Mr George Lesslie, M. in Bower.
R. Elder, Johne Maister, of Birrindaill,
B. of Wick.
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P. Shetland.
Mr William Umphray, M. at Brassay.
Report of the Proceedings
of
THE LATE GENERALL ASSEMBLY,
Indicted by the Kings Majestie, and Holden at Edinburgh, the 12 of August, 1639. The Earle of Traquair, Commissioner for the Kings Majestie, 1639.[231]
A Sermon preached by the Reverend Mr Alex. Hendersone, before the sitting doune of the Gen. Assembly begun the 12 of August, 1639.
THE PREFACE.
We have now found an accesse to a Throne of Grace, and I pray God that these that are assembled here together to get this worke crowned, may first labour to get these two thinges removed:—first, the conscience of our guiltinesse; alace, there are none that decernes or considers their sinnes! One thing should move our hearts—that the commons of the land are so ignorant that they know not God, and from that proceeds such wickednes. If pastors had beene more diligent in instructing, this Church had had a better face ere now: 2, Our weaknesse stayes as a mountaine, and we cannot climb unless we be helped. There is no remeadie but the brightnes of His mercie, that he would discipat this cloud; and no remeadie for our weaknes but the power of his might. Let us therefore begg the same in the name of Jesus.