The Covenants And The Covenanters Part 22

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JO. MACKMILLAN.

JO. MACKNEIL.

BALMAGHIE MANSE, _Sept. 24th, 1708_.

"THE CHIEFEST AMONG TEN THOUSAND."

AIRD & COGHILL PRINTERS, GLASGOW.

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 1: This Exhortation was prepared by "Reverend Ministers of the Gospel," who met at Edinburgh, February, 1638, and "sent to every one of the Lords of Council severally," inviting them to subscribe the Covenant.]

[Footnote 2: Aberdeen, Crail and St. Andrews were the only burghs in Scotland that had no Commissioners at the renewing of the National Covenant in Edinburgh. Henderson was appointed to proceed to St. Andrews to secure its approval of the movement, and his mission resulted in complete success. This sermon was preached there about the end of March, 1638.]

[Footnote 3: The author of this "Discourse and Exhortation" and of the two Sermons that follow, was ordained minister of Pitsligo, and in 1664 was inducted to St. Nicholas' Church, Aberdeen. Part of the inscription on his tombstone is, "A Boanerges and Barnabas: a Magnet and Adamant."

He was a member of the a.s.sembly at Glasgow, 1638. This Exhortation was at the renewing of the National Covenant at Inverness, 25th April, 1638.]

[Footnote 4: This sermon was delivered in 1638, immediately after the Renovation of the National Covenant and Celebration of the Lord's Supper.]

[Footnote 5: This sermon was preached at a "General Meeting" in Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, on 13th June, 1638, after the Renovation of the Covenant. In Erskine's edition, Black-Fryar is a misprint for Gray-Fryar.]

[Footnote 6: Mr. Nye was an Independent and a distinguished member of the Westminster a.s.sembly. This Exhortation was given to the House of Commons and the "Reverend Divines" of the Westminster a.s.sembly before they took the Solemn League and Covenant, and was published by order of the House of Commons.]

[Footnote 7: This Address was given to the House of Commons and the Westminster a.s.sembly before taking the Covenant and was published by order of the House of Commons.]

[Footnote 8: Mr. White.]

[Footnote 9: Mr. Nye.]

[Footnote 10: Mr. Henderson.]

[Footnote 11: Dr. Gouge.]

[Footnote 12: Mr. Caryl was a member of the Westminster a.s.sembly. This Sermon was given at Westminster "at that Publick Convention (ordered by the Honourable House of Commons) for the taking of the Covenant, by all such of all Degrees as wilfully presented themselves, upon Friday, October 6, 1643." The House of Commons thanked Caryl for the Sermon and ordered its publication.]

[Footnote 13: Mr. Case, a member of the Westminster a.s.sembly, gave this sermon and the one that follows, at the taking of the Covenant in Milk Street Church, London; the former on Sat.u.r.day evening, 30th September, 1643, and the other on 1st October, on "the Sabbath-day in the morning,"

immediately before the Covenant was taken. Both sermons, together with one on the Fast, 27th September, wore dedicated to the Commissioners from the Church of Scotland to the Westminster a.s.sembly.]

[Footnote 14: This Sermon was delivered by Rev. Edmond Calamy, a member of the Westminster a.s.sembly, on January 14, 1645, "before the then Lord Mayor of the City of London, Sir Thomas Adams; together with the Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Common Council of the said City, being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant, at Michael Basenshaw, London."]

[Footnote 15: The coronation of Charles II. took place at Scone, 1st January, 1651. In the "chamber of presence," the nation's representatives invited the King to accept the crown; to which the King replied: "I do esteem the affections of my good people more than the crown of many Kingdoms, and shall be ready, by G.o.d's a.s.sistance, to bestow my life in their defence, wis.h.i.+ng to live no longer than I may see religion and this kingdom flourish in all happiness." Thereafter, they proceeded to the "Kirk of Sc.o.o.n, in order and rank, and according to their quality." The "King first settles himself in his chair for hearing of sermon. All being quietly composed unto attention, Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator of the Commission of the General a.s.sembly, after incalling on G.o.d by prayer, preached the following sermon." After the Sermon, the king took the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant.]

[Footnote 16: This second coronation oath is inserted in the 15th act of parliament, and in the parliament, Feb. 7th, 1649; and is, with the first coronation oath following, insert and approven in the declaration of the General a.s.sembly 27th July, 1649.]

[Footnote 17: At Torwood, Stirlings.h.i.+re, September 1660, Donald Cargill p.r.o.nounced this sentence of Excommunication against Charles II.; the Dukes of York, Monmouth, Lauderdale, and Rothes; Sir George M'Kenzie, the King's Advocate; and Dalziell of Binns.]

[Footnote 18: There were several acts for the suppression of field preachings. This one was prepared by Archbishop Sharpe and issued in 1670.]

[Footnote 19: On June 22nd, 1680, this Declaration was read by Richard Cameron at Sanquhar, amid the breathless silence of the inhabitants who flocked to the spot. It marked "an epoch," writes Burton, "in the career of the Covenanters."]

[Footnote 20: The faithful followers of the Reformers and Martyrs, who could not identify themselves with the Church and State at the Revolution, maintained their separate existence and testimony through their "Societies," and they prepared and published this paper against the Union with England. Its full t.i.tle is "The Protestation and Testimony of the United Societies of the witnessing Remnant of the anti-Popish, anti-Prelatic, anti-Erastian, anti-Sectarian, true Presbyterian Church of Christ in Scotland, against the sinful incorporating Union with England and their British Parliament, concluded and established, May, 1707."]

[Footnote 21: The Rev. John Mackmillan, minister of Balmaghie, endeavoured for years to convince the Established Church that the Church had submitted at the Revolution to invasions of her independence by the State, and to persuade her to return to the attainments of the Reformation. Bitter opposition to his efforts led to his secession from the Church, after tabling this "Protestation, Declinature and Appeal."

Mr. John Mackneil joined in the Declinature. A tablet in memory of Mr.

Mackmillan has been recently erected in Balmaghie Church by his great-great-grandson, Dr. John Grieve, Glasgow. Part of the inscription is, "A Covenanter of the Covenanters: a Father of the Reformed Presbyterian Church: a Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ."]

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