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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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