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

DIARY, 1637-1639
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principal copyes in parchment; at nyn hours it was subscryved
be al the ministerie; at tuo hours be the burroues.
On Frayday, in the College Kirk, after ane sensible exhorta¬
tion be Mr. H. Rollok, taiken from 4 v. 3 c. Jer., and Samsons
mothers aunsuer to Manoah, and ane pithie prayer forcing the
to tears, thou read it publikly befor the people of Edr., quho
presently fell to the subscryving of it al that day and the
morrou.
On Saturday morning I wryte the reasons aunsuering the
objection from leagues and bands.1 Al thir dayes, especyaly
in the mornings in my familie exercises, I fand the sprit
of prayer and prayse for this glorious work poured out
on me.
On Sunday I heard Mr. A. Henderson in the College Kirk 4 Mch.
on 18 v. 1 ch. 1 Timoth., and Mr. David Dik on 2 Phil. v. 20,
and Mr. R. Murray 2 on 1 v. 14 c. Hosea in the College-hall;
and I was forced to acknouledge that God had heard my last
Sundayes petition and given me occasion to prayse him mor
for his wonderful works of this week nor of the former; yea
the work is so wonderful in my eies that I could scairce
beleive my auin eyes, hot was lyk a man in a dream. O
glorious God, Haleluya, hosanna, al honor, prayse and glory be
to the for ever and evermor.
On Mononday, 5 Mertch, after halving advysed with the
advocats about the instruments, by the great assistance of thy
good God thou dreu up in wryte thy aunsuer to the 3 objec¬
tions against the claus of forbearing the practise of nova¬
tions quhilk I had begun to calk in the College kirk betuixt
tuo and six hours on Sunday morning, blissed be his naime for
his assistance heirin ; I begge to find the continuance of his
assistance in al my studies of privat and the publik resolutions
of the whol in this work, that so we seing Gods providence
going on with his auin work, we may be the mor moved both
to thankfulnes and fruitfulnes.
On Tuesday night I was drauing up som aunsuers to the
Proclamation quhairin I fand myselth dull; and thairfor on
1 See these reasons in Rothes’s Relation, p. 90. 2 Minister of Methven.