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The laft Speech and Testimony of ROBERT POLLOCK, Cordiner in Kilbride, who was taken at Glasgow, and suffer ed at the Gallowlee, January 23d. 1684. betwixt eight and nine of the clock in the morning.

The body of this Teftimony being much of a piece with several of the foregoing, as declaring his adherence to the fame truths and abhorrence of the fame errors and abominations, the Readers will find here only the preamble and poftfcript, as follows.

Dear Friends,

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Being sentenced to die by men, thought it fit to leave this fhort word of teftimony behind me.

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any thing to the commendation of Chrift, I have as much to fay to his commendation, as any poor finner ever had to say. For he has done more for me than heart can think or tongue can speak, or hand can write, for he has made good his promife to me, Ifa. xxiii 2. When thou paffeft through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers they fhall not overflow thee. When thou walkeft through the fire thou 'fhalt not be burned. neither shall the flames kindle upon ther.' This promife, I can fay upon good ground, has been made out to me. And I can fay with the fpoufe in the ii of the Song, 6 ver. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand • doth embrace me. A bundle of myrrhe is my beloved unto 'me,' at the 13. ver of the i. of the Song. And now I cannot ftudy to faye my life without prejudice to his glory, and vindicating of evil doers. For I defire to fear and ferve him, and alfo to confefs him, that hath faid in his word, Matth. x. 32. • Whofoever fhall confefs me before men, him will I confefs before my Father who is in heaven: And whofoever will deny me before men, him will I alfo deny before my Father who is in heaven.' And he has faid in Luke ix. 62. No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of heaven :' And alfo he hath faid. Heb. x. 38. If any man, draw back, my foul fhall have no pleasure in him: but he that endureth to the end shall be faved,' Mat. xxiv 13. Now I fay death and life, heaven and hell even Christ being on the one hand, and the world on the other hand, and Chrift holding forth an offer of himself to me, and making me welcome to come to him, I defire rather to suffer any thing he is pleased, than to run after the multitude; and now truth being fo much controverted. I think, i cannot refuse to be at his difpofing in fuffering for it,`

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And now being fomewhat confufed in the time of my writ ing, and therefore could not keep order, wherefore 1 take leave to leave my teftimony to several things that I forgot be-foré ; and now as a dying man leave my testimony to the SanIquhair declaration, and to the late declaration November 1684. And now I have two particulars to leave my teftimony against; ¿viz. The Duke of York, and the Duke of Monmouth; againft the Duke of York for marrying a ftrange woman. and as he is -a Papift himself; and against the Duke of Monmouth for comting down to Scotland, to help the enemies God to kill the Lord's people, for hazarding their lives in defence of the gofpel. And now I am come here this day to lay down my life for the hope of Ifrael, of the which hope I am not afhamed this day, for I defire to blefs his holy name that these twelve years and more my foul has loved him, and many times my foul has been refreshed when I thought upon fuffering for him. Now I do not fay I am free of fin, but I am at peace with God through a flain Mediator, and he thall make my foul as clean of fin, as I had never finned; and now Pam to step out of time into eternity, where I fhall be as full of him' as my foul defires to be and now again, I take my farewel of all created comforts, in time, and let none fay that these are not my words; for they are even my last words. And now I being never koofed out of thackles on my hands I cannot write myself, but I do fubfcribe myfelf, and whether any think it right, or not, I have peace in doing of it. But it may be fome will fay, Fhat I have not been right principled, and have been in error; and it may bẽ fome will fay, That they would not have ventured their lite on fuch grounds; but I can fay the leaft of the controverted truths is fufficient grounds to lay down my life for, and the main thing is authority, that now is cried up and Charles Stewart to be fupreme if any will join with that and approve of his deeds it will never be asked whether they fear God or not, altho' they were the greateft blafphemers that ever lived, if they will approve of the acts and laws made by these that are now rulers, though they rule wrong, there is no more fought of them. They never afk whether they fear God or not, and that fays that they fear him not themselves, and that they ftudy no further than to pleafe Charles Stewart, which will be their ruin in the end. And now I have this to say to the com mendation of Chrift, that he is without parallel or comparison he is altogether lovely, and in the greatest of ftraits he is most comely, his countenance is refreshful to me, and has been in the greatest of ftraits and difficulties, his countenance has refreshed me, and it is delightfome to a weary foul; nor is there any comfort like unto him, "His yoke is easy, and his burden is

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"light" Yea, he has been fo kind to me, that I have not gone one hairs-breath on mine own charges; he spares not expences; he gives enough to all them that are about his work, for ay when I was put foreft to it, I got enough froth my lovely Mafter to bear my charges with. Now my advice is to all them that defire to be upright for Christ, walk on and do not draw back, for ye will not want enough to do your turn; for he does not ftand to ware any upon his fervants

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And now I as a dying man, entreat you all not to fear imprifonment, fear nothing; for if ye can trust in him, there is no fear you shall be left to do the work yourself, bean fay no more to make you love him; but only this I can fay, That he has ay made me victorious, fince I was his prifoner And now I can fay, I am not afraid to venture upon a gibbet:for him, and for the vindication of his caufe. And now let none say, it is a fore matter, that my life fhould be taken away for fuch a caufe; for I fay unto you, that I would never have got such an offer to quite my life for, and let none be forry, that I am taken away out of the gate of God's wrath, for there are many in Scotland that will not know where to flee from his wrath purfuing them: yea, even many that are not much concerned with thefe things now: And therefore I fay, flee unto Chrift all that would Study not to be trampled down in his fury, and thefe that would not have the wrath of the Lord poured out upon them, my advice is to make your Peace with the Prince of peace. For fad will the calamities, be, that are coming on this land. O! prepare for judgment, for he will come and make inquisition for the blood that hath been shed in Scotland, before the controverfy end, and the calamity overpafs; it looks very like that the fowls of the air will eat the bodies of the dead men and women not being buried. I fhall fay no more, but study to flee out of the way of God's wrath, only flee unto him, and forfake your evil ways. And now it is not, I declare, upon the account of fuffering, that I expect to be faved, nor any righteousness of mine own, but only through the imputed righte oufnefs of Jefus Chrift, through his merit and interceffion; for I have no rigteoufnefs of my own, neither can I merit any thing by fuffering: But it is as fure, that he has faid, "He

that denies me before men, him will I deny before my Fa❝ther who is in heaven, and before the holy angels." And now I am brought here this day, to lay down my life, for the cause and intereft of Jefus Chrift and for no other thing; and I defire to blefs the Lord, that I am not fuffering as an evil doer, and that I die, not as a fool. And I defire to blefs the Lord, at ever he honoured me with fuffering for him, for many times my foul hath been refrethed, when I law any thing like that, that

I would be a fufferer for him. Now I defire to take my farewel of all things in time. Farewel fweet Scriptures, reading, finging, praying, and believing. Farewel fun, moon and stars, and all created comforts in time. Welcome heaven and hap piness. Welcome innumerable company of angels. Welcome fpirits of just men made perfect. Welcome praifing without cealing, or wearying in the leaft. Welcome Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft, into thy hands I commit my fpirit.

ROBERT POLLOCK.

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The last Tekimmy of ROBERT MILLER, Mafen, wuba dived in the parisb of Rutherglen, and suffered for the truth at the Gallonlee of Edinburgh, upon the 23d of January, betwixt fix and feven in the morning, 1085.

Loving and dear Friends,

Being fentenced to die by men, have thought it fit, to leave behind me, this mite of a teftimony, and to let you know upon what ground I luffer; and it is only, because I would not acknowledge the prefent authority, which is in a direct oppofition to the word of God: And alfo, becaufe I would not take that oath against the apologetical declaration, and fwear myself an enemy to the covenant, and work of reformation; which I durft not do, no not for foul. my

Now I confefs, I have been a great finner against God, but I never acted any thing against man, worthy of death, bonds, or imprifonment; now glory to him, for he hath not been wanting to me, I have feen, in fome measure, his hand of providence, ay in defs or more, from my very infancy, guiding me to this day: But now it is about fifteen years, fince he engaged me wonderfully to him, although I have many times turned my back on him, and alfo though I followed my duty, with many failings; yet he never fuffered me to go, but still kept me with a long refpect to him, and his perfecuted truths, and ay when I was like to be fnared with trong temptations from Sa-tan, the world, and my own wicked heart, then "he brake the .", fnare, and I efcaped as a bird out of the hand of the fowler." And, according to that word, he hath, in a wonderful measure made all things to work together for my good. O how many times have I turned back, and provoked him to hide his face, and to defert me, and to plague me, with hardness of heart! but ay, when I was ready to fink, then he manifested his power, and brought me up out of the great depth, and also made out that word, Pfal. xxvii. 10. 5 When my father and

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"my mother forfake me, then he took me up." Now, I fay Glory, glory to him, who hath plucked me as a brand out of the burning, and hath made a prifon, and irons, fweet and eafy to me. O! what a honour is it, to tread the fame steps that my loving Lord hath gone before me? O! now he is become altogether lovely and the chief among ten thousand; I can now fay from my experience," that my beloved is mine, " and I am his."

First, Now I heartily adhere, and leave my teftimony to that covenant of free grace, agreed upon between the Father and the Son, that noble work of redemption; and defires to take him in all his offices, as King, Prieft, and Prophet zdly, I heartily adhere to the holy and facred word of God, with which my foul many a time hath been refgethed. 3dly, And alfo to the confeffion of faith, larger and fhorter catechifms. 4thly, And alfo to the national and folemn league and covenants. 5thly, And alfo to that glorious work of reformation, as it was reformed from Popery and Prelacy, and all other errors. 6thly, And likewife I leave my teftimony to all the fellowship-meetings of the Lord's people, for keeping up of the fallen down ftandard of our Lord. thly, And likewife I leave my testimony to thefe worthy men's doctrine, viz Mr. Donald Cargil, and the reft who jeoparded their lives upon the high places of the earth, for the bearing up of the fallen down ftandard of our Lord, when the reft most shamefully left it at the command of men. 8thly, And likewife I heartily adhere, and leave my testimony, to that worthy man's doctrine, called Mr James Renwic, who is now carrying on that great work, when there is fo few to own it: And I defire to bless the Lord, that ever I heard them preach. 9thly, And likewife I leave my teftimony to the excommunication at the Torwood, paft by Donald Cargil, against these enemies of God. 16thly, And likewife I leave my teftimony, to all proteftations and declarations given by the Lord's people, against his enemies. 11thly, And alfo, to the making ufe of defenfive arms. 12thly, And likewife 1 defire to tell you, what I difown, and leave my teftimony against.

And in the firft place, I leave my teftimony against Popery and Prelacy, and Eraftianism, and all other errors, not agreeable to the word of God, and against all these that adheres to, and owns thefe abominable practices, and principles. 2dly, I leave my teftimony against that tyrant that is now upon the throne, vix Charles, Stewart who hath not only broken the covenant, but burned it, and overturned the whole work of reformation, which he was fworn and engaged unto, and is yet going on with uplifted hands, in his perjury, and making to do the like, acording to that of Jeroboam who made Ifracl so

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