clofeburn, which was a very confiderable trial to me. While.I was bufÿ about thenotes on the Marrow, Mr Davidfon went in my room ; and the Lord was with him. But within a mile ofMoffat, his horfe was tome way wounded in the foot, that he went in to Moffat bleeding all along ; and with difficulty enough he got to Penpont. He was fo late a-returning next week, that I was in great pain about him, and thinking of going or fending to fee what was the matter. This wasoccafioned by his horfe's ilinefs. At this time, juft as we were got into 'Moffat water, I difcerned my horfe crooking. Alighting, I ript his feet, but could fee nothing but a hurt on his heel, which Teemed to be an old one, altogether unknown tome. Mr David- fon fell ill of the gravel at Craigfbeck. But we'made forward, loft our way in the hills beyond Moffat, going thropgt moffes, &c. till in our greateft extremity, not knowing what hand to turn to, by kind Providence we taw a lad who fet us on our way. Under night we loft the way again ; but at length got to a houfe, where we were provided of a guide., My horfe went crooking all along to Penpont. I induttrioufly forbare to fpeak any thing of my horfe that night, and on the. morrow I fpoke of him to fervant only : and the fervant having taken him away tome. miles in the.marning, told me he law nothing ailed him. When we came off on Tuefday, my herfe was perfeótly right' ; but no boomer did 'Mr Davidfbn begin to move with his, but two per- foils (landing behind obferved his horfe to crook, and told hire of it. Yet in a little the crook left him ; and we arrived fa.fe at Ftterick that night, with much thankfulnefs to the Lord. On the morrow Mr Davïdfon went home, and fell ill of the gravel : and I was i:idifpofed always till the Thurfday was eight' days after, by which time I had completed my fl,udies, for the facrament at.Maxton, to which I went off on the morrow : but notwithftanding of my toil, and a Tittle of a lore throat I got there,, I was very well after I came home. If there, is any thing in this matter to be attributed to the agency of evil fpirits, or not, I cannot fay ; but be it as it will, I know that nothing can fail out without the fupreme management of my Father ; and from his hand I take it, as a deep of holy Providence. Sept. 5. The writing of the eflay on the accentuation of the HebrewBible, interrupted by my going to theaffembly in May, being again entered to on the 6th of Auguft, was ended this No. q
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