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INDEX

of the following SPEECHES.

He laft Speech and Teftimony of Mr. Donald Cargil Page
A Letter of his to Mr. James Skeen

Letter of his to fome Friends before he went Abroad
A Letter of his to John M' Colm and Archbald Alifon
A Letter of his to the Prisoners in the Correction-houfe
The Teftimony of Mr. Walter Smith

His laff Words on the Scaffold

The laft Teftimony of Mr. James Boig

15

18

20

David Hackitoun of Rathillet his Interrogations

22

A Letter of his to a Chriftian Friend

24%

A Letter to a Gentlewoman of his Acquaintance

30.

A third Letter, and a Letter to his Silter

The Teftimony of Archbald Alifon

33 and 34

ibid

The Teftimony of John M'Colm

39

The Teltimony of Mr. James Skcen

48

His Letter to the Profeffors in the Shife of Aberdeen

The Teftimony of Archbald Stewart

The Interrogations of Ilabel Allifoh, and her dying Téltimon

The Teltimony of Mation Harvie

The Teftimony of Will. Gouger, Rob. Sangfter and Christopher

Miller

The Teltimony of Laurence Hay
The Teftimony of Andrew Pitilloch
The Teftimony of William Thomson
The Teftimony of William Cuthil
The Teftimony of Robert Garnock
The Teftimony of Patrick Forman
The Teftimony of David Farrie
The Teftimony of James Stewart

II
118

55

60%

123
128

134

A Relation concerning Alexander Ruffet

140

The Interrogations of Robert Gray

ibid

His Letter to John Anderfon Prifoner in Dumfries

14t

His Teftimony and his laft Words on the Scaffold.

142 and 147

The Interrogations of James Robertion

148

The Teftimony John Finlay

His Teftimony'

The Teftimony of William Cochrani

The Teftimony of Andrew Guiline

The Teftimony of John Cochran

ARelation concerning Arthur Bruce and John Whitelaw Page 175 176

A Letter from John Wharry

A Letter from James Smith

Interrogations of John Nisbet Younger

The Teftimony of John Nisbet younger

ibid

177

179

180

Anfwers by John Wilfon writer in Lanerk, before feven or eight
of the Council, with his anfwers before the Council 187 and 188
Reafons of his Anfwers, and Reflections thereupon

His Reafons against fupplicating the Council for a Reprieve
His Teltimony

The Teftimony of John Main

A Relation concerning John Richmond, Archbald Stewart,

James Ninian and James Johnftoun

The Teltimony of George Martine

A Relation concerning John Gilry

The Teftimony of John Richmond

A Letter of Archbald Stewarts

The Teltimony of Captain John Patoun

The Teftimony of Thomas Robertson

221

224

231

234

236

1243

ibid

The Teftimony of James Nisbet

The Tellimony of Arthur Taket

Interrogations of James Nicol

A Relation concerning Mr. John Dick

A Relation concerning Thomas Harknels, Andrew Clark,

Samuel M Euen, etc.

The joint Teltimony of Tho.Harkness, And. Clark,Sam, M'Euen 244
The joint Teftimony of James Lawfon and Alex. Wood. 245
The Interrogations of George Jackfon

A relation concerning Wil. Keagow, J. Semple and J. Wat.

A relation concerning Mar. Lauchlane and Mar. Willon
The Teftimony of Thomas Stoddart

256

261

His Teftimony

Relation concerning John Nisbet of Hardhill

A relation concerning Matthew Bryce and James Wilkie
The Teltimony of Edward Marthal

The laft Teftimony and dying words of Mr.

267

A fhort relation concerning Mr. Richard Cameron
A relation of fome remarkable paffages in the Life of Mr. Do-

nald Cargil

Form of the Excommunication at Torwood

Relation of the Perfecution and death of Henry Hall
An Abftract of the Queens-ferry Paper

A Lift of the banished

Account of thofe who were murdered without procefs
Ahort hint of the oppreflive Fines and Exactions
The Epitaphs upon the Tomb-ftones of the Martyrs

James Renwick

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285

O here of faithful Witneffes a Cloud,
For Chrift their King refifting unto Blood. 1
Lo! here upon their Pifgah-top they ftand:
Juft on the Confines of Emmanuel's Land:
Leaving th' ungrateful World, longing to be
Poffefs'd of bleffed Immortality.

Lo! Here they ftand, accofting cruel Death
With Chriftian Bravenefs, to their lateft breath;
The views they have of Heav'n's eternal joys,
So far Eclipfe all fublunary Toys,imbayub adi
Their Souls are only charm'd with Things above,
Exulting in their fweet Redeemer's Love.

Lo! here they stand, and will not quite the Field,
They'll die upon the Spot, before they'll yield.
Lo! with what Courage and brave Refolution
They bear the hock of bloody Perfecution.

Hell's Rage, Rome's Fury, nor the fcorn of thofe at c
Pretending Friendship, tho' the worst of Foes,
Could never shake their fteady Loyalty

-To Zion's King, for whofe Supremacy
Over his Church, thus boldly they contend.
And by his Grace endure unto the End)
Refufing e'er to make a bafe Surrender.
Of Chrift's Regalia to a vile Pretender;
Who fwoll'n with more than Luciferian Pride
Could not in his own Princely Place abide :
But would ufurp the fp'ritual Pow'r and throne
Of God JEHOVAH, giv'n to Chrift alone.

And

And having thus 'gainst Heav'n difplay'd a Banner.
The Coveflant he fwore in folemn Manner,
He broke and burnt; Divine and Human Laws,
Trode under Foot; and to advance his Caufe,
Made bloody Violence the only claim,
Whereby he wore the royal Diadem.

Being ferv'd with Beafts devoid of human Senfe,
Much more of Honour and of Conscience;
Who flew God's deareft Saints in Field and City,
'Gainft Law and Reafon, without fenfe of pity:
Whofe fharpeft fufferings could not affwage,
Nor death itself allay their hellish Rage.
And if their Bodies dead felt fefife of pains,
Gut all in Parts, they hung them up in Chains.
Heads, Legs, and Arms, they plac'd on ev'ry Port
Of Burghs, or other Places of refort,

As ftanding Trophies of their Victory,
O'er Divine Truth, and Human Liberty.
Well, have they kill'd, and ta'ne poffeffion too?
Is this the utmost that their Rage cou'd do?
Only to fend Chrift's loving Subjects home,
To their dear Country, where they long to come
What matter where their dufty parts do ly?
Interr'd in Earth, or lifted up on by ?
While as their Souls eternal Anthems raife,
In fweet Accents to their Redeemer's praife.-
And will not Zion's King regain his crown?
Throwing fuch vain, afpiring Mortals down
Into that direful Pit, from whence did flow
The Mifts of Pride, which did enchant them fo
Come then, behold thefe Witnelles

Adorn'd with holy Zeal and Faithfulness;

Who like a Cloud, do usinviron round,

Viewing (as'twere what way we'll ftand our Ground,
Let's run our Race with equal patience;

With Eyes intentupon our Recomperise,

THE

THE LAST

SPEECHES and TESTIMONIES
Of the Sufferers for the Truth in Scotland,
fince the Year 1680.

The last Speech and Teftimony of the Reverend Mr. DONALD CARGIL, fometime Minister of the Gofpel in the Barony Parish of Glafgow, delivered by him in Writing before his Execution at the Crofs of Edinburgh, July 27. 1681.

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HIS is the most joyful day that ever I faw in my pilgrimage on earth; my joy is now begun, which I fee fhall never be interrupted. I fee both my intereft, and his truth, and the furenefs of the one, and the precioufnefs of the other, It is near thirty years fince he made it fure; and fince that time (tho' there has fallen out much fin, yet) I was never out of an affurance of mine intereft, nor long out of fight of his prefence. He has dandled me, and kept me lively, and never left me behind; tho' I was ofttimes turning back. O he has fhewed the wonderful precioufnefs of his grace, not only in the first receiving thereof, but in renewed and multiplied pardons! I have been a man of great fins, but he has been a God of great mercies. And now through his mercies, I have a confcience as found and quiet, as if I had never finned. It is long fince I could have adventured on eternity, through Gods mercy and Chrift's merits; but death remained fomewhat terrible, and that now is taken away; and now death is no more to me, but to caft myfelf into my husbands arms, and to ly down with him. And however it be with me at the laft; tho' I fhould be ftraitned by God, or interrupted by men, yet all is fure, and fhall be well. I have foldowed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been moft in the main things; not that I thought the things concerning our times little; but that I thought none could do any thing to purpofe in Gods great and publick matters, till they were right in their conditions. And O that all had taken this method; for then there had been fewer apoftacies. The religion of the land, and zeal for the lands engagements, are come to nothing, but a fupine, loathfome and hateful formality; and there cannot be zeal, livelinefs and rightnefs, where people meet with perfecution, and want heart renovation. My foul trembles to think, how little of regeneration there is amongst the Minifters and profeffors of Scotland. O the Minifters of Scotland, how have they betrayed Chrift's intereft, and beguiled fouls! they have not entred in themfelves, and them that were entring in they hindred." They have fold the things of Chrift, and liberties of his church, for a fhort and curfed quiet to themfelves, which is

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