substance in the root" And from that he asserted, that, as the Lord had preferred a remnant through all the periods of the church: so he would preserve a remnant that would ride out all these winter-storms
He preached upon that word in the forenoon, "Be not high minded, but fear." His first note was, That these who know themselves best, would fear themselves most: And that, as it was hard to determine what a length a hypocrite may go in the profession of religion, it was as hard to determine what a length a child of God may go in defection, having grace, but wanting the exercise thereof: And, that a christian might go through nineteen trials, and carry honestly in them and fall in the twenteth "While in the body, be not high-minded, but fear." I am not speaking this of these wretched creatures. Woe to them, some of them are nothing but devils, and many of them are misled For the Lord's sake, look not to these, I mean John Gibb and his company.
The next Sabbath-day he preached at the Bendry bridge, betwixt Clydesdale and Lothian. He lectured in Zechariah, on Joshua standing before the Angel; and preached in the forenoon upon that word, "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, and ride prosperously." His first note was, That no sooner Christ became all and all to a soul, but the next wish of that soul is, O that he were thus to all the world! And let never none think that they are in a right exercise of true religion, that want zeal for God's public glory: And in the afternoon upon that word, "What will ye do in the day of visitation! where will you flee for help! and where will you leave your glory?" From that he said, What would all that knew not God, and obey not the gospel do? For he was coming with flaming fire to take vengeance upon all such: And what would all wicked law-inventors, enactors, and executors do, and all iniquitous law-obeyers, and keepers do? Where would they flee for help? and where would they leave their ill-gotten glory?
