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A47415	The last speeches of the two ministers Mr. John King, and Mr. John Kid, [brace] at the place of execution at Edenburgh on the 14th day of August, 1679.	King, John, d. 1679.; Kid, John, d. 1679.	1680 (1680)	Wing K508; ESTC R39063	12,472	51

this never being my design if I could have preached Christ and Salvation through his name it was my work and herein have I walked according to the Light and Rule of the Word of God as it did become me though one of the meanest of the Ministers of the Gospel I have been looked upon by some and represented by others to be of a divisive and Factious Humor and one that stirred up division in the Church but I am hopeful that they will all now give me their Charity being within a little to stand before my Judge and I pray the Lord forgive them that did so misrepresent me but I thank the Lord what-ever men have said against me concerning this that on the contrary I have often disswaded from such ways and practices as contrary to the Word of God and of our Covenanted and reformed Religion and as I ever Abhorred division and Faction in the Church as that which tends to its utter Ruine if the Lord prevent it not So I would in the bowels of my Lord and Master if such an one as I am may presume to perswade and Exhort both Ministers and Professors if there be any Consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any Fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies that you be like minded having the same Love being of one accord of one mind in Lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves Phil. 1.12 Harmoniousness and Honesty in the things of God can never enough be sought after and things that tend to the prejudice and hurt of Christs interest can never enough be fled from and avoided And as I am come hither willingly to lay down my Tabernacle so also I die in the belief and faith of the Holy Scriptures and in the faith of the Apostles and primitive Christians and Protestant Reformed Churches and particularly the Church of Scotland whereof I am a poor member That have been so wonderfully carried on against so many Oppositions by the mighty Power and goodness and Wisdome of God I bear my Witness and Testimony to the Doctrine and worship Discipline and Government of the Church of Scotland by Kirk Sessions Presbyters Synods with Assemblies Here he also bore his Testimony to the Solemn League and Covenant Also I bear Testimony to our publick confessing of sins and Ingagements to duties and that either as to what concerns the reformation of the whole Church in general as also the causes of Gods wrath the neglecting of which is feared to be one of the greatest causes of Gods wrath this day against the Land I also give witness and Testimony unto the protestation given in against the Receiving the Malignant party into places of power and trust contrary to our Solemn Ingagements and Obligations to God also I adhere unto our Confession of Faith Larger and shorter Catechisms I witness my Testimony against Popery which is so greatly increased yea so much Countenanced and professed openly by many and that without the least punishment I bear witness against the Antichristian Prelacy now established by a Law contrary to our Vows to Almighty God and against defending all our Solemn Oaths and ingagements as a thing that Calls for Divine Vengence Here he bore witness against all Oaths contrary to the Covenant And then proceeded thus Also I bear my Testimony against all Error Schisme Heresie contrary to our ingagements to God and especially against that Reviving again and Soul deluding evil or rather Devilry Quakerisme so much Connived at if not allowed and Countenanced by many whose Office it is to restrain it as also against all the Steps and Courses of Backslidings defections which have been and now are on Foot in the Land and against all branches and parties thereof under whatsoever name or Notion moreover I bear my Testimony to all the Testimonys both formerly and of late by suffering and banished witnesses and to all the Testimonies by our first suffering Gentlemen Noble-men and others that have suffered in this City and Kingdome who Chearfully laid down their lives with admirable Divine Assistance and all those who have laid down their lives as also to those who have Sealed their Testimony either with suffering imprisonment or Banishment upon this account Score and quarrel Here he bore his Testimony against their Act of Supremacy As also I bear my Testimony against the Cess imposed by the late Convention of Estates whereby the Enemies of Christ and his Church are supplyed with all necessaries for the utter extirpating of the interest of Christ in this Church And there is one thing more I would say that the Lord seems to be very wroth with the Land The causes are many first the dreadful sleights our Lord Jesus Christ has received in the Offers of his Gospel Secondly The Horrid profanity that has overspread the whole Land That not only Religion in its Exercise but even Common Civility is gone Thirdly there is the Horrid perjury in the matters of our vows and ingagements it s to be feared will provoke the Lord to bring his Sword upon these Lands Fourthly The dreadful formality and stupidity in the duties of Religion which is introduced like that which came upon the Careless Daughters Fifthly Horrid ingratitude what do we render to him for his goodness is not the most of all that we do to work wickedness and to strengthen our selves to do evil and want of Humility under all all our Breaches We are brought Low and yet we are not Low in the sight of God what a dreadful Covetousness and minding our own things more than the things of God and that amongst all Ranks would to God that there were not too much of this among many who are Enemies to the Cross of Christ and mind earthly things And yet I dare not say but there are many faithful and precious to him in Scotland both of Ministers and Professors whom I trust God will keep stedfast and who will Labour to be found faithful to their Lord and Master and whom I hope he will make a brazen wall and Iron Pillars and as a strong defenced City in the following of their duties in these sad evil times but it were to be wished That there were not too many to strengthen the hands of the evil-doers and make themselves Transgressors by endeavouring to build again that which formerly they did destroy but let such take heed of the flying Roll Zach. 5. And let all the Lords Servants and Ministers take heed that they watch and be stedfast in the faith and quit themselves like men and be strong and set the Trumpet to the mouth and give Seasonable and faithful warning to all Ranks Concerning sins and duties especially against the sins of this sinful time it is to be Lamented and sadly Regretted by many of the Lords people That there has been so much silence and fainting even amongst Ministers of how great Concernment it is now in this sad Juncture let Ministers consider

that has been so injustly imposed so frivolently founded and vigorously carried on by the Abettors of that contention and meerly upon no other account imaginable but to make a Final Extirpation of Christ and his Gospel Ordinances out of the Land and how Lamentable it is to consider how many professors did willingly pay it and were most forward for inciting others to do the same In the next place though to many I die desired yet I know to not a few my death is not desired and it is the rejoycing of my heart that I die in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ who has loved me and given himself for me and in the faith of the Prophets and Apostles and in this faith that there 's not a name under heaven by which men can be saved but the name of Jesus and in the Faith of the Doctrine and Worship of the Kirke of Scotland as it is now established according to the word of God Confession of faith Catechisms Larger and shorter and likewise I joyn my Testimony against Popery Perjury Profanity Heresie and every thing contrary to sound Doctrine In the Close as a dying person and as one who has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful I would Humbly leave it upon godly Ministers to be faithful for their Lord and Master and not to hold their peace in such a day when so many ways are taken for injuring of him his name way Sanctuary Ordinances Crown and Kingdome I hope there will be found a party in this Land that will continue for him and his Matters in all Hazzards and as faithfulness is called for in Ministers so professors would concern themselves that they Countenance not nor abet any thing inconsistent with former Principles and practices Let the Land consider how Neuteral and indifferent we are grown in the matters of God even like Ephraim long ago a Cake not turned Next how far we are fallen from our first love how far we are degenerated from the noble Vine into which the Lord did once plant us Lamentable it is how far we are gone in the way of Egypt drinking the Waters of Sichar c. Again What a woeful Spirit of bitterness is predominate in this Land in this our Age Ephraim vexing Judah and Judah Ephraim Manasseth Ephraim and Ephraim Manasseth the growing dogedness of this temper almost amongst us all portends terrible things from the Lord against Scotland Fourthly Reformation neither designed nor practised what means all this deformity that is come to pass in these days instead of the contrary how many of us are pulling down that which we have been building up how many of us calling good evil and evil good dis-owning and dis-savouring that which sometime we judged our honour to testifie for and to avouch Fifthly A Publick Spirit in contending for God in his matters in substance and circumstance according to our Vows and Obligations is much wanting amongst us at this day Farther I am prest in Conscience to make honourable mention of all those glorious things that God has done in Scot. since the year 1638. the abundant measure of his spirit that has been power'd out upon his people Here he spoke much concerning the Solemn League and Covenant and afterwards proceeded as followeth And moreover I bear my Testimonies against all other Confusions Imprisonment and Blood that is or may be intended against those of the Land that desire to keep their Garments clean whether in Prison or out of Prison 6thly As concerning that which is the ground of my death viz. Preaching here and there in some Corners I bless my God I have not the least challenge for it and though those that Condemned me are pleased to call such Preachings Rendezvouses of Rebellion yet I must say this of them they were so far from being reputed such in my Eyes that if ever Christ had a People or Party wherein his Soul took pleasure I am bold to say these Meetings were a great part of them the shineing and Glory of God was eminently seen amongst these Meetings the convincing Power and Authority of our Lord went out with his Servants in those blasphemously nick-named Conventicles this I say without reflection upon any I have a word to say farther that God is calling persons to Repentance and to do their first work Oh that Scotland were a mourning Land and that Reformation were our practice according as we are sworn in the Covenant Again that Christians of Grace and Experience would study more streightness and stability in this day when so many are turning to the right hand and many to the left he that endureth to the end shall be saved he has appointed the Kingdom for such as continue with him in his Temptations Next if ever you expect to have the Form of the House shewed you in all the Laws thereof goings out thereof and comings in thereof then think it no shame to take shame to you for all that has been done sitting down on this side Jordan is like to be our bane Oh when shall we get up and run after him till he bring us into the promised Land let us up and after him with all our heart and never rest till he return I recommend my Wife and young one to the care and faithfulness of the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob the God that has fed me to this day and who is the God of my Salvation their God and my God their Father and my Father I am also hopeful that Christians Friends and Relations will not be unmindful of them when I am gone Lastly I do further bear my Testimony to the Cross of Christ and bless him that ever he counted me worthy to appear for him in such a lot as this Glory to him that ever I heard tell of him and that ever he fell upon such a method of dealing with me as this and therefore let none that loves Christ and his Righteous Cause be offended in me And as I have lived in the faith of this that the three Kingdoms are married Lands so I dye in the faith of it that there will be a resurrection of his Name Word Cause and of all his Interest therein though I dare not determine the time when nor the manner how but leave all these things to the infinitely wise God who has done and will do all things well Oh that he would return to this Land again to repair our breaches and take away our back-sliding and appear for his work Oh that he were pacified towards us Oh that he would pass by Scotland once again and make our time a time of Love Come Lord Jesus come quickly Himself hasten it in his own time and way The Lord is my light and life my joy my song and my salvation the God of his chosen be my Mercy this day and the inriching comforts of the holy Ghost keep up and carry me fair through to the Glory of his Grace to the edification of his people and my own eternal advantage Amen Sic Subscrib John Kid. August 14th 1679. Tolbooth Ante horam Septimam FINIS