A57970:1272
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 EARLESTOWN Elder. (25.)
Much honoured Sir.
I Have heard of the mind & malice of your adversaries against you: It's like they will extend the law they have, in length & breadth answerable to their heat of mind; but it is a great part of your glory that the cause is not yours, but your Lord's whom ye serve, & I doubt not but Christ will count it his honour to back his weak servant, & it were a shame for him (with reverence to his holy Name) that he should suffer himself to be in the common of such a poor man as ye are, & that ye should give out for him & not get in again: Write up your disbursements for your Master Christ, & keep the count what ye give out, whether name, credit, goods, or life, & suspend your reckoning till nigh the evening, & remember that a poor weak servant of Christ wrote it to you, ye shall have Christ, a King, caution for your incomes & all your losses: Reckon not from the fore-noon: Take the word of God for your warrant, and for Christ's act of cautionry; howbeit body, life & goods go for Christ your Lord, & though ye should lose the head for him; yet Luk 21. 18. There shall not one hair of your head perish. ver. 19. in patience therefore possess your soul: & because ye are the first man in Galloway called out & questioned for the name of Jesus, his eye hath been upon you as upon one whom he hath designed to be among his witnesses: Christ hath said, Alexander Gordon shall lead the ring in witnessing a good confession; & therefore he hath put the garland of suffering for himself first upon your head: