This
Discourse
was
penned
by
himselfe
on
the
first
of
Ianuary
.
1616.
MY
life
hath
not
beene
such
,
that
I
am
ashamed
to
liue
longer
,
if
my
gracious
God
haue
any
further
seruice
to
employ
mee
withall
in
his
Church
:
Neither
am
I
so
desirous
to
liue
;
but
yet
I
am
willing
,
and
heartily
content
to
remoue
out
of
this
body
,
that
I
may
be
with
my
Lord
,
freed
from
these
restlesse
tentations
,
which
on
euery
side
haue
sore
pressed
,
but
,
through
his
grace
,
neuer
oppressed
me
.
In
my
younger
yeeres
I
was
trained
vp
with
the
wrestlings
of
God
;
from
my
youth
I
haue
borne
his
yoke
,
exercised
with
his
terrours
;
yet
,
so
that
many
a
time
his
sweet
consolations
haue
refreshed
my
soule
.
In
my
old
days
men
haue
risen
against
me
,
but
without
a
cause
:
betwixt
these
two
my
dayes
are
spent
:
my
Witnesse
is
in
heauen
,
Hee
knoweth
that
in
euery
state
of
life
,
my
heart
was
euer
toward
the
Lord
;
it
was
my
ioy
to
serue
him
,
and
my
griefe
when
I
sinned
against
him
.
Being
of
the
age
of
eight
yeere
old
,
about
Martimas
I
was
carried
by
my
father
from
Edenborough
to
Dunbar
Schoole
,
I
could
not
write
,
nor
read
any
Latine
then
.
I
tarried
there
till
my
twelft
yeere
;
euen
then
did
the
Lord
beginne
to
acquaint
my
heart
to
seek
him
:
we
went
two
&
two
to
the
Church
;
he
put
then
this
prayer
in
my
heart
euery
day
in
the
way
,
Lord
,
bow
mine
care
,
that
I
may
heare
thy
Word
.
In
the
Schoole
many
a
time
haue
I
turned
on
my
face
,
seeking
from
God
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
.
In
the
space
of
foure
yeeres
and
lesse
,
I
learned
the
whole
course
of
Grammar
,
wherein
God
made
me
to
prosper
,
not
inferiour
to
others
in
the
company
with
me
.
From
thence
I
was
called
by
my
Parents
to
Edenborugh
,
and
in
the
entry
of
my
13.
yeere
,
sent
ouer
to
S.
Andrewes
,
and
passed
in
course
of
Philosophy
there
in
the
16.
yeere
:
there
made
I
not
such
progresse
in
knowledge
,
as
I
had
done
before
in
my
other
Studies
,
either
mine
age
not
being
capable
of
it
,
or
my
wise
and
mercifull
Father
not
thinking
it
expedient
for
me
;
yet
euen
there
was
the
seede
of
grace
still
working
in
me
,
inclining
me
to
a
carefull
hearing
and
penning
of
Sermons
,
and
Theologicall
lessons
,
as
I
could
haue
occasion
to
heare
them
.
And
heere
Satan
working
in
corrupt
nature
,
sought
many
a
time
to
trap
mee
in
his
snares
,
intending
in
my
young
yeeres
to
giue
mee
that
wound
,
that
night
haue
beene
a
marke
of
shame
to
me
in
my
old
age
,
when
the
Lord
should
call
mee
to
doe
his
Worke
:
but
as
on
the
one
part
I
felt
my
weakenesse
compared
with
the
strength
of
corrupt
nature
;
so
though
then
I
could
not
discerne
it
,
afterward
I
had
proofe
it
was
the
Lords
preuenting
mercy
,
that
kept
me
from
being
an
offence
vnto
his
Church
.
It
is
his
mercy
that
he
pardoned
the
vanities
and
ignorances
of
my
youth
,
and
his
mercy
also
that
he
preserued
me
in
all
my
life
,
from
any
that
could
make
me
a
shame
to
his
Saints
,
or
a
scorne
and
reproach
to
his
enemies
.
Hauing
passed
my
course
in
S.
Andrewes
at
the
age
of
sixteene
yeeres
,
I
returned
to
my
Parents
in
Edenborough
,
I
was
pressed
by
them
to
enter
into
sundry
sorts
of
life
I
liked
not
;
for
my
heart
still
inclined
to
the
study
of
holy
Scriptures
:
wherevpon
I
resolued
to
goe
into
England
,
where
I
euidently
perceiued
the
Lord
going
before
mee
,
and
prouiding
for
me
at
Hoddesdon
,
within
eighteene
mile
of
London
,
my
meane
portion
which
I
had
being
all
spent
(
I
speake
it
to
his
glory
that
cared
for
me
:
)
in
that
same
place
,
that
same
day
was
I
desired
by
our
kind
countriman
Master
Guthrie
,
to
helpe
him
in
the
teaching
of
a
Schoole
;
with
whom
I
remained
some
three
quarters
of
a
yeere
,
but
after
did
the
Lord
lead
me
further
:
for
hauing
occasion
to
goe
to
London
,
without
my
knowledge
,
or
any
suite
of
mine
,
I
was
called
to
the
seruice
of
a
learned
Diuine
Mr.
Broughton
,
vnto
the
which
with
good
will
of
Mr.
Guthrie
I
entred
,
and
there
remained
about
a
yeere
and
a
halfe
,
dayly
exercised
vnder
him
in
the
studie
of
Theologie
.
To
him
vnder
God
,
and
some
other
learned
Diuines
of
that
City
,
do
I
acknowledge
my selfe
bound
for
these
beginnings
of
knowledge
I
then
receiued
.
In
the
nineteenth
yeere
of
my
life
,
I
returned
againe
to
Edenborough
,
where
hauing
the
commodious
occasion
to
bee
with
my
elder
Brother
,
then
one
of
the
Ministers
of
Edenborough
,
I
still
continued
in
the
same
study
,
and
at
length
was
required
to
giue
a
proofe
of
my
gift
priuately
,
which
I
did
in
the
new
Church
in
presence
of
Mr.
Robert
Pont
,
and
Mr.
Robert
Rollock
,
with
sundry
others
of
the
Ministery
:
then
after
that
,
I
was
required
to
teach
publikely
in
the
new
Church
on
a
Sabbath
in
the
afternoone
.
And
the
next
weeke
I
was
command●d
to
teach
publikely
in
the
great
Church
,
in
time
o●
a
Fast
,
on
a
Thursday
in
the
afternoone
.
Thus
did
the
Lord
traine
me
vp
,
and
these
were
the
beginnings
of
my
Ministery
,
which
I
recount
to
the
praise
of
his
grace
,
who
counted
me
faithfull
,
and
put
me
in
his
seruice
.
A
little
after
that
,
in
the
beginning
of
my
twentieth
yeere
,
there
ensued
a
generall
Assembly
of
the
Church
at
Edenborough
&
by
their
authority
wa●
I
sent
out
and
appointed
Pastor
of
Bothkenner
in
Stirling
Shire
,
for
that
Church
had
beene
desolate
euer
since
the
reformation
,
and
the
people
had
giuen
in
their
supplication
to
the
Assembly
for
a
Pastor
.
This
calling
of
God
and
his
Church
I
imbraced
and
went
vnto
them
,
where
I
found
the
desolation
so
great
,
that
except
the
walls
,
which
were
ruinous
also
,
neither
dore
,
nor
window
,
nor
seat
,
nor
Pulpit
,
nor
any
part
of
a
roofe
was
there
at
all
;
yet
pleased
it
God
to
giue
such
a
blessing
to
the
Ministry
of
his
Word
,
that
their
hearts
thereby
were
stirred
vp
cheerefully
to
build
the
Lords
House
,
which
most
willingly
they
fully
resolued
within
halfe
a
yeere
,
not
content
to
build
their
own
part
of
the
House
,
but
the
Quire
also
,
which
of
due
should
haue
beene
done
by
the
Parson
:
there
needed
heere
no
letters
of
homing
nor
other
compulsitories
:
neither
content
to
haue
built
it
onely
,
they
adorned
it
within
and
without
it
,
not
inferiour
to
any
other
Church
of
such
quality
round
about
it
.
This
was
my
first
externall
seale
,
and
confirmation
of
my
calling
to
the
Ministery
.
In
this
seruice
I
remained
seuen
or
eight
yeeres
,
subiect
to
great
bodily
infirmities
,
by
reason
of
the
weakenesse
of
the
Soyle
in
Winter
,
and
the
vnwholesome
waters
thereof
.
And
heere
did
the
Lord
first
begin
to
acquaint
me
with
his
terrours
,
and
the
inward
exercises
of
sundry
sorts
of
tentations
;
so
that
betweene
these
two
,
my
life
was
almost
wasted
with
heauinesse
;
yet
I
blesse
the
Lord
for
it
,
it
was
vnto
me
like
the
wildernesse
of
Midian
to
Moses
,
a
Schoole
of
tentation
,
whereby
I
learned
dayly
more
and
more
to
know
Christ
Iesus
,
gathering
some
store
of
knowledge
thereby
,
inward
exercises
,
and
outward
studies
,
which
the
Lord
afterward
called
me
to
giue
out
in
more
publik
places
in
his
Church
,
for
the
necessity
of
increasing
,
disease
forcing
me
to
bethinke
of
a
transportation
,
the
purpose
of
my
mind
was
to
another
Church
vnplanted
in
the
South
,
some
8.
mile
from
Edenborough
,
but
the
Lord
still
continued
his
calling
,
and
drew
mee
another
way
Northward
:
for
at
the
same
time
,
there
interuented
a
generall
Assembly
of
the
Church
at
Perth
:
there
was
I
nominated
,
and
with
consent
of
the
Assembly
and
people
was
I
written
for
to
that
Ministery
,
as
the
letters
of
both
,
sent
to
me
out
of
Perth
,
with
my
deare
Brother
Mr.
Patrick
Simson
,
yet
extant
do
beare
.
Thus
did
the
Lord
cleare
my
way
before
me
,
and
leade
me
there
,
where
I
thought
neuer
to
haue
gone
;
yet
two
or
three
dayes
before
,
did
the
Lord
giue
me
some
signification
of
it
,
but
I
vnderstood
it
not
,
till
the
euent
did
teach
me
:
for
in
my
thoughts
in
the
night
,
there
seemed
a
man
to
lead
me
by
the
hand
to
a
little
pleasant
City
,
in
a
plaine
valley
on
a
riuers
side
,
hauing
some
bankes
lying
at
the
shoare
thereof
(
as
indeede
it
had
the
first
time
,
that
after
this
I
was
brought
to
it
,
such
a
sight
got
I
of
it
,
in
that
vision
,
as
afterward
I
saw
with
my
eyes
)
hee
led
me
a
long
time
vp
and
downe
the
streetes
of
that
Towne
from
one
to
another
,
at
length
carried
me
ouer
the
water
to
an
hill
,
and
led
me
vp
vnto
it
,
by
many
turnings
and
windings
from
one
earth
to
another
,
very
neere
vnto
the
top
thereof
.
Then
did
I
awake
,
my
face
looking
to
the
South-west
.
This
made
such
an
impression
in
my
minde
as
after
that
I
could
neuer
get
forgotten
.
Let
no
man
heere
impute
to
me
,
the
superstition
either
of
Papists
or
Anabaptists
.
I
know
,
there
is
no
reuelation
now
of
doctrine
,
or
new
article
of
faith
,
to
be
sought
out
in
dreames
.
The
Lord
hath
spoken
once
for
all
now
vnto
vs
by
his
Sonne
in
the
Word
;
but
that
the
liuing
Lord
who
sleepes
not
,
can
giue
warnings
to
the
soules
of
his
seruants
,
when
their
bodies
are
sleeping
,
no
man
acquainted
with
his
working
,
I
trust
will
deny
it
.
After
this
,
three
or
foure
dayes
,
as
I
said
,
returned
Mr.
Patrick
Simson
from
the
generall
Assembly
at
Perth
,
to
Sterling
,
and
deliuered
me
Letters
from
the
Assembly
and
the
towne
,
containing
my
calling
to
that
Ministerie
.
The
towne
shortly
after
sent
their
Commissioners
,
to
transport
my selfe
and
my
Family
.
There
I
continued
doing
the
worke
of
God
,
for
the
full
space
of
nineteene
yeeres
.
How
I
did
carry
my selfe
in
my
open
conuersation
,
liuing
amongst
them
not
as
one
separate
from
them
,
but
mixed
my selfe
in
all
their
fellowships
,
as
a
comfort
to
the
best
,
and
a
wound
to
the
worst
inclined
sort
,
this
Age
will
not
want
louing
witnesse
to
record
it
.
My
diligence
in
like
manner
in
the
Ministerie
,
not
onely
on
the
ordinarie
dayes
,
but
on
others
,
which
I
voluntarily
chose
thrice
a
weeke
in
the
euening
:
to
wit
,
Wednesday
,
Friday
,
and
Saturday
,
for
a
preparation
to
the
Sabbath
,
(
for
these
dayes
they
had
no
preaching
in
the
morning
;
)
It
would
haue
done
a
Christian
heart
good
,
to
haue
seene
those
glorious
and
ioyfull
Assemblies
,
to
haue
heard
the
zealous
cryings
to
God
among
that
people
with
sighings
&
teares
,
melting
hearts
and
mourning
eyes
.
I
speake
the
truth
in
modestie
,
and
not
all
the
truth
.
It
is
not
vaine-glorying
,
I
abhorre
that
;
not
I
,
but
his
grace
in
me
.
Why
shall
it
offend
any
man
,
that
I
eate
the
fruit
of
my
labour
,
and
that
my
conscience
this
day
enioyes
the
comfort
of
my
former
painfulnes
,
and
fidelitie
?
My
witnesse
is
in
he●uen
,
that
the
loue
of
Iesus
and
his
People
,
made
continuall
preaching
my
pleasure
,
and
I
had
no
such
ioy
,
as
in
doing
his
worke
.
Some
witnesses
also
I
want
not
to
remaine
:
For
albeit
my
charge
was
to
teach
fiue
times
in
the
weeke
,
yet
this
was
more
,
that
I
penned
thereafter
,
whatsoeuer
I
preached
,
whereof
some
are
already
extant
,
others
,
by
Gods
grace
,
if
the
Lord
spare
my
dayes
,
shall
come
in
their
time
.
And
in
outward
things
,
what
care
I
had
to
see
the
House
of
God
there
honoured
,
the
welfare
of
that
people
euery
way
,
there
are
monuments
standing
to
witnes
for
me
,
when
I
am
dead
.
All
this
time
,
except
some
little
intermissions
and
breathing
times
,
did
the
LORD
still
exercise
mee
with
inward
tentations
.
O
what
a
vicissitude
of
estates
!
O
what
a
varietie
of
combates
!
It
were
tedious
here
to
set
them
downe
all
,
as
they
were
done
and
fought
:
but
this
I
must
say
,
the
end
of
all
and
euery
one
of
them
were
vnspeakeable
ioy
.
And
once
for
all
,
in
greatest
extremitie
of
horrour
,
and
anguish
of
Spirit
,
when
I
had
vtterly
giuen
ouer
,
and
looked
for
nothing
but
confusion
,
suddenly
did
there
shine
(
in
the
very
twinckling
of
an
eye
)
the
bright
and
lightsome
countenance
of
God
proclaiming
peace
,
and
confirming
peace
with
inuincible
reasons
.
O
what
a
change
was
there
in
a
moment
?
The
silly
soule
that
was
euen
now
at
the
brinke
of
the
pit
,
looking
for
nothing
,
but
to
be
swallowed
vp
,
was
instantly
raised
vp
to
Heauen
,
to
haue
ioyfull
fellowship
with
God
in
Christ
Iesus
;
and
from
this
day
forth
my
soule
was
neuer
troubled
with
such
extremitie
of
terrours
.
This
confirmation
was
giuen
me
on
a
Saturday
in
the
morning
;
there
found
I
the
power
of
Religion
,
the
certaintie
of
the
Word
:
there
was
I
touched
with
such
liuely
sense
of
a
diuinitie
,
and
power
of
the
Godhead
,
in
mercy
reconciled
with
man
,
&
with
me
in
Christ
,
as
I
trust
,
my
soule
shall
neuer
forget
:
Glory
,
glory
,
glory
be
to
the
ioyfull
Deliuerer
of
my
soule
out
of
all
aduersities
for
euer
.
In
the
middest
of
these
wrestlings
with
God
,
all
this
time
wanted
I
not
combates
with
wicked
men
,
like
those
Beasts
at
Ephesus
,
with
whom
Saint
Paul
did
fight
.
All
the
time
of
my
residens
yeere
continued
this
battell
;
as
one
left
off
,
another
still
renewing
the
battell
:
but
the
greatnes
of
my
inward
conflicts
made
me
regard
lightly
all
their
outward
contradictions
,
and
I
esteemed
them
but
like
the
bitings
of
a
Flea
.
I
resolued
with
my selfe
,
It
was
no
maruell
to
see
Satan
stirre
vp
his
wicked
instruments
to
disquies
mee
,
since
I
professed
my selfe
a
disquieter
of
him
,
and
his
Kingdome
:
yea
my
confort
was
,
that
I
had
neuer
a
controuersie
with
any
of
them
but
for
their
sinnes
:
God
knowes
I
loued
their
persons
and
estates
;
therefore
did
the
Lord
assist
me
,
the
power
of
his
Word
hammering
downe
their
pride
,
they
were
al
of
them
by
course
brought
to
the
acknowledgement
of
their
sinnes
.
But
at
length
,
as
God
turned
the
heart
of
Pharaoh
and
his
people
from
the
Israelites
,
when
the
time
came
that
hee
would
haue
them
to
remoue
out
of
Egypt
:
so
by
little
and
little
did
the
zeale
and
loue
of
the
most
of
this
people
,
at
least
,
in
my
sense
,
fall
away
;
so
that
at
last
,
my
battell
was
not
with
such
as
were
like
the
Publicans
and
sinners
,
(
for
these
now
were
turned
my
fauourers
and
comforters
,
)
but
with
such
as
seemed
before
Iusticiars
,
I
meane
,
vnrebukeable
men
for
outward
offences
:
These
men
found
I
stuffed
with
such
pride
,
selfe-conceit
,
disdaine
,
and
intolerable
contempt
,
as
carried
them
further
from
their
dutie
,
then
any
of
the
former
:
yea
,
such
as
aboue
others
should
haue
beene
my
comforters
,
were
my
crossers
:
That
I
had
cause
to
say
with
Micah
,
The
best
of
them
are
Bryers
.
But
I
trust
it
repents
them
ere
now
:
And
therefore
pray
I
God
not
to
lay
it
to
their
charge
.
I
will
haue
none
of
my
words
extended
to
that
handfull
there
,
which
truely
scare
the
Lord
.
Now
about
this
time
God
had
opened
to
me
a
doore
,
and
called
mee
to
the
charge
of
the
Churches
in
Galloway
,
in
the
South-west
part
of
this
Kingdom
:
for
being
named
with
others
,
by
the
generall
Assembly
of
such
as
they
thought
meet
to
be
preferred
to
the
Episcopall
dignitie
(
whereof
I
euer
acknowledged
my selfe
not
worthy
)
and
recommended
by
the
Fathers
of
our
Church
;
it
was
his
Maiesties
pleasure
to
present
mee
to
that
Benefice
,
due
to
the
office
wherevnto
the
Church
had
called
me
.
God
knowes
,
this
was
done
without
my
knowledge
,
or
seeking
,
directly
or
indirectly
.
For
I
could
haue
been
contented
all
my
dayes
with
a
priuate
life
,
resolued
to
giue
honour
and
obedience
in
God
to
such
as
were
called
to
these
places
;
after
that
once
it
was
established
by
order
in
our
Church
,
and
I
had
considered
the
lawfulnes
,
antiquitie
,
and
necessitie
of
it
among
vs
.
Here
was
I
neither
guiltie
of
Ambition
,
not
of
any
precipitate
embracing
of
it
;
for
betweene
the
date
of
his
Ma:
presentation
,
and
my
acceptation
,
there
interuened
eighteene
weekes
.
Yet
as
the
Calling
to
this
Worke
was
greater
,
then
any
other
whereto
I
had
been
led
before
,
so
greatest
opposition
was
there
made
vnto
mee
by
men
,
whose
lying
Libels
,
and
carnall
contradictions
forced
me
to
spend
more
time
vnprofitably
,
then
I
had
done
before
since
my
entry
to
the
Ministerie
.
The
Lord
forgiue
them
,
and
me
also
where
,
in
the
maner
of
my
answering
,
I
haue
been
sharper
then
became
Christian
meeknes
.
For
as
to
the
matter
it selfe
vnfainedly
I
followed
my
light
,
I
esteeme
it
a
lawfull
,
ancient
,
and
necessarie
gouernment
;
I
see
not
,
nor
haue
not
read
of
any
Church
that
wanted
it
before
our
time
:
Onely
the
abuses
of
it
by
pride
,
tyranny
and
idlenes
,
haue
brought
it
in
misliking
.
From
these
euils
I
pray
the
Lord
preserue
his
seruants
,
that
now
are
,
or
hereafter
shall
be
called
to
those
places
;
but
there
is
no
reason
why
a
thing
good
in
it selfe
,
should
be
condemned
or
reiected
,
for
the
euill
of
abuse
:
for
so
no
good
thing
at
all
should
bee
retained
in
the
Church
.
And
in
this
Calling
how
I
haue
walked
,
and
what
my
care
was
to
aduance
the
Gospell
there
,
I
trust
I
shall
not
,
nor
yet
doe
want
witnesses
.
In
this
estate
doe
I
now
liue
;
my
soule
alway
in
mine
hand
,
ready
to
bee
offered
to
my
God
;
where
,
or
what
kinde
of
death
,
God
hath
prepared
for
me
,
I
know
not
:
but
sure
I
am
,
there
can
be
no
euill
death
to
him
that
liueth
in
Christ
,
nor
sodaine
death
to
a
Christian
Pilgrime
,
who
,
as
Iob
sayes
,
euery
day
waites
for
his
change
,
yea
,
many
a
day
haue
I
sought
it
with
teares
,
not
out
of
impatience
,
distrust
,
or
perturbation
,
but
being
weary
of
sin
,
&
fearfull
to
fall
into
it
.
Concerning
those
who
haue
beene
my
enemies
without
cause
,
and
charged
me
with
many
wrongfull
imputations
,
from
which
my
conscience
cleares
me
,
excusing
me
of
these
things
,
loue
of
gaine
,
and
glory
,
or
such
like
whereof
they
accused
me
:
The
Lord
lay
it
not
to
their
charge
.
I
go
to
my
Father
,
&
wish
his
blessing
to
them
,
to
rectifie
their
iudgements
,
&
moderate
their
affections
with
true
pietie
from
faith
&
loue
.
AMONGST
THE
SAME
Papers
,
wee
found
three
short
Meditations
,
whereby
he
comforted
himselfe
,
whilest
he
found
his
death
approching
,
written
also
with
his
owne
hand
,
and
bearing
date
the
seuenth
of
December
.
1618.
NOw
my
soule
be
glad
:
at
all
parts
of
this
prison
,
the
Lord
hath
set
to
his
Pioners
to
loose
thee
,
Head
,
Feet
,
Milt
&
Liuer
are
fast
failing
;
yea
the
middle
strength
of
the
whole
body
,
the
stomake
is
weakened
long
agoe
.
Arise
,
make
ready
,
shake
off
thy
setters
,
mount
vp
from
the
body
,
and
goe
thy
way
.
Let
me
tell
you
that
which
I
know
,
yea
foreknow
,
yet
I
,
after
others
haue
foretasted
before
you
.
Death
is
somewhat
drieric
,
&
the
streames
of
that
Iordan
betweene
vs
and
our
Canaan
,
runne
furiously
;
but
they
stand
still
,
when
the
Arke
commeth
.
Let
your
Author
be
cast
within
the
vaile
,
and
fastned
on
the
Rocke
Iesus
:
Let
the
end
of
the
three-fold
cord
bee
buckled
to
the
heart
,
so
shall
yee
goe
thorow
what
threds
the
cord
is
made
of
.
I
cannot
now
tarrie
to
tell
you
,
who
knowes
:
but
if
ye
aske
,
God
will
teach
you
.
I
saw
not
my
children
when
they
were
in
the
wombe
;
there
the
Lord
fed
them
without
my
knowledge
:
I
shall
not
see
them
when
I
goe
out
of
the
body
;
yet
shall
they
not
want
a
Father
.
This
faithfull
Seruant
of
God
,
who
from
the
time
of
his
entrie
into
the
Ministerie
had
alwayes
shewed
himselfe
diligent
and
painefull
in
his
Calling
;
notwithstanding
that
his
Sicknes
grew
dayly
vpon
him
,
was
no
way
deficient
in
his
duties
of
ordinarie
preaching
,
taking
great
paines
also
to
perfit
his
Worke
vpon
the
Reuelation
,
which
he
had
begunne
,
and
desired
greatly
to
finish
it
before
his
dying
.
Besides
which
studies
,
the
griefe
he
conceiued
for
the
backwardnes
of
vnruly
spirits
,
in
giuing
obedience
to
the
Articles
concluded
in
the
late
Assembly
,
and
ratified
by
authoritie
,
to
the
great
disturbance
of
the
Peace
of
the
Church
,
which
hee
laboured
carefully
in
all
his
life
to
procure
,
did
hasten
him
not
a
little
to
his
end
.
So
as
in
the
beginning
of
Ianuary
1619.
his
infirmitie
increasing
,
hee
was
compelled
to
keepe
at
home
,
and
not
to
goe
any
more
abroad
:
yet
as
his
weaknesse
did
permit
,
hee
gaue
himselfe
to
reuise
his
writings
,
and
dispose
of
his
worldly
affaires
,
that
hee
might
bee
ready
for
his
passage
,
which
euery
day
hee
expected
.
And
some
ten
dayes
before
his
departure
,
hauing
his
minde
freed
of
all
earthly
businesse
,
to
those
that
visited
him
,
hee
manifested
a
great
contentment
hee
had
in
his
approching
death
.
The
Wednesday
before
,
which
was
the
tenth
of
February
,
The
Bishops
&
some
other
Brethren
beeing
assembled
at
Edenborough
for
certaine
affaires
of
the
Church
,
tooke
occasion
to
meete
at
his
house
because
of
his
Sicknesse
,
which
hee
tooke
most
kindly
,
and
continued
with
them
that
whole
afternoone
,
giuing
very
wholesome
aduice
in
matters
propounded
,
and
shewing
himselfe
as
pleasant
and
iocund
in
speeches
as
euer
before
.
Howbeit
,
euen
then
hee
signified
to
them
that
his
death
was
drawing
neere
,
and
declared
his
minde
somewhat
disposedly
,
concerning
his
Successor
.
The
dayes
following
,
hee
kept
with
all
that
came
to
visit
him
in
most
holy
and
Diuine
conferences
,
expressing
a
great
willingnes
of
exchanging
this
life
,
with
that
better
.
And
vpon
Munday
which
was
the
fifteenth
of
February
,
at
one
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
,
feeling
his
strength
and
spirits
to
decay
,
after
hee
had
conceiued
a
most
heauenly
prayer
,
in
the
company
of
those
that
were
by
him
,
he
desired
to
be
laid
in
bed
,
(
for
the
dayes
before
he
arose
alwayes
,
and
either
walked
or
sate
in
his
Chamber
:
)
which
being
done
,
after
he
had
againe
commended
himselfe
most
deuoutly
vnto
Almightie
God
,
he
tooke
some
quiet
rest
:
after
which
he
spake
not
many
words
,
but
those
that
hee
vttered
shew
his
memory
and
other
senses
to
haue
beene
perfect
,
his
tongue
onely
failing
him
;
and
in
this
sort
about
seuen
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
he
rendred
his
soule
to
God
in
a
most
quiet
and
peaceable
manner
.
His
body
the
seuenteenth
of
February
was
interred
,
according
to
his
owne
direction
,
in
the
Churchyard
,
called
the
Blacke-Friers
at
Edenborough
,
in
the
South-side
of
the
new
Church
,
and
was
conueyed
to
the
place
by
the
Earl
of
Dumsermeline
,
Chancellor
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Honourable
Lords
of
Councell
,
with
the
Magistrates
of
the
Citie
,
and
many
others
.
The
Funerall
Sermon
being
preached
by
the
most
Reuerend
Father
in
God
,
the
Arch-bishop
of
St.
Andrewes
.
THE
BISHOP
OF
GALLOWAY
HIS
answers
to
such
as
desire
a
resolution
of
their
scruples
against
the
Acts
of
the
last
Assembly
holden
at
Perth
in
the
month
of
August
,
1618.
Mercy
,
grace
and
peace
be
vnto
all
them
that
loue
the
Lord
Iesus
.
WEe
are
commanded
by
S.
Peter
to
giue
a
reason
of
that
faith
which
is
in
vs
,
and
so
will
I
:
No
good
Christian
differs
one
from
another
in
any
Article
of
faith
:
for
our
beliefe
is
a
short
compend
of
the
Scripture
,
and
I
haue
preached
all
the
Articles
thereof
,
I
beleeue
all
.
As
for
Papists
;
where
they
differ
from
vs
,
see
what
I
haue
professed
in
my
writings
,
published
in
Print
,
and
I
am
resolued
to
dye
in
the
same
minde
:
what
that
is
,
they
may
perceiue
by
the
seuen
dayes
conference
betwixt
a
Catholike
Christian
,
and
a
Catholike
Roman
.
By
that
threefold
Treatise
vpon
the
8.
to
the
Romans
.
By
that
Anatomy
of
a
Christian.
By
that
Alphabet
for
Sious
Schollers
.
By
that
Treatise
of
Iacobs
wrastling
with
God
.
And
that
of
Christs
Genealogie
.
And
another
,
of
his
Baptisme
.
And
the
third
of
his
combate
with
Satan
in
the
Wildernesse
.
By
that
which
I
intituled
,
A
defiance
to
Death
.
By
that
Preparatiue
to
the
new
Passeouer
.
By
the
Treatises
of
good
newes
from
Canaan
,
on
the
51.
Psalme
.
By
the
Heauenly
Mansions
,
and
the
Praise
of
Patience
.
By
the
Conuersion
of
the
Prodigall
Sonne
.
By
that
comfortable
Dialogue
betwixt
God
and
a
troubled
Soule
.
And
that
begun
Commentary
vpon
the
Apocalyps
;
beside
many
others
.
These
haue
done
good
to
many
good
Christians
,
and
I
hope
,
shall
doe
when
I
am
gone
.
And
as
for
these
needelesse
controucrsies
that
make
diuers
voyces
among
vs
:
I
say
,
some
conscientious
with
little
knowledge
,
these
I
loue
,
others
contentious
with
lesse
knowledge
,
these
I
pitty
,
willing
them
alwayes
to
remember
,
that
to
them
who
are
countentious
and
disobey
the
truth
,
and
obey
vnrighteousnesse
,
shall
be
indignation
and
wrath
,
Rom.
2.
1.
yet
wishing
to
them
mercy
and
light
to
illuminate
their
mindes
.
OF
DAYES
.
IN
my
minde
,
no
King
on
earth
,
no
Church
may
make
an
Holy-day
,
only
the
Lord
who
made
the
day
,
hath
that
prerogatiue
,
and
he
hath
sanctified
the
seuenth
Day
,
yet
either
a
Christian
King
or
a
Church
may
separate
a
day
by
preaching
;
and
that
either
ordinary
as
we
haue
Tuesday
,
or
extraordinary
for
fasting
and
humiliation
,
or
then
for
solemne
ioy
and
thanksgiuing
.
This
is
,
and
hath
been
euer
the
lawfull
practice
of
our
Church
,
and
continuall
,
who
at
such
times
hath
commanded
cessation
from
ordinary
trades
,
both
before
and
after
noone
,
that
so
the
people
might
frequent
the
Assembly
,
I
hope
,
no
other
purpose
be
in
our
Prince's
Proclamation
,
whereat
so
many
are
offended
:
&
if
any
cause
of
offence
bee
,
it
is
to
bee
mended
with
humble
supplication
,
not
with
rebellious
contradiction
.
Brigh●man
on
the
11
▪
of
the
Reuel
.
records
,
that
the
day
wherein
Queen
Elizabeth
came
to
the
Crowne
,
after
the
Maria●
persecutions
,
was
obserued
with
anni●ersary
or
yeerely
Sermon
,
euen
by
those
who
in
that
country
are
enemies
to
Episcopal
gouernment
,
of
which
number
himselfe
is
one
.
So
we
haue
preaching
and
publike
reioycing
the
5.
dayes
of
August
and
Nouember
,
for
that
double
deliuerance
of
our
gracious
Soueraign
,
whom
the
Lord
may
long
continue
a
comfort
to
his
Church
:
and
I
am
sure
,
we
haue
greater
cause
to
reioyce
at
the
remebring
of
Christ
his
Natiuity
:
Albeit
,
Herod
&
Herodians
in
vpper
Ierusalem
were
against
it
,
when
Angels
,
heauenly
Souldiers
,
and
Saints
redeemed
were
singing
in
Bethlehem
,
Glory
bee
to
God
in
Heauen
,
and
peace
to
men
on
earth
,
I
will
rather
sing
with
the
one
,
then
startle
with
out
cause
with
the
other
.
O
but
this
is
not
the
day
of
His
Natiuity
.
I
answere
,
Let
it
be
for
it
is
not
the
day
;
but
the
benefite
we
remember
,
which
no
good
Christian
will
cle●y
should
be
done
:
sure
it
is
,
hee
was
borne
,
dyed
vpon
Good
Fryday
,
and
the
3.
day
hee
rose
,
the
40.
day
after
hee
ascended
,
ten
dayes
after
his
Ascension
,
he
sent
the
Holy
Ghost
,
which
from
his
resurrection
is
the
50.
day
,
called
Acts
2.
the
Pentecest
:
all
this
is
according
to
the
Articles
of
our
faith
,
expresly
set
downe
in
Scripture
:
and
why
do
then
men
make
such
scruple
to
remember
our
Lords
Natiuity
,
in
such
a
day
as
Christian
Catholikes
,
in
all
ages
haue
remembred
it
?
But
here
they
say
,
Wee
remember
his
Natiuity
euery
day
.
I
answere
,
This
is
like
that
presumption
of
the
young
man
who
spake
to
Christ
in
the
Gospell
,
All
thse
▪
(
saith
hee
)
haue
I
done
from
my
youth
.
He
spoke
out
of
ignorance
,
affirming
he
had
done
the
thing
he
did
not
:
And
so
do
they
Lappeale
to
their
owne
consciences
,
how
many
dayes
of
the
yeere
will
passe
,
wherein
they
haue
not
so
much
as
minde
of
his
Natiuity
?
But
if
it
were
as
they
say
▪
that
they
remember
his
Natiuity
euery
day
,
why
make
they
it
strange
to
remember
it
on
this
day
also
?
Yet
(
say
they
)
yee
remember
it
this
day
more
then
another
.
I
answere
,
And
why
euery
good
Christian
hath
his
owne
dayes
chosen
by
himselfe
;
some
for
fasting
,
some
for
thanksgiuing
for
particular
benefits
;
what
a
priuate
Christian
may
lawfully
doe
,
ye
make
it
vnlawfull
,
a
Christian
Church
to
doe
specially
;
where
wee
goe
in
the
Communion
of
Saints
,
with
all
the
present
Reformed
Churches
in
Europe
.
In
France
there
most
notable
Preachers
giue
the
Communion
on
that
day
,
as
did
also
the
ancient
Primitiue
Churches
throughout
the
world
,
as
testifieth
S.
Augustine
in
his
Epist.
118.
119.
So
did
our
own
old
Scottish
Church
also
,
for
800.
yeeres
after
Christ
,
before
euer
it
was
polluted
with
Papistry
,
as
I
haue
prooued
in
my
forenamed
Conference
;
whoso
likes
to
read
it
.
But
(
say
they
)
wee
haue
no
commandement
in
the
Word
to
doe
it
.
For
answer
,
Let
them
distinguish
betwixt
that
which
is
substantiall
or
reall
,
in
Religion
,
and
that
which
is
circumstantiall
or
rituall
.
A
point
substantiall
,
must
haue
an
expresse
warrant
in
the
Word
commanding
it
:
For
that
which
is
circumstantiall
it
is
sufficient
,
if
it
bee
not
against
the
Word
,
it
being
left
to
be
ordained
by
Ecclesiasticall
authoritie
.
As
for
example
to
preach
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
is
a
substantiall
point
:
For
it
,
we
haue
an
expresse
command
in
the
Word
:
what
day
of
the
weeke
ordinary
preaching
should
bee
beside
the
Sabbath
,
that
is
circumstantiall
,
and
left
to
the
determination
of
the
Church
,
who
by
the
same
authoritie
,
that
they
may
ordaine
preaching
such
a
day
of
the
weeke
,
may
also
ordain
preaching
such
a
day
of
the
moneth
in
a
yeere
.
Againe
,
hee
that
sinnes
openly
,
shall
be
openly
rebuked
.
This
is
substantiall
in
Religion
,
and
wee
haue
an
expresse
command
for
it
.
But
to
set
him
on
a
Pillar
three
dayes
,
or
more
,
or
fewer
,
is
circumstantiall
:
such
as
our
Church
,
without
doing
wrong
against
the
Word
of
God
,
hath
determined
,
I
acknowledge
it
to
be
a
good
order
.
And
will
any
of
these
men
condemne
it
,
because
it
is
not
an
expresse
command
in
the
Word
?
Marriage
is
honorable
among
all
men
;
for
man
and
woman
to
ioyne
without
Marriage
,
is
Fornication
:
this
is
substantiall
,
and
hath
the
warrant
of
the
Word
:
But
that
first
they
must
bee
three
dayes
publikely
proclaimed
,
that
is
circumstantiall
,
done
by
the
Church
for
good
order
,
which
I
acknowledge
sufficient
,
because
it
is
not
against
the
Word
.
Euill
day
,
say
they
,
was
cast
out
of
our
Church
:
For
answere
,
what
they
call
euill
day
,
I
know
not
:
but
a
day
reputed
for
the
day
of
Christs
Natiuitie
,
&
obserued
for
remembrance
therof
,
that
I
know
.
I
find
no
Ecclesiasticall
Law
in
all
the
books
of
our
Assembly
standing
to
the
contrary
▪
But
if
it
haue
been
cast
out
,
yet
a
thing
not
against
the
Word
of
God
,
vpon
good
considerations
may
be
brought
in
againe
,
albeit
it
had
been
cast
out
.
Instances
of
this
I
might
bring
from
the
Church
of
Geneua
.
One
I
bring
from
our
owne
;
since
Baptisme
,
not
vpon
a
preaching
day
was
cast
out
by
act
and
practice
,
and
yet
is
now
receiued
againe
:
Why
may
not
preaching
of
Christs
Natiuitie
,
Passion
,
Resurrection
,
Ascension
,
and
sending
of
the
holy
Ghost
on
such
dayes
be
receiued
againe
,
albeit
it
had
bin
cast
out
?
We
were
well
,
say
they
,
before
:
what
needs
this
nouation
?
For
answer
,
Conformity
with
the
ancient
and
recent
reformed
Churches
requires
it
,
except
we
will
be
singular
.
Beside
this
,
the
question
heere
is
betwixt
a
Prince
and
his
People
,
They
will
be
nourished
in
their
humors
,
not
remembring
that
a
Christian
Prince
is
also
to
be
regarded
,
who
findes
himselfe
bound
in
conscience
to
see
duties
in
Religion
performed
:
what
is
euill
in
their
eyes
,
seemeth
good
in
his
.
And
heere
the
debate
falling
betwixt
their
will
&
his
,
about
a
matter
not
against
the
Word
of
God
,
let
any
indifferent
man
giue
sentence
who
should
be
followed
.
OF
BAPTISME
to
be
ministred
in
due
time
and
place
.
NOw
for
Baptisme
;
Our
Commission
is
to
baptize
,
without
limitation
either
of
time
or
place
,
decencie
alway
both
for
time
and
place
being
obserued
:
so
farre
as
may
be
:
where
the
publike
order
of
the
Church
is
not
contemned
,
Baptisme
should
not
be
refused
.
It
is
not
,
will
they
say
,
necessary
to
saluation
.
I
grant
that
:
I
abhorre
that
blinde
and
mercilesse
sentence
of
Papists
,
that
Infants
dying
without
Baptisme
,
go
to
any
house
of
Hell
.
But
albeit
it
bee
not
necessary
to
the
childes
saluation
,
who
will
deny
,
but
it
is
a
necessary
,
at
the
least
,
a
profitable
help
of
the
Parents
faith
?
For
our
Lord
hath
not
ordained
it
in
vaine
.
Where
then
a
Christian
parent
requires
it
to
his
child
,
either
vpon
a
preaching
day
,
or
other
day
,
with
what
warrant
a
Preacher
can
deny
it
,
I
know
not
.
OF
PRIVATE
COMMVNION
.
THe
same
is
my
iudgement
of
Priuate
Communion
.
Heere
are
two
words
would
be
well
vnderstood
.
Priuate
I
call
it
,
in
respect
of
the
publike
assembly
,
not
of
a
priuate
person
;
Communion
it
is
,
in
respect
of
many
Christians
partaking
it
.
Where
a
man
hath
beene
a
reuerent
hearer
of
the
Word
in
the
publike
Assembly
,
and
a
reuerent
&
carefull
receiuer
of
the
Sacrament
there
,
if
God
suspend
him
by
sicknes
from
doing
of
that
dutie
,
may
wee
not
sit
beside
him
,
and
comfort
him
by
the
Word
?
may
we
not
pray
together
for
him
,
and
for
our selues
,
euen
in
a
priuate
Family
?
And
why
also
may
we
not
giue
to
him
,
and
take
to
our selues
the
Seales
of
the
Couenant
of
mercy
?
The
particular
precepts
hereof
,
both
for
the
person
and
place
,
I
take
not
vpon
mee
to
determine
,
but
leaue
it
to
the
wisedome
of
the
Preacher
.
OF
KNEELING
AT
THE
COMMVNION
.
THe
hardest
point
of
all
,
is
Kneeling
at
the
holy
Communion
,
which
is
the
more
misliked
,
because
it
was
,
and
yet
is
abused
by
Papists
,
to
Idolatrie
:
that
vile
errour
of
transubstantiation
,
and
worshipping
of
Bread
,
my
soule
abhorreth
it
.
But
it
is
hard
to
condemne
a
thing
lawfull
in
it selfe
,
because
it
hath
been
abused
:
For
what
is
so
good
,
that
hath
not
or
may
not
be
abused
?
Shal
not
S.
Paul
bow
his
knees
to
the
Father
of
the
whole
Family
in
Heauen
and
in
Earth
,
God
the
Creator
;
because
Idolaters
bow
their
knees
to
the
Creature
?
he
was
not
so
scrupulous
.
If
I
should
condemne
Sitting
at
the
Table
,
should
doe
wrong
to
my
Mother
the
Church
of
Scotland
.
If
I
should
condemne
Standing
,
I
should
doe
wrong
to
that
Sister
Church
of
France
,
which
hath
stood
for
the
Truth
to
the
bloud
.
If
I
should
condemne
Kneeling
,
I
should
do
wrong
to
the
Church
of
England
,
glorious
with
many
Crownes
of
Martyrdome
,
and
many
other
Churches
also
.
I
like
well
that
modest
iudgement
of
Peter
Martyr
,
who
thinkes
any
of
these
,
Sitting
,
Standing
or
Kneeling
,
lawfull
.
Our
Church
hath
determined
,
that
Kneeling
seemes
the
most
reuerent
forme
,
for
receiuing
so
great
a
benefit
:
and
the
rude
gesture
of
many
of
our
People
,
in
many
parts
of
the
Land
,
requires
that
they
should
be
led
to
a
greater
reuerence
of
that
holy
Mysterie
,
&
taught
that
by
humble
Kneeling
,
wee
shall
at
length
bee
brought
to
a
ioyful
Sitting
with
Him
for
euer
.
But
here
it
will
be
obiected
to
mee
▪
that
our
Lord
and
his
Disciples
sate
at
the
Table
.
I
answere
;
The
Euangelist
saith
,
that
as
He
sate
at
the
Table
,
he
took
Bread
,
and
gaue
thankes
.
This
seemeth
to
note
the
time
of
the
Institution
;
to
wit
,
after
hee
had
done
with
the
naturall
and
Paschall
Supper
,
not
the
gesture
:
For
why
?
S.
Paul
prescribing
all
that
is
essential
in
the
Sacrament
,
makes
no
mention
neither
of
Sitting
,
Standing
,
nor
Kneeling
:
Yet
he
sayes
,
What
I
haue
receiued
of
the
Lord
,
that
I
deliuer
to
you
.
If
he
receiued
it
,
and
deliuered
it
not
,
hee
was
not
faithfull
.
Which
I
abhorre
to
thinke
.
If
he
deliuered
it
not
,
then
sure
he
receiued
it
not
.
This
is
the
soundest
&
most
safe
course
:
It
keepeth
all
the
reformed
Churches
free
from
doing
against
the
Word
of
God
.
For
wee
must
thinke
,
that
S.
Paul
knew
certainly
the
mind
of
Christ
:
such
as
are
conscientious
,
let
them
ponder
this
well
,
the
contentious
I
am
not
able
to
satisfie
.
If
the
expediency
bee
set
aside
,
and
the
question
be
only
of
the
lawfulnes
,
my
Argument
stands
yet
vnanswered
.
Whatsoeuer
spirituall
benefit
I
may
lawfully
seeke
on
my
knees
with
Supplication
,
that
same
I
may
receiue
lawfully
vpon
my
knees
with
thanksgiuing
.
But
I
may
lawfully
with
supplication
seeke
saluation
by
Iesus
on
my
knees
:
Therefore
I
may
lawfully
receiue
it
on
my
knees
.
They
answere
nothing
,
who
say
,
I
may
not
kneele
to
an
Idoll
:
For
to
Christ
I
kneele
,
praising
him
when
I
receiue
the
holy
Symbols
,
&
exhibiting
instruments
of
his
Body
&
Bloud
:
and
it
is
madnes
either
to
make
them
Idols
,
as
Papists
doe
,
or
call
them
Idols
,
as
Male
contents
doe
.
Great
murmuring
is
now
against
Pastors
,
who
ply
not
their
tongues
to
pleasure
the
humours
of
people
.
God
hath
opened
their
mouthes
to
preach
his
Gospel
;
woe
will
bee
to
them
that
open
their
mouth
to
prattle
against
Pastors
.
Hee
that
rewardeth
euill
for
good
,
euill
shall
neuer
depart
from
his
house
,
saith
Salomon
,
My
sonne
,
feare
God
and
the
King
,
and
meddle
not
with
the
seditious
:
It
is
Salomons
also
.
Let
seditious
Prattlers
,
or
Libellers
,
whom
though
I
know
,
I
spare
to
name
,
pause
vpon
this
.
When
vnthankfull
Israel
murmured
against
Moses
and
Aaron
,
they
both
ran
to
the
dore
of
the
Tabernacle
,
and
the
Lord
failed
them
neuer
.
Hee
came
downe
in
the
Cloud
,
to
protect
&
comfort
them
.
Let
al
the
seruants
of
the
Lord
doe
so
,
when
an
vngratefull
people
renders
them
euill
for
good
;
remembring
that
which
the
Lord
said
to
Ieremy
15.
19
,
20.
Let
them
returne
to
thee
,
returne
not
thou
to
them
.
They
shall
fight
against
thee
,
but
shal
not
preuaile
against
thee
for
I
am
with
thee
.
Blessed
are
yee
when
men
reuile
you
,
and
persecute
you
,
and
say
all
manner
of
euill
against
●ou
falsely
for
my
sake
:
Reioyce
&
be
glad
,
for
great
is
your
reward
in
Heauen
▪
for
so
persecuted
they
the
prophets
,
which
were
before
you
,
Math.
6.
11.
I
haue
opened
my
minde
according
to
my
light
.
To
them
that
aske
,
Where
was
this
light
before
?
my
answere
is
,
Remember
what
is
said
of
our
blessed
Lord
,
the
Latchet
of
whose
Shoo
I
am
not
worthy
to
loose
.
He
increased
in
wisedome
,
Luc.
2.
52.
Shall
it
then
be
an
imputation
to
his
silly
,
weake
,
vnworthy
and
infirme
seruants
,
that
they
increase
in
wisedome
,
and
grow
in
knowledge
,
as
they
are
commanded
?
Such
as
are
contentious
,
I
leaue
tumbling
in
the
tumultuous
thoughts
of
their
perturbed
minds
,
raging
like
the
waues
of
the
Sea
,
forming
and
casting
out
their
own
dirt
and
shame
.
For
me
,
I
rest
in
the
peace
of
my
God
,
through
Iesus
Christ
,
which
,
blessed
be
God
,
I
enioy
.
A
sore
famin
of
the
Word
of
God
is
at
hand
,
for
the
loathing
of
〈◊〉
and
murmuring
against
Moses
and
Aaron
:
there
may
be
bread
,
but
God
will
breake
the
Staffe
of
it
preaching
of
the
Word
in
many
parts
,
but
without
life
or
power
,
Prattlers
,
&
lying
Libellers
,
Papists
,
or
Atheists
,
I
commend
them
to
the
mercy
of
God
,
that
they
may
be
brought
to
repeutance
.
Let
them
reade
these
words
of
our
Sauiour
,
Math.
7.
6.
Giue
not
that
which
is
holy
vnto
Dogs
,
neither
cast
ye
your
Pearles
before
Swine
:
Bee
not
of
that
number
,
if
ye
minde
to
enter
into
that
heauenly
Ierusalem
.
I
will
haue
nothing
spoken
heere
,
extended
to
peaceable
and
truely
religious
Christians
,
of
which
number
God
hath
a
flourishing
Church
,
both
in
this
Towne
,
and
in
other
parts
of
the
Land
:
The
Lord
increase
them
.
The
Lord
grant
peace
to
his
owne
Ierusalem
,
and
haue
mercy
vpon
vs
,
that
wee
may
preuent
these
,
and
other
immiuent
iudgements
vpon
great
and
small
,
with
vnfained
repentance
.
FINIS
.