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24 I trow and any of us had our mother lying, it were more unkindly for us to run away and leave her, it were more kindly for us to ſtay and hold up her head while ſhe were a dying. But, indeed, our miniſters and profeſſors hath not done ſo in Scotland, they have fled and left their dying mother, they have fled to other places for ſhelter, and fled in under indulgence, and fled to other nations under a pretence to preach the goſpel; but the truth is, I am afraid that it be ſaid by God at length, that it was for the back and the belly that many of them hath done ſo, and to ſhun ſuffering for Chriſt, for which they ſhall ſmart e'er all be done: there was work enough at home for them to have ſtayed at home with their dying mother. O ſecure England and Ireland, your day of vengeance haſtens faſt from the Lord.

Well, you that are the ſufferers for Chriſt in Scotland look what worthy David ſays, Palm xvii. and laſt verſe. David had as meikle wealth in the world (eaſe honours, pleaſures, and a throne) as any of them hath, the Lord ſays to David, I have ſetched you from keeping the ews with young. I gave you pleaſures, a throne, and a kingdom, and dominion over your enemies: and what would you have more, ſays God to David? It is true, Lord, ſays David, I have received all that, but all that is not my portion: I will not give a goat-horn for it all in compariſon of that noble ſatisfaction I ſhall have in the morning of the reſurrection when I awake I ſhall be ſatisfied with thy likeneſs.'' Come ſufferers for Chriſt, ye ſhall have a bony encouragement in ſpite of them all: up your hearts with the faith of believing theſe things. The poor believing perſecuted kirk in Scotland is now a ſick patient under Chriſt's hand. But. O bleſſed ſhall they be that hall be privileged to be ſharers of the bleſſed reformation: that glorious work of reformation of that man-child which this ſick travailing woman ſhall bring''