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

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DIARY OF LORD WARISTON
footsteps of his indulgent providence in al the alterations that
foi.30.] ever had befallen us togither or apairt. We acknouledged
Gods good providence against our wils in Mr. H. Rolloks
sermon, and in his exhortation about Benjamins refuisal to
give over the men of Gibeah, quhom only the Izraelits wer
persuing to taik evil out of Izrael, and the wysdome of the
toune of Abel in casting out the head of Scheba the son of
Bichri to the removeal of Joabs camp from befor the city.
We went out to Wairiston, repeating and applying Mr. H. R.
sermon to our auin caise. At night we begged from the Lord
as freidom from al natural passion or wordly greif, so a fulnes
of supernatural sense and motion. In the evening, and in the
Wedensdays morning familie exercise, I got ane lairge, long
accesse, a reneued sense on Wedensday night.
15 Merche. On Foorsday morning I heard Mr. H. preach notably on
the 9 ch. of Genes., ‘ Blissed be the Lord God of Schem’; quhair
most pouerfully and pathetikly, to the moving of many hearts
and weatings of the scheaks of many as of thyne auin, he spak
of the covenant betuixt God and Izrael, 24 Josch. 22 v.; and
betuixt God and this land, non reneued upon most pressing
reasons, as the renovation of our infeftments, putting our naime
in our faythers bands, and the schaiking hands a neu after our
former schedding, as the only mean to knet us eyther to God
or amongst ourselves, as the most gracious, glorious work that
ever our God of glory did to this land.
Upon Frayday morning I dreu up D. Jollies testament; and
went out afternoon in great raine to Wairiston, quhair I fand
the Lord that night.
Upon Saturday, 17, in the morning, I got ane great libertie
of the sprit of prayer. I went with my familie to Rothau,
quhair I heard Mr. J. Hamilton maik the praeparation sermon
upon the 50 ch. Jerem. 4 v., ‘ In thos dayes, and in that tyme,
sayeth the Lord, the children of Izrael schal come, they and the
children of Judah togither, going and weiping; they schal goe,
and seik the Lord thair God. They schal ask the way to Zion
with thair faces thitherward, saying. Come, and let us joyne
ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that schal not
be forgotten. My people haith bein lost scheip,’ etc. : quhair-