The heads of some sermons preached at Finnick, the 17 of August. 1662 By…

But there are many likewise who have this pretext for their compliance, they profess to be keeping their life till a better time: it is a sin to us to let our life, and what belongs to us gang this gate, we may keep our life till a better time: indeed, as I was telling you before, I never heard tell, that that man's life did ever any more good to Christ and his Cause, that once did compete therewith, and was preferred thereunto, and so was brought-off with prejudice to the same; God will never be in such a Knaves common, as thine, to prefer thy life with that honour, as to make it useful for the Cause of Christ again, who has preferred thy life to the Cause. I weened the Scripture had arted thee better, Man, that he that is faithful in the little, will be faithful in the greater, and he that is not faithful in little, will not be faithful in much. We will never honour such as have denied his Cause, to make them useful for the Cause and Work again, such as is faithful in the little, and keeps his garments clean, in an evil time, God will prefer that honest man with taking a good turn of his hand, for his Cause and People. He will take nothing of a Lown's hand that has defiled himself, and has not been faithful in the little. Let still that sound in your ears, that he that is faithful in the little, will be faithful in the much; he that is not faithful in the little, will not be faithful in the much. I'll wad ye shall see these children, that have gone that gate, and are keeping their life till a better time, goodsooth I'll wad that ye shall see an evil time take them. Goodsooth they will look with clear eyes that ever will see their life do a good turn more in this world. I believe the most part of them, if not all of them, is kept for a black hour. They will look with clear eyes, that ever will see them get a good time, or yet be useful to the Church in this world again.

But there are many likewise who have this pretext for their compliance, they profess to be keeping their life till a better time: it is a sin to us to let our life, and what belongs to us gang this gate, we may keep our life till a better time: indeed, as I was telling you before, I never heard tell, that that man's life did ever any more good to Christ and his Cause, that once did compet therewith, and was preferred thereunto, and so was brought-off with prejudice to the same; God will never be in such a Knaves common, as thine, to prefer thy life with that honour, as to make it usefull for the Cause of Christ again, who has preferred thy life to the Cause. I ween'd the Scriptur had arted thee better, Man, that he that is faithfull in the little, will be faithfull in the greater, and he that is not faithfull in little, will not be faitfull in much. We will never honour such as have denied his Cause, to make them usefull for the Cause and Work again, such as is faithfull in the little, and keeps his garments clean, in an evil time, God will prefer that honest man with taking a good turn of his hand, for his Cause and People. He will take nothing of a Lown's hand that has defiled himself, and has not been faithfull in the little. Let still that sound in your ears, that he that is faithfull in the little, will be faithfull in the much; he that is not faithfull in the little, will not be faithfull in the much. I'l wad ye shall see these children, that have gon that gate, and are keeping their life till a better time, goodsooth I'l wad that ye shall see an evil time take them. Goodsooth they will look with clear eyes that ever will see their life do a good turn more in this world. I believe the most part of them, if not all of them, is kept for a black hour. They will look with clear eyes, that ever will see them get a good time, or yet be usefull to the Church in this world again.