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B06642	A sermon, preached at Edinburgh in the Parliament-House, November 17th, 1700, before his Grace, James, Duke of Queensberry, his Majesties High Commissioner; and many of the nobility, barrons, burrows, members of the High Court of Parliament, / by David Williamson minister of the Gospel, at West-Kirk.	Williamson, David, d. 1706.	1700 (1700)	Wing W2797B; ESTC R186602	30,727	24

hardly knew of one anothers setting about the work to Answer that great Champion for Prelacy Dr. Monro who appeared as if he would give a Defiance to the Armies of Israel but they have turned the Enemy in the Gate and made him return ashamed and it is observable that Mr. Jamieson a blind Man who in the Worlds account might be thought a stripling in comparison of the great Dr. Yet hath he felled him in the Head and gone near to cut off the Golia's Head with Golia's Sword 8 Beware of their Example who are compared to bruit beasts haunting Harlots Houses Jerem. 5.7.8.9 shall not my Soul be avenged on such a Nation as this saith the Lord shall I not visite for these things I dread a vengeance from Heaven for the shameless abounding uncleaness of Scotland A Whore is a deep pit who are abhorred of the Lord fall into it and few or none return to the path of life Prov. 1.2.19 Prov. 22.14.9 Beware of their Example who has a flying Roll of Curses broad and long following them to their Houses Zechariach 5.2.3 c. They are called Theives and false Swearers Oppressours are greatest Theives and Perjury is a great Sin in Scotland there 's an out-cry for frequent imposing Oaths in Civil Accounts it proves a suare to many and occasions perjury it s expected and desired it be Remeided we look here and there for causes of Disasters and Thuarting and Crossing of honest Designes but let every one look in to their own bosome who is free to cast a Ston at another but I will tell you my Mind anent Gods great Controversie with Scotland by three Scriptures which will Answer three Objections Deut 29.24.25 All Nations shall say wherefore hath he Lord done thus unto this Land what meaneth the heat of this great Anger Then men shall say they have forsaken the Covenant of the Lord God of their Faithers the Children were bound as Moses tells from the 10 verse down ward Wives and little Ones and these absent were under the Oath what meant the three years famine in the days of David 2 Samuel 21. It was breach of Covenant with the Gibeonites which they obtained by a Cheat yet was the Lord avanged for the breach of it three hundred years after upon Sauls Sons what meant the Lord to stigmatize Zedekiach as a 〈◊〉 that should never thrive nor have a day to do well It was the breach of Covenant he swear to Nebuchadnezar The Lord calls it his Covenant his Oath that he had broken and he would recompense it upon his Head he did not willingly engage in this Oath Nebuchadnezar made him swear by God 2. Chron. 36.13 10ly Beware of their Example against whom the Lord denounces a wo Habbac 2.15.16 who press others to drink to Excess a cursed Custom for the Lords sake forbear it henceforth Take warning all of you and warn your Freinds to flee out of the way of Gods Curse out of the way of wrath to come which is the Hell of Hell If you plump into the pit when you have lien among the flames Millions of Years It is ay wrath to come wrath to come I Charge you all to think on it and if not I take Heaven and Earth the Timber and Stones of this House and every one witness against another and your own Consciences which are as a Thousand witnessess I am free of your Blood It is like when your eye strings are a breaking you will clear me and condemn your selves Consider what I say and the Lord give you understanding in all things Jerusalem was as dear to God as Scotland is had the Rulers and People known what belonged to their Peace and managed Gospel Oportunities the City had not been Ransacted nor the Streets run with Blood nor the Temple overthrown and all come to wrack O that Scotland would take warning we have our lesson by their dear bought Experience If there be any that fret and have Heart riseing at what is said I am not anxious for I fear God and have my Conscience to bear witness I neither designed to Irritate nor Flatter I have a due deference to Men in their Respective sphears in Subordination to God but to no Man the greatest in Competition with God who is the alone Judge and Law giver to the Conscience who alone can Save and Destroy the Soul That this God who is now your witness and mine and will at last be your Judge and mine may by his good Spirit Guid you in the Paths of Righteousness for his Names sake and be your exceeding great and Eternal reward Is my Hearty Prayer And to his Name Father Son and Spirit be Eternal Praise FINIS