Memorials of the family of Row

The Redshanks Sermon.
Jerem. 30.
Sion is wounded and J will keale her, saitk the Lord.
Need not trouble you to set forth who is meant by Sion, yee
all know well enough that it is the poore Church of Scotland,
who is now wounded in her head, in her heart, in her hands,
and in her feet.
In her head by government, in her heart by doctrine, in her
hands by discipline, and in her feet by worship.
First, she is wounded in her head, where she hath got such a clash as
hath made all her braines clatter again, and almost put her beside her five
senses.
First in her seeing; for she could have seen as wel as any Christian
Kirk, but now she cannot distinguish betweene black and white, for bring
plaine Popery before her, and she cannot discerne between that and true
religion.
Secondly, she is wounded in her hearing ; she could have distinguished
the sound of the Gospell and the rigor of the Law, but now since the Or-
ganes came in, she is growne as deafe as a doore naile.
Thirdly, she could have smelled as well as ony other Kirk, but now she
hath smelt the whore of Babilon, she is so senselesse, as bring the stinking
Popish trash under her nose, and it will seem as sweet as a Rose.
Fourthly, she could have tasted as well as the bset, but now she hath so
tasted of the Popes Idolatrie she cannot relish her former food.
Lastly, she was so pure and tender as shee would not touch any thing
which had been corrupted, but now she hath toucht some Popish pitch,
and how can she but be defiled ? the application followes.
You see how she hath almost lost her senses, and you that are old men
have seene her Ministers, going in good old short cloakes, with round
black velvet capes, which little cloakes, turned more soules to God then
ever the long gownes did.
You have heard such good Ministers expound the law and apply the