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cause_n	good_a	great_a	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42359	The true and perfect speech of Mr. James Guthrey, late minister of Sterling as it was delivered by himself immediately before his execution on June 1, 1661 at Edinbrough.	Guthrie, James, 1612?-1661.	1661 (1661)	Wing G2267; ESTC R30329	5,897	16

reproaches of the other I doe with all my heart forgive them and wherein I have offended any of them I doe beg their mercy and forgivenesse and doe from my soul wish that my death may be profitable unto both that the one may be confirmed in the sweet way of the Lord and that the other if the Lord will may be convinced and cease from those things that are not good and doe not edifie But yet there is one thing I would warne you all of that God is wroth yea very wroth with Scotland and threatens to depart and remove his candlestick The Causes of his wroth are many and would to God that were not one great cause that the causes of his wroth are despis'd and rejected by a great many Consider that case that is recorded Ier. 26. and the consequence of it and tremble and fear I cannot but also say there is a great increase of wroth by the deluge of prophanity that overflowes the Land and hath reins loosed unto it every where in so far that many have lost not only the use and exercise of Religion but even morallity and common civillity that is to be found even among heathen Secondly The horrible treachery and perjury that is in the matter of the Covenant and Cause of God and work of reformation Be astonished ye Heavens at this shall the people break the Covenant and prosper saith the Lord Shall the Throne of iniquity have fellowship with God which frameth mischiefe by a Law I fear the Lord is about to bring a Sword on this Land which shall aveng the Covenant Thirdly Horrible Ingratitude after ten years oppression and bondage He hath broken the yoak of Strangers from off your necks but what doe we render unto the Lord for all his kindnesse Most of the fruit of our deliverance is to work wickednesse and strengthen our selves to doe evill Fourthly Most fearfull Idolatry and sacrificing to the creature We have changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the Image of a corruptible man in whom many have placed almost all their salvation and desires and have turned that which might have been a blessing unto us being kept into a due subordination unto God into an Idol of jealousie by preferring it before him 5. God is also wroth with a corrupt and carnal generation of corrupt and carnal time-serving Ministers I know and bear Testimony there is your true and faithful Ministers blessed be God we have yet many who study their duty and desire to be found faithful unto the Lord and I pray you to Honour Reverence and Esteem much of those for their Work sake I pray them to be encouraged in their Lord and Master who is with them to make them an Iron Pillar and Brazen Wall and a strong Defenced City in their faithful following of their Duty But O that there were not too many that minde Earthly things that are enemies to the Cross of Christ who push with the side and shoulder who strengthen the hand of evil Doers who make themselves Transgressors by studying to build what formerly they did destroy I mean Prelacy and the Service Book and the Mysterie of Iniquity that works on us whose steps lead us to the House of the great Whore and Mother of Fornication and whoever he be that builds this Iericho let him take heed of that Curse of the Flying Rowle mentioned in Zach. 5. and let all Ministers take heed that they walk and be stedfast in the Faith and quit themselves and be strong and give seasonable warning concerning sin and Duty Many of the Lord's people do sadly complain of the fainting and silence of many Watchmen and it concerns them to consider what God calls for at their hand in such a day Silence now in a Watchman now when he is called to speak and to give his Testimony on the peril of his life is doubtless a great sin The Lord open the mouths of his Servants to speak his Word with all boldness That Covenant-breaking may be discovered and reproved and that the Kingdome of Christ may not be supplanted nor the souls of his people be destroyed without a Warning I have but a few words more to adde All that are prophane among you I ●xhort to Repentance for the day of the Lord's wrath hastneth and is neer but there is yet a Door of mercy opened unto you if you will not despise the day of salvation All you that are Malignant and Reproachers of Godliness and of such as live godly take heed what you do it will be a hard matter for you to kick against pricks you make your selves the Buts of the Lord's fury and flaming Indignation if you do not cease and repent of your Ungodly deeds All that are Neuters 〈◊〉 Indifferent Luke-warm Professors be zealous lest the Lord spew you out of his mouth And you that repent for all the abominations that are done in the City and in the Land and that take pleasure in the stones and dust of Zion cast not away your confidence but be comforted and encouraged in the Lord he will yet appear for your joy God hath not cast away his people and work in Britain and Ireland I hope it shall once appear and revive by the power of his Spirit and take root downward and bring forth plentiful fruit upward there is yet a holy Seed a Root whom God will preserve and bring forth but how long and dark our night may be I do not know The Lord shorten it for the sake of his Chosen In the mean time be you patient and immoveable abounding in the work of the Lord and in love one to another Beware of Snares which are strowed thick Cleave unto the Covenant and Work of Reformation Do not decline the Cross of Christ Chuse rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season and account the reproaches of the Lord greater riches then all the Treasures of Aegypt Let my death grieve none of you it will be more profitable and advantagious both for me and you and for the Church of God and for Christ's Interest then my life could have been I Forgive all men the Guilt of it and desire you to do so also Pray for them that persecute you Bless them that Curse you Bless I say and Curse not I dye in the Faith of the Apostles and Primitive Christians and Protestant Reformed Church particularly that Church of Scotland whereof I am a Member and Minister and bear my Testimony and Witnesse to the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of Scotland by Assemblies Synod Presbyteries and Societies Popery Prelacy and also their Trumpery of Service and Ceremony I doe abhor and bear my witnessing unto the National Covenant in Scotland Solemn League between the three Kingdomes the Sacred Solemn and Publick Oath of God I cannot believe can be loosed by or dispensed with by any Person or Power or any one on earth but are still binding on these Nations and will be for ever hereafter and are Ratified and sealed by the Conversion of many thousand Souls since our entring therein I bear my witnesse unto the Protestation against the Contraverted Assembly and their publick Resolution To the testimony given against the Sectaries Against that course of defection that is now in the Land and all the branches thereof in that In the last place I bear my witnesse to the Crosse of Christ and that I had never cause nor have cause this day to repent of any thing I have suffered or can suffer for his Name and I take God to Record upon my Soul I would not exchange this Scaffold with the fairest Palace or Miter of the Greatest Prelate blessed be God who hath shewed Mercy unto such a Wretch and hath revealed his Son unto me and made me a Minister of the Everlasting Gospel that he hath dignified me in the midst of much Contradiction from Sathan and the World to fulfill my Ministry on the hearts of not a few of his People especially in the Stage wherein I last was I mean the Congregation of the Presbyterie of Sterling God forgive that poor vain empty man that did there Intrude my labour and hath made a prey of many poor Souls and hath exposed others to reproach and oppression and a famine of the Word of the Lord God forgive that misleader of the poor People who tempted them to reject their alone Minister the Father of Mercy pitty that poor mislead people and the Lord direct the Congregations and Presbyteries of Scotland once more with faithfull Pastors and grant that the Work of the Lord may be revived through all Brittain and over all the World Christ is my Light and my Life my Righteousnesse my Strength and my Salvation he is also my Salvation and all my desire is in him I doe with all the strength of my Soul commend him to you Blessed are they that are not offended in him Blesse him O my Soul from henceforth and for ever rejoyce rejoyce yea rejoyce all that love him be patient and rejoyce in Tribulation blessed are ye and blessed shall you be for ever and everlasting love and Eternall Salvation is yours all are yours ye are Christs and Christ is Gods Remember me O Lord with the favour thou bearest to thy one People direct me with thy salvation that I may see the good of thy chosen therein that I may rejoyce with the gladnesse of thy Nation that I may glory with thy Inheritance now let thy Servant depart in peace since my eyes have seen thy Salvation FINIS