“ It is the great duty of ministers of the gospel of the blessed JESUS, to set the trumpet to their mouth, when they see wrath coming upon a land, and warn them of their danger, (illegible text) xlviii. 1. Cry aloud and spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, here my people thy transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin tell the great as well as the small, tell them their Sabbath-breaking, tell them of their contempt of the ordinances of the gospel, and neglecting of family and secret prayer, tell them of their prophane balls and clubs, and their abominable night assemblies ”

“ Now let Church judicatories judge and see whether or not such men can be fit for chusing of faithful ministers to take care of the poor flock of CHRIST, to feed them with knowledge and understanding: They cannot endure the strictness of religion themselves, as little can they endure to hear faithful ministers press home such things upon them. ”

“ Yea, it is well known, that they are doing nothing but what is their duty, to supply the opprest heritage of GOD through the land, that is groaning under your oppression in many corners in Scotland, by thrusting in Intruders upon them, over the belly of all the good laws and constitutions of our reformed church, which. GOD in his holy providence was pleased to settle among as in this land; but indeed to speak the truth, we need not lay the blame of our oppression so much upon patrons, as upon presbyteries and presentees ”

“ But really it appears to the eyes every serious soul, that it is nothing but an
abominable reproach of the Devil and wicked men's contriving to put a stop to the success of the gospel in their hands, and mar their designs for carrying on a work of reformation in poor harlot Scotland, who hath wickedly departed from GOD and that glorious work of reformation that our worthy ancestors brought about in this land under the conduct of our glorious king of Zion. ”

“ Keep thy foot when thou goest unto the house of GOD, and to he more ready to hear than to give the Sacrifice of fools. Little do many believe, that we must all appear before the awful bar of GOD’s judgment-feat, 2 Cor. ”

“ They will not then be allowed advocates to plead for them at the bar of GOD's justice, as they have now allowed by our church judicatories before our ecclesiastick courts. O that they would think upon that awful reproof, Ezek. xxxiv. 2. We to the shepherds of Israel, that do feed themselves, could they not feed the flock. ”