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Rh bide in heaven if ye were in it, ye would give a thouſand worlds if ye had them to be out of it again.

Well, firs, I'll tell you news, happy they that's win cleanly through the ſtorm ſince the year ſixty, happy they (I ſay) that wan through at Pentland, Bothwell, and Airdſmos. ''Happy they that died on ſcaffolds, gibbets or on the ſeas. O the blood of the ſaints will be the ſeed of the church in after-ages to come in'' Scotland. And I'll tell you more, ſirs, take heed what thought ye have of the ſufferers, look that ye have not the thought that they ſuffered wrong: entertain no jealouſies or hard thoughts of the people of God's cauſe in their hard ſufferings: for them that hath won through the ſtorm, and is won through Jordan, hath gotten Jordan's ebb water, and is well won throw: but the miniſters and profeſſors in Scotland that are yet to go through the torm (as well as the profane party) ſhall get a ſtormy ſea, and ſhall find Jordan's growing water, and ſhall find hard winning through.

But to come to the words, I trow our Lord was blyth to hear this diſcourſe between theſe two poor men. There is many a man ſpears the gate they ken full well; think ye that our Lord was ignorant of this diſcourſe before he came to them? But he ſpears to try their zeal. I trow miſbelief was very ſtrong in them (as it is with many profeſſors in Scotland the day;) We thought, ſaid they, that it was he that ſhould have reſtored the kingdom to Iſrael. I trow many in Scotland is beginning to queſtion the work of reformation and the covenant which we ſwore with uplifted hands to God, whether it was the work of God; yea, or no.

The next thing that ye will queſtion is. Whether the work of God be real or no in your own boſom; take heed to your atheiſm, people of God. I'll tell you your atheiſm and your miſbelief will do you an ill turn, it will put you to queſtion the work of God in your own boſom, and that will not be good company