. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant" . ^he government, forl^idding any one togive him food or sheher, and charging him with trea-son, was arrested in Edinburgh and brought for trialbefore the Council He was found guilty, and con-demned to l)e executed at the Grassmarket, at the foot of the Castle hill, in Edin-burgh, where .so many martyrshad given up their lives to Godas a testimony against sin andFor Christs Crown and theCovenant. The three chargeson which he was sentencedwere : ( i ) denying the Kingsauthority; (2) pieaching thatit was wrong t
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant" . ^he government, forl^idding any one togive him food or sheher, and charging him with trea-son, was arrested in Edinburgh and brought for trialbefore the Council He was found guilty, and con-demned to l)e executed at the Grassmarket, at the foot of the Castle hill, in Edin-burgh, where .so many martyrshad given up their lives to Godas a testimony against sin andFor Christs Crown and theCovenant. The three chargeson which he was sentencedwere : ( i ) denying the Kingsauthority; (2) pieaching thatit was wrong to pay the cess Rev. James Renwick. . or tax tor carrymg on the waragainst the Covenanters; (3) counselling his followersto go armed to the conventicles. Because of his youthand unl)lemished character, and perhaps from fear ofthe wrath of the people if he should be put to death,tlie officers (^f the government urged him to recantand abjure the Covenants. They sent a l)ishop andother Ejiiscopal clergy, ami also a Roman Catholicpriest, to persuade him to surrender liis convictions;. LAST OF THE MARTYRS. 117 but it was of no avail; he stood immovable as a Bishop of Edinburgh said, Tt was a great lossthat he had been of such principles, for he was a prettylad. As for Renwicks own feelings, he was cheerfuland composed. He often said he saw great need forhis suffering at this time, and that he was persuadedthat his death would do more good than his life formany years could accomplish. When his mother and sisters obtained leave to visithim he said, after returning thanks for what refresh-ment they brought him, O Lord, thou hast broughtme within two hours of eternity, and this is no matterof terror to me more than if I were to lie down in abed of roses. Oh! how can I contain this, to be withintwo hours of the crown of glory! A few moments before his execution he wrote a letterto Sir Robert Hamilton, concluding with the following,which were the last words he ever penned: / go to
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