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10 had our Lord in Scotland the day, they would certainly do ſo with him: But I'll tell you, God will cut off the poſterity of them that are greateſt enemies to our Lord, and their children ſhall wander, beging their bread, being deſtitute, and not having to cover their nakedneſs, and this ſhall be their puniſhment; our Lord ſhall not only overthrow them for the wrongs that they have done to him, but he ſhall ſet a mark of his diſpleaſure on their poſterity and generations to come: but for you, the poor broken hearted followers of Chriſt, to whom he hath given grace to follow him in this ſtorm, I'll tell you grace is young glory at your firſt converſion. Our Lord gives you one end of his line, but he keeps the other in glory with himſelf, he will hale you all there at length, ſirs. And now I charge you, meddle with none of theſe bonds or teſts, for they will wrong you, look the 13 of the Revelation, it is the mark of the beaſt; the Scripture aith, they that worſhip the beaſt, and receive his mark in their forehead, or in their right-hand, muſt have their portion in the lake that burneth with fire and brimſtone. And now I charge you to take counſel at neither miniſters nor profeſſors, nor gentlemen nor nobles, for they will counſel you all the wrong gate. The blood of many a oul in Scotland ſhall be charged on them e'er it be long. For now our curſed nobles and gentles; yea, many miniſters and profeſſors is come that length in apoſtacy, that they will ſcar at nothing, they are altogether given up of God: you know what is ſaid in the 2d epiſtle of Paul to Timothy, 3 chap 13 ver. Evil men and ſeducers hall wax worſe and worſe, while they are going on in their apoſtacy from and againſt God. The martyrs are going off the ſcaffolds ſinging and rejoicing and praiſing God, going to glory, leaving their teſtimony againſt all their wicked ſteps of defection, by ſhedding of their innocent blood, and is laying Scotland and theſe lands in a ſad caſe the day.