. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant" . them all down for the same. Dear friends, I die a Presbyterian Protestant; Iown the Word of God as the rule of faith and manners;I own the Confession of Faith, Larger and ShorterCatechisms, Sum of Saving Knowledge, Directory forPublic and Family Worship, Covenants, National andSolemn League, Acts of General Assemblies, and allthe faithful contendings that have been for tlic Cove-nanted l^eformation. I leave my testimony aj^provingthe ])reaching in the fields, and defending the same byarms. T adjoiu my testim
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant" . them all down for the same. Dear friends, I die a Presbyterian Protestant; Iown the Word of God as the rule of faith and manners;I own the Confession of Faith, Larger and ShorterCatechisms, Sum of Saving Knowledge, Directory forPublic and Family Worship, Covenants, National andSolemn League, Acts of General Assemblies, and allthe faithful contendings that have been for tlic Cove-nanted l^eformation. I leave my testimony aj^provingthe ])reaching in the fields, and defending the same byarms. T adjoiu my testimony to all these truths thathave been scaled by bloodshed, either on scaffold, fieldor seas, for the cause of Christ. I leave my testimonyagainst Popery, Prelacy, Erastianism, against all pro-fanitv, and evervthino- contrarv to sound doctrine and LAST OF THE MARTYRS. 119 the power of godliness ; particularly against all usurpa-tions and encroachments made upon Christs right, thePrince of the kings of the earth, who alone must bearthe glory of ruling in his own kingdom, the church;. Edinburgh Castle, from the GrassrnarKet. and in i)articular against the absolute power affectedby this usurper, that belongs to no mortal, but is theincommunicable |;rerogative of Jehovah, and againsthis Toleration llowing from this absolute he was ordered to stop. He answered, I have I20 TflK r,LUE FLAG. near done; and then said, Ye that are the people ofGod, do not weary to maintain the testimony of theday in your stations and places; and, whatever ye do,make sure of an interest in Christ; for there is a stormcoming- that shall try your foundation. Scotland mustbe rid of Scotland before the delivery come: and youthat are strangers to God, break off your sins by repent-ance, else I will be a sad witness against you in the dayof the Lord. Here they made him desist, and go up the ladder,where he prayed, and said, Lord, I die in the faiththat thou wilt not lea\e Scotland, but that thou wiltm
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