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BY Mr JAMES REW.
LONDON, Printed by William Du-Gard, Anno Dom. 1650.
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Notes of a Sermon preach't at St Gile's the great Church in Edenburgh upon a Fast daie, the last Sundaie in Julie 1638. By Mr James Rew.
Mercifull Lord! I have twa questions to speire at thee, &c.
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Text JEREM. 30.17.
I will restore health unto thee, and will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord, becaus they called thee an outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
- 1 In her Head, as in the Government.
- 2 In her Heart, as in the Doctrine.
- 3 In her Hands, as in the Discipline.
- 4 In her Feet as in the Worship.
1 In her Seeing: The Kirk o' Scotland was a seen as well as anie Christian Kirk; but now shee cannot distinguish benance black and white; bring Paperie before her, shee cannot discern between that and true Religion.
2 The Kirk o' Scotland is wounded in her Hearing: The Kirk of Scotland cud a distinguish't o' sounds, but since the Organs were brought in, shee is grown as deaf, as a dure-nail.
3 The Kirk o' Scotland cud a smel't as weel as anie Christian Kirk i'th world. The Kirk of Ream smelt sea strang, that at first shee cud a tell'd yee, that shee smelt of the Whore of Babylon; but now bring the stinkingst Paperie to her nose, it will smell as sweet as an apple.
Now poor Saul, yee ha seen her wounded: there shee ligg's, a ruful spectacle: pittie her an yee will: But what...