The Letters and Journals of Robert Baillie [Ed. by D. Laing]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1841 Excerpt: ... event of that siedge the affairs both of this Church and Kingdome doth much depend. To-morrow there will be shipped twenty thousand pounds sterling for our armie, and the next week sixteen thousand pounds for Ireland; and more at once will follow. We trust God will arise, and doe somewhat by our Scotts armie. We are afflicted, that after so long tyme we have gotten no hitt of our enemie; we hope God will put away that shame. Waller, Manchester, Fairfaxe, and all getts victories; but Lesiey, from whom all was expected, as yett has had his hands bound. God, we hope, will loose them, and send us matter of praise also; but blessed be his name, that we are in so good a posture, and the enemy in so bad, that without strokes we can overcome. It is best. I must end; for I am in haste. My service to all that minds the cause of God in hands, and to no others. May 9th 1644. Your Brother, R. Baylie. These for yourself, Mr. David, and Mr. George Young. Memorandum To Mr. Buchanan. (8) I Conceive it very expedient, that yow write to some of the ministers of Paris, Geneva, and Berne, the true estate of our affairs, how that a mighty faction is arisen, to press liberty of conscience sor all sects, at least a freedom for Morellius's popular government of the Church; that the Scotts, and most of the Synod and Parliament, are for the establishing of the Government by synods and classes. It would encourage them much, if the Divines of Geneva and Switzerland would, in their answers to the synod's letter, as the Divines of Zeland hes done in their letter, and the Divines of Heffia also, exhort the synod at some length, and in (8) David Buchanan, the author of various learned works, appears to have resided in France at a previous period, and to have had much intercourse with forei...