Janet Hamilton

“ O Lord, thou hast given me a little flock, dear and precious Christ, as thou hast given them unto me, I do freely, and solemnly give them back unto thee, and desire that thou may dispose of them at thy pleasure, only let grace be given to them, that they may be employed in their stations for thy glory, and may be keeped free of the abominations of the time. ”

“ O Lord I desire to close all by giving myself up to thee, and all mine; accept, Lord Jesus Christ, and help to perform, and own me as thy covenanted child, protesting humbly,that failing on my part (against which I resolve, as thou knowest) shall not make void this covenant, I having accepted of thy offer, upon thy own terms, and will henceforth wait for what is good, that when thou comest I may rejoice in thee, crying, this is my God and I have waited for him, as witness my hand at Blackness castle December, 1687. ”

“ The work of God betrayed, not by enemies, nor by that party only, that had sitten at their ease, but by these ministers and people, that had jeoparded their lives in the high places of the fields, taking chearfully the spoiling of their goods: These are they that have buried the work of the Lord, sadned the hearts of their poor afflicted brethren, buried the covenant, and the work of reformation, which was the glory of our land. ”

“ I desire to invite thee to every afflicted and wearied soul, that is tost, and like to faint on the dark mountains, passing thro’ dark steps and none to speak comfortably unto them, but every one adding to their grief. ”

“ I invite thee to come to my poor babes, let them be of these little children that thou suffers to come unto thee; salvation to him that appears to be near his close, let him have mercy in end thro’ a compleat mediator Christ, let thy sympathy and free love be extended towards him, he being one of thy sufferers, wanting the administration of thy sacrament of baptism, because of the unfaithfulness of ministers. ”

“ I could not get it born until I mourned for my folly in thinking that nature could do any thing in me, without affiliating grace, then he helped me to make a full resignation of new, of all that was mine, and to look beyond all earthly portions unto that noble inheritance which thou hast purchased with blood and gave me a full contentedness in all my sufferings both from friends and foes. ”

“ It was not I, but thou who magnified thy power, in carrying a poor weak thing thro’ such depths, and offered great ones to stagger and fall in the way, thy word was made out in making use of the foolish things of the world to confound the wife, thou hast made thy infinite love to carry thro’ a poor finite creature: How often have I been made to stand, and wonder and admire free love, knowing my own weakness and the many infirmities I am lyable to by a body of sin and death ”

“ O that the resurrection of thy buried work were more glorious than ever, let Zions walls be built again, so that she may be beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners; so that her enemies may tremble, and her children who for along time have been mourning over herrubish, may rejoice in her comely order, and be compast about with songs. I invite thee to the poor betrayed, scattered societies in Scotland, that thou art now justly contending with ”

“ I do again give up all that I have unto thee, I give up my dear sympathizing husband to thee, put work in his hand, that may be for thy glory, his souls comfort, and truths advantage, that we may rejoice in thee, in the way of thy salvation. ”