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A91720 The vvound's o' the Kirk o' Scotland in her head, heart, hands, and feet; held forth in a sermon preach't at Edinburgh by Mr James Rew. [sic]; Red-Shankes sermon. Row, James, 17th cent. 1650 (1650) Wing R1209; Thomason E614_8; ESTC R203468 5,435 12

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THE VVOUND'S O' THE KIRK O' SCOTLAND In her head heart hands and feet Held forth In a Sermon preach't AT EDINBURG BY Mr JAMES REW LONDON Printed by William Du-Gard Anno Dom. 1650. Notes of a Sermon preach't at St Gile's the great Church in Edenburgh upon a Fast daie the last Sundaie in Julie 1638. By Mr James Rew. The Preacher began thus Mercifull Lord I have twa questions to speire at thee c. Text JEREM. 30.17 I will restore health unto thee and will heal thee of thy wounds saith the Lord becaus they called thee an outcast saying This is Zion whom no man seeketh after I Need not mickle to trouble my seln whea is meant by Zion yee aw ken it well eneugh it is the pure Kirk o' Scotland The Kirk o' Scotland is wounded in her head in her heart in her hands and in her feet 1 In her Head as in the Government 2 In her Heart as in the Doctrine 3 In her Hands as in the Discipline 4 In her Feet as in the Worship I The Kirk o' Scotland is wounded in her Head the Kirk o' Scotland hath gotten sike a clash on her head as has made her harnes swape in at her senses 1 In her Seeing The Kirk o' Scotland was a seen as well as anie Christian Kirk but now shee cannot distinguish benance black and white bring Paperie before her shee cannot discern between that and true Religion 2 The Kirk o' Scotland is wounded in her Hearing The Kirk of Scotland cud a distinguish't o' sounds but since the Organs were brought in shee is grown as deaf as a dure-nail 3 The Kirk o' Scotland cud a smel't as wee l as anie Christian Kirk i' th world The Kirk of Ream smelt sea strang that at first shee cud a tell'd yee that shee smelt of the Whore of Babylon but now bring the stinkingst Paperie to her nose it will smell as sweet as an apple Now poor Saul yee ha seen her wounded there shee ligg's a ruful spectacle pittie her an yee will But what will yee saie to the curing of her senses They 'le tell yee shee is in as gude a case as e're shee was and how say I le tell yee The Kirk o' Scotland see 's better then e're she did of awd the Kirk o' Scotland saw her Ministers in gude and little short cloaks with black velvet-necks and thur little cloaks turn'd more sauls to God then ere the lang gowns did but now yee sall see their prideful Prelates hurled up and down the Town in bra coaches There 's a bra sight for the Kirk o' Scotland Shee see 's better I 'le swear then e're shee did The Kirk o' Scotland smel 's better then e're shee did and how I 'le tell yee The Kirk o' Scotland smell 's sea wee l at shee can sent yee a Bishoprick ten years afore it faw but it may bee hee at smell 's best will nee'r lick's fingers ends on 't The Kirk o' Scotland tast's better then e're shee did and how I 'le tell yee a good honest Minister wud a been content wea a plain dish of milk and bread heamli● meat but now your Prelates will ha a lick of the best on 't so yee see the Kirk o' Scotland tasts better an e're shee did II I ha don with her senses now I 'le tell yee how shee is wounded in her Hands and that I caw'd the Discipline o' the Kirk o' Scotland They sleighted the Kirk o' Scotland yee knaw wee l wee use to sleighter onely thievs and runawaies the Kirk o' Scotland was baith First shee was a Runawaie and that was the time of the glorious Reformation then came shee clear away fra Ream and hard did they follow her and fain wud they a been at her for an they had getten her they wud a gi'n her their lead attyes but God bee thanked they cud not overtake her Secondly the Kirk of Scotland was a Thief too alate shee has gean to Ream an stawn away all the trash and trumperie all 's in their buke of Common prayer and Canons wee l away what traw yee they sleighted her but with a silken cord of a Canonical obedience to the Ordinarie and wee ha taken gret delight to bee bun wee's ha a bunny Kirk But after they gate us fast they made the silk rape a Cable too with whilk they girded us sea fast that wee cud not sea mickle as steir but auther wee must run into the danger o' blinde obedience o' th twea side to accept of awl the Idolatrie and Superstitious Ceremonies they imposed on us or els o' th to'ther side bee main swern men Na the Kirk of Scotland is sea wounded in her hands that for thur twentie year by-gon shee cud not make her hummack on a caud daie sea the Kirk of Scotland for thur twentie year together cud not have a meeting in a lawful Assemblie III. I ha don with her hands now I 'le shaw yee how shee is wounded in her feet and that I cau'd the worship of the Kirk o' Scotland The Kirk of Scotland was eance a bonnie trotting nagg but then shee trotted sea hard that nee'r a man durst ride her But then the Bishops thur hard-riding Lowns they got on her back and they cross-langel'd her and hopshackled the Kirk of Scotland And then shee became a bonnie-paceing beast and they took great pleasure to ride on her but with their jogging her up and down between Edenburgh and London it may bee and Ream too they ha gi'n her sike a hait coat at wee a been this twelv moneth by-gon stirring her up and down for keeping her fra foundring Na they made not onely an Hors but an Ass o' the Kirk of Scotland how say yee by that now I le tell yee how they made Balaam's Ass on her yee ken wee l that Balaam was ganging an unluckie gate and first the Angel met him in a bread weay and then the Ass boggled and started but Balaam got by the Angel and hee tull her and battoon'd her sufficiently that was when Episcopacie came in and then they ga the Kirk o' Scotland their pricks Efterward Balaam met the Angel in a straighter gate and the Ass startled more then shee did afore Balaam hee tull her again and paid her soundly that was when the five Articles of Perth were brought in the third time the Angel met Balaam in sea straight a gate as the Ass cud not get by him and then it pleas'd God to open blinde Balaams eyn and that is this happy daie Now God hath open'd aw our eyn well war blind Balaam ganging an unlucky gate ridden post to Ream and what had they gotten behind o' th Ass traw yee they had gotten on a poak mantle and in that there was the buke o' Cannons and buke o' Common-praier and the high Commission Now as soon as ere the Ass saw the Angel shee fawe's a flinging and over gea's the poak-mantle and