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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57012	Antipas, or, The dying testimony of Mr. James Renwick, Minister of the Gospel, who suffered at the grass-market of Edinburgh, Feb. 17, 1688 : his sentence was founded on these following heads : 1. Because he could not own James the VII, to be his lawful soverain, 2. Because he taught the unlawfulness of paying the cess expresly [sic] exacted for supressing of the faithful and free-preaching of the Gospel, 3. Because he taught, that it was the people's duty, to carry arms at the preaching of the Gospel (when it was persecuted) for defending of themselves, and resisting of unjust violence.	Renwick, James, 1662-1688.	1688 (1688)	Wing R1043; ESTC R22164	5,229	10

the time All which I owned once and again as it is to be seen in my Indictment and I being tried and an Assize set I adhered to my former Confession Explicitly so my Sentence of Death was drawn forth upon these three Heads First Because I could not own James the VII to be my lawful Soverain Secondly Because I taugh tthe unlawfulness of paying the Cess expresly exacted for suppressing the Faithful free Preaching of the Gospel Thirdly Because I taught it was the Peoples duty to carry Arms at the Preaching of the Gospel now when it is persecuted for Defending of themselves and resisting of unjust violence I think such a Testimony is worth many Lives and I praise the LORD for his enabling me to be plain and positive in all my Confessions for therein I found Peace Joy strength and boldness I have met with many Assaults in Prison some from some of the Indulged Party and some from some of the Prelaticks but by the strength of God I was enabled to stand that they could neither bow me nor break me I was also Assaulted by some of the Popish Party I suppose they were some of the Ecclesiastical Creatures but they found none of their own Stuff in me I told them after sundry Debatings That I had lived and should die an Enemie to their way Howsoever some that knew me not Reproached me vvith Jesuitism I was pressed by Sundry to seek a Reprive and my Ansvver vvas alvvays That I adhered to my former Confession and if they pleased to let the appointed time of my Death stand let it stand and if they pleased to protract it Let them protract it for I was ready and vvilling both to live and to die Hovvbeit their came a Reprive for eight days but I had no hand in it They still urged vvould I but say that I desired time for Conference vvith some Persons anent my Principles I Ansvvered That my Time vvas in the Lords Hands and I vvas in no Hesitation or doubt about my Principles my self I would not be so rude as to decline conference with any so far as it might not be inconvenient for me in my present Circumstances but I will seek it with none I have no more to say upon this Head but my Heart doth not smite me for any thing in the Matters of my God since I came to Prison And I can further say to his praise with some Conscienciousness of Integrity That I have walked in his Way and kept his Charge though with much Weakness and many infirmities whereof ye have been Witnesses Now my dear Friends in precious Christ I think I need not tell you that as I have Lived so I Die in the same perswasion with the true Reformed and Covenanted Presbyterian Church of Scotland that I adhere to the Testimony of the Day as it is held forth in our Informatorie Vindication and in the Testimony against the present Toleration and that I own and Seal with my Blood all the precious Truths even the Contraverted Truths that I have Taught So I would exhort every one of you to make sure your Personal Reconciliation with God in Christ for I fear many of you have that yet to do and when ye come where I am to look pale death in the Face ye will not be a little Shaken and Terrified if ye have not laid hold on Eternal Life I would exhort you to much Diligence in the use of the means to be careful in keeping up your Societies to be frequent and fervent in secret Prayer to Read much the Written Word of God and to examine your selves by it do not wearie to maintain in your places and stations the present Testimony for when Christ goes forth to defeat Antichrist with that Name Written on his Thigh and on his Vesture King of kings and Lord of lords he will make it Glorious in the Earth and if ye can but Transmit it to the Posterity ye may count it a great Generations work But beware of the Ministers that have accepted of this Toleration and all others that bend that way and follow them not for the Sun hath gone down upon them Do not fear that the Lord will cast off Scotland for he will certainly return again and shew himself Glorious in our Land but watch and pray for he is bringing on a sad overthrowing stroak which shall make many say That they have easily got thorow that hath got a Scaffold for Christ and do not regard the present sufferings of this World for they are not worthy to be compared to the Glory that shall be revealed I may say to his praise that I have found his Cross sweet and lovely unto me for I have had many Joyful hours and not a fearful thought since I came to Prison He hath strengthened me for to outbreath Man and outface Death And I am now longing for the joyful hour of my Dissolution and there is nothing in the World that I am sorry to leave but you But I go to better company so I must take my leave of you all Farewell beloved Sufferers and followers of the Lamb Farewell Christian intimats Farewell Christian and Comfortable Mother and Sisters Farewell sweet Societies Farewell desireable General Meetings Farewell Night-wandrings in cold and weariness for Christ Farewell sweet Bible and Preaching of the Gospel Farewell Sun Moon and Stars and all Sublunarie things Farewell Conflicts with a Body of Sin and Death Welcome Scaffold for precious Christ Welcome Heavenly Jerusalem Welcome innumerable Company of Angels Welcome General Assembly and Church of the First-Born Welcome Crown of Glory white Robes and Songs of Moses and the Lamb And above all Welcome O thou Blessed Trinity and one God! O Eternal One I commit my Soul into thy Eternal rest Feb 13th 1688. JAMES RENWICK My Dear Friends in Christ I See now what hath been the Language of my Reprive it hath been that I might be further Tempted and Tryed and I praise the Lord he hath assisted me to give further proofs of stedfastness I have been often assaulted by some Popish Priests but the last time they came I told them I would Debate no more with such as they were and that I had Lived and would Die a Presbyterian Protestant and testifie against the Idolatrous Heresies Superstitions and errors of that Antichristian way but Yesterday I was cast into deep Exercise and made to dwell under an Impression of the Dreadfulness of every thing that might grieve the Spirit of God. I found Sin to be more Bitter than Death and one Hours hiding of Gods Face more insupportable And then at Night I was called before a part of the Council and the Chancellor produced the Informatorie Vindication and asked if I knew it I answered I knew it And being interrogat I confessed that I had a great hand in Writting of it they pressed me to tell my Assistances I told them they were those whom they persecuted but would satisfie them no further they also urged me upon pain of Torture to tell where our Societies were who kept our General Correspondances and where they were kept I Answered though they should Torture me which was contrar to all Laws after Sentence of Death I would give them no further notice than the Books gave I was moreover threatned to tell of my Haunts and Quarters but I refused to make known to them any such thing So I was returned to Prison Such Exercise as I had was very needful for such a Tryal And I would rather endure what they could do unto me Then have dishonoured Christ Offended you and brought you into Trouble But I hope within less than three days to be without the reach of all Temptations Now I have no more to say Farewell again in our Blessed LORD JESUS James Renwick Feb. 15th 1688.