kingdom. My teſtimony now doth not differ from that of many before this time, who ſaid, That the kingdom of Scotland ſhould be blood, the kingdom ſhall be drawn in blood, a furbiſhed and glittering ſword is already drawn out of the ſcabbard, which ſhall not return until it be made drunk with the blood of the men of this land; firſt the heavy inteſtine ſword, and then the ſword of the ſtranger, O doleful Scotland well were he that were removed from thee, that his eyes might not ſee, nor his ears hear all the evils that are to come apon thee, neither the ſtrong man by his ſtrength, nor the rich man by his riches, nor the nobleman by his blood, ſhall be delivered from the judgments. There is a great ſacrifice to be made in Boſra, in thee, O Scotland, of the blood of all ſorts in the land Ephraim ſhall conſume Manaſſeh, and Manaſſeh Ephraim; brother againſt brother; and every man in the judgment of the Lord ſhall be armed, to thruſt his ſword in the ſide of his neighbour, and all for the contempt of the glorious goſpel: And that blood which was offered to thee, O Scotland, in ſo plentious a manner, that the like thereof, hath not been offered to any nation, therefore thy judgment ſhall be greater; but the ſanctuary muſt be begun at, and the meaſure is not fulfilled, till the blood of the ſaints be ſhed; then the cries will be great, and will not ſtay till they bring the Lord down from heaven's throne to ſee if the ſins of Scotland be according to the cry thereof; neither ſhall there be any ſubject in the land, from the greateſt to the meaneſt, guiltleſs.
The guilt of our blood ſhall not only ly upon our prince, but alſo upon our own brethren, biſhops, counſellors, and commiſſioners, it is they, even they that have fitted up our prince againſt us; we muſt therefore lay the blame and burden of our blood upon them eſpecially however the reſt above written be partakers of their ſins with them: And as to the reſt of our brethren, who either by ſilence approve, or by crying peace, peace, ſtrengthen the arm of the wicked, that they cannot return, in the mean time make the hearts of the righteous ſad, they ſhall all in like manner be guilty of high treaſon
