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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 MARION MC KNAUGHT. (35)
Worthy & dearest in the Lord.
I Ever loved, (since I knew you,) that little vineyard of the Lord's planting in Galloway; But now much more since I have heard that he who hath his fire in Zion & his furnace in Jerusalem, hath been pleased to set up a furnace amongst you, with the first in this Kingdom: He who maketh old things new, seeing Scotland an old drossy & rusted Kirk, is beginning to make a new clean bride of her & to bring a young chaste wife to him self out of the fire. This fire shall be quenched, so soon as Christ hath brought a clean spouse through the fire: Therefore, my dearly beloved in the Lord, fear not a worm: fear no• worm Jacob, Christ i• i• that plea & shall win the plea: Charge an unbelieving heart, under the pain of treason against our great & royal King Jesus, to dependence by faith, & quiet on-waiting on our Lord: Get you in to your chambers & shut the doors about you: In, in with speed to your strong hold ye prisoners of hope, ye doves flee in to Christ's windows, till the indignation be over & the storm be past: Glorify the Lord in your sufferings, & take his banner of love & spread over you; others will follow you if they see you strong in the Lord, their courage shall take life from your Christian carriage: look up & see who is coming, lift up your head, he is coming to save, in garments died in blood, & travelling in the greatness of his strength. I laugh, I smile, I leap for joy, to see Christ coming to save you so quickly: O such wide steps as Christ taketh! Three or four hills are but a step to him; he skippeth over the mountains: Christ hath set a battle betwixt his poor weak saints & his enemies; he waileth the weapons for both parties, & saith to the enemies, Take you a sword of steel, Law, Authority, Parliaments, & Kings upon your side, that is your armour: & he saith to his saints, I give you a feckless tree sword in your hand, & that is suffering, receiving of strokes, spoiling of your goods, & with your tree-sword ye shall get