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A47514
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Mr. Kirkwood's plea before the Kirk, and civil judicatures of Scotland Divided into five parts.
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Kirkwood, James, fl. 1698.
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1698
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Wing K649; ESTC R220381
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Principles To pass all others take this one single Instance which may well serve for ten thousand Dare you say that Mr. W. Tullidaf one of the Chief Pillars of your Church was a person that did not fear God and that at the very time when he was lying Prisoner in Blackness-Castle for adhearing to his Principles in matters of Religion Now that Mr. K. was not offensive to him is evident from his Letter Sect. 15. Part 2. And to give you a further Demonstration of this Point or an infallible sign that Mr. Tullidaf was not offended at Mr K. either as to his Principles or Morals pray connsider that after he was relieved from Prison and the Scene of Affairs in this Kingdom quite alter'd and he advanc'd to be Principal in the University of St. Andrew's yea and Mr. K. rabbl'd and thrust out of his Charge meerly on the Account of his Principles in matters of Church Government yet that worthy person was so far from being offended at his Judgment in matters under debate or his carriage otherwise that he used all means he could to get him setled as a Member of that University Of which business you have an Account in that 15 Sect. Part 2. And further if you consider things aright you will find this Expression of the Libellers a terrible Reflection not only on People in and about Lithgo but generally through the whole Kingdom for the Libellers can give no reason why Mr. K. was offensive to Persons there more than else where He liv'd 6 Years immediately before he went to Lithgo in that Noble Famiiy of the E. of Kincardin to which many Persons of the greatest Quality of the Nation did frequently resort and heard him twice a day perform Family-Worship Now if his carriage had been offensive would that Noble E who was a Person of great knowledge and so could descern a fault as soon as any man have suffered him to continue so long in his Family and that in so Honourable a Station as to be Teacher and Governour to his eldest Son And if any should doubt whether or not the E. was pleased with Mr. K's carriage he can produce Letters under his Lo. hand while officiating as Secretary at London written to him expresly bearing that he was exceeding well pleased with it and this his Lo. did write in so familiar and kind a manner that Mr. K. did often blush to read them some whereof he can yet produce It might also be ask'd our Libellers to whom Mr. K. was offensive the two years he attended My Lord Bruce Son to the said E. at the College of Glascow for thousands in that Country came to know him during that time Perhaps they 'll tell you These were dark and cloudy days days of Ignorance and blindness days when Sin and Iniquity did abound without Check yea scarcely so much as taken notice of Now blessed be God 't is otherwise We have the bright Sun-shine of the Gospel among us We will not yea we dare not suffer sin to pass without its due punishment c. To pass therefore the 9 or 10 years he lived in the City of Eden in the said Dark and Cloudy Days what will the Libellers say as to the two years and a half he lived there immediately before he came to Kelso Dare they say that none of those he was not offensive too there do fear God 'T is a most horrid business even to think it Ay they dare not only think it and say it but Subscribe it yea They Believe it as an Article of their Faith O Dreadful This is no less than to avow that the prime of our Nation persons of all ranks and degrees of either Sex that live in or resort to that City are altogether void of the fear or Grace of God Pray is the Reverend Doctor Rule Principal of the College and one of the first Ministers of that City in whose Parish Mr. K. and his Family liv'd and with whom he frequently and very familiarly conversed Is hâ— also void of the fear of God Yes yes He beyond any man for he gave Mr. K. a Testimonial shewing to all the World that he was not offensive to him and you know that it is a Fundamental Article in the Libeller's Creed that he was offensive to all fearing God That was in Lithgo say they not in Eden By this means they make Mr. K like Proteus who could turn himself into any shape In the E. of Kincardin's Family he was good in Lithgo wicked in Eden he became good again but now in Kelso he is worse than ever Methinks he should return to Eden and there die a good man The last Remark we shall make here is on the strange way the Libellers word this part of their Article There is say they cause to believe he was very offensive to all fearing God They do not you see pretend to have Knowledge in this matter for that is simply impossible and is too too weak a ground to rely on in a business of this kind And therefore they have done wisely in betaking themselves to a third Fort viz. Faith which amongst Christians is no thing short of Knowledge being a firm perswasion of a thing either by Divine Revelation or Inspiration If they have it by Revelation let them shew us Chapter and Verse in the Word of God If by Inspiration they are obliged to make good their Assertion by doing some Miracle otherwise we are not bound to believe them A 4. 'T is answered He knows no bad Fame he is under by his own Confession nor did he ever confess any thing for which he has cause to be ashamedâ— neither is he obliged to purge himself otherwise than he has done leaving to his Aâ—cusers to file him if they can â—hat other thing he would say on this Point he refers to the Aâ—swer given to the 5th Ar. of the former Libel Sect. 7. Part 3. A. 5. See Answer and Remarks of the 7th Ar of the former Libel â—ect 7. Part 3. As to what is depend upon this Head Mr. K. can say nothing till he know what it is only he thinks it great injustice done him to conceal either the thing it self or its Author Perhaps it was depon'd by the Witness who openly told the Judge he had a prejudice at or wished evil to Mr. K. as to his Body tho' not to his Soul A. 6. He can say nothing till he see the Depositions and then he doubts not but â—fter Circumstances are considered that plain manifestation here spoken of will vanish into smoke 'T is not impertinent here to repeâ—t that ridiculous Interrogature put to Mr. Robert Colvil in face of the Synod viz. Whether or not is Mr. K. a Man of a Profane Spirit Which Interrogature ought not to be asked any â—ortal God alone knoweth the Spirit of Man Whereas the Question ought to be to this purpose Did you hear Mr. K. speak such or such words Did you see such