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a/src/0060.pm b/src/0060.pm index 741d7a9..c130a86 100644 --- a/src/0060.pm +++ b/src/0060.pm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ worship, religion shall be taken away in despite of them all. ◊ref{Ps.2.13-Ps.2.14}, It is shewn as a reason there why the Lord will arise and have mercy upon Sion, "Because," says he, "thy servants take pleasuré in the stones, and favour the dust thereof." That is, they love Sion, and the service and worship of God, whilkwhich is there. ‘When they came to a height of delighting in Sion, then it was time for the Lord to deliver them, and to restore Sion to her former beauty. As men who has any whom they love well, they delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where
a/src/0060.pm b/src/0060.pm index 17c9ce8..741d7a9 100644 --- a/src/0060.pm +++ b/src/0060.pm @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ restore Sion to her former beauty. As men who has any whom they love well, they delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where he is, then it is a token that they love him, and he them, and that he will bide with them. I speak this the rather because I can see but little appearance that God shall bide with you, or that his worship shall remain here. Ye have gone as far on as ye can in a profession, and in confession of your faith, in making a covenant with God, and swearing and subscribing to it; and yet, for all that, the most part of you has no more delight in the means of the service and worship of God than ye had before. This has ever been your fault; and I @@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ may at last be approximately ascertained.} and yet the most part of you who are the commons never mends a whit in coming to the house of God on the Sabbath, and ye who are their masters have no care to bring them here. Ye seemed to frequent the kirk somewhat better two or three days, but now ye are fallen as slack as ever ye were. I say, for as great hope as ye have that the service and worship of God shall be continued with you, the Lord shall, for all that, take it from you if ye continue thus. I know, indeed, that God is merciful, and for the respect that he has to some few of his secret ones, he will spare very long, and will continue in the means of his worship; but when the means of his worship are thus despised, as they are by you, how can it be thought that he will continue them? The Lord, I will assure you, he will give you over to
a/src/0060.pm b/src/0060.pm index 53e4b0e..17c9ce8 100644 --- a/src/0060.pm +++ b/src/0060.pm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The readiest way for keeping religion in the land, and for continuing with us the pure service and worship of God, wherein the Lord only delights, were for us to delight ourselves in the exercises of religion and of the service and worship of God. If so be that we delight in them with a spiritual delight, and testify it in ◊scottish{ane#an|one}an outward observation of the times and means of his service and worship, then this is a token that God will continue them with us; for God never took away religion and the means of his service and worship by no violence yet, when this was done. But on the other part again, let the greatest @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where he is, then it is a token that they love him, and he them, and that he will bide with them. I speak this the rather because I can see but little appearance that God shall bide with you, or that his worship shall remain here. Ye have gone ◊scottish{als#as|also}as far on as ye can in a profession, and in confession of your faith, in making a covenant with God, and swearing and subscribing to it; and yet, for all that, the most part of you has no more delight in the means of the service and worship of God than ye had before. This has ever been your fault; and I @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ not at all improbable, the date of his conversion by the prea ching of Bruce may at last be approximately ascertained.} and yet the most part of you who are the commons never mends a whit in coming to the house of God on the Sabbath, and ye who are their masters have no care to bring them here. Ye seemed to frequent the kirk somewhat better two or three days, but now ye are fallen ◊scottish{als#as|also}as slack as ever ye were. I say, for ◊scottish{als#as|also}as great hope as ye have that the service and worship of God shall be continued with you, the Lord shall, for all that, take it from you if ye continue thus. I know, indeed, that God is merciful, and for the respect that he has to some few of his secret ones, he will spare very
a/src/0060.pm b/src/0060.pm index 572ab37..53e4b0e 100644 --- a/src/0060.pm +++ b/src/0060.pm @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ The readiest way for keeping religion in the land, and for continuing with us the pure service and worship of God, wherein the Lord only delights, were for us to delight ourselves in the exercises of religion and of the service and worship of God. If so be that we delight in them with a spiritual delight, and testify it in ane◊scottish{ane#an|one} outward observation of the times and means of his service and worship, then this is a token that God will continue them with us; for God never took away religion and the means of his service and worship by no violence yet, when this was done. But on the other part again, let the greatest in the land join their power for continuing of religion, and the wisest in the land their wisdom, and all that they can, if so be in the meantime that people have no delight in religion, nor keep not the exercises of God's public worship, religion sallshall be tanetaken away in despite of them all. ◊ref{Ps.2.13-Ps.2.14}, It is shewn as a reason there why the Lord will arise and have mercy upon Sion, "Because," says he, "thy servants take pleasuré in the stones, and favour the dust thereof." That is, they love Sion, and the @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ restore Sion to her former beauty. As men who has any whom they love well, they delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where he is, then it is a token that they love him, and he them, and that he will bide with them. I speak this the rather because I can see but little appearance that God sallshall bide with you, or that his worship sallshall remain here. Ye have gone als◊scottish{als#as|also} far on as ye can in a profession, and in confession of your faith, in making a covenant with God, and swearing and subscribing to it; and yet, for all that, the most part of you has no more delight in the means of the service and worship of God than ye had before. This has ever been your fault; and I @@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ not at all improbable, the date of his conversion by the prea ching of Bruce may at last be approximately ascertained.} and yet the most part of you who are the commons never mends a whit in coming to the house of God on the Sabbath, and ye who are their masters have no care to bring them here. Ye seemed to frequent the kirk somewhat better two or three days, but now ye are fallen als◊scottish{als#as|also} slack as ever ye were. I say, for als◊scottish{als#as|also} great hope as ye have that the service and worship of God sallshall be continued with you, the Lord sall,shall, for all that, take it from you if ye continue thus. I know, indeed, that God is merciful, and for the respect that he has to some few of his secret ones, he will spare very long, and will continue in the means of his worship; but when the means of his
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[MAY 20, 1638.] [AFTERNOON.] PREFACE.
The readiest way for keeping religion in the land, and for continuing with us the pure service and worship of God, wherein the Lord only delights, were for us to delight ourselves in the exercises of religion and of the service and @@ -20,101 +11,41 @@ violence yet, when this was done. But on the other part again, let the greatest in the land join their power for continuing of religion, and the wisest in the land their wisdom, and all that they can, if so be in the meantime that people have no delight in religion, nor keep not the exercises of God's public worship, religion sall be tane away in despite of them all. Ps. cii.,,*◊ref{Ps.2.13-Ps.2.14}, It is shewn as a reason there why the Lord will arise and have mercy upon Sion, ‘"" Because,""Because," says he, "thy servants take pleasuré in the stones, and favour the dust thereof." That is, they love Sion, and the service and worship of God, whilk is there. ‘When they came to a height of delighting in Sion, then it was time for the Lord to deliver them, and to restore Sion to her former beauty. As men who has any whom they love well, they delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where he is, then it is a token¥ Ver. 1314
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PREFACE. 343 that they love him, and he them, and that he will bide with them. I speak this the rather because I can see but little appearance that God sall bide with you, or that his worship sall remain here. Ye have gone als far on as ye can in a profession, and in confession of your faith, in making a covenant with God, and swearing and subscribing to it; and yet, for all that, the most part of you has no more delight in the means of the service and worship of God than ye had before. This has ever been your fault; and I have been striving with you for it these twenty years, since |I came among you,*you,◊footnote{The author had been at this time fwenty-four years minister at Leuchars, as he told the Assembly of this year, when his translation to Edinburgh was under discussion. How, then, are we to account for the discrepancy? Is it because he is here speaking in round numbers? or may it not be because the first years of his ministry, which are left out of accoun were years during which he was a stranger to divine grace, and took no interest in the spiritual welfare of his people? On this latter supposition, which appears not at all improbable, the date of his conversion by the prea ching of Bruce may at last be approximately ascertained.} and yet the most part of you who are the commons never mends a whit in coming to the house of God on the Sabbath, and ye who are their masters have no care to bring them here. Ye seemed to frequent the kirk somewhat better two or three days, but now ye are fallen als slack as ever ye were. I say, for als great hope as ye have that the service and worship of God sall be continued with you, the Lord sall, for all that, take it from you if ye continue thus. I know, indeed, that God is merciful, and for the respect that he has to some few of his secret ones, he will spare very long, and will continue in the means of his worship; but when the means of his worship are thus despised, as they are by you, how can it be thought that he will continue them? The Lord, I will assure you, he will give you over to delusions except ye amend your lives, and make more of the means of God's worship nor ever ye have done, and especially learn to amend them in this point of sanctifying the whole Sabbat h.Sabbath. And therefore let us, etc.*The author had been at this time fwenty-four years minister at Leuchars, as he told the Assembly of this year, when his translation t o Edinburgh was under discussion. How, then, are we to account for the discrepancy? Is it because he is here speaking in round numbers? or may it not be because the first years of his ministry, which are left out of accoun were years during which he was a stranger to divine grace, and took no interest in the spiritual welfare of his people? On this latter suppositi on, which appears not at all improbable, the date of his conversion by the prea ching of Bruce may at last be approximately ascertained.
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344 SERMON.
SERMON. Psarm'exxms. . '4.*
Ye heard the profession that is made, in the name of the kirk, of her confidence in God, ---that in heavy distress she lifts up her eyes to God. And the ground of her confidence is, because ‘ God is in the heavens,"---he is a majestic and a mighty God, and does whatsoever he will. Ye heard also of the manner of her confidence. Even as servants of all sexes looks to the hand of their masters and mistresses for help and relief, or for a reward, so the kirk looks also towards God's hand. And then there is the continuance of this her confidence,---she will never give it over. It is nothing to wait on, and to seek earnestly, for a while, but this is the praise of on-waiting and confidence, to wait on in earnestness and in constancy till the Lord be gracious; and to wait still upon him, and to cry aye to him, till he show that same particular mercy whilk the kirk or a Christian desires.
In this part of the psalm he propones his petition to God in name of the kirk. If so be that we put our confidence in God, and have our eyes bended upon him to receive directions from him, and wait upon him till his time, and in this time pray to the Lord that he would be gracious and show mercy, we may then be confident. And the reason he gives for putting up this petition is, because the kirk has readily (likely) ado with enemies who use to be at ease and in prosperity in the world; and when they are in such a case, then they labour by all means to breed trouble and adversity to the kirk of God. And this makes them to be proud and haughty; and they declare their pride by their contempt and mocking of the servants of God. And this their contempt and mocking, it comes to a very great
* « Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."
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[MAY 20, 1638.] [AFTERNOON.] PREFACE.
The readiest way for keeping religion in the land, and for continuing with us the pure service and worship of God, wherein the Lord only delights, were for us to delight ourselves in the exercises of religion and of the service and worship of God. If so be that we delight in them with a spiritual delight, and testify it in ane outward observation of the times and means of his service and worship, then this is a token that God will continue them with us; for God never took away religion and the means of his service and worship by no violence yet, when this was done. But on the other part again, let the greatest in the land join their power for continuing of religion, and the wisest in the land their wisdom, and all that they can, if so be in the meantime that people have no delight in religion, nor keep not the exercises of God's public worship, religion sall be tane away in despite of them all. Ps. cii.,,* It is shewn as a reason there why the Lord will arise and have mercy upon Sion, ‘"" Because," says he, "thy servants take pleasuré in the stones, and favour the dust thereof." That is, they love Sion, and the service and worship of God, whilk is there. ‘When they came to a height of delighting in Sion, then it was time for the Lord to deliver them, and to restore Sion to her former beauty. As men who has any whom they love well, they delight to be where they are, so when the servants of God delight to be where he is, then it is a token
¥ Ver. 1314
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PREFACE. 343
that they love him, and he them, and that he will bide with them. I speak this the rather because I can see but little appearance that God sall bide with you, or that his worship sall remain here. Ye have gone als far on as ye can in a profession, and in confession of your faith, in making a covenant with God, and swearing and subscribing to it; and yet, for all that, the most part of you has no more delight in the means of the service and worship of God than ye had before. This has ever been your fault; and I have been striving with you for it these twenty years, since | came among you,* and yet the most part of you who are the commons never mends a whit in coming to the house of God on the Sabbath, and ye who are their masters have no care to bring them here. Ye seemed to frequent the kirk somewhat better two or three days, but now ye are fallen als slack as ever ye were. I say, for als great hope as ye have that the service and worship of God sall be continued with you, the Lord sall, for all that, take it from you if ye continue thus. I know, indeed, that God is merciful, and for the respect that he has to some few of his secret ones, he will spare very long, and will continue in the means of his worship; but when the means of his worship are thus despised, as they are by you, how can it be thought that he will continue them? The Lord, I will assure you, he will give you over to delusions except ye amend your lives, and make more of the means of God's worship nor ever ye have done, and especially learn to amend them in this point of sanctifying the whole Sabbat h. And therefore let us, etc.
*The author had been at this time fwenty-four years minister at Leuchars, as he told the Assembly of this year, when his translation t o Edinburgh was under discussion. How, then, are we to account for the discrepancy? Is it because he is here speaking in round numbers? or may it not be because the first years of his ministry, which are left out of accoun were years during which he was a stranger to divine grace, and took no interest in the spiritual welfare of his people? On this latter suppositi on, which appears not at all improbable, the date of his conversion by the prea ching of Bruce may at last be approximately ascertained.
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344 SERMON.
SERMON. Psarm'exxms. . '4.*
Ye heard the profession that is made, in the name of the kirk, of her confidence in God, ---that in heavy distress she lifts up her eyes to God. And the ground of her confidence is, because ‘ God is in the heavens,"---he is a majestic and a mighty God, and does whatsoever he will. Ye heard also of the manner of her confidence. Even as servants of all sexes looks to the hand of their masters and mistresses for help and relief, or for a reward, so the kirk looks also towards God's hand. And then there is the continuance of this her confidence,---she will never give it over. It is nothing to wait on, and to seek earnestly, for a while, but this is the praise of on-waiting and confidence, to wait on in earnestness and in constancy till the Lord be gracious; and to wait still upon him, and to cry aye to him, till he show that same particular mercy whilk the kirk or a Christian desires.
In this part of the psalm he propones his petition to God in name of the kirk. If so be that we put our confidence in God, and have our eyes bended upon him to receive directions from him, and wait upon him till his time, and in this time pray to the Lord that he would be gracious and show mercy, we may then be confident. And the reason he gives for putting up this petition is, because the kirk has readily (likely) ado with enemies who use to be at ease and in prosperity in the world; and when they are in such a case, then they labour by all means to breed trouble and adversity to the kirk of God. And this makes them to be proud and haughty; and they declare their pride by their contempt and mocking of the servants of God. And this their contempt and mocking, it comes to a very great
* « Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."