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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39756	The fulfilling of the Scripture, or, An essay shewing the exact accomplishment of the Word of God in his works of providence, performed and to be performed for confirming the beleevers and convincing the atheists of the present time : containing in the end a few rare histories of the works and servants of God in the Church of Scotland.	Fleming, Robert, 1630-1694.	1669 (1669)	Wing F1265; ESTC R27365	219,887	314

Olivares Chancellour of France Latomus Francis Spira who after they had quit their profession and over their light denyed the truth dyed with great horrour of conscience crying out to bystanders what a hell they found within them Du Serres doth shew how that Chancellour of France through the torment and anguish of his minde caused the very bed to shake under him but since there are many examples of this kinde already upon record I do the more briefly touch it and shall onely adde some few which are worthy of a remark in our own land how visibly the Lord did pursue by his judgement some who had deserted the truth and turned opposers and persecutors thereof in their promoting Antichristian Prelacy contrare to their former profession and engadgements 1. I shall instance Mr Patrick Adamsone a Preacher once of great repute in this land but one whom ambition and privat interest swayed more then the interest of Christ who insinuating himself in the Kings favour made it his work to overturn the established government and discipline of the Church until he got himselfe setled Archbishop of St Andrewes and Prelacy by his means advanced which the Church from her first Reformation from Popery had disclaimed yea in this height of his power and grandour turned an avowed persecutor of his brethren at which time he used to boast of 3. things that he said could not fail him his riches learning and the Kings favour but a little after as was then most known he was by the righteous judgement of God brought to this pass that his parts did so far wither and dry up that in seeking a blessing on his meat he could scarce speak a few words to sence though once admired for his eloquence as for his riches he was forced to get charity from these Ministers whom he before persecuted and for the Kings favour he was so abhorred by him that as he himself professed when the stroke of God brought him to some sense of his condition he was sure the King did care more for the worst of his dogges then for him and thus in great misery dyed cast off by the World whose favour he had onely sought his publick acknovvledgement of his guilt and apostacy and of the Lords hand pursuing the same vvas by himselfe subscribed before divers eminent and vvorthy Ministers of the Church vvho did also by their subscription attest the same and vvas aftervvards printed It is also manifest hovv the Lord in his judgement did persue that vvretched man his successour Bishop Spotswood vvho in a more subtile vvay did endeavour the overturning the discipline and liberties of the Church for setting up of Prelacy and by underhand dealing got himselfe first thrust in Glasgow and after to be Archbishop of St Andrews yea at last was Chancellour of Scotland his eldest Son a Barron in Fife and his second Son President of the Session his Daughter also married to Rostine then a considerable Barron but let us see vvhither this ends what an eminent example in all these respects of the judgement of God he was and therein the prophecy of that great man Mr Welsh accomplished who did foretel in a letter whilest he was prisoner at Blacknesse that he should be as a stone cast out of a sting by the hand of God his name should rot and a malediction on his posterity and truely this is known what become of himself in the year 1638. how he was excommunicated by the Church did flee into England vvhere in great misery he dyed his eldest Son Sir Iohn Spotswood vvas sometime brought to beg his bread vvhich is knovvn to many yet alive his second Son vvho vvas President of the Session being taken at the battel of Philips hauch was beheaded at St Andrews and his Oy young Darzie beheaded at Edinburgh and for his daughter who was married to Roslin it is knowen how quickly after that estate was rooted out and turned from that race Mr Iames Nicolsonne one very eminent in his time for parts and judgement in the effaires of the Church yea once very zealous for the truth and a great opposer of Prelacy when it first begun to assault the Church but at last was turned aside by Court insinuations gets the Bishoprick of Dunkel yea turns most fordward to promote that interest but lo in a short time he is stricken by the Lord with sicknes and great horrour of conscience within can get no rest his friends in vain endeavouring to comfort him and when they would have brought phisitians he told them his disease was of another kind for which they could give no phisick which pressed him more then his sicknes that against so much light and over the belly of his conscience he had opposed the truth and yeelded up the liberties of the Kingdome of Christ to please an earthly King and he charged his Children that nothing which he had acquired since he was Prelate should go amongst the rest of his estate and thus in great bitternes and grief died whereupon his brother in Law Mr David Lindsey then a witnes made some Verses is Latin Solatur frustra conjunx solantur amici Et medicum accersi sedulo quisque jubet Sed dare solamen nemo dare nemo salutem Te praeier poterit Rex Iacobe mihi Quae corpus gravat atque animam tantum exime mitra Huic caput hujus onus me premit perimit Mr William Couper sometime minister of Perth one who witnessed much zeal against Prelacy both by preaching and writting in a letter to Mr Greorge Grhame who had writ to him entreating his charity towards his own conforming he hath these words Sir for your self I never hated yow but the course yow are in I never loved how dangerous is their estate who cannot rise but with the fall of many who in Christ have entred the right way to the ministry closing these fountaines which God hath opened doing in a matter of conscience with doubting turns mens light to darknes whence followes induration therefore I cannot stand with you except to witnes to God in my heart against yow and thus shuts up his letter oonsider your selfe where yow was and where yow now are quantulum sit illud propter quod nos reliquisti this I set down to shew what sometimes he was yet shortly after this man turns to a Bishoprick was loathed by the Godly in that time some of his old friends brought his own sermons to him and desired him to reconcile them with his after actings which did visibly affright and disquiet him and one day being at pastime near to Leith he was suddenly terrified with apprehension that he saw armed men comming upon him these who were vvich him told him there vvas no such thing it vvas only a dream vvhereupon he became silent and fell a trembling but after he vvent home took bed and dyed in much anguish and trouble of spirit being observed to point oft vvith his finger

break his bonds c. for truely in all ages Christs rising in the Gospel hath cast a terrour to its enemyes that this should be their fall and ruine when the Apostle hath an effectual doore opened in his ministery he hath also much opposition thereto but on the other hand all is still and quiet while the strong man doth keep the house yea it is clear from the word that where the gospel cometh there is a red flag hung forth that if men will not receive the same and subject to him who rideth on the white horse one shall come after whose worke is to take peace from the earth to put the world in a flame and to accomplish the judgement of a despised gospel who shall devide betwixt the husband and wife the parents and children wherein our blest Lord Jesus is expresse Math. 10 ver 34. I come not to send peace on the earth but rather a sword which might seem strange from him but it is to tell men if they will not embrace the offer of his peace they shall not have peace among themselves for the message of the gospel must either be the best or the worst sight that ever a land had 11. This may seem strange how in all ages men of greatest parts and learning are such usual opposers of the truth yea how the most sober and calme will even appear violent in their way the more the gospel is followed with power but O! how well doth this answer the scripture for the wisdome of this world is enmity to God 1 Cor. 3 ver 19. not many wise according to the flesh comparatively with these who hate the truth of all the beasts of the field was not the serpent Satans choice and if there be an Achitophel in the time at him he will have a special pull to such the simplicity of the gospel is foolishnes whereat they stumble to such Christ is a rock of offence we find the light doth torment them that dwell in the earth will cause men blaspheme and discover that which would not appear whilest they got leave to enjoy their sinful peace without disturbance 12. These strange judgments which may sometimes befal the Saints in their outward lot yea sometimes attended with some very astonishing circumstances would at the first look put men to a stand and to challenge the holy way of God But let us weight it in that ballance of the Scripture and we will find 1. That such hath been the complaint of the Saints the Lords wounding them vvith the vvound of a cruel one vvhat a strange query is that in Lament 2 ver 20. Behold and consider to whom thou hast done this shall the women eat the fruit of their womb shall the Priest and Prophet be slain the Sanctuary of the Lord yea did it not even to Solomon seem strange Eccles 8 ver 14. that there are just men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked 2. It looked like some strange stroke vvhich forced David to this complaint my enemies cast iniquity on me and say an evil disease or as the original readeth it a thing of Belial cleaveth to him vve find losias fell by the svvord Eli vvith one stroke hath his sons killed his Daughter in lavv dying and himself falling from his seat and breaking his neck yea Aaron hath both his sons killed before his eyes by an immediat stroke from the Lord. 3. The vvord doth also shevv there is no jar betvvixt this and the tenor of the Covenant vvhich God hath made vvith his people to punish their transgression with rods yea sometimes by a strange rod while he taketh not his loving kindnesse from them and doe we not find that a cleanly tryal may tryst the saints vvhich the vvorld vvould think a dreadful judgement for great sufferings may be ordered of the Lord to give some great examples thereby vve have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord. 13. The gross falling of these who have sometimes shined with much lustre in the Church may be astonishing but here also vve may see the scripture made out for it is clear First that fevv instances of the most eminent of the Saints vve have on Scripture record but there is some particular spot and blemish also noted a Noah Lot Moses and David yea under the Nevv Testament that great Apostle whose denyall of his master is set forth to shew how far some may fall whom grace will again restore and make up 2. It is there clear that some of understanding doe fall for a judgement to others that such who will stumble whose prejudice at the way of God is their choice may thus further fall and be broken 3. The blest meaning and intent hereof we may there also read to Alarum men to watchfulnes that such who stand may take heed lest they ●all to warrant also their adventuring on the grace of God that none should scar to come in after such eminent examples 14. I would adde this The contingency of events that we see many things in such a casual way fall out in the world as if by chance only without the rational conduct of a providence which doth infallably direct things to a certain end this might at the first look put men to a stand yea would seem to give Atheists some shadow to say how doth God see or doth the God of Jacob regard But upon a more serious enquiry setting the word over against it O what a sweet exercise should it be to consider 1. That though the providence of God in things here beneath moveth sutably to the nature of inferiour causes whither necessary free or contingent not violenting them or otherwayes making use of them but according to their nature so that though the event be necessary and infallible wit● a respect to the first cause the determined counsel of God it is never the lesse contingent in respect of its nearest cause yet this also on the other hand is clear how the smallest and most casual motions doe certainly fall under that comprehensive reach of providence that even a sparrow falleth not to the ground by guesse Rebeccah cometh not with her pitcher to the well nor Ruth to glean in Boaz field at an adventure but in these the providence of God must reach its end and cannot miscary 2. That these things which to us would seem most casual we oft see in their tendency and product have been intended by the Lord as a special mean for the promoting of his glory wherein such a wonderful tryst and uniting of things in themselves most remote for that end may be truely discerned that if prejudice do not shut mens eyes they must confesse this can be no blind chance but some higher counsel and conduct of the same what would look more contingent then that Ahasuerus was indisposed to sleep and could have no rest in the night or that a reflexion of the sun