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BURNET-LEIGHTON PAPERS
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Mr Robert Burnet his scrupules why he can not sjoi. 124.]
Salua Conscientia subscryue the League and
Couenant. And he humblie cranes ne sit ei
fraudi That he hes set them downe frielie and
plainlie being so commanded. And that no
man take exceptione at anie thinge that is
wreitten, Seing he may take God to witnes
That he hes wreitten no thing w’t intentione to
offend anie, hot to Justifie himself. And if
anie iustlie takes exceptione at anie thinge, he Or the pres-
professes nolle scriptu. Giuen in to ye Pres- ^uZVecmu^i
byterie oj Kdgr at yr command, but suppressed one amwear
be Mr R6 Duglas}
of them.
1. All Couenants maid w* God in Scripture are eather of
Dewties unquestionablie necessare and the waie [? verie] funda¬
ment and substance of religione. As to serue God in Sinceritie
and treuth, To put away Idolls and strange Gods as y4 of
Josuah: To Seeke the God of ther fathers w1, all ther hairt
and all ther soull, as that of Asa: That they should be the
Lords people, as that of Jehoiada: That they should walke
after the Lord and keep his Commandements and Statuts wl
all ther hairt and all yr soull, as that of Josias, who made all
the people to stand too itt as is interpreted afterhand To
serue the Lord ther God: to enter vnto ane Curse and vnto
ane Oath to walk in Gods law which was given be Moses the
1 Italic type in the text or margin represents later additions in the manuscripts.
The paper has been folded, and is much worn ; and certain passages, which to
the present writer seem quite illegible, are given on the faith of a very careful
transcript made by the late Mr. W. H, Allnutt.
335
I
Mr Robert Burnet his scrupules why he can not sjoi. 124.]
Salua Conscientia subscryue the League and
Couenant. And he humblie cranes ne sit ei
fraudi That he hes set them downe frielie and
plainlie being so commanded. And that no
man take exceptione at anie thinge that is
wreitten, Seing he may take God to witnes
That he hes wreitten no thing w’t intentione to
offend anie, hot to Justifie himself. And if
anie iustlie takes exceptione at anie thinge, he Or the pres-
professes nolle scriptu. Giuen in to ye Pres- ^uZVecmu^i
byterie oj Kdgr at yr command, but suppressed one amwear
be Mr R6 Duglas}
of them.
1. All Couenants maid w* God in Scripture are eather of
Dewties unquestionablie necessare and the waie [? verie] funda¬
ment and substance of religione. As to serue God in Sinceritie
and treuth, To put away Idolls and strange Gods as y4 of
Josuah: To Seeke the God of ther fathers w1, all ther hairt
and all ther soull, as that of Asa: That they should be the
Lords people, as that of Jehoiada: That they should walke
after the Lord and keep his Commandements and Statuts wl
all ther hairt and all yr soull, as that of Josias, who made all
the people to stand too itt as is interpreted afterhand To
serue the Lord ther God: to enter vnto ane Curse and vnto
ane Oath to walk in Gods law which was given be Moses the
1 Italic type in the text or margin represents later additions in the manuscripts.
The paper has been folded, and is much worn ; and certain passages, which to
the present writer seem quite illegible, are given on the faith of a very careful
transcript made by the late Mr. W. H, Allnutt.
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| Description | Contents: The Scottish king's household and other fragments from a 14th century manuscript / Mary Bateson -- The Scottish nation in the University of Orleans, 1336-1538 / John Kirkpatrick -- Muster-roll of the French garrison at Dunbar, 1553 / Robert S. Rait -- The antiquity of the Christian religion among the Scots, 1594 / Henry D.G. Law -- The apology for William Maitland of Lethington, 1610 / Andrew Lang -- Some letters and correspondence of George Graeme / L.G. Graeme -- A Scottish journie, being an account in verse of a tour from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1641, by P.J. / C.H. Firth -- Narratives illustrating the Duke of Hamilton's expedition to England in 1648 / C.H. Firth -- Certain papers of Robert Burnet ... Gilbert Burnet ... and Robert Leighton / H.C. Foxcroft -- Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, 1677-1720 / Robert Paul -- The will of Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, 1789 / Francis Steuart -- Index. |
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