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

DIARY, 1637-1639
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inlairging, inlightning, multiplying thy thoughts upon it,
that, after the interruption by Mr. Hery Rolloks sermon on
4 Matheu, on Mononday thou ended a long treatise of fyve
through of paiper, in that suttle quaestion quhairin thought
not to haive gottin fyve distinct conceptions. Heirby I was
forced to acknouledge the Lords work in the sudaines and
presentnes of his Sprit in this work ; to hoope that the Lord
in his auin tyme wald farre mor assist his saints assembled
togither in al quaestions ; and to trust that the Lord wald evin
contineu to imploy and blisse my hand in the work, for the
quhilk al threie and every on of them my saule blissed the
Lord.
Upon Mononday night, to suply my want of Sundays sermons 12 Nov.
the Lord loosed again Margret Mitchels tounge to speak
straingly fra 2 afternoone til 3 hours in the morning, and to
aunsuer wonderfully many quaestions proponed be the Earle of
Argyle, Rothes, Glencairne, Kilpont.
Heir I most confesse that I did not contineu thir notes til
evin nou that I begin to recolect my memoire upon this
Saboth, being the 20 of Januar, becaus I was mightely dis¬
tracted ; and remits al our external proceidings, eyther in the
assemblie or in the Commission, to the registers, the acts
themselves, and to the treatise of thos proceidings. Only
I remember som particulars of Gods dealing with myselth.
Al that week I got great libertie and confidence in my privat
exercises.
Upon Foorsday Mr. Air. Henderson brought over Mr. 15.
William Scots book quhilk I had heard, and then sau to be
authentik and to fill up the wants of the uther foore wher-
with I was astonisched and magnified God. I fand also that
the quaestions thron against Bischops with caveats was
thought to haive dung out the bottome of thes quaestions.
We had great reports of al the Bischops going thair to
Glascou, of the hoopes the Marquis had of sundrie ministers,
of the dealings of Southesk, of thair great confidence in the
disputes of the DD. of Aiberdein, quho was reported certainly
to be thair.
Upon Frayday we got ane Proclamation dischairging jg.
numbers, troupes, and weapons, albeit thair was great rumors