Religion & morality > Cloud of witnesses, for the royal prerogatives of Jesus Christ, or, The last speeches and testimonies of those who suffered for the truth in Scotland, in the years 1681-1688, with an appendix, containing the Queensferry paper, Torwood excommunications, &c

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LAST SPEECH AND TESTIMONY OF
who seemed to be most eminent; “I marvel that ye are
so soon removed from him that called you into the grace
of Christ, unto another gospel.” Gal. i. 6. 2. Against
Quakerism, Independency, and all other errors, which are
not according to the word of God, and our Solemn Cove¬
nants and Confessions of Faith. 3. Against the tyrant
upon the throne of Britain and Ireland, for his tyranny,
oppression, and bloodshed, and for overturning the laws,
both civil and ecclesiastic, and not making the law his rule
to be ruled by, but he ruling the law, and not the law him ;
which is not according to the word of God, “ He that rul-
eth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” 2
Sam. xxiii. 3. And also against all the upholders, aiders,
assisters, and maintainers of him. O what will become of
this generation for their apostacy in departing away from
God ! 4. Against the oath of supremacy, for the setting
up of persons as supreme, and following and making them
their rule, and not taking the word of God to be their rule.
5. Against that bond taken in the Grey friars’ kirk-yard ;
many denied this, but the Lord, in his own due time, made
it appear, when the trial came to a greater length ; there is
nothing done in secret, but he will have it manifested in
the light. 6. Against the bond called the Bond of Regu¬
lation, binding to walk according to the will of men, and
not according to the will of God. Surely it is not according
to the practice of the apostles, “ But Peter and John an¬
swered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight
of God, to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.”
Acts iv. 19. 7. Against the bond pressed by the Highland
host, in the west country. What may be said of this gene¬
ration ? It may be said, ye have gone away backward from
my ordinances, and ye have forsaken me, the living God,
and have hewed you out broken cisterns that can hold no
water. 8. Against that land-ruining and soul-destroying
thing called the test. 9. Against all coming out of prison
upon bond and caution ; whatever men may say of it, it is
a complying with the avowed enemies, and a binding them¬
selves to be the prisoners of men, and not the prisoners of
Jesus Christ. 10. Against all compearing at courts, and
paying of fines ; for it implies, that we have committed a
fault, and also it approves of them as just judges, that are
imposing these things ; but ye may see what they are, when