Series 1 > Diary of Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston 1632-1639

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DIARY OF LORD WARISTON
verrie hearts, acknouledging our misdeservings, Gods immediat
providence and unexspected kyndnes in this particular delyverie;
vouing for to remarque it, 2. to remember it, 3. for to blisse
him morning and evening particularly for it, 4. and to trust
him in the lyk trouble. Thairafter we read and applyed the
107 Ps. O my saule, blisse thou the Lord for this, and pray him
to contineu his faytherly kyndnes in Chryst his wealbeloved,
outwardly and inwardly, to you both. On Frayday at morning
and evening I got som good, bot without tears. On Saturday
after sermon in Trenent I got many tears in ane sensible con¬
fession of my lyfe.
io Aug. On Sunday morning I was mooved at the sight of my
natural corruption by my aversnes fra al the deuties, and my
pronnes and positive inclination, willingnes, and readines to al
the vices forbidden in the comandements. We sang 139 Ps.,
24 Ps., 103, 84, 30 Ps. At the taible I laid befor the Lord
the 36 Ezekiel and 30, 1 c. 1 Corinth. Remember the night
before sleaping fc. and at desner thy eating flesch. The
thanksgiving sermon was on old Simeons song. At night I
repeated over, bot without tears, al Gods former blissings. On
the morning follouing remember againe this thy sleape
halfly fc.
. m.] On Mononday morning thou recomended thyselth to God
by the 51 Ps.; bot, afternoone, in thy hp. thou bad sorrou
fall the, and another tyme wallouway fall the, quherby
thy peace of conscience was interrupted and thou was
forced continualy that night to confesse it and to craive
Gods mercy.
12 Aug. On Tuesday morning thou haiving read the 6, 38, 51
Ps., going to thy bed thou read the 121, 127 Ps., and then
layed thy bygon sins, Gods former blissings, thy present
necessities, with al thy paipers and his Bible before God.
We sang 9 v. 79 :—
O God, that gives al health and graice.
On us declaire the same ;
Weigh not our workes, our sins defaice
For honor of thy naime,
and heard sermon on 1 Pet. 5 c. 10 v., ‘Bot the God of