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
the thief on the cross. He concludes with these words,
“ and what can poor James Nicol say more ?” returning
again to the consideration of God’s wrath against the land,
to stir up all ranks to repentance.
After he had concluded his speech, with the usual for¬
mality of bidding farewell to his suffering brethren, and all
sublunary things, embracing and welcoming the heavenly
joys, and eternal enjoyment of God the Father, Son, and Ho¬
ly Ghost, into whose hands he commits his spirit; he adds,
by way of postscript:—
“Now, dear friends, my testimony being finished, and be¬
ing near the borders of eternity, having forgot that which I
see a great necessity to leave my testimony against ; I think
it a most necessary duty to leave my testimony against
James Russel and Mr. John Flint, because James Russel,
and those in fellowship with him, have separated themselves
from the persecuted suffering remnant of the Church of Scot¬
land, and Mr. John Flint has taken upon him, with their
consent, to officiate in the work of the ministry, contrary to
the word of God. He has run, although not sent of God,
nor called, nor ordained of lawful church members. And
now he and they have risen up in opposition to God, his
cause and persecuted remnant in the church of Scotland,
calling them all perjured, that are suffering death, impris¬
onment, or banishment, for precious Christ. And therefore,
I, as a dying witness for him, even my Lord Jesus, my only
Saviour, who converted me thirty-six years since, and has
these twenty-four years helped me to pray to him, to enable
me to witness against all error and defection, and has kept
me right and straight to this day of my longed-for desire, do
leave my witness and testimony against Mr. John Flint and
James Russel, and all that adhere to them.”
T On the 5th of March, 1684, Mr. John Dick, student of
theology, suffered. His elaborate and judicious testimony
had been here inserted, had it not been lately published by
itself, and is already in the hands of a great many people ;
so the reader may have recourse to the said print for it.
Upon perusal, he will find it second to none, for a steady
zeal and adherence to the reformation, orderly method,
pithy and pertinent defences against the cavils of the ad¬
versaries, and proper and necessary advices to fellow-