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         Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.
      
       
         
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             The last discourse of the Right Honble the Lord Warestoune, as he delivered it upon the scafford at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, July 22. 1663. being immediately before his death Whereunto is added a short narration of his carriage during the time of his imprisonment, but more especially at his death: all which is very comfortable and refreshing to all those that take pleasure in the dust of Zion, and favour the stones of our Lord's broken-down building amongst us. By a Favourer of the Covenant and work of reformation.
             Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.
          
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           The
           LAST
           DISCOURSE
           Of
           the
           Right
           Hon
           ble
           the
           Lord
           Warestoune
           ,
           As
           he
           delivered
           it
           upon
           the
           Scaffold
           at
           the
           Mercat-Cross
           of
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
             Iuly
          
           22.
           1663.
           being
           immediatly
           before
           his
           Death
           .
           Whereunto
           is
           added
           a
           short
           Narration
           of
           his
           Carriage
           during
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Imprisonment
           ,
           but
           more
           especially
           at
           his
           Death
           :
           All
           which
           is
           very
           comfortable
           and
           refreshing
           to
           all
           those
           that
           take
           pleasure
           in
           the
           dust
           of
           ZION
           ,
           and
           favour
           the
           Stones
           of
           our
           Lord
           's
           broken-down
           Building
           amongst
           us
           .
           By
           a
           Favourer
           of
           the
           Covenant
           and
           
             Work
             of
             Reformation
          
           .
        
         
           Though
           I
           walk
           through
           the
           valley
           of
           the
           shadow
           of
           death
           ,
           yet
           will
           I
           fear
           no
           evil
           ,
           for
           thou
           art
           with
           me
           .
           
             Psal.
             23.
             4.
             
          
        
         
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           my
           friends
           ,
           Be
           not
           afraid
           of
           them
           that
           kill
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           have
           no
           more
           that
           they
           can
           do
           :
           but
           I
           will
           forewarn
           you
           whom
           you
           shall
           fear
           :
           Fear
           Him
           which
           ,
           after
           he
           hath
           killed
           ,
           hath
           power
           to
           cast
           into
           Hell
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           Fear
           Him
           —
           
             Luke
             12.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           And
           they
           stoned
           Stephen
           ,
           calling
           upon
           God
           —
           
             Acts
             7.
             59.
             
          
        
         
           And
           devout
           men
           carried
           Stephen
           to
           his
           Burial
           ,
           and
           made
           great
           lamentation
           for
           him
           .
           
             Acts
             8.
             2.
             
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1664.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Here
           followeth
           a
           short
           Narration
           of
           the
           Lord
           VVareston's
           Carriage
           before
           and
           after
           the
           delivery
           of
           his
           last
           Discourse
           upon
           the
           Scaffold
           at
           the
           Mercat-Cross
           of
           Edinburgh
           ,
           Iuly
           
             22.
             1663.
          
           
        
         
           HIs
           Carriage
           all
           the
           time
           from
           his
           coming
           from
           London
           ,
           was
           most
           convincingly
           Christian
           ,
           full
           of
           tenderness
           of
           spirit
           ,
           and
           meekness
           towards
           all
           ,
           so
           that
           all
           who
           were
           in
           his
           company
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           Ship
           and
           at
           other
           times
           ,
           asserted
           they
           were
           never
           in
           the
           company
           of
           a
           more
           godly
           ,
           sincere
           ,
           fervent
           seeker
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           one
           that
           was
           most
           sensible
           of
           the
           least
           tenderness
           exercised
           towards
           himself
           .
           Before
           he
           came
           out
           of
           the
           Ship
           he
           prayed
           for
           a
           blessing
           upon
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           upon
           State
           and
           Kirk
           .
           When
           landed
           at
           Leith
           ,
           he
           enquired
           for
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Edinburgh
           :
           To
           which
           it
           was
           answered
           ,
           They
           are
           all
           silenced
           and
           put
           out
           of
           the
           Town
           :
           Well
           (
           said
           he
           )
           
             their
             silence
             does
             preach
             ;
             and
             truly
             Mr.
          
           Douglas
           ,
           
             &c.
             might
             have
             preached
             either
             before
             State
             or
             Kirk
             .
          
        
         
           During
           the
           whole
           time
           of
           his
           Imprisonment
           the
           Lord
           keeped
           him
           in
           a
           most
           spiritual
           tender
           frame
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           conviction
           of
           some
           that
           hated
           him
           formerly
           .
           The
           great
           thing
           he
           most
           desired
           was
           
             gracious
             through-bearing
          
           ,
           which
           he
           said
           was
           onely
           to
           be
           had
           through
           the
           supply
           of
           the
           Spirit
           and
           intercession
           of
           the
           Saints
           :
           and
           the
           thing
           he
           most
           feared
           ,
           was
           ,
           
             fainting
             in
             the
             hour
             of
             tryal
             ,
          
           and
           for
           that
           cause
           did
           earnestly
           desire
           that
           prayer
           might
           be
           fervently
           put
           up
           to
           God
           for
           him
           ;
           which
           was
           indeed
           done
           in
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           which
           had
           its
           good
           success
           in
           God's
           own
           way
           .
        
         
           When
           he
           received
           his
           Sentence
           he
           did
           receive
           it
           with
           exceeding
           great
           meekness
           ,
           to
           the
           admiration
           of
           all
           ;
           desiring
           the
           best
           blessings
           of
           Heaven
           to
           be
           upon
           his
           Majesty
           and
           upon
           State
           and
           Kirk
           ,
           whatever
           befel
           himself
           ,
           and
           that
           God
           would
           give
           his
           Majesty
           true
           and
           faithfull
           Counsellours
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           The
           nearer
           he
           was
           to
           his
           death
           ,
           he
           was
           the
           more
           quieted
           in
           his
           mind
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           discomposed
           by
           Poison
           ,
           and
           the
           drawing
           of
           threescore
           ounces
           of
           blood
           ,
           the
           Physicians
           intending
           hereby
           to
           distract
           him
           ,
           or
           make
           him
           an
           ideot
           fool
           .
           The
           night
           before
           his
           death
           he
           sleeped
           very
           sweetly
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           morning
           was
           very
           full
           of
           comfort
           ,
           uttering
           many
           
           sweet
           expressions
           as
           to
           his
           assurance
           of
           being
           cloathed
           with
           a
           long
           white
           Robe
           before
           night
           ;
           and
           of
           getting
           a
           new
           Song
           of
           the
           Lambs
           praise
           put
           in
           his
           mouth
           .
           He
           dined
           very
           chearfully
           ,
           hoping
           to
           sup
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           to
           drink
           the
           next
           cup
           fresh
           and
           new
           in
           his
           Father's
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           Thereafter
           he
           was
           alone
           till
           the
           time
           of
           his
           being
           brought
           forth
           .
        
         
           As
           he
           was
           led
           from
           the
           Prison
           (
           the
           streets
           being
           very
           full
           of
           people
           bemoaning
           that
           sad
           sight
           )
           he
           cryed
           ,
           
             Your
             prayers
             ,
             your
             prayers
          
           .
           As
           he
           was
           conveyed
           by
           the
           Cross
           to
           the
           Scaffold
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           great
           noise
           made
           by
           the
           Guards
           beating
           off
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           battering
           with
           their
           Partizens
           over
           his
           head
           ,
           which
           was
           somewhat
           terrible
           to
           Spectators
           ,
           yet
           not
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           the
           Lord
           kept
           him
           very
           composed
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           never
           did
           so
           much
           as
           once
           look
           about
           to
           them
           ,
           but
           walked
           forwards
           with
           them
           very
           peaceably
           ,
           as
           a
           Lamb
           led
           to
           the
           slaughter
           :
           and
           coming
           chearfully
           to
           the
           North-side
           of
           the
           Scaffold
           ,
           spake
           to
           the
           people
           after
           this
           manner
           ;
           
             I
             entreat
             you
             be
             pleased
             to
             quiet
             your selves
             a
             little
             till
             this
             dying
             man
             deliver
             his
             last
             words
             among
             you
             .
          
           Likewise
           he
           desired
           his
           Auditors
           not
           to
           be
           offended
           that
           he
           was
           necessitate
           to
           make
           some
           use
           of
           his
           Paper
           ,
           for
           the
           help
           of
           his
           memory
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           fully
           wasted
           with
           long
           sickness
           ,
           and
           the
           malice
           of
           Physicians
           ,
           who
           had
           taken
           threescore
           ounces
           of
           blood
           from
           him
           at
           one
           time
           ,
           and
           had
           given
           him
           bad
           Physick
           (
           so
           called
           he
           the
           Poyson
           that
           was
           given
           to
           him
           )
           thereafter
           .
        
         
           Then
           did
           he
           begin
           this
           following
           Discourse
           ,
           which
           he
           delivered
           with
           very
           much
           undaunted
           courage
           ,
           audaucity
           ,
           and
           quiet
           of
           mind
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           appearance
           of
           distemper
           ;
           but
           as
           chearful
           as
           ever
           he
           had
           been
           at
           any
           time
           formerly
           ,
           when
           giving
           any
           publick
           Testimony
           to
           the
           Truth
           ,
           with
           which
           singular
           piece
           of
           honour
           the
           Lord
           had
           often
           dignified
           him
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           last
           SPEECH
           and
           TESTIMONY
           of
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lord
           WARESTOUNE
           ,
           as
           he
           delivered
           it
           at
           the
           Mercat-Cross
           of
           Edinburgh
           ,
           Iuly
           
             22.
             1663.
          
           immediately
           before
           his
           Death
           .
        
         
           RIght
           Honourable
           ,
           much
           honoured
           ,
           and
           beloved
           Auditors
           and
           Spectators
           :
        
         
           That
           which
           I
           intended
           and
           prepared
           to
           have
           spoken
           at
           this
           time
           and
           in
           this
           condition
           ,
           immediately
           before
           my
           death
           (
           if
           it
           should
           be
           so
           ordered
           that
           this
           should
           be
           my
           lot
           )
           is
           not
           at
           present
           in
           my
           power
           ,
           being
           taken
           from
           me
           when
           apprehended
           ;
           but
           I
           hope
           the
           Lord
           shall
           preserve
           it
           ,
           to
           bear
           my
           Testimony
           more
           fully
           and
           clearly
           than
           now
           I
           can
           in
           this
           condition
           ,
           having
           my
           memory
           much
           destroyed
           through
           much
           ,
           sore
           and
           long
           sickness
           ,
           melancholy
           ,
           and
           the
           excessive
           drawing
           of
           my
           blood
           :
           yet
           I
           bless
           the
           Lord
           ,
           (
           that
           notwithstanding
           all
           these
           fore-mentioned
           distempers
           )
           I
           am
           in
           any
           capacity
           to
           leave
           this
           weak
           and
           short
           Testimony
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           I
           desire
           in
           the
           first
           place
           to
           confess
           my
           sins
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           is
           proper
           to
           this
           place
           and
           case
           ;
           and
           to
           acknowledge
           God's
           Mercies
           ;
           and
           to
           express
           my
           repentance
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           my
           faith
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           through
           the
           merits
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           gracious
           Redeemer
           and
           Mediator
           .
           I
           confess
           that
           my
           natural
           temper
           hath
           been
           hasty
           and
           passionate
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           my
           manner
           of
           going
           about
           ,
           and
           prosecuting
           of
           the
           best
           pieces
           of
           work
           and
           service
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           Generation
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           subject
           to
           my
           excesses
           of
           heat
           ,
           and
           thereby
           to
           some
           precipitations
           ,
           which
           hath
           no
           doubt
           offended
           standers-by
           and
           lookers-on
           ,
           and
           exposed
           both
           me
           &
           the
           work
           to
           their
           mistakes
           ;
           wherby
           the
           beauty
           of
           that
           Work
           hath
           been
           much
           obscured
           .
           Neither
           have
           I
           in
           following
           the
           Lord's
           Work
           ,
           
             his
             Good
             Work
          
           ,
           been
           altogether
           free
           of
           self-seeking
           ,
           to
           the
           grief
           of
           my
           own
           conscience
           ,
           which
           hath
           made
           me
           oftentimes
           to
           cry
           out
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             O
             wretched
             man
             that
             I
             am
             ,
             who
             shall
             deliver
             me
             from
             this
             body
             of
             death
             ?
          
           and
           to
           lie
           low
           in
           the
           dust
           mourning
           and
           lamenting
           over
           the
           same
           ,
           deprecating
           God's
           Wrath
           ,
           and
           begging
           his
           tender
           Mercies
           to
           pardon
           ,
           and
           his
           powerful
           Grace
           to
           cure
           all
           these
           evils
           .
           I
           must
           confess
           withal
           ,
           that
           it
           doth
           not
           a
           little
           trouble
           me
           ,
           lie
           heavy
           upon
           my
           spirit
           ,
           and
           will
           bring
           me
           down
           with
           sorrow
           to
           the
           grave
           (
           though
           I
           was
           not
           alone
           in
           this
           offence
           ,
           but
           had
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           Nation
           going
           before
           
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           example
           of
           persons
           of
           all
           ranks
           to
           ensnare
           me
           )
           that
           I
           suffered
           my self
           through
           the
           power
           of
           temptations
           ,
           &
           too
           much
           fear
           anent
           the
           straits
           that
           my
           numerous
           family
           might
           be
           brought
           into
           ,
           to
           be
           carried
           into
           so
           great
           a
           length
           of
           complyance
           in
           England
           with
           the
           late
           Usurpers
           ,
           which
           did
           much
           grieve
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Godly
           ,
           and
           made
           those
           that
           sought
           God
           ,
           ashamed
           and
           confounded
           for
           my
           sake
           ,
           and
           did
           give
           no
           small
           occasion
           to
           the
           Adversary
           to
           reproach
           and
           blaspheme
           ;
           and
           did
           withal
           not
           a
           little
           obscure
           and
           darken
           the
           beauty
           of
           several
           former
           Actings
           about
           his
           
             glorious
             and
             blessed
             Work
             of
             Reformation
             ,
          
           so
           happily
           begun
           and
           far
           advanced
           in
           these
           Lands
           ;
           wherein
           he
           was
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           imploy
           ,
           
             and
             by
             imploying
             to
             honour
             me
          
           to
           be
           an
           Instrument
           ,
           (
           though
           the
           least
           and
           unworthiest
           of
           many
           )
           whereof
           I
           am
           not
           at
           all
           ashamed
           
             this
             day
          
           ,
           but
           account
           it
           my
           glory
           ,
           howevet
           that
           work
           be
           now
           cryed
           down
           ,
           opposed
           ,
           laid
           in
           the
           dust
           and
           trod
           upon
           ;
           And
           my
           turning
           aside
           to
           comply
           with
           these
           men
           ,
           was
           the
           more
           aggravated
           in
           my
           person
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           so
           frequently
           and
           seriously
           made
           profession
           of
           my
           aversness
           from
           ,
           and
           abhorrency
           of
           that
           way
           ,
           and
           had
           shewed
           much
           dissatisfaction
           with
           others
           that
           had
           not
           gone
           so
           great
           a
           length
           :
           for
           which
           ,
           as
           I
           seek
           God's
           mercy
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           so
           I
           desire
           that
           all
           the
           Lord's
           People
           may
           ,
           from
           my
           example
           ,
           be
           the
           more
           stirred
           up
           to
           watch
           and
           pray
           ,
           that
           they
           enter
           not
           into
           temptation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           I
           dare
           not
           deny
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           but
           must
           testifie
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           to
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           free
           Grace
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           my
           God
           hath
           often
           shewed
           ,
           ensured
           into
           and
           engraven
           upon
           my
           conscience
           ,
           the
           Testimony
           of
           his
           reconciled
           Mercy
           ,
           through
           the
           Merits
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           pardoning
           all
           my
           iniquities
           ,
           and
           assuring
           me
           that
           he
           would
           deliver
           me
           also
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           from
           the
           spait
           ,
           tyranny
           and
           dominion
           thereof
           ,
           and
           hath
           often
           drawn
           forth
           my
           spirit
           to
           the
           exercise
           of
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           ;
           and
           hath
           often
           engraven
           upon
           my
           heart
           in
           legible
           characters
           ,
           the
           merciful
           pardoning
           and
           gracious-begun
           cure
           thereof
           ,
           to
           be
           perfected
           thereafter
           to
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           Name
           ,
           Salvation
           of
           my
           own
           soul
           and
           Edification
           of
           his
           Church
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           I
           am
           pressed
           in
           conscience
           to
           leave
           here
           at
           my
           death
           ,
           my
           true
           and
           honest
           Testimony
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           unto
           and
           for
           the
           
             National
             Covenant
          
           ,
           the
           
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
          
           ,
           the
           solemn
           Acknowledgments
           of
           our
           Sins
           and
           Engagements
           to
           our
           Duties
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           the
           Grounds
           and
           Causes
           of
           Fasts
           and
           Humiliations
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Lord's
           Displeasure
           and
           Contendings
           with
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           several
           Testimonies
           given
           for
           his
           Interests
           by
           General
           Assemblies
           ,
           Commissions
           of
           the
           Kirk
           ,
           Synods
           ,
           Presbyteries
           and
           other
           faithful
           Ministers
           and
           Professors
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           I
           am
           also
           pressed
           to
           encourage
           his
           doing
           suffering
           witnessing
           
           People
           ,
           and
           sympathizing
           ones
           with
           those
           that
           suffer
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           continue
           in
           their
           duties
           of
           mourning
           ,
           praying
           ,
           believing
           ,
           witnessing
           and
           sympathizing
           with
           others
           ,
           and
           humbly
           to
           assure
           them
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           ,
           
             the
             God
             of
             his
             own
             Word
             and
             Work
             ,
             of
             his
             Covenant
             ,
             Cause
             and
             People
             ,
          
           that
           he
           will
           be
           seen
           ,
           found
           and
           felt
           in
           his
           own
           gracious
           way
           and
           time
           ,
           by
           his
           own
           means
           and
           instruments
           ,
           for
           his
           own
           honour
           and
           glory
           ,
           to
           return
           to
           his
           own
           Truths
           ,
           Interests
           and
           Servants
           ,
           to
           revive
           his
           Name
           ,
           his
           Covenant
           ,
           his
           Word
           ,
           his
           Work
           ,
           his
           Sanctuary
           ,
           and
           his
           Saints
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           yea
           ,
           even
           in
           these
           three
           Covenanted
           Nations
           ,
           which
           were
           by
           so
           solemn
           Bonds
           ,
           Covenants
           ,
           Subscriptions
           and
           Oaths
           given
           away
           and
           devoted
           to
           himself
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           I
           exhort
           all
           those
           that
           have
           been
           ,
           or
           are
           ,
           enemies
           or
           unfriendly
           to
           the
           Lord's
           Name
           ,
           Covenant
           or
           Cause
           ,
           Word
           ,
           Work
           or
           People
           ,
           in
           Britain
           and
           Ireland
           ,
           to
           repent
           and
           amend
           before
           these
           sad
           Judgments
           ,
           that
           are
           posting
           fast
           ,
           come
           upon
           them
           for
           their
           sinning
           so
           highly
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           because
           of
           any
           temptations
           of
           the
           time
           on
           the
           right-hand
           or
           on
           the
           left
           ,
           by
           baits
           or
           straits
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           that
           after
           so
           many
           Engagements
           and
           professions
           of
           not
           a
           few
           of
           themselves
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           I
           dare
           not
           conceal
           from
           you
           who
           are
           friendly
           to
           all
           the
           Lord
           's
           precious
           Interests
           in
           Britain
           and
           Ireland
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           (
           to
           the
           commendation
           of
           his
           Grace
           be
           it
           humbly
           spoken
           )
           hath
           several
           times
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           my
           Repentance
           and
           Faith
           (
           during
           my
           troubles
           )
           and
           after
           groans
           and
           tears
           upon
           these
           three
           notable
           chapters
           ,
           viz.
           the
           ninth
           of
           Ezra
           ,
           ninth
           of
           Nehemiah
           ,
           and
           the
           ninth
           of
           Daniel
           ,
           together
           with
           other
           suitable
           Scriptures
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           very
           nick
           of
           humble
           and
           fervent
           prayers
           and
           supplications
           to
           him
           ,
           for
           reviving
           again
           of
           his
           Name
           ,
           Covenant
           ,
           Cause
           ,
           VVord
           and
           Work
           of
           Reformation
           in
           these
           Covenanted
           Nations
           ,
           and
           particularly
           in
           poor
           Scotland
           ,
           (
           yea
           ,
           O
           dear
           Scotland
           !
           )
           which
           solemnly
           re-engaged
           unto
           him
           ,
           to
           the
           good
           example
           and
           encouragement
           of
           his
           People
           in
           the
           other
           two
           Nations
           to
           covenant
           with
           him
           also
           ;
           That
           the
           Lord
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           hath
           several
           times
           given
           me
           good
           grounds
           of
           hope
           ,
           &
           lively
           expectations
           of
           his
           merciful
           ,
           gracious
           ,
           powerful
           &
           wonderful
           renewing
           ,
           reviving
           again
           of
           all
           his
           former
           great
           Interests
           in
           these
           Covenanted
           Nations
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           such
           a
           way
           ,
           by
           such
           means
           and
           instruments
           ,
           with
           such
           antecedents
           ,
           concurrents
           ,
           consequences
           and
           effects
           ,
           as
           shall
           wonderfully
           rejoyce
           his
           mourning
           Friends
           ,
           and
           astonish
           his
           contradicting
           and
           contra-acting
           Enemies
           .
        
         
           I
           do
           earnestly
           recommend
           my
           poor
           afflicted
           Wife
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           their
           Posterity
           ,
           to
           the
           choicest
           Blessings
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           unto
           the
           Prayers
           and
           Favours
           of
           all
           the
           Lord's
           Children
           and
           Servants
           in
           their
           earnest
           dealihgs
           with
           God
           and
           man
           in
           their
           behalf
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           be
           ruined
           
           for
           my
           sake
           ,
           but
           that
           for
           the
           Lord
           my
           Gods
           sake
           they
           may
           be
           favoured
           ,
           assisted
           ,
           supplied
           ,
           and
           comforted
           ;
           and
           may
           be
           also
           fitted
           by
           the
           Lord
           for
           his
           Fellowship
           and
           Service
           ,
           whom
           God
           himself
           hath
           moved
           me
           often
           in
           their
           own
           presence
           ,
           and
           with
           their
           own
           consents
           ,
           to
           dedicate
           ,
           devote
           ,
           resign
           ,
           alike
           and
           as
           well
           as
           I
           devoted
           and
           resigned
           my
           own
           soul
           unto
           him
           for
           all
           time
           and
           eternity
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           Now
           ,
           here
           I
           beseech
           the
           Lord
           to
           open
           the
           eyes
           of
           all
           the
           Instruments
           of
           my
           Trouble
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           deadly
           irreconcilable
           Enemies
           to
           himself
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           see
           the
           Wrong
           done
           by
           them
           to
           his
           Interest
           ,
           and
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           Me
           and
           Mine
           ,
           and
           may
           repent
           thereof
           ,
           return
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           more
           cordially
           maintain
           ,
           own
           ,
           and
           adhere
           unto
           all
           his
           Interests
           in
           time
           to
           come
           .
           The
           Good
           Lord
           give
           unto
           them
           Repentance
           ,
           Remission
           ,
           and
           Amendment
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           worst
           wish
           I
           do
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           wish
           I
           can
           ,
           wish
           unto
           them
           ;
           for
           I
           can
           wish
           no
           better
           to
           my self
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           I
           do
           most
           humbly
           and
           earnestly
           begg
           the
           Fervent
           Prayers
           of
           all
           His
           Praying
           Children
           ,
           Servants
           and
           Instruments
           ,
           wheresoever
           they
           be
           ,
           whether
           absent
           ,
           or
           present
           ,
           to
           be
           put
           up
           in
           behalf
           of
           His
           
             Name
             ,
             Cause
             ,
             Covenant
             ,
             Work
          
           and
           People
           ;
           and
           also
           in
           behalf
           of
           my
           Wife
           and
           Children
           and
           their
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           Glorifie
           Himself
           ,
           Edifie
           his
           Church
           ,
           Encourage
           his
           Saints
           further
           ,
           and
           accomplish
           his
           [
           Good
           Work
           ]
           by
           all
           his
           Doings
           and
           Dealings
           ,
           in
           Substances
           towards
           all
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           Whereas
           I
           heard
           that
           some
           of
           my
           own
           Friends
           have
           Slandered
           and
           defamed
           my
           Name
           ,
           as
           if
           I
           had
           been
           accessary
           to
           his
           late
           Majesties
           death
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           making
           the
           change
           of
           the
           Government
           thereupon
           :
           I
           am
           free
           ,
           as
           I
           shall
           now
           answer
           before
           his
           Tribunal
           ,
           from
           any
           accession
           by
           counsel
           or
           contrivance
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           way
           to
           his
           late
           Majesties
           death
           ,
           or
           to
           their
           making
           that
           change
           of
           the
           Government
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           judge
           between
           Me
           and
           mine
           Accusers
           :
           And
           I
           pray
           the
           Lord
           to
           preserve
           our
           present
           King
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           to
           pour
           his
           best
           Blessings
           upon
           him
           and
           his
           Royal
           Posterity
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           give
           unto
           them
           good
           and
           faithful
           Counsellors
           ,
           Holy
           and
           Wise
           Councils
           ,
           and
           prosperous
           Successors
           ,
           to
           God's
           Glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Good
           of
           his
           Interest
           and
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           their
           own
           Honour
           and
           Happiness
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           I
           do
           here
           submit
           and
           commit
           my
           Soul
           and
           Body
           ,
           VVife
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           their
           Childrens
           Children
           from
           Generation
           to
           Generation
           for
           ever
           ,
           with
           all
           others
           our
           Lord's
           Friends
           and
           Followers
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           doing
           ,
           suffering
           ,
           witnessing
           and
           sympathizing
           Ones
           ,
           in
           the
           present
           and
           subsequent
           Generations
           ,
           unto
           the
           Lord
           's
           choicest
           Mercies
           ,
           Graces
           ,
           Favours
           ,
           Services
           ,
           Imployments
           ,
           Impowerments
           ,
           Injoyments
           ,
           Improvements
           
           and
           Inheritments
           ,
           in
           Earth
           and
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           in
           Time
           and
           Eternity
           :
           All
           which
           suits
           ,
           with
           all
           others
           which
           he
           hath
           at
           any
           time
           by
           his
           Spirit
           moved
           and
           assisted
           me
           to
           make
           and
           put
           up
           according
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           I
           leave
           before
           the
           Throne
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           Father's
           merciful
           Bowels
           ,
           and
           the
           Sons
           mediating
           Merits
           ,
           and
           the
           holy
           Spirits
           compassionating
           groans
           for
           now
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           When
           he
           had
           delivered
           this
           Discourse
           at
           the
           North-side
           of
           the
           Scaffold
           ,
           he
           went
           about
           to
           the
           South-side
           ,
           where
           he
           delivered
           it
           again
           with
           the
           like
           admirable
           courage
           ,
           to
           the
           astonishment
           of
           all
           .
           Then
           did
           he
           pray
           most
           fervently
           (
           as
           his
           manner
           had
           alwayes
           been
           )
           with
           much
           faith
           and
           humility
           ,
           calling
           upon
           God
           ,
           as
           a
           childe
           upon
           his
           tender-hearted
           father
           ,
           beginning
           his
           supplications
           (
           according
           to
           the
           Rule
           appointed
           by
           Christ
           for
           direction
           in
           Prayer
           )
           thus
           ,
           
             Abba
             ,
             Abba
             ,
             Father
             ,
             Father
             ,
             accept
             this
             thy
             poor
             sinful
             Servant
             ,
             coming
             unto
             thee
             through
             the
             Merits
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           when
           speaking
           of
           himself
           spake
           most
           humbly
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been
           the
           chief
           of
           sinners
           ,
           forgetting
           the
           many
           honourable
           pieces
           of
           Service
           the
           Lord
           had
           put
           upon
           him
           ,
           wherein
           he
           made
           him
           eminently
           instrumental
           for
           promoting
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           in
           the
           world
           .
           Thereafter
           he
           stood
           very
           patiently
           till
           the
           Napkin
           was
           tyed
           about
           his
           head
           .
           Now
           ,
           said
           this
           meek
           Lamb
           ,
           
             you
             will
             take
             it
             up
             till
             I
             be
             up
             the
             Ladder
             .
          
           Yea
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           done
           .
           Then
           said
           he
           ,
           
             How
             will
             I
             get
             it
             drawn
             down
             upon
             my
             face
             ?
          
           My
           Lord
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           done
           for
           you
           ,
           do
           not
           trouble
           your self
           .
           Then
           coming
           to
           the
           foot
           of
           the
           Ladder
           he
           prayed
           as
           formerly
           ,
           resigning
           God's
           Interests
           and
           his
           own
           soul
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           his
           heavenly
           Father
           .
           Then
           said
           one
           (
           who
           had
           tyed
           the
           Cloth
           about
           his
           head
           )
           There
           is
           no
           missing
           of
           Ministers
           here
           this
           day
           ,
           Christ
           hath
           made
           good
           that
           blessed
           word
           ,
           Phil.
           4.
           19.
           
           
             My
             God
             shall
             supply
             all
             your
             need
             according
             to
             his
             riches
             in
             glory
             by
             Christ
             Iesus
          
           ;
           And
           
             as
             tribulation
             hath
             abounded
             for
             Christ's
             sake
             ,
             so
             hath
             comfort
             been
             encreased
             by
             Christ
             ,
          
           2
           Cor.
           1.
           5.
           
           For
           howbeit
           he
           had
           often
           supplicated
           for
           some
           Ministers
           to
           be
           with
           him
           there
           ,
           yet
           they
           would
           grant
           a
           liberty
           to
           none
           ,
           unless
           he
           would
           have
           accepted
           of
           those
           that
           had
           broken
           in
           upon
           the
           Labours
           of
           other
           faithful
           Ministers
           ,
           whom
           he
           refused
           ;
           neither
           would
           he
           have
           any
           that
           approve
           of
           ,
           or
           seem
           to
           connive
           at
           the
           present
           defection
           ;
           so
           that
           no
           Minister
           was
           upon
           the
           Scaffold
           .
           Then
           came
           the
           Executioner
           ,
           desiring
           him
           to
           forgive
           him
           ;
           to
           whom
           he
           answered
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             forgive
             thee
             ,
             poor
             man
             ,
             which
             I
             also
             do
          
           ;
           and
           giving
           to
           him
           some
           money
           in
           a
           cloth
           ,
           bad
           him
           do
           his
           work
           aright
           .
           After
           this
           ,
           one
           desired
           the
           Executioner
           to
           go
           up
           to
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Ladder
           ;
           
           said
           he
           ,
           I
           must
           go
           up
           with
           him
           ,
           else
           he
           cannot
           get
           up
           .
           Nay
           ,
           said
           he
           again
           ,
           Go
           you
           up
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           offer
           to
           touch
           him
           till
           it
           come
           to
           your
           own
           work
           ,
           for
           we
           shall
           get
           him
           helped
           up
           :
           so
           the
           Executioner
           went
           up
           .
           Then
           he
           was
           conveyed
           by
           some
           in
           side-mourning
           to
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Ladder
           ,
           who
           staid
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           spake
           with
           him
           all
           the
           time
           he
           was
           upon
           the
           same
           .
           As
           he
           ascended
           he
           said
           ,
           
             Your
             prayers
             ,
             your
             prayers
             ,
             I
             desire
             your
             prayers
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           so
           great
           had
           alwayes
           his
           esteem
           been
           of
           Prayer
           .
           As
           the
           Cord
           was
           going
           about
           his
           precious
           neck
           ,
           (
           being
           told
           that
           many
           precious
           Friends
           were
           looking
           on
           ,
           which
           seemed
           to
           refresh
           him
           ;
           for
           he
           answered
           and
           said
           ,
           
             Is
             there
             indeed
          
           !
           and
           considering
           that
           his
           chearfulness
           did
           much
           tend
           to
           the
           credit
           of
           the
           Work
           of
           God
           for
           which
           he
           suffered
           )
           he
           cryed
           out
           with
           a
           very
           loud
           and
           chearful
           voice
           ,
           
             I
             beseech
             you
             all
             (
             who
             are
             the
             Lords
             People
             )
             not
             to
             scar
             at
             suffering
             for
             the
             Interests
             of
             Christ
             ,
             because
             of
             any
             thing
             you
             see
             fall
             out
             in
             these
             dayes
             as
             to
             the
             Sufferings
             of
             his
             Servants
             ;
             but
             be
             encouraged
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             endure
             ,
             in
             suffering
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             his
             Interests
             ;
             for
             I
             assure
             you
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             he
             will
             bear
             all
             your
             charges
             .
          
           The
           Cord
           being
           about
           his
           neck
           ,
           he
           spake
           to
           the
           same
           purpose
           again
           ;
           
             I
             pray
             you
             that
             are
             the
             Lord's
             People
             ,
             be
             encouraged
             to
             do
             and
             suffer
             for
             the
             Interests
             of
             Christ
             ,
             yea
             ,
             even
             for
             the
             smallest
             point
             of
             Truth
             ,
             in
             your
             several
             stations
             ;
             for
             he
             may
             revive
             his
             Work
             by
             a
             very
             unexpected
             mean
             :
             And
             I
             do
             again
             assure
             you
             in
             his
             Name
             ,
             he
             will
             furnish
             all
             your
             expences
             ,
             and
             bear
             all
             your
             charges
             ;
             and
             he
             hath
             graciously
             comforted
             me
             .
          
           Then
           he
           enquired
           if
           the
           Executioner
           was
           ready
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           if
           your
           Lordship
           be
           :
           then
           said
           he
           to
           the
           man
           ,
           
             Do
             your
             Office
          
           ;
           and
           so
           cryed
           out
           again
           ,
           
             Your
             prayers
             ,
             your
             prayers
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           with
           unspeakable
           composedness
           and
           tranquility
           of
           mind
           ,
           chearfully
           committing
           himself
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           his
           tender-hearted
           heavenly
           Father
           ,
           the
           Executioner
           turned
           him
           off
           the
           Ladder
           ;
           at
           which
           sight
           there
           arose
           a
           very
           lamentable
           Cry
           of
           many
           thousand
           Spectators
           .
           Immediately
           thereafter
           he
           lifted
           up
           his
           two
           precious
           hands
           to
           Heaven
           (
           as
           they
           had
           been
           often
           lifted
           up
           in
           prayer
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           the
           day-time
           ,
           but
           also
           in
           the
           silent
           watches
           of
           the
           night
           )
           and
           without
           the
           least
           motion
           ,
           trembling
           or
           shaking
           of
           body
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           ordinary
           in
           that
           condition
           ,
           peaceably
           sleeped
           away
           to
           glory
           .
           One
           of
           his
           Sons
           standing
           on
           the
           Scaffold
           ,
           weeping
           ,
           one
           present
           took
           him
           by
           the
           hand
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           
             Sir
             ,
             be
             encouraged
             ,
             for
             you
             are
             very
             highly
             honoured
             this
             day
             .
          
           Within
           a
           little
           thereafter
           he
           was
           taken
           down
           by
           Friends
           that
           received
           his
           body
           ,
           as
           the
           Cord
           was
           cut
           .
           The
           Executioner
           came
           to
           take
           off
           his
           Head
           ,
           and
           being
           timerous
           and
           seeming
           as
           somewhat
           afraid
           ,
           he
           was
           desired
           to
           put
           away
           fear
           and
           do
           his
           work
           cleanly
           :
           so
           this
           precious
           Head
           was
           taken
           off
           at
           one
           stroak
           ,
           which
           was
           afterward
           set
           upon
           the
           
             Nether-Bow
             Port
          
           ,
           where
           
           it
           standeth
           by
           the
           blessed
           Head
           of
           that
           precious
           and
           cleanly
           Martyr
           ,
           and
           slain
           yet
           witnessing
           Witness
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Iames
             Guthry
          
           ,
           sometime
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           at
           Sterling
           ,
           upon
           the
           South
           or
           right-hand
           of
           which
           doth
           the
           Head
           of
           this
           latter
           Martyr
           stand
           ;
           so
           that
           these
           two
           Worthies
           who
           in
           their
           life-time
           had
           alwayes
           been
           together
           ,
           as
           to
           those
           actings
           that
           tended
           to
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           the
           
             Work
             of
             Reformation
          
           ,
           wherein
           they
           so
           sweetly
           agreed
           ,
           in
           their
           death
           were
           not
           divided
           ;
           but
           the
           Heads
           of
           these
           two
           Worthies
           ,
           who
           had
           witnessed
           for
           Christ
           while
           living
           ,
           stand
           there
           together
           confirming
           the
           same
           when
           dead
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           put
           all
           the
           People
           of
           God
           in
           mind
           of
           the
           Truths
           they
           held
           while
           living
           and
           walking
           together
           ,
           which
           they
           sealed
           with
           their
           blood
           ,
           as
           true
           ,
           at
           their
           death
           ;
           according
           to
           that
           saying
           of
           worthy
           and
           eminent
           Mr.
           Guthrie
           at
           his
           return
           to
           the
           Prison
           after
           the
           receiving
           of
           his
           Sentence
           ,
           having
           told
           that
           his
           Head
           was
           to
           be
           set
           upon
           the
           Nether-Bow
           ,
           and
           being
           enquired
           by
           his
           nearest
           friend
           ,
           what
           should
           it
           do
           there
           ?
           he
           answered
           ,
           
             Even
             to
             Preach
          
           ;
           and
           indeed
           these
           Heads
           do
           preach
           there
           :
           and
           this
           was
           very
           comfortable
           to
           him
           when
           he
           heard
           in
           his
           Sentence
           that
           his
           Head
           was
           to
           be
           set
           up
           by
           the
           Head
           of
           that
           faithful
           ,
           true
           and
           stedfast
           Witness
           .
           His
           Body
           was
           carried
           to
           the
           Grey-Fryar
           Kirk-yard
           ,
           accompanied
           by
           many
           cloathed
           in
           deep
           Mourning
           ,
           but
           by
           many
           more
           Heart-Mourners
           to
           the
           number
           of
           some
           thousands
           ,
           and
           was
           buried
           in
           the
           Iohnstouns
           Yle
           ,
           where
           it
           rests
           and
           sleeps
           sweetly
           ,
           united
           unto
           Christ
           ,
           as
           in
           a
           secret
           cabinet
           and
           retired
           chamber
           ,
           whereof
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           keepeth
           the
           key
           ,
           till
           the
           Resurrection
           ;
           at
           which
           time
           it
           shall
           be
           raised
           a
           glorious
           shining
           Body
           ;
           being
           
             changed
             and
             made
             like
             unto
             his
             glorious
             Body
             ,
          
           Phil.
           3.
           20
           ,
           21.
           
           Thus
           a
           Prince
           and
           Great
           man
           in
           Israel
           did
           fall
           that
           day
           ;
           so
           that
           Sampson
           ,
           whose
           hair
           had
           been
           cut
           ,
           and
           his
           strength
           (
           as
           concerning
           his
           natural
           abilities
           )
           much
           wasted
           ,
           was
           there
           restored
           ;
           and
           whereas
           he
           was
           brought
           forth
           that
           they
           might
           have
           a
           day
           of
           spott
           of
           him
           (
           imagining
           that
           he
           would
           be
           afraid
           to
           dye
           )
           having
           pulled
           out
           his
           eyes
           in
           that
           his
           Memory
           after
           the
           letting
           of
           his
           blood
           ,
           and
           giving
           him
           the
           poison
           ,
           was
           so
           much
           wasted
           ,
           that
           he
           knew
           not
           whether
           he
           was
           English-man
           or
           
             Scots-man
             ,
             French
             man
          
           or
           Dutch-man
           ,
           nor
           whether
           Genesis
           or
           Revelation
           did
           begin
           the
           Bible
           ,
           nor
           whether
           he
           had
           or
           wanted
           Wife
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           so
           did
           not
           remember
           ,
           even
           when
           in
           Prison
           ,
           what
           the
           behaviour
           of
           one
           should
           be
           upon
           a
           Scaffold
           ,
           but
           as
           he
           was
           told
           ,
           which
           he
           presently
           did
           forget
           again
           ,
           as
           also
           he
           did
           forget
           any
           thing
           else
           was
           told
           him
           ,
           though
           often
           repeated
           in
           one
           quarter
           of
           an
           hour
           ;
           yet
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           about
           the
           time
           of
           his
           suffering
           ,
           he
           was
           so
           fully
           restored
           ,
           as
           that
           there
           was
           no
           missing
           of
           what
           had
           formerly
           been
           taken
           from
           him
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           ,
           the
           high
           Supream
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           shewed
           his
           Power
           from
           on
           high
           ;
           and
           
           by
           commanding
           and
           giving
           strength
           out
           of
           Zion
           ,
           made
           his
           precious
           Servant
           prove
           a
           Sampson
           indeed
           ,
           by
           a
           most
           glorious
           ,
           undaunted
           ,
           chearful
           ,
           heartsom
           Carriage
           and
           faithful
           Testimony
           ,
           as
           one
           undervaluing
           
             all
             that
             man
             could
             do
             unto
             him
             ,
          
           behaving
           himself
           at
           his
           death
           like
           good
           old
           faithful
           valourous
           Warestoun
           ,
           who
           being
           so
           full
           of
           magnanimity
           ,
           gave
           as
           sore
           a
           dash
           and
           stroke
           to
           the
           
             Prelatical
             Interest
          
           ,
           (
           yea
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           conviction
           of
           the
           owners
           thereof
           )
           and
           did
           as
           much
           confirm
           ,
           strengthen
           ,
           chear
           up
           and
           admirably
           inhearten
           them
           that
           desire
           to
           abide
           in
           the
           Truth
           ,
           as
           ever
           he
           had
           done
           by
           his
           former
           Testimonies
           ,
           Sealing
           all
           with
           his
           own
           blood
           that
           formerly
           he
           had
           owned
           and
           professed
           :
           yea
           and
           this
           was
           a
           return
           of
           a
           desire
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           written
           in
           a
           Letter
           to
           a
           Friend
           many
           years
           before
           ,
           speaking
           of
           a
           particular
           Testimony
           for
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           having
           shewed
           how
           the
           Lord
           had
           keeped
           possession
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           by
           the
           Testimonies
           of
           his
           People
           against
           Defection
           (
           from
           generation
           to
           generation
           )
           he
           addeth
           —
           
             O
             that
             my
             blood
             at
             the
             Cross
             of
             Edinburgh
             might
             seal
             this
             Testimony
             ,
             in
             prosecution
             of
             all
             the
             former
          
           ;
           meaning
           those
           Testimonies
           that
           had
           been
           formerly
           given
           from
           time
           to
           time
           against
           Defection
           in
           the
           preceding
           ages
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Epistle
           foresaid
           .
           Thus
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           own
           time
           and
           way
           did
           graciously
           fulfill
           that
           his
           desire
           :
           and
           by
           his
           so
           strengthening
           him
           ,
           making
           thereby
           the
           hearts
           of
           strangers
           sad
           ,
           and
           reviving
           the
           spirits
           of
           his
           fainting
           People
           ;
           did
           give
           therein
           a
           most
           signal
           ,
           evident
           and
           rich
           return
           of
           the
           many
           supplications
           which
           had
           been
           put
           up
           to
           the
           Lord
           for
           him
           ,
           during
           the
           whole
           time
           of
           his
           trouble
           and
           imprisonment
           ;
           which
           is
           a
           great
           encouragement
           to
           pray
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           not
           in
           vain
           ;
           yea
           ,
           it
           's
           not
           in
           vain
           for
           the
           house
           of
           Iacob
           to
           seek
           his
           face
           ,
           who
           is
           able
           to
           comfort
           the
           most
           dejected
           ,
           heartless
           mourners
           in
           Zion
           :
           as
           also
           this
           dealing
           of
           the
           Lord
           with
           his
           suffering
           Servants
           ,
           whom
           he
           so
           wonderfully
           encourageth
           ,
           is
           an
           excellent
           encouragement
           to
           the
           Godly
           in
           such
           a
           day
           as
           this
           ,
           to
           obey
           the
           Exhortation
           which
           is
           in
           the
           close
           of
           the
           first
           particular
           in
           the
           foregoing
           Discourse
           for
           guarding
           against
           temptation
           .
           The
           good
           Lord
           bless
           these
           bloody
           preachings
           to
           his
           People
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           walk
           in
           his
           way
           ,
           whatever
           difficulties
           appear
           therein
           ;
           that
           the
           Cloud
           of
           Witnesses
           may
           not
           be
           a
           standing
           Witness
           against
           us
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           Advertisement
           to
           the
           Reader
           ,
           concerning
           this
           and
           the
           two
           Discourses
           of
           the
           former
           honourable
           and
           precious
           Witnesses
           ,
           formerly
           printed
           .
        
         
           THe
           last
           words
           of
           dying
           men
           ,
           being
           much
           set
           by
           of
           their
           affectionate
           Relations
           ;
           surely
           the
           last
           words
           of
           
             dying
             Witnesses
             for
             the
             Testimony
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           should
           be
           had
           in
           very
           singular
           account
           ,
           and
           that
           especially
           upon
           these
           three
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           
             Cons.
             1.
             
             Dying
             sober
             men
             ,
             and
             more
             especially
             dying
             Christians
             ,
             but
             most
             of
             all
             dying
             ,
             testifying
             ,
             sealing
             ,
             confirming
             Witnesses
             for
             Christ
             ,
             must
             be
             most
             sober
             ,
             and
             know
             well
             upon
             what
             grounds
             they
             do
             express
             their
             minds
             ,
             being
             immediately
             thereafter
             to
             give
             in
             their
             last
             accounts
             ;
             and
             for
             that
             cause
             must
             take
             good
             heed
             how
             they
             put
             that
             
               last
               crowning
               Master-piece
            
             of
             Work
             (
             wherein
             his
             Glory
             is
             so
             much
             concerned
             )
             well
             and
             cleanly
             off
             their
             hand
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             hope
             
               through
               Grace
            
             to
             be
             accepted
             of
             him
             ,
             and
             even
             as
             to
             that
             last
             discourse
             to
             have
             him
             say
             unto
             them
             ,
             
               Well
               done
               good
               and
               faithful
               Servant
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Cons.
             2.
             
             Our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             that
             non-such
             faithful
             ,
             tender-hearted
             ,
             and
             (
             in
             the
             worst
             of
             times
             )
             worthy
             to
             be
             followed
             Master
             ,
             having
             staged
             them
             before
             so
             many
             Witnesses
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             doth
             (
             for
             the
             glory
             and
             honour
             of
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             commendation
             of
             the
             hardest
             pieces
             of
             his
             Service
             to
             the
             hearts
             of
             his
             most
             fainting
             People
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             astonishment
             of
             their
             Adversaries
             )
             bestow
             most
             large
             furniture
             upon
             them
             ,
             suitable
             to
             the
             great
             and
             honourable
             piece
             of
             Work
             given
             them
             to
             perform
             .
             Yea
             ,
             if
             ever
             the
             fulfilling
             of
             that
             promise
             ,
             Matth.
             10.
             19.
             may
             be
             expected
             ,
             
               In
               that
               hour
               it
               shall
               be
               given
               you
               what
               ye
               shall
               speak
               ;
               for
               it
               is
               not
               ye
               that
               speak
               ,
               but
               the
               Spirit
               of
               your
               Father
               .
            
             Without
             all
             doubt
             it
             is
             then
             to
             be
             expected
             ,
             when
             sealing
             his
             Truth
             on
             a
             Scaffold
             or
             Pillory
             for
             his
             sake
             :
             Comforts
             run
             most
             sweetly
             and
             abundantly
             in
             that
             hour
             .
             When
             Jesus
             is
             to
             suffer
             ,
             Luke
             22.
             43.
             an
             Angel
             is
             sent
             to
             comfort
             him
             .
             When
             Stephen
             is
             to
             deliver
             his
             last
             speech
             and
             to
             suffer
             ,
             
               he
               is
               filled
               with
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
            
             so
             that
             all
             that
             sat
             in
             the
             Council
             looking
             stedfastly
             on
             Stephen
             ,
             saw
             his
             face
             as
             if
             it
             had
             been
             the
             face
             of
             an
             Angel
             ;
             his
             soul
             was
             so
             warmed
             by
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             that
             he
             looked
             both
             his
             Adversaries
             and
             the
             tempestuous
             approaching
             Storm
             out
             of
             countenance
             :
             O
             but
             when
             he
             is
             to
             be
             stoned
             he
             gets
             a
             larger
             sight
             ,
             he
             saw
             the
             Heavens
             opened
             ,
             and
             his
             majestick
             glorious
             Master
             ,
             
             the
             Light-giving
             Diamond
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             
               standing
               at
               his
               Fathers
               right-hand
               ,
               Act.
            
             7.
             55.
             
             If
             his
             face
             was
             as
             the
             face
             of
             an
             Angel
             ,
             chap.
             6.
             5.
             
             O
             how
             chearfull
             hath
             his
             countenance
             and
             lovely
             smiles
             been
             now
             ?
             I
             think
             I
             see
             him
             smiling
             on
             Heaven
             while
             the
             stones
             were
             going
             about
             his
             ears
             :
             and
             this
             he
             got
             ,
             no
             doubt
             ,
             as
             for
             himself
             ,
             so
             to
             hearten
             all
             those
             that
             were
             to
             come
             after
             ,
             he
             being
             the
             first
             Martyr
             after
             Christ
             ;
             and
             no
             Martyr
             or
             slain
             Witness
             hath
             left
             a
             discouraging
             report
             behind
             them
             of
             a
             suffering
             lot
             since
             that
             day
             ;
             but
             all
             have
             had
             an
             encrease
             of
             Comfort
             from
             Christ
             as
             Trouble
             for
             Christs
             sake
             encreased
             unto
             them
             :
             they
             had
             more
             Comfort
             when
             in
             Prison
             than
             formerly
             ;
             more
             strength
             when
             before
             the
             Council
             than
             oftentimes
             in
             the
             Prison
             ;
             but
             most
             of
             all
             upon
             the
             Scaffold
             at
             their
             suffering
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             comfortable
             experience
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             5.
             
             
               As
               our
               Tribulation
               aboundeth
               for
               Christ
               ,
               so
               doth
               our
               Consolation
               abound
               by
               Christ
            
             ;
             they
             have
             not
             all
             in
             hand
             ,
             ere
             they
             enter
             in
             a
             suffering
             condition
             ,
             that
             's
             needful
             to
             carry
             them
             thorow
             ,
             but
             the
             Lord
             lets
             it
             out
             to
             them
             as
             need
             requireth
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             comfortable
             to
             such
             faint-hearted
             ones
             ,
             as
             think
             they
             will
             never
             have
             courage
             to
             suffer
             ;
             for
             the
             Apostle
             adds
             ,
             ver
             .
             7.
             —
             
               our
               hope
               of
               you
               is
               stedfast
               ,
               that
               as
               ye
               are
               partakers
               of
               the
               Suffering
               ,
               so
               shall
               you
               be
               also
               of
               the
               Consolation
               ,
               i.
               e.
            
             as
             you
             share
             
               of
               such
               sufferings
            
             as
             we
             meet
             with
             ,
             
               so
               shall
               ye
               also
            
             have
             a
             share
             
               of
               such
               Consolations
            
             under
             your
             Sufferings
             as
             the
             Lord
             alloweth
             upon
             us
             .
             Thus
             the
             Lord
             doth
             to
             this
             very
             day
             ,
             as
             our
             eyes
             have
             seen
             ,
             our
             ears
             have
             heard
             ,
             and
             our
             tongues
             have
             been
             made
             from
             such
             infallible
             experiences
             to
             confess
             to
             God's
             Glory
             and
             our
             Comfort
             .
             And
             as
             this
             Consideration
             is
             very
             comforting
             and
             quieting
             to
             our
             mind
             ,
             so
             also
             should
             it
             make
             us
             have
             a
             very
             good
             esteem
             of
             Scaffold-Sermons
             ,
             seeing
             it
             's
             the
             Lord
             enableth
             them
             by
             his
             comforting
             presence
             to
             speak
             .
          
           
             Cons.
             3.
             
             The
             Lord
             hath
             a
             very
             great
             care
             of
             what
             his
             staged
             dying
             Witnesses
             say
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             speak
             nothing
             there
             but
             what
             is
             true
             ;
             he
             ordereth
             the
             whole
             matter
             of
             the
             Discourses
             of
             sincere
             Witnesses
             ;
             so
             that
             as
             they
             are
             Witnesses
             for
             Truths
             as
             formerly
             owned
             by
             them
             ,
             so
             are
             they
             Witnesses
             in
             like
             manner
             ,
             as
             to
             what
             they
             deliver
             at
             their
             death
             ,
             concerning
             those
             Truths
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             :
             they
             are
             sealing
             Witnesses
             as
             to
             what
             expectation
             they
             give
             the
             People
             of
             God
             ground
             to
             have
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             ,
             whether
             as
             relating
             to
             the
             punishment
             of
             them
             that
             oppose
             or
             fail
             away
             from
             those
             Truths
             ,
             or
             as
             to
             the
             encouragement
             of
             the
             owners
             of
             ,
             and
             sufferers
             for
             the
             same
             :
             Hence
             is
             it
             that
             some
             faithful
             dying
             Martyrs
             have
             adventured
             to
             say
             much
             more
             ,
             and
             been
             more
             peremptory
             in
             their
             encouraging
             the
             Lord's
             People
             on
             the
             Scaffold
             ,
             than
             in
             their
             written
             Discourse
             ere
             they
             were
             led
             from
             Prison
             :
             He
             changes
             their
             premeditations
             when
             they
             come
             to
             the
             Scaffold
             ,
             
             and
             giveth
             them
             what
             is
             his
             mind
             in
             that
             hour
             .
             So
             he
             did
             with
             his
             faithful
             and
             constant
             Witness
             Mr.
             
               Ia.
               Guthrie
            
             ,
             that
             which
             was
             written
             in
             his
             discourse
             by
             way
             of
             hope
             (
             as
             it
             is
             also
             in
             the
             printed
             discourse
             )
             was
             delivered
             on
             the
             Scaffold
             by
             way
             of
             full
             assurance
             ,
             thus
             ;
             
               Howbeit
               our
               Cloud
               may
               be
               long
               or
               dark
               ,
               yet
               I
               am
               perswaded
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               shall
               once
               more
               shine
               with
               the
               glorious
               Light
               of
               the
               Gospel
               upon
               these
               Lands
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             And
             the
             Lord
             did
             (
             in
             a
             manner
             )
             confirm
             this
             from
             Heaven
             ;
             for
             whereas
             there
             had
             been
             a
             very
             thick
             Rain
             from
             the
             time
             of
             his
             coming
             upon
             the
             Scaffold
             till
             he
             had
             uttered
             these
             words
             ,
             and
             then
             with
             that
             very
             Assertion
             of
             his
             Assurance
             (
             as
             if
             it
             had
             been
             in
             one
             moment
             )
             the
             Rain
             was
             ceased
             ,
             the
             whole
             Firmament
             of
             Heaven
             cleansed
             of
             all
             Clouds
             ,
             and
             the
             Sun
             shining
             as
             clear
             as
             if
             it
             had
             been
             after
             an
             Eclipse
             ,
             and
             so
             continued
             til
             setting
             .
             This
             divers
             faithful
             Witnesses
             did
             observe
             ,
             as
             an
             encouragement
             to
             wait
             for
             the
             performance
             thereof
             .
             So
             we
             may
             see
             that
             as
             he
             gives
             quiet
             and
             peace
             of
             mind
             (
             anent
             their
             owning
             these
             Truths
             formerly
             )
             and
             power
             to
             suffer
             for
             the
             same
             ;
             He
             likewise
             giveth
             Light
             &
             strength
             of
             Faith
             as
             to
             what
             they
             say
             of
             God's
             owning
             the
             same
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             dying
             sealing
             Witnesses
             of
             what
             they
             encourage
             the
             Lord's
             People
             to
             look
             for
             :
             It
             's
             true
             ,
             the
             thing
             they
             witness
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             consists
             most
             in
             the
             strength
             of
             Hope
             ,
             which
             God
             ordereth
             beyond
             their
             most
             lively
             apprehension
             ;
             and
             what
             they
             own
             as
             to
             what
             is
             past
             ,
             hath
             the
             more
             clearness
             in
             this
             respect
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             a
             certain
             infallible
             knowledge
             of
             the
             truth
             of
             it
             ,
             being
             according
             to
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             already
             come
             to
             pass
             .
             We
             will
             find
             something
             in
             Scripture
             to
             confirm
             what
             we
             have
             said
             in
             this
             Consideration
             ;
             for
             we
             will
             find
             that
             what
             hath
             been
             asserted
             by
             suffering
             dying
             Witnesses
             hath
             most
             speedily
             come
             to
             pass
             .
             2
             Chron.
             24.20
             .
             Zachariah
             told
             the
             children
             of
             
               Israel
               ,
               Because
               ye
               have
               forsaken
               the
               Lord
               ,
               he
               hath
               also
               forsaken
               you
            
             ;
             and
             for
             this
             he
             was
             immediatly
             stoned
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             sealed
             his
             word
             very
             speedily
             thereafter
             ,
             for
             ver
             .
             24.
             the
             Assyrians
             coming
             with
             a
             small
             company
             against
             them
             ,
             the
             Lord
             delivered
             a
             very
             great
             multitude
             into
             their
             hand
             ,
             and
             so
             without
             delay
             in
             their
             sight
             sealed
             the
             words
             of
             his
             dying
             Witness
             Zachariah
             .
             And
             why
             his
             word
             sooner
             than
             
               Isaiahs
               ,
               Ieremiahs
               ,
               Ezekiels
               ,
               &
               c.
            
             ?
             for
             by
             them
             he
             pleaded
             much
             longer
             as
             would
             seem
             with
             his
             Apostatizing
             Church
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             shew
             that
             whatever
             fail
             ,
             the
             words
             of
             dying
             Witnesses
             shall
             not
             fall
             to
             the
             ground
             .
          
        
         
           Obj.
           But
           some
           may
           object
           here
           and
           say
           ,
           
             Simple
             Instances
             from
             Scripture
             cannot
             prove
             an
             Assertion
             of
             this
             nature
             ;
             and
             besides
             ,
             this
             of
             Zachariah
             and
             others
             of
             this
             kind
             ,
             were
             Prophecies
             directed
             from
             God
             by
             the
             Ministry
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             so
             could
             not
             but
             come
             to
             pass
             .
          
        
         
         
           Answ●
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           Instances
           cannot
           prove
           such
           Assertions
           ,
           neither
           is
           it
           our
           intent
           to
           seem
           to
           make
           it
           infallibly
           out
           ;
           neither
           to
           bid
           the
           People
           of
           God
           lay
           such
           weight
           upon
           these
           sayings
           ,
           as
           they
           must
           lay
           upon
           the
           Prophecies
           which
           are
           written
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           being
           the
           ground
           of
           our
           Faith
           :
           for
           though
           such
           sayings
           may
           be
           true
           Prophecies
           ,
           whereof
           we
           may
           in
           moderation
           look
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Wishart
          
           concerning
           Cardinal
           Beaton
           ,
           was
           a
           true
           Prophecy
           ;
           Yet
           we
           are
           not
           infallibly
           assured
           that
           these
           are
           Prophecies
           ,
           till
           they
           be
           accomplished
           :
           all
           we
           attempt
           here
           is
           to
           give
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ground
           of
           expectation
           of
           good
           in
           the
           latter
           end
           (
           whereunto
           the
           knowledge
           and
           consideration
           of
           his
           ordering
           his
           Servants
           discourse
           at
           their
           death
           very
           much
           conduceth
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           the
           Lord
           his
           own
           free
           latitude
           to
           do
           or
           forbear
           in
           these
           things
           ,
           as
           he
           in
           the
           depth
           of
           his
           Holy
           Wisdom
           sees
           expedient
           .
           But
           ,
           2.
           howbeit
           these
           were
           Prophecies
           directed
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           could
           not
           fail
           ;
           yet
           we
           find
           also
           that
           the
           Assertions
           of
           slain
           dying
           Witnesses
           ,
           were
           frequently
           more
           speedily
           accomplished
           than
           most
           of
           other
           Prophecies
           ,
           as
           is
           clear
           in
           the
           forementioned
           Scripture
           ,
           2
           Chron.
           24.
           
           20,24
           .
           Howbeit
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           this
           which
           ye
           will
           find
           clear
           ;
           yet
           I
           am
           not
           meaning
           that
           we
           should
           still
           look
           for
           a
           speedy
           accomplishment
           of
           Scaffold-discourses
           ,
           all
           I
           plead
           for
           from
           this
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           hereby
           seemeth
           to
           give
           us
           ground
           to
           think
           that
           such
           discourses
           will
           be
           fulfilled
           in
           due
           time
           ;
           for
           other
           Prophecies
           were
           as
           true
           as
           that
           of
           Zachariah
           ,
           but
           his
           soonest
           fulfilled
           :
           And
           if
           it
           be
           not
           lawful
           for
           us
           to
           conclude
           speedy
           outgates
           ,
           because
           of
           such
           discourses
           ,
           yet
           that
           he
           will
           fulfill
           these
           words
           we
           may
           (
           in
           sobriety
           )
           expect
           .
           It
           is
           true
           also
           ,
           some
           other
           Prophecies
           were
           as
           soon
           fulfilled
           as
           Zachariahs
           ,
           as
           Isa.
           37.
           
           33,34
           .
           was
           fulfilled
           ,
           ver
           .
           36.
           
           But
           this
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           were
           Prophecies
           of
           Mercie
           and
           Deliverance
           to
           a
           humbled
           broken
           People
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           speedy
           fulfillment
           whereof
           these
           Reasons
           may
           be
           given
           .
           1.
           
           God
           delights
           much
           in
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           makes
           haste
           in
           fulfilling
           gracious
           Promises
           .
           2.
           
           There
           was
           a
           present
           necessity
           of
           the
           fulfilment
           thereof
           ,
           both
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Lord's
           People
           ,
           who
           were
           humbled
           before
           God
           ,
           and
           immediatly
           to
           be
           ruined
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           not
           fulfilled
           his
           Word
           .
           3.
           
           The
           Promise
           or
           Prophecy
           was
           made
           as
           to
           that
           instant
           of
           time
           ;
           for
           if
           it
           had
           not
           been
           fulfilled
           at
           the
           instant
           whereunto
           it
           did
           relate
           ,
           it
           could
           have
           been
           no
           Prophecy
           ;
           for
           when
           a
           Prophecy
           comes
           of
           something
           to
           be
           done
           at
           such
           a
           time
           (
           where
           no
           condition
           is
           expressed
           nor
           understood
           )
           it
           must
           be
           fulfilled
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           else
           it
           could
           not
           be
           said
           to
           be
           a
           Prophecy
           ;
           such
           was
           Isaiah's
           ,
           Isa.
           37.
           33,34
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           that
           which
           we
           speak
           of
           ,
           is
           ,
           as
           relating
           to
           the
           threatnings
           uttered
           by
           dying
           Witnesses
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           could
           have
           been
           suspended
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ,
           without
           any
           apparent
           hurt
           
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           Prophecy
           ,
           yet
           is
           quickly
           fulfilled
           ,
           yea
           ,
           sooner
           than
           other
           Prophecies
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           possibly
           for
           this
           very
           end
           ,
           to
           put
           a
           tincture
           of
           respect
           beyond
           ordinary
           upon
           the
           words
           of
           dying
           Witnesses
           :
           for
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           said
           ,
           consider
           the
           prophetical
           denunciations
           of
           wrath
           by
           Znchariah
           ,
           a
           dying
           
             slain
             Witness
          
           ,
           and
           the
           prophetical
           denunciations
           of
           wrath
           by
           
             Ieremiah
             ,
             Ezekiel
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           why
           comes
           Zachariah's
           Prophecy
           sooner
           to
           pass
           than
           Ieremiah's
           ,
           this
           not
           being
           limited
           to
           a
           certain
           time
           ,
           and
           therefore
           might
           have
           been
           suspended
           as
           well
           as
           Ieremiahs
           ,
           without
           prejudice
           to
           the
           Prophecy
           ?
           I
           know
           none
           but
           this
           :
           1.
           
           It
           was
           the
           Lord's
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           2.
           to
           shew
           his
           
             respect
             to
             dying
             Witnesses
          
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           have
           what
           they
           say
           taken
           especial
           notice
           of
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Likewise
           this
           Consideration
           may
           be
           confirmed
           by
           the
           Lord
           's
           accomplishing
           the
           last
           words
           of
           his
           Servants
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           primitive
           and
           latter
           times
           ,
           we
           shall
           only
           mention
           one
           instance
           more
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           prophetical
           discourse
           of
           godly
           &
           famous
           Mr.
           
             Geo.
             Wishart
          
           ,
           who
           as
           he
           had
           much
           of
           God's
           mind
           in
           his
           lifetime
           (
           as
           is
           clear
           in
           the
           history
           of
           his
           life
           in
           Mr.
           Clarks
           Martyrology
           )
           so
           was
           his
           last
           words
           well
           ordered
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           when
           he
           was
           burning
           in
           the
           fire
           at
           
             St.
             Andrews
          
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           and
           seeing
           the
           Cardinal
           looking
           out
           at
           a
           window
           ,
           feeding
           upon
           the
           sight
           of
           this
           sad
           tragedy
           ,
           prophesied
           
             that
             he
             should
             be
             thrown
             out
             at
             the
             same
             window
             ere
             long
          
           ;
           and
           as
           he
           said
           ,
           so
           the
           Lord
           brought
           it
           quickly
           to
           pass
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           joy
           and
           comfort
           of
           his
           People
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           This
           may
           help
           to
           confirm
           what
           we
           say
           in
           this
           Consideration
           anent
           his
           ordering
           and
           directing
           the
           last
           discourses
           of
           his
           
             suffering
             Servants
             ,
             viz.
          
           It
           very
           much
           tendeth
           to
           the
           clearing
           of
           their
           Cause
           ,
           as
           being
           his
           ,
           when
           he
           fulfilleth
           their
           
             Scaffold
             Discourses
          
           :
           and
           as
           they
           are
           tender
           of
           his
           Glory
           ,
           laying
           down
           their
           lives
           for
           his
           sake
           ;
           so
           is
           he
           tender
           both
           of
           his
           own
           and
           their
           credit
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           bring
           the
           imputation
           of
           deceived
           witnesses
           upon
           themselves
           at
           death
           :
           and
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           formerly
           asserted
           ,
           if
           ever
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           that
           promise
           can
           be
           expected
           ,
           or
           is
           fulfilled
           at
           any
           time
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           Mat.
           10.
           19.
           
           
             It
             shall
             be
             given
             you
             at
             that
             same
             hour
             what
             ye
             ought
             to
             speak
          
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           expected
           by
           ,
           and
           is
           fulfilled
           unto
           his
           
             dying
             Witnesses
          
           on
           the
           Scaffold
           .
           For
           when
           (
           I
           pray
           you
           )
           is
           it
           to
           be
           expected
           if
           not
           then
           ?
           and
           how
           often
           hath
           he
           made
           the
           truth
           of
           that
           appear
           which
           he
           addeth
           ,
           
             for
             it
             is
             not
             ye
             ,
             —
             but
             the
             Spirit
             of
             your
             Father
             that
             speaketh
             in
             you
             ?
          
           and
           who
           can
           say
           that
           ever
           the
           Lord
           suffered
           his
           suffering
           ,
           testifying
           ,
           sealing
           ,
           confirming
           and
           dying
           Witnesses
           to
           be
           mistaken
           in
           their
           last
           discourse
           ?
           yea
           ,
           which
           may
           confirm
           it
           yet
           more
           ,
           let
           me
           see
           the
           man
           in
           all
           the
           world
           (
           friend
           or
           foe
           )
           that
           can
           bring
           an
           instance
           of
           one
           dying
           ,
           witnessing
           Martyr
           ,
           who
           spake
           that
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           did
           not
           (
           in
           due
           time
           )
           some
           way
           or
           other
           accomplish
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           defy
           to
           bring
           me
           one
           faithful
           slain
           Witness
           that
           was
           suffered
           to
           
           be
           in
           a
           mistake
           at
           his
           death
           and
           in
           his
           last
           testimony
           ,
           even
           from
           Abels
           dayes
           to
           our
           own
           time
           ?
           and
           let
           them
           that
           judge
           this
           a
           rash
           impertinent
           expression
           ,
           see
           how
           they
           will
           clear
           themselves
           of
           denying
           that
           promise
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           
             it
             shall
             be
             given
             you
             in
             that
             same
             hour
             what
             ye
             ought
             to
             speak
          
           ;
           and
           so
           I
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           Lord
           to
           defend
           .
        
         
           Now
           by
           all
           this
           it
           may
           appear
           that
           he
           reveals
           secrets
           to
           dying
           Witnesses
           ,
           which
           he
           keeps
           up
           from
           many
           others
           who
           are
           also
           dear
           unto
           him
           ;
           so
           that
           howbeit
           their
           words
           be
           not
           to
           be
           esteemed
           of
           equal
           weight
           with
           the
           written
           and
           infallible
           Scriptures
           (
           
             a
             surer
             Word
             than
             if
             a
             voice
             were
             speaking
             from
             Heaven
             ,
          
           2
           Pet.
           1.
           9.
           
           )
           yet
           their
           sayings
           ,
           while
           dying
           for
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           do
           give
           good
           encouragement
           unto
           them
           that
           remain
           alive
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           be
           much
           esteemed
           by
           them
           .
           And
           truly
           the
           consideration
           hereof
           ,
           together
           with
           his
           fulfilling
           (
           or
           at
           least
           having
           ever
           hitherto
           fulfilled
           )
           the
           words
           of
           his
           slain
           Witnesses
           ,
           together
           with
           what
           our
           Lords
           slain
           Witnesses
           have
           asserted
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ,
           concerning
           his
           reviving
           of
           his
           now
           languishing
           dying
           Work
           ,
           is
           very
           encouraging
           to
           exercise
           patience
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           faint
           while
           meeting
           with
           dark
           and
           tempestuous
           dispensations
           :
           and
           first
           consider
           what
           our
           Lords
           first
           honourable
           slain
           Witness
           spake
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           
             viz.
             These
             times
             will
             be
             either
             times
             of
             great
             suffering
             ,
             or
             great
             sinning
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             will
             be
             free
             of
             sinning
             shall
             not
             escape
             suffering
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             will
             shun
             suffering
             shall
             not
             escape
             sinning
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Dilemma
             in
             the
             matter
             ;
             sin
             or
             suffer
             .
             And
             truly
             for
             my
             own
             part
             I
             may
             think
             it
             a
             mercy
             that
             I
             have
             been
             so
             hardly
             dealt
             with
             ;
             for
             if
             I
             had
             met
             with
             more
             favour
             as
             others
             have
             ,
             I
             might
             have
             sinned
             as
             others
             have
             done
             ,
             and
             as
             more
             will
             yet
             do
             if
             the
             Lord
             do
             not
             prevent
             .
          
           And
           is
           not
           this
           sadly
           evidenced
           !
           O
           what
           dreadful
           defection
           and
           apostatizing
           from
           the
           Truth
           since
           that
           day
           !
           Have
           not
           many
           confirmed
           that
           Prophecy
           against
           themselves
           ,
           Psal.
           2.
           2
           ,
           3.
           breaking
           the
           Lord's
           bonds
           and
           casting
           away
           his
           cords
           ?
           Have
           not
           many
           since
           that
           day
           (
           notwithstanding
           the
           sealing
           of
           these
           Truths
           by
           the
           blood
           of
           his
           Witnesses
           )
           declared
           that
           God's
           blessed
           Work
           was
           but
           a
           
             Rebellious
             Combination
          
           ?
           and
           this
           they
           have
           subscribed
           with
           their
           hands
           ,
           howbeit
           it
           was
           a
           precious
           mean
           of
           prospering
           the
           Father's
           pleasure
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           seeing
           the
           fruit
           of
           the
           sore
           travel
           of
           his
           soul
           to
           his
           great
           comfort
           ,
           Isa.
           53.
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           If
           it
           had
           been
           but
           a
           combination
           of
           men
           ,
           could
           so
           many
           souls
           have
           been
           converted
           while
           it
           was
           on
           foot
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           blessed
           be
           our
           God
           ,
           he
           hath
           put
           it
           out
           of
           doubt
           among
           us
           ,
           by
           making
           his
           Son's
           Kingdom
           flourish
           more
           in
           its
           time
           than
           ever
           since
           the
           Apostles
           dayes
           .
           Our
           Lord
           hath
           said
           ,
           Ioh.
           5.
           
           
             The
             works
             that
             I
             do
             ,
             bear
             witness
             of
             me
             .
          
           It
           's
           dangerous
           calling
           the
           work
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           
             a
             Combination
             of
             men
          
           ,
           and
           his
           operation
           upon
           souls
           the
           
             fruit
             of
             Rebellion
          
           :
           it
           is
           the
           sin
           against
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           to
           say
           ,
           
             he
             casteth
             out
             Devils
             through
             Beelzebub
             ,
          
           Mat.
           12.24
           ,
           31.
           and
           
           calling
           the
           effects
           and
           fruits
           of
           Reformation
           ,
           
             the
             effects
             of
             an
             unlawful
             Combination
             ,
          
           comes
           near
           to
           this
           sin
           .
           Now
           this
           work
           ,
           this
           
             blessed
             work
          
           is
           condemned
           ,
           and
           the
           Covenant
           that
           opened
           the
           door
           thereunto
           is
           abjured
           by
           many
           ,
           whereby
           they
           have
           renounced
           their
           share
           and
           interest
           in
           the
           Covenant
           and
           
             Work
             of
             Reformation
          
           ,
           and
           of
           what
           too-look
           they
           seemed
           to
           have
           unto
           the
           comforts
           attending
           or
           following
           upon
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           dreadful
           business
           ;
           for
           our
           Covenant
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           a
           solemn
           express
           declaration
           of
           our
           being
           satisfied
           with
           the
           
             Covenant
             of
             Grace
          
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           the
           conditions
           whereupon
           the
           Lord
           offers
           it
           unto
           us
           ;
           2.
           our
           formal
           express
           national
           acceptation
           thereof
           upon
           these
           terms
           ;
           and
           3.
           our
           promising
           and
           engaging
           by
           his
           grace
           to
           fulfill
           these
           conditions
           ,
           under
           the
           hazard
           of
           forfeiting
           and
           losing
           our
           interest
           in
           that
           Covenant
           and
           all
           its
           blessings
           ,
           priviledges
           and
           advantages
           .
           And
           howbeit
           a
           chief
           and
           main
           Article
           in
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           by
           the
           Lord
           's
           engaging
           to
           make
           us
           fulfill
           our
           part
           of
           that
           Covenant
           ,
           yet
           he
           never
           tenders
           mercy
           to
           us
           but
           upon
           condition
           of
           our
           taking
           and
           owning
           him
           for
           our
           God
           ,
           Head
           ,
           and
           Lord
           in
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           will
           worship
           him
           according
           to
           his
           own
           appointment
           in
           his
           Word
           :
           and
           if
           you
           compare
           our
           Covenant
           with
           the
           Duties
           God
           requires
           of
           his
           New-Testament
           Church
           ,
           ye
           shall
           find
           nothing
           whereunto
           we
           are
           obliged
           in
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           God
           requires
           of
           us
           ,
           as
           the
           conditions
           upon
           which
           he
           is
           content
           to
           agree
           with
           us
           in
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           therfore
           quaeritor
           (
           which
           to
           me
           is
           no
           question
           )
           whether
           to
           abjure
           the
           Covenant
           that
           binds
           us
           to
           fulfill
           the
           conditions
           of
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           ,
           be
           not
           indeed
           to
           abjure
           ,
           upon
           the
           matter
           ,
           the
           
             Covenant
             of
             Grace
             it self
          
           ,
           seing
           they
           say
           they
           will
           not
           fulfil
           the
           conditions
           thereof
           ?
           O
           horrid
           desperate
           work
           !
           they
           have
           quitted
           their
           share
           of
           all
           the
           comforts
           attending
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           for
           time
           and
           eternity
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           no
           such
           breach
           ,
           as
           is
           committed
           through
           weakness
           ,
           ignorance
           ,
           &c.
           this
           is
           a
           clear
           ,
           deliberate
           ,
           formal
           ,
           express
           up-giving
           with
           him
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           all
           sure
           ,
           they
           have
           given
           under
           their
           hands
           
             that
             they
             judge
             themselves
             obliged
             not
             to
             keep
             the
             same
          
           ;
           and
           have
           given
           him
           assurance
           that
           he
           needs
           expect
           no
           better
           at
           their
           hands
           hereafter
           ;
           for
           they
           declare
           they
           judge
           all
           such
           Promises
           and
           Engagements
           to
           serve
           him
           ,
           utterly
           unlawful
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           their
           last
           answer
           to
           him
           as
           the
           desperate
           result
           of
           all
           the
           pains
           he
           hath
           taken
           on
           them
           .
           Now
           as
           this
           part
           of
           this
           honourable
           Witnesse's
           discourse
           is
           accomplished
           ,
           so
           I
           hope
           shall
           the
           rest
           in
           due
           time
           as
           to
           what
           he
           said
           for
           encouragement
           to
           the
           Lords
           People
           .
           2.
           
           Faithful
           Mr.
           Guthrie
           ,
           who
           had
           much
           of
           the
           Lord's
           mind
           in
           his
           lifetime
           ,
           gave
           very
           great
           ground
           of
           comfort
           ,
           
             to
             them
             that
             lament
             after
             the
             Lord
             ,
             he
             will
             yet
             again
             revive
             his
             Work
             in
          
           Britain
           and
           Ireland
           
             by
             the
             power
             of
             His
             Spirit
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             not
             cast
             away
             his
             People
             ,
             &c.
          
           and
           the
           Lord
           seemed
           to
           confirm
           this
           from
           Heaven
           .
           3.
           
           This
           blessed
           Witness
           gave
           also
           much
           ground
           of
           encouragement
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           be
           the
           more
           comfortable
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           
           he
           did
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           duty
           whereunto
           he
           was
           pressed
           in
           soul
           ,
           viz.
           
             to
             comfort
             the
             Lord's
             People
             in
             the
             assurance
             of
             his
             appearing
             for
             his
             Word
             ,
             his
             work
             ,
             his
             C●use
             ,
             his
             Covenant
             ;
             and
             that
             in
             such
             a
             way
             ,
             by
             such
             means
             and
             instruments
             ,
             with
             such
             antecedents
             ,
             concurrences
             and
             effects
             as
             shall
             wonderfully
             comfort
             his
             People
             ,
             &c.
          
           see
           pag.
           7.
           
           Now
           may
           not
           this
           threefold
           Witness
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Lord
           's
           guiding
           the
           last
           ●ealing
           and
           Scaffold-discourses
           of
           his
           Witnesses
           ,
           encourage
           the
           Lord's
           People
           to
           exercise
           patience
           in
           waiting
           for
           him
           ,
           who
           will
           fulfill
           his
           Word
           ?
           
             for
             in
             Mount-Zion
             and
             in
             Ierusalem
             shall
             be
             deliverance
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Lord
           hath
           said
           ,
           Ioel
           2.
           32.
           
           And
           here
           I
           cannot
           pass
           by
           an
           expression
           of
           this
           Witness
           in
           a
           Letter
           formerly
           mentioned
           ,
           pag.
           12.
           viz.
           
             Shall
             we
             not
             account
             the
             taking
             and
             renewing
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             in
             the
             years
          
           1580
           ,
           81
           ,
           90
           ,
           
             and
             again
          
           1638
           ,
           
             and
             then
             again
          
           1643
           and
           48
           ,
           
             as
             good
             as
             a
             threefold
             Proclamation
             of
             the
             Lords
             ,
             [
             even
             so
             I
             take
             her
             ,
             even
             so
             I
             take
             her
             ]
             into
             an
             indissolvable
             Match
          
           :
           and
           this
           threefold
           Proclamation
           is
           sealed
           by
           a
           threefold
           witness
           ,
           who
           confirmed
           and
           subscrived
           the
           same
           with
           their
           blood
           ,
           venturing
           upon
           death
           and
           eternity
           with
           all
           chearfulness
           and
           tranquility
           of
           soul
           ,
           owning
           and
           avowing
           the
           same
           :
           and
           truly
           they
           were
           known
           to
           have
           more
           of
           God's
           mind
           ,
           and
           had
           nearer
           access
           unto
           him
           than
           all
           their
           opposers
           .
           Certainly
           this
           must
           be
           a
           very
           good
           Cause
           that
           giveth
           so
           much
           quiet
           ,
           peace
           and
           joy
           to
           the
           owners
           thereof
           at
           death
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           ravished
           and
           transported
           with
           inexpressible
           joy
           that
           ever
           they
           were
           made
           instrumental
           for
           God
           in
           carrying
           on
           that
           Work
           ,
           and
           helped
           of
           him
           to
           suffer
           for
           the
           same
           :
           And
           upon
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           the
           work
           that
           's
           now
           carried
           on
           in
           the
           Church
           must
           be
           very
           bad
           ;
           for
           the
           owners
           of
           it
           dare
           not
           own
           it
           at
           death
           ,
           but
           are
           discouraged
           when
           they
           cannot
           mend
           their
           folly
           :
           some
           of
           them
           have
           cryed
           out
           on
           death-bed
           ,
           
             O
             do
             you
             think
             there
             may
             be
             mercy
             for
             abjuring
             the
             Covenant
             ?
             for
             ten
             thousand
             worlds
             I
             would
             not
             endure
             that
             one
             hour
             which
             I
             endure
             night
             and
             day
             ,
             if
             I
             could
             shun
             it
             ,
             &c.
          
           they
           would
           gladly
           die
           in
           Covenant
           with
           God
           though
           they
           will
           not
           live
           so
           .
           Good
           Lord
           keep
           all
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           me
           also
           ,
           from
           owning
           that
           cause
           in
           our
           life
           which
           we
           dare
           not
           own
           at
           death
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           which
           the
           very
           owners
           thereof
           would
           disown
           at
           death
           ;
           and
           no
           wonder
           ,
           for
           they
           dare
           not
           look
           God
           in
           the
           face
           ;
           
             The
             good
             Lord
             give
             repentance
             speedily
             to
             any
             of
             them
             he
             minds
             to
             save
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             come
             out
             of
             that
             dangerous
             ,
             desperate
             and
             soul-destroying
             condition
             ,
             wherein
             they
             cannot
             expect
             to
             be
             saved
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Let
           the
           Reader
           take
           notice
           ,
           that
           these
           faithful
           Witnesses
           very
           heartily
           prayed
           for
           the
           Kings
           Maiesty
           &
           his
           succession
           ,
           pressing
           also
           Loyalty
           upon
           us
           ,
           who
           still
           have
           held
           that
           to
           be
           our
           duty
           ,
           according
           to
           
             the
             Covenant
          
           &
           our
           
             Confession
             of
             Faith
          
           ,
           is
           a
           sufficient
           proof
           of
           the
           Covenant
           parties
           esteem
           of
           Monarchical
           Government
           ,
           Yea
           &
           that
           in
           the
           person
           of
           our
           
             dread
             Sovereign
          
           as
           Gods
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           may
           sufficiently
           clear
           them
           of
           all
           false
           Calumnies
           cast
           on
           them
           by
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           who
           have
           still
           laboured
           to
           make
           themselves
           great
           by
           begetting
           a
           misunderstanding
           betwixt
           his
           Majesty
           and
           his
           best
           subjects
           .
        
      
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           Page
           8.
           line
           24
           ,
           read
           unfriends
           .
           P.
           16.
           l.
           7.
           r.
           
             Mr.
             George
             &c.
          
           P.
           15.
           l.
           21
           r.
           
             but
             what
          
           .
        
      
    
  

