A57970:1257
Joshua Redivivus, or Mr. Rutherford's Letters
Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherford's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a well-wisher to the work & people of God.Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherfoord's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a wellwisher to the work & people of God.
Rotterdam? : s.n., 1664
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To my Lady KENMURE. (22)
MADAM.
MY humble obedience in the Lord remembered: Know, it hath pleased the Lord to let me see, by all appearance, my labours in God's house here are at an end, & I […] now learn to suffer, in the which I am a dull Scholar. By a strange Providence, some of my papers anent the corruptions of this time, are come to our King's hand: I know, by the wise & well affected, I shall be censured as not wise nor circumspect enough, but it is ordinary, that, that should be a part of the cross of these who suffer for him: Yet I love & pardon the instrument, I would commit my life to him, howbeit by him this hath befallen me; but I look higher then to him. I make no question of your La: love & car to do what ye can for my help, & am persuaded that in my adversities our La: will with me well. I seek no other thing, but that my Lord may be honoured by me in giving a •ony: I was wi•ling to do him more service, but seeing he will have no more of my labours & this land will thrust me out, I pray for grace to learn to be acquaint with misery, i•• may give so rough a name to such a mark of these who shall be crowned with Christ: And howbeit I will possibly prove a faint-hearted unwise man in that, yet ⟨p. 471⟩I dare say, I intend otherwise: And I desire not to go on the lee-side or sunny-side of Religion, to put Truth betwixt me & a storm; my Saviour did not so for me, who in his suffering took the windy side of the hill. No further, but the Son of God be with you.