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A97230	Causes of the Lords vvrath against Scotland, manifested in his sad late dispensations. Whereunto is added a paper, particularly holding forth the sins of the ministery.	Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.	1653 (1653)	Wing W982; Thomason E691_12; Thomason E691_11; ESTC R211118	9,088	16

of our concernment to say something of these evils 18. Bitternesse in stead of zeal in speaking against Malignants Sectaries and other scandalous persons and unfaithfulnesse therein 19. Not studying to know the particular condition of the souls of the people that we may speak to them accordingly nor keeping a particular record thereof though convinced of the usefulnesse of this 20. Not wealing what may be most profitable and Edifying and want of wisedome in appl●cation to the severall conditions of souls not so carefull to bring home the point by application as to finde out the Doctrine nor speaking the same with that reverence which becomes his Word and Message 21. Choosing texts whereon we have something to say rather then suting to the condition of souls and times and frequent preaching of the same things that we may not be put to the pains of new studie 22. Such a way of Reading Preaching and Prayer as puts us in these Duties further from GOD. 23. Too soon satisfied in the discharge of Duties and holding off challenges with excuses 24. Indulging the bodie and wasting much time idlely 25. Too much eying our own credite and applause and being taken with it when we get it and unsatisfied when it is wanting 26. Timorousnesse in delivering Gods Message letting people dye in reigning sins without warning 27. Vokinesse and pride of heart because the Lord fulfilled our word in they year 1648. 28. Rash speaking in the Name of the Lord in reference to the successe of our Armies of late 29. Studying the discharge of Duties rather to free our selves from censure then to approve our selves to God 30. Shifting to preach in places where we were for the time for fear of displeating in this time of Publick backsliding and triall 31. Not making all the Counsell of God known to his People and particularly not giving testimony in times of defection 32. Not studying to profite by our own doctrine nor the doctrine of others 33. For most part preaching as we our selves were not concerned in the Message we carry to the People 34. Not rejoycing at the conversion of sinners but content with the unthriving of the Lords Work amongst his people as suteing best with our minds fearing if they should thrive better we should be more put to it and less esteemed of by them 35. Many in Preaching and practice bearing down the power of godliness 36. Unfaithfull discharge of Ministeriall Duties in attending the Armies 37. We Preach not as before God but as to men as doth appear by the different pains in our preparation to speak to our ordinary hearers and to others to whom we would approve our selves 38. Not making the Ministery a work in earnest as a thing to be accounted for in every duty which makes much laziness and unfruitfulness doing duties ex officio not ex conscientia officii rather to discharge our Calling nor our conscience Secondly In the Administration of Sacraments l. In Baptisme LIttle minding in our selves or stirring up of others to minde the obligation that lyes on us and them by the Covenant made with God in Baptisme 2. Not instructing Parents in their duty not charging them with their promise given at the Baptizing of their Children nor trying what pains they have taken to perform the same 3. Being very superficiall and formall in the administration of this Ordinance Thirdly In the Administration of the Lords Supper ADmitting of mixt multitudes to the Lords Table not separating betwixt the precious and the vile 2. Unequall dealing with poor and rich in admitting to or suspending and debarring from the Lords Table 3. Great neglect to prepare for that action preparing for it more as Ministers then as Christians 4. Carnall and unworthy carriage of Ministers at the Communion being more desirous to have that action by our hands with credit to our selves then with profit to the people 5. Thinking when that action is by-hand that we have a vacancie from other Ministeriall duties for a time 6. Little wrestling with God to have the People prepared for it or the guilt of prophaning of it by our selves and others taken away Fourthly In Visiting NEgligent lazie and partiall visiting the sick if they be poor we go once and only when sent for If they be rich and of better note we go oftner and unsent for 2. Not knowing how to speak with the tongue of the Learned a word in season to the weary and exercised in conscience nor to such as are under the losse of husband wife children friends or goods for the improving of these tryals to their spirituall advantage nor to dying persons 3. In visiting wearying or shunning to go to such as we esteem gracelesse 4. Not visiting the People from house to house nor praying with them at fit opportunities 4. In Catechising 1. LAzie and negligent in Catechising 2. Not prepating our hearts before nor wrestling with God for a blessing to it because of the ordinariness and apprehended easiness of it whereby the Lords Name is much taken in vain and the People little profited 3. Looking on that Exercise as a work below us and not condescending to study a right and profitable way of instructing the Lords People 4. Partial in Catechising passing by these that are rich and of better quality though many of such stand ordinarly in great need of instruction 5. Not waiting upon and following the ignorant but passionatly upbraiding of them often 5. In Ruling and Discipline 1. NOt making use of this Ordinance of Church-Censures for gaining of souls but turning it in a meer Civil punishment and in the administration thereof becoming either cold rife or without a spirit of meekness and using a way either meerly rational by worldly wisdom or meerly authoritative more then by motives drawn from the love of Christ and by our carriage in Judicatories putting a humane shape upon the Ordinances of Jesus Christ carrying out selves in too stately a way like the men of this world 2. Partiality in administration of Censures with respect of persons not using the like faithful freedom towards high and low fib and framed 3. Rash taking on us to open and shut Christs door 4. By our practice teaching as it were formalitie in Repentance to offenders hardening them in their sins by accepting bare forms without any evidence of Repentance and loosing when we were perswaded Christ did not loose and of late turning profession of Repentance into a State engine for men to step unto preferment and publick employments 5. Following scandalous persons with the highest Censures of the Kirk with little or no care to hold them up to God 6. Want of compassion to these on whom Discipline is exercised not laboring to convince them of sin but imperiously and with passion instead of zeal threatning them thinking it sufficient if we be obeyed though they be not gained to Christ 7. Superficial sinful and slight censuring one another at times appointed for that end in Presbyteries and

A Humble ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE SINS OF THE MINISTERY OF SCOTLAND Printed in the year 1653. The Preface ALthough we are not ignorant that mockers of all sorts may take occasion by this Acknowledgment of the Sins of Ministers to strengthen themselves in their prejudices at our persons and Callings and turn this unto our reproach and that some may misconstrue our meaning therein as if we did thereby intend to render the Ministery of this Church base and contemptible which is far from our thoughts We knowing and being perswaded in our selves that there are many able godly and faithful Ministers in the Land yet being convinced that we are called to humble our selves and to justifie the Lord in all the contempt that he hath poured upon us That they who shall know our sins may not stumble at our judgments We have thought it our duty to publish this following Discovery and Acknowledgment of the corruptions and sins of Ministers That it may appear how deep our hand is in the Transgression and that the Ministers of Scotland have no small accession to the drawing on of these judgments that are upon the Land Only in this following Acknowledgment we desire it may be considered That there are here enumerated some sins whereof there be but some few Ministers guilty and others whereof mee are guilty and not a few which are the sins of these whom the Lord hath keeped from the more grosse corruptions herein mentioned And that it is not to be wondered at if the Ministery of Scotland he yet in a great measure unpurged Considering that there was so wide a door opened for the entering of corrupt persons into the Ministery for the space of above thirty years under the tyranny of Prelats and that also there hath been so many diversions from and interruptions of endeavours to have a purged Ministery in this Land THE SINS of the MINISTERY First such as are before their entry to the Ministery 1. LIghtness and prophanity in conversation unsuitable to that holy Calling which they did intend not throughly repented of 2. Corrupt education of some in the Prelaticall and Arminian way whereby their corruptions and errors were drunken in and abilities improven for strengthening and promoving the same not repented of 3. Not studying to be in CHRIST before they be in the Ministery nor to have the practicall knowledge and experience of the Mystery of the Gospel in themselves before they preach it to others 4. Neglecting to fit themselves for the Work of the Ministerie in not improving prayer and fellowship with God education at Schools and oportunities of a lively Ministery and other means and not mourning for these neglects 5. Not studying self-denyall nor resolving to take up the Crosse of CHRIST 6. Negligence to entertain sight and sense of sin and misery not wrestling against corruption nor studying of mortification and subduednesse of spirit Secondly in entering 1. CArnall corrupt and crooked wayes for entering to the Ministery such as bribing in the time of Prelacie solicitation of friends and the like whereby many have not entered by the door but did climb up another way 2. Entering to the Ministery by an implicite execrable Canonicall Oath and subscription given to the Prelats for acknowledging them and advancing their corruptions introduced and to be introduced 3. Entering to the Ministery without tryals and receiving ordination either from the Prelat or by a recommendation from him to the Presbyterie and sometimes without or against the minde of the Presbyterie 4. Entering either only by Presentations or by purchased Supplications from the plurality of the Parochiners without or against the consent of the godly in the Parioch 5. Entering to the Ministery without respect to a Commission from Jesus Christ by which it hath come to passe that many have run unsent 6. Entering to the Ministery not from the love of Christ nor from a desire to honour God in gaining of souls but for by-ends for a name and for lively hood in the World notwithstanding solemne declaration to the contrary at admission 7. Some offering themselves to tryall without abilities and studying to conceal and hide their weaknesse by making use of the help and pains of some friend and acquaintance or other mens Papers in severall parts of the tryall and some authorized to preach and others admitted to the Ministery who have little or no ability for performing the duties thereof 8. Too much weighed with inclination to be called to the Ministery in a place where we have carnall relation Thirdly After entering which is first in their private condition and conversation 1. IGnorance of God want of nearnesse with him and taking up little of God in reading meditating and speaking of him 2. Exceeding great selfishnesse in all that we do acting from our selves for our selves and to our selves 3. Not caring how unfaithfull and negligent others were so being it might contribute a testimony to our faithfulnesse and diligence but being rather content if not rejoycing at their fault 4. Least delight in these things wherein lyeth our nearest communion with God great inconstancie in our walk with God and neglect of acknowledging of him in all our wayes 5. In going about duties least carefull of these which are most remote from the eyes of men 6. Seldome in secret prayer with God except to fit for Publick performances and even that much neglected or gone about very superficially 7. Glad to find excuses for the neglect of duties 8. Neglecting the reading of Scriptures in secret for edifying our selves as Christians only reading them in so far as may fit us for our duty as Ministers and oft-times neglecting that 9. Not given to reflect upon our own wayes nor suffering conviction to have a through work upon us deceiving our selves by resting upon abstinence from and abhorrencie of evils from the light of a naturall conscience and looking upon the same as an evidence of a reall change 10. Evill guarding of and watching over the heart and carelesnesse in self-searching which makes much unacquaintednesse with our selves and estrangednesse from God 11. Not guarding nor wrestling against seen and known ills especially our predominants 12. A facilitie to be drawn away with the temptations of the time and other particular temptations according to our inclinations and fellowship 13. Instability and wavering in the wayes of God through the fears of persecution hazard or loss of esteem and declining duties because of the fear of jealousies and reproaches 14. Not esteeming the Crosse of Christ and sufferings for his Name honourable but rather shifting sufferings from self-love 15. Deadnesse of spirit after all the sore stroaks of God upon the Land 16. Little conscierce made of secret humiliation and fasting by our selves apart and in our Families that we might mourn for our own and the Lands guiltinesse and great back-slidings and little applying the Causes of publick humiliation to our own hearts 17. Finding of our own pleasures when the Lord cals for