vocate causes upon complaint of parties, but also to call before them any whom they held scandalous or erroneous; to command ministers to excommunicate them under the pain of suspension, depri vation or warding, and to call before them ministers or professors in schools, colleges, or universities, whom they should understand to have uttered in public any thing against the conclusions of the bypast General Assemblies, or in favour of any who are banished, warded, or confined, and to punish them according to the quality of their offence."-Scot's Apologetical Narration, pp. 219, 220. Nor had the bishops failed, previous to the date of this letter, to exercise the exorbitant power thus granted them over the bodies and goods of loyal subjects, not a few ministers having been deprived, imprisoned, and banished by the Courts of High Commission simply for their nonconformity. In a paper entitled "The Grievances of the Ministers and other Professors given in by some in their name to his Majesty, or to the Estates," soon after Charles I. ascended the throne, it is complained, "That the bishops, not being content with the titles and benefices of bishopricks, encroached, against their own protestations and promise, upon the jurisdiction ecclesiastical, in accepting, or rather procuring power and commission from his Majesty to fine, confine, decern upon suspension, deposition, deprivation of ministers, and excommunication of whatsoever subjects; and, that they have removed worthy men of the ministry from their calling for no other cause but refusal of conformity to some ceremonies unknown till of late to our Kirk."—Ibid. pp. 322, 324.
The emigration of these preachers and of multitudes of the people to New England was the consequence of the persecuting measures pursued by Archbishop Laud for enforcing conformity in the prosecution of his favourite scheme of bringing the Church of England as near to that of Rome as could consort with his own supremacy and that of his sovereign. To promote this scheme the churches were to be repaired and adorned with images, pictures, altar-pieces, and public worship embellished with pompous ceremonies. By his direction Charles published a new set of instructions for the bishops, requiring them, among other things, to see that perfect silence be observed in the predestinarian controversies; and that every lec
turer before his lecture read the service in the Prayer-Book in his surplice and hood. Such as refused to conform were prosecuted before the High Commission, and treated with great severity. "Affected with the constant persecution of their party, and the reduction of their families to beggary, without any prospect of deliverance, Messrs Higginson and Skelton, with about three hundred and fifty private persons, retired to America and settled in the Massachusetts Bay, as their friends had formerly done at Plymouth. After landing, they entered into a solemn covenant to walk together in the fear of the Lord and in church-fellowship with one another. About seventy ministers and four thousand planters are said to have retired to that continent from the tyrannical rage of Laud and his agents." -Brown's British Churches, vol. i. pp. 215-217.
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Page 88, Note 2, for Mr Andrew read Mr Alexander.
Page 93, Note 1, for Letter 61, page 112, read 66, page 117. Page 235, Letter CXXIII the notes at Letter CLXXIII should have been inserted here.
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Page 124, line 10 from foot, for minister of a parish in the Presbytery of Irvine, read minister of Irvine.
In Note 2, p. 489, it is said that Mr John Brown "presided over the Scottish congregation at Rotterdam." This statement made on the authority of the Scots Worthies is incorrect. We learn from Steven's History of the Scottish Church in Rotterdam, (p. 38,) that Brown was never admitted pastor of a particular congregation abroad, although he occasionally favoured Messrs Hogg and M'Ward, who were settled over the Scottish Church in that city, with his greatly valued assistance in the pulpit, and in visiting their people.
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GENERAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
ABERDEEN, prospect of Mr R. being
removed to, p. 99, 105, 108. His
removal to, 111, 115. His situa-
tion and experience in, 121, 122,
131, 136, 143, 152, 170, 173, 174,
177, 178, 180, 181, 184, 185, 188,
193, 196, 206, 207, 210, 224, 226,
229, 238, 261, 264, 266, 269, 271,
276, 278, 279, 289, 306, 326, 340,
352, 354, 368, 385, 388, 399, 401,
405, 412, 423, 437, 465, 480, 488,
496, 518, 528, 536, 543, 576.
To the people of, 708.
Advent, Christ's, 10, 11, 22, 33, 43,
46, 51, 62, 64, 66,71,86, 88, 89, 91,
98, 127, 183, 246, 248, 251, 309,
310, 319, 333, 346, 352, 360, 383,
386, 419, 441, 465, 480, 502, 516,
523, 556, 596, 609, 658, 670, 675,
695, 696.
Advice as to public conduct, 150.
To beginners, 572. To doubting
souls, 601.
Affections on heavenly objects, 180,
480.
Affliction, design of and comfort
under, 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 20, 22, 25, 26,
37, 40, 41, 42, 45, 56, 66, 68, 72,
74, 78, 82, 116, 128, 131, 135, 154,
155, 170, 178, 197, 201, 213, 218,
235, 237, 247, 264, 308, 352, 363,
385, 400, 415, 419, 439, 459, 480,
487, 489, 525, 532, 547, 557, 576,
578, 579, 589, 611, 616, 617, 621,
623, 634, 639, 640, 642, 645, 653,
660, 673, 702.
Anabaptists, 630.
Anti-Christ, 90, 174, 330, 449, 527,
582, 584, 601.
Antinomians, 630.
Anwoth, reference to and remem-
brance of, 4, 31, 73, 177, 185, 199,
528, 570. Removal from, 111,
114. Anxiety about, 199. Envy
of even swallows at, 310, 334,
407.
Appearances, danger of trusting to
outward, 431.
Arminianism, 24, 34, 104, 111, 211,
226, 267, 406.
Armour, Christian, 74.
Assembly, General, 1638, 299.
Westminster, 629, 630, 632.
Assurance, 40, 219, 203, 228, 234,
282, 372, 436, 439, 480, 501, 573,
575.
Want of, 387.
Atheism, heart by nature, 471, 472.
Practical, 628.
Babylon's vengeance hastening on,
32, 669.
Backsliders, 445, 454, 485, 575, 708.
Banishment, Mr R.'s prospect of,
279.
Beauty of Christ, v. Christ.
Beginners, advice to, 572.
Believer, blessedness in store for,
38, 51, 54, 654. A cumbrous piece
of work, 387. Epitaph of, 597.
To be seen of all, 221. Not a
more humble soul than, 460.
Safe though tried, 91, 97, 386,
446,461. Graces from Christ, 612.
Bishops, 266.
Blackness Castle, 24.
Bohemia, 62.
Brownism, 626, 630, 714.
Brother, on the loss of a, 707.
Burdens, 276, 398. To be cast on
Christ, 367.
Calumny, how to bear, 26, 271.
Canons, book of, 295.
Calvinism, Godwin's defence of, 632.
Cares to be cast on Christ, 506.
Carsphairn Kirk, God's presence in,
Catechising, 81, 692.
Ceremonies, imposition of, 29.
Charles I. Parliament, 731.
Charity, 95.
Children, on the death of, 2, 8, 55,
65, 236, 576, 634, 661. Not to be
over loved, 208, 236, 481. Ex-
hortation to, 23, 34, 49, 64, 84,
148, 212, 307, 361.
Christ, advent of, v. Advent. Ap-
probation of worth all worlds,
272. Beauty and excellence of,
45, 106, 128, 140, 141, 147, 161,
182, 211, 239, 243, 245, 261, 267,
280, 328, 346, 364, 369, 376, 378,
380, 381, 395, 400, 402, 404, 412,
413, 414, 418, 421, 428, 440, 450,
458, 466, 468, 479, 510, 541, 560,
585, 590, 595, 514, 648, 652, 679.
Believer's obligation to, 387.
Communion with, 15, 200. Con-
formity to, 20. Cross of, 123, 126,
171, 247, 251, 271, 460, 484, 487,
494, 495, 497, 503, 506, 513, 541,
544, 566, 585, 718. Continuing
in, 273. Crown, 120, 139. For-
bearance of, 134. The Fountain,
607. Fulness of, 40, 311, 314,
397, 653. Gain, true, 507, 536.
Glory, 278, 457, 479. Headship,
220, 423, 441, 479, 494. King-
dom of, to be called over all,
396, 613. Legacy, his, of trouble,
579. Love of, 28, 40, 119, 122,
129, 131, 138, 147, 161, 162, 177,
181, 184, 188, 191, 202, 210, 213.
216, 218, 225, 230, 238, 244, 272.
277, 280, 282, 313, 315, 327, 337,
340, 356, 363, 367, 413, 485, 486,
496, 510, 512, 522, 525, 535, 543,
553, 558, 586, 607, 622. Pattern
of patience, 26, 481. Person of,
43, 52. Physician, the best, 348.
Purifier of the church, 355. Pre-
rogative, royal, of, 549. Ran-
somer, the, 231. Reproach of,
484. Riches, his unfailing, 486,
651. Sufferings of, 26, 103, 120,
225, 234, 244, 249, 261, 266, 271,
274, 276, 278. Fellowship in, 674.
Surrender to, 249. Sympathy
of, 1, 38, 56, 278, 577, 642. Tes-
tifying for honour of, 102, 112,
241, 318, 329, 356, 401, 412, 434,
454, 514, 529, 549, 554, 665, 671,
705, 721. Ways of misunder-
stood, 191; unchangeable, 38,
367, 485, 506. Way of showing
himself the best, 435. Worth
suffering for, 112, 118, 151, 223,
260, 333, 590, 697. Worthy infi-
nitely, 33, 184, 198, 239, 284,
376, 404, 430, 503, 537. Differ-
ences betwixt what is his and
man's, 658, 679.
Christian, life, difficulties of, 146,
161, 200, 208, 237, 247, 249, 252,
262, 269, 286, 320, 408, 495. Di-
rections for, 286. Amystery, 540.
Marks of difference between and
reprobates, 320.
Church, state of, 11, 17, 24, 27, 28,
34, 36, 39, 44, 46, 47, 51, 55, 57,
61, 64, 69, 74, 82, 84, 85, 88, 97,
112, 130, 131, 155, 173, 181, 187,
197, 219, 236, 276, 294, 298, 302,
310, 315, 332, 339, 355, 362, 362,
394, 413, 438, 464, 484, 491, 516,
529, 535, 544, 548, 550, 565, 609,
650, 656, 690, 695. Troubles, dan-
ger of, 19, 21, 30, 81. Prayer
for, 79. Her enemies, destruction
of, 55, 70, 74.
City, the heavenly, 54, 488.
Commentary projected, 211.
Commercial misfortune, 293.
Commission, high, 12, 63, 104, 109,
119, 295, 584, 732.
Commissioner for Parliament,
choice of, 67.
Communion seasons, 28, 35, 39, 50,
63, 82, 92. The, 534. Kneeling
at, idolatry, 176. With Christ,
Compliances, Christ - dishonouring,
434, 666, 707.
Compromises, 390, 434.
Confession, a Christian's, 329.
Conflict, the Christian, 13.
Conformity to Christ, 20. To schis-
matic designs reproved, 709.
Conscience, 305, 393, 488. To be
kept entire, 59. Challenges of,
109, 116, 232, 366, 405.
Consolations, 1, 71, 74, 78, 87, 92,
94, 111, 143, 163, 234, 526, 527,
539, 577, 599, 617, 621, 634, 641,
646, 654, 660, 662, 673, 678, 680,
690, 702.
Constancy, 698.
Contentment, 97.
Controversies with ministers in
Aberdeen, 226.
Conviction, 446.
Counsels, to his people, 442, 532,
570. To Kilmalcolm parishioners,
570. To people of Aberdeen, 708.
Courage in and for Christ, 86, 90,
95, 142, 171, 179, 233, 241, 253,
267, 273, 434, 464, 470, 515, 549,
554, 665, 669 698, 722.
Duty, adherence to, amid opposi-
tion, 258.
Dwelling in Christ, 605.
Earnestness about the soul, rea-
sons for, 235, 237, 377.
Earth a shadow, 496.
Covenant, the, 106, 229, 299, 579, Edinburgh, 74, 82, 88. On Mr R.'s
668, 689, 699, 700.
Cramond, 80.
Cromwell's government referred
to, 665, 681, 689.
Cross, no burden, 109. Christ's bet-
ter than Egypt's treasures, 271.
Crosses, use of, 18, 66, 109, 111, 154,
351, 433, 461, 485, 518, 536, 539,
542, 558, 718.
Darkness on the land, 652, 668,
675, 680.
Daughter, death of, consolation for,
1, 8, 646.
Deadness, 681, 683, 688, 694, 696.
Death to be prepared for, 6, 72,
165, 254, 273, 305, 321, 385. Not
to be feared, 38, 717. Of Saints,
482, 647, 655. Christ the sup-
port in, 660.
Decision, early, 393, 394, 396, 431.
Declension in the church, 17, 695.
Decrees of God not to be repined
at, 386.
Delight in preaching Christ, 424,
436, 443, 447, 462, 565.
Desertions, use of, 474.
Desires, longing, 184, 219, 133, 266,
290, 313, 315, 319, 328, 336, 351,
354, 366, 372, 389, 397, 404, 408,
412, 414, 417, 421, 425, 428, 437,
441, 448, 483, 486, 493, 509, 513,
535, 538, 557, 560, 564, 612, 650,
659, 670.
Devil, his insinuations, 6, 59, 62,
64. Rumbling, raging, better
than a secure sleepy one, 74, 257.
His wind shakes no corn, 177.
Weaker than the believer, 238.
Difficulties in the way to the king-
dom, 405, 498.
Diligence in securing salvation, 233.
Discipline, Book of, referred to,
692.
Dispensations, God's, 388.
Doubtings, remedies against, 349,
402, 411.
Dunbar, battle of, 667.
election to a professorship in,
Episcopacy, proceedings of those
belonging to, 14, 21, 29, 47, 74,
82, 85, 93, 99. Service Book, 29,
173, 294, 444. Ceremonies of,
158, 226, 267.
Epitaph of a dying believer, 597.
Eternity, light of, 556, 589.
Exhortation to make sure, 141, 165,
166, 195, 200, 233, 237, 249, 345,
874, 432, 487, 497, 522, 536, 564,
627. Under dejection, 194, 205,
232, 238. To stedfastness, 317,
325, 421, 455, 507, 520, 524, 681,
692, 705. To attend to things of
salvation, 321, 378, 401, 410. To
seek a lively sense of sin, 364,
394.
Expecters, or seekers, 631.
Experience, 137, 144, 177, 185, 188,
191, 196, 202, 206, 207, 208, 210,
213, 216, 223, 227, 229, 238, 239,
242, 244, 248, 253, 254, 258, 260,
262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 269, 278,
282, 288, 296, 299, 306, 315, 316,
329, 333, 335, 340, 345, 356, 358,
364, 382, 889, 407, 412, 433, 439,
455, 485, 489, 492, 496, 504, 512,
522, 529, 535, 541, 551, 557, 580,
668, 682, 690.
Faith, 16. To be kept in exercise, 5,
65, 112. Weak without a cross,
135, 218, 335, 387. Encourage-
ment to, 37. Necessity for in
time of affliction, 178, 439, 608,
660. No bed to sleep on but om-
nipotency, 183, 302. Better of
sharp winter storm, 284, 406.
Mark of, 718. Precious, 416.
Every preparation for trial, 592.
Misgivings of, 614. May dance
because Christ singeth, 353. A
miracle, 372.
False brethren, troubles from, 85.
Familists, the, 633.
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