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A67694 Causes of the Lords wrath 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 W983; ESTC R204011 68,060 90

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of my people Israel And now because ye have done all these works saith the Lord and I spake to you rising up early and speaking but ye heard not and I called you but ye answered not Therefore will I do unto this house which is called by my Name wherein ye trust and to the place which I gave to your fathers as I have done to Shiloh Ezek. 7. 20 21 22. As for the beauty of his ornament he set it in Majesty but they made the Images of their abominations and of their derestable things therein therefore have I set it far from them And I will give it to the hands of the strangers for a prey and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil and they shall pollute it my face also will I turn from them and they shall pollute my secret place for the robbers s●al enter into it and desile it Zeph. 3. 13. The remnant of Israel shal not do iniquity nor speak lies neither shal a deceitful tongue be sound in their mouth for they shal feed and ly down and none shal make them afraid And this hath been undoubtedly in a great measure the fault of many in this Land the height of whose zeal and endeavours hath been for the most part to attain the purity of Ordinances not labouring for the power thereof whence hath issued a great deal of boasting and confidence in a Covenant and pure Ordinances and a well reformed Kirk when in the mean while most men be strangers to that grace that bringeth salvation and teacheth to deny ungodlinesse and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Titus 2 11 12. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should live godly righteously and soberly in this presene world The second is the sad Consequents that hath followed on this whereof there be four speciall in the Article The First whereof is The admitting of persons not rightly qualified to the work of the Ministry and Elderships in Congregations and the continuing of such in these places For understanding of which ye would consider that the Word of God and Acts and Constitutions of our Kirk do require of Ministers not only that they be men of knowledge understanding and conscience for ruling in the house of God and of a blameless conversation but that they be sanctified and holy and spiritual and have their sences exercised in spiritual things A Bishop saith Paul Tit. 1. 8. must be a lover of goodmen sober just holy temperate And the same Apostle 1 Tim. 3. 6. tels us he must not be a novice or one newly come in to the faith He would not only have him in the faith that he may speak because he beleeves and be able to comfort others with the consolations wherewith he hath been himself comforted of God 2 Cor. 1. 3 4. Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ even the Father of mercies and God of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort others who are in trouble with the comfort wherewith we our selves have been comforted of God In the Acts of the Assembly at Edinburgh 1596 March 26. it is provided That the trial of the persons to be admitted to the Ministry hereafter consist not only in their learning and ablity to preach but also in conscience and feeling and spiritual wisdom and in the same Act it is provided that such as shall not be found given to sanctification and prayer that study not to be powerful and spiritual but be cold and wanting spiritual Zeal that all such persons be censured and continuing therein be deprived Which Act was revived in the Gen. Assembly 1638. likewise in the Gen. Assembly 1646. The putting in and holding in of insufficient and suspected men who savour the things of this life and the keeping the door straiter on these whom God hath sealed then on these who have less evidence of Grace and holiness is reckoned amongst the enormities and corruptions of the Ministry in their callings and amongst the remedies of these corruptions it is provided That all Presbyteries make great conscience to have all vacant places within their several bounds setled with godly and able men wherever they be found These Scriptures and Acts with sundry others of the like kind require not only that a Minister be negatively holy that is one who is not scandalous in his life and conversation but that he be positively holy acquainted with God and spiritual things and a partaker of the grace of the Gospel in himself which he preacheth to others and religious reason doth require the same How shall he be a Christian Minister who is not a Christian how shall he preach to others who doth not himself beleeve how shall he know to speak a word in season to whom the Lord hath not given the tongue of the Learned to comfort others with the consolations of God who was never comforted therewith himself How shall he pray for others who cannot pray for himself How shall he reveale Christ who never knew him How shall he naturally care for souls who hath not the love of Christ dwelling in him The Scriptures do also require of ruling Elders not only that they be men of understanding knowledg and wisdom and such as are able to discern and rule but also that they be blameless and holy as is evident in the Epistles of Paul to Timothy and Titus And the Discipline of our Kirk requires That besides abilities to govern consult admonish and order all things appertaining to the state of the Congregation that they be men of a good life and holy conversation without blame and all suspition careful for the Flock wise and above all things fearing God notwithstanding hereof many litteral and formal men who are strangers to the mysterie of godliness work of the Spirit of life which is in Jesus Christ are admitted unto and continued in the Ministry and Elderships nay in some places especially in Elderships men that are ignorant and scandalous by which things it comes to pass that there is a lifeless dead and careless Ministry and unprofitable Elderships in many Congregations and that the growth of the Gospel and godliness is exceedingly obstructed and hindered The second Consequent which is mentioned is The gross slighting and mocking of Kirk Censures and of Publick Repentance whereof it would be considered That the Word of God Acts and Constitutions of this Kirk do require of these who are to make Publick Profession of their Repentance for scandalous offences not only a naked and bare profession of Repentance but such a profession of Repentance as doth hold forth a real conviction and sorrow for sin and not only the ceasing from the sin for the time but the bringing forth of the contrary good fruits of sobriety righteousness and holiness Numb 5. 6