A57970:702
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 Mr HUGH HENDERSON. (128)
Reverend and dear Brother.
Who knoweth but the wind may turn in to the West again upon Christ & his desolate bride in this land? And that Christ may get his summer by course again; for he hath had ill weather this long time, & could not find law or justice for himself & his truth these many years. I am sure, the wheels of this crazed & broken Kirk run all upon no other axle-tree, nor is there any other to roll them, & cog them, & drive them, but the wisdom & good pleasure of our Lord: And it were a just trick & glorious, of never-sleeping providence, to bring our brethren's darts they have shot at us, back upon their own heads: Suppose they have two strings in their bow, & can take one as another saileth them, yet there are moe then three strings upon our Lord's bow; and besides he cannot miss the white that he shooteth at. I know, he shuffleth up & down in his hand the great body of heaven & earth, & that Kirk & Commonwealth are in his hand, like a stock of Cards, & that he dealeth •he play to the mourners in Zion and these that say, lye down, that we may go over you, at his own sovereign pleasure: And I am sure, Zion's adversaries in this play shall not take up their own stakes again. O how sweet a thing it is to trust in him! When Christ hath slept out his sleep [if I may speak so of him who is the watch-man of Israel that neither slumbereth nor sleepeth] and his own are tried, he will arise as a strong man after wine, and make bare his holy arm, and put on vengeance as a cloak, and deal vengeance thick & double amongst the haters of Zion. It may be we see him sow and send down maledictions ⟨p. 250⟩