The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant" (1905) (14586310278)

Identifier: blueflagorcovena00kerr (find matches)
Title: The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for "Christ's crown and covenant"
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Kerr, Robert P. (Robert Pollok), 1850-1923
Subjects: Covenanters Scotland -- Church history
Publisher: Richmond : Presbyterian Committee of Publication
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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d and spiritualfather of Richard Cameron, was but a few days infollowing him to his reward and his crown. He washanged at the market cross of Edinburgh, on July i-j,1681, and his head placed above the gate called theNetherbow Port of the city. \Mien his condemna-tion was announced by the sound of a trumpet, he said,This is a wearying sound, but the sound of the lasttrumpet will be joyful to me, and all that will be foundleaning on Christs righteousness. On the gallows hesaid: God will return gloriously to Scotland; there-fore, be ye not discouraged at the way of Christ, andthe cause for which 1 lay down my life and stej) intoeternity, where my soul shall be as full of him asit can desire to be. And now this is the sweetest andmost glorious day that ever mine eyes did see. Fare-well, all relations and friends in Christ: farewell, ac-quaintances and earthly enjoyment: farewell, reading,preaching, praying and believing,, wanderings, reproachand sufferings. \\elcome. Father, Son and Hv)ly
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NETHERBOW PORT, OR (lATE OF EDINBURGH, East side, about 1700 In the Flodden Wall, built in 1513, there were six prin-cipal gates; the most important was the Netherbow Port, which separated thecity from the Burgh of Canongate, and was the principal entrance from the east,especially London and Leith. It stood at the conjunction of Leith Wynd and St.Marys Wynd, and divided the High Street from Canongate. 86 THE BLUE FLAG. ! Ghost; into thyhands I commit my spirit. These• were his last words, and the old saint of God was then1 hanged like a common criminal; but there was re-! joicing in heaven wdien he reached home. CHAPTER X. Two Stars of the First AIagnitude^James Ren-wick AND Robert Baillie. O TANDING among the crowd that witnessed the^^ execution of old Donald Cargill, July 27, 1681,was a youth of nineteen, named James Renwick. Hewas small of stature, with a ruddy countenance, andis said to have had a sweet, engaging look. He wasof Minnieheave, in Nithsdale, where he was born, theso