Series 1 > Diary of Andrew Hay of Craignethan

QUOTHQUAN COMMUNION
1659]
a treasure, a 4 fold treasure ascribed to God in scripture. 3
treasures ascribed to men, 3 tymes to try your treasure best.
5 marks to know if your treasure be in heaven. 3 considerans
to clear and conviction of treasuring on earth. 3 comforts by
choosing Christ our treasure, etc.
After sermons I cam home to the Stone with my wiffe, and
went to secret and then to familie dutie.
This was a blissed day: Lord, grant sutable friut.
Some shouers of rain, and cold.
18 July, Munday, 5 a'cloak.—This morning after I was
readie I went with my wiffe to Quodqn to hear the thanksgiving
sermons. I heard Mr Antony Murray on Marc 13 last. Obs.
That its the dutie of all the people of God at all tymes to be
very diligent and watchfull. 5 things taken in in the watch-
full Christian. 3 reasones of the point. 4 reasons in ourselvs
to move watching. 4 in your enemy and 5 in Christ. 5 sort
of professors rebukable for not watching. 4 things to be
watched about. 4 motives and 6 helps to watchfulnes, etc.
Therafter Mr Jon Rae preached on Isai. 25. 9. In the text
4 things. The churches acknowledgm*, her stirring up, her
ground of glorification, and the improvement of it. Obs. that
the beliver waiting upon God, when he finds him, should boast
of and glorie in him. 4 things supposed in the doctrine.
4 things imported in it. 3 grounds of the dutie. 2 reasones of
the point. 4 impediments of this dutie. 5 motives to the
dutie, and 6 words of counsall, etc.
Then I heard Mr Jo. Greg preach on Luc. 2. 29. In the
text 3 things, a desire, the warand of it, and the reasons of it
that moved him. Obs. 1, That Christ Jesus is Gods salvaoun
to his people. Obs. 2, That the Lord allowes so neer comunion
sometimes that his freinds can say myne eyes see thy salvation.
4 things imported in the words. 4 marks to know this sight
of Christ indeed. 3 reasons why the Lord manifests not him¬
self at every ordinance. Obs. 3, That a clear sight of Christ
so ravasheth folks hearts as while somtymes it maks them
desire to die. 6 things imported in the expression. 4 reasones
that muvs a man to desire death. 3 cautions for desire of
death, etc.