manded, therfor not warranded. They corrupt, mix, sophisticat the pur, simpl worship of God; therfor I desir to count of them as the Lord counts, and to keep a due distanc with ani thing that has not authoritie or warrand from God.

This night D. Stewart shew[ed] me that my nephew Alexander was dead of the shot of a pistol at Ardersier on the 14 September. I desir to com under this sad stroke as from the Lord to me, my nephew and his famili. Oh for the understanding of soe loud and terrible a judgment ! . . .

8. I perceaud my L. Midltoun had not purpos to goe home soone. I acknouledgd the Lord in this, and desird to be instructed what I should doe, as to my oun staying or remouing.

I din'd with Kirkmichael, quher Mr. Dickson, apothecare, was with us, and spok that our nobiliti and gentri had the caus of our troubls. I saw his violenc against the purpos of the reformation in Scotland, his bitternes against Latherdaill. . .

9. My hart did chalendg me that I could so freeli lay forth money for books, plenishing, cloths to myself, and the lyk, and was so straitnd and loth to lay out for the Lord. Oh! what does this presage and witnes, but that I am of the earth, and beleevs not, and my portion is not blest, but my goods ar rather accursd. I desir to lament this befor God. My nephew was instant to be home, and I was loth to let [hinder], becaus of danger and his unsetldnes. I counseld him to stay, but would not straiten him. Lord! giue him and me counsel. Moovd with Lorn's want, I gav him the lend of som money. I desird to doe it to the Lord. I was veri desirous to be ridd of this plac if the Lord thoght fitt, but submits my will to God. 12.-I heard of the appearanc of a breach betwix Franc and Spain about that which fell out heere, and saw how much the liues of the poor was subject to the lusts of the great. This is a sor vaniti under the sun!

I had som burthen by my heir being, and mentiond it to God, with submission to his wise and holie will, and put my burthen ouer upon the Lord.

I found that Lorn's buisines made noe progress; and albeit my aprehensions of it be of danger, yet ther is nothing too hard or impossibl with God. . . . I suped with Lorn and observed

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13.-Die Dom. . . . I mentiond this day among others Mr. Lighton to God, that the Lord would minister light, grac, direction to him, that he stumbl not upon the one hand or the other, and be noe occasion to mak others stumbl or sin.

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The Lord Crafourd had said to me that consider his word, and to search that the Lord may deliver from al doublnes, unsoundnes, deceit, sinful craftines. In simpliciti, I warned him or others whom I lovd (for no by-end) of ther danger, or ani thing that might concern them in ther honour or safeti. But I did not

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I desird that this may be to me an advertisment to watch that I be not found in ani crooked, evel, wicked or deceitful way. I am cast on His grac for this, that He may prevent me, for I hav noe help, hop, strenth to prevail or be safe but in, from, throgh Him.

14. I saw the ladi Willars [Villars] this morning, and at noon went to London, and saw beyond Bishopsgate varieti of trees, plants, floures. I am apt to be inordinat about thes earthli delights, and to lay me doun as it wer in my nest; but my thoghts ar not Thyn. I hav found a prick when I would have siten doun, and been at rest, and my flouer has witherd, and I hav found disappointment. Oh! that I wer learnd to use thes things aright, and al that's in the world, to know what Thou allows; and to tak that and noe more. Let thes things lead me to the paradis and garden above wher the admirabl trees, and fruit, and flowers grow "which ey hath not sein, nor enterd in man's heart to conceive," and that never chang or wither. Kirkmichal and Mr. Arch. Campbell wer with us. I was at great pains in travelling about thes things. Oh! that I could tak as great pains for things that never end, and ar mor worth the seiking.

16.-I did goe to see the Register, but found not occasion. His son din'd with me. I went out efternoon, and found bodili distemper, and continud under it this 2 or 3 days, and in it saw my frailtie, and unsetlednes of my condition in the world.

17.-I kept the hous by reason of my infirmitie. Mr. Wm. Cheislie told me that ther was noe hop to doe anie thing heer (as he thoght) for my buisiness; and aduized me to goe home: That Register had said, They would hau al find who opposd the King thir 23 year: They would haue the

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• Sir Archibald Primrose of Carrington.

comission absolut to fyn and forfeit, life or death, and that he should declar now quhom he would remitt, and remitt all others to him, and stopp all recommendations and ordours to the contrar. This did disquiet me, and I desird to goe to God under it, for light and direction and grace.

I read Tailour's treatis anent Original Sin: That albeit we wer bruised by our fall, and had lost our first perfection, yet we retaind a will and power to help it: We ar not by nature corrupt, nor has Adam's sin actualli infected us: We retain will and fre-will and power to obey. I desird to have my eys opend to discern truth from errour, and to glorifi Him in the receaving of truth, and the lov of it, and to be kept from pestilent errours.

18.—I did see the Register and Newbrugh, and spok anent my nephew's buisines. In the efternoon I did tak up an account off his debt, and saw the burdens of his hous veri great. I did grow impatient at it, and yet was ashamd of my inordinatnes, quhilst I rather should hav acknouledgd the Lord in it.

As to my nephew's going doun, I commend it to God. Let him doe what seems good to him. Let him get glori, and me hav his presenc, and be comforted in him. I heard the Register had noe mind that Duffus should be on the Commission, or that

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21-I went to Higate, and met with Latherdaill, and observd the Lord's providenc in tristing me to the moment of his coming out. He told me as to my self ther was no dealing til b ther stat

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lines ther in Higate, and desird to be instructed by it.

22. My nephew was disquieted anent his voyage, and found impediments and stopps. He desird, and I also, to observ the Lord's dealing in this, and to revere his wys prouidence ... I did see E. Midl., Chan" and Crafourd, and found evel determind as

22. I heard that a sadd accident had befallen Inglstoun, by a gun, and that ther was noe lyf looked for for him. This was a verie humbling prouidenc. I desird to be instructed by it.

23. I heard that the buisines betuix the British and natius of Irland was

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in agitation, and might produce dangerous effects I heard to my joy a certain report that the King Charles I. gav them neuer comission to rise and I saw alac! how apt men ar throgh suspicion in ill tyme to fasten fals reports, whereto men throgh hastines and preiudic ar too apt to giv credit. I commended to God the matter of Irland that he would setle it for his glori and the good of his church and thes lands.

I saw the Courts at Westminster, and did perceau that my nephew would not get himself loosd from this so soon as he desird: and reuerencd the Lord's prouidenc in it. I heard Mr Sharp and the Bishops of Scotland would not tak ordination from the Bishops of England. I acknouledg the Lord in this.

I din'd with Lorn, and did see Mr. Progers efternoon. I knew not what the Lord purposd with me heir, but by Midlton's stay I was disabld from expecting much heir. I lookd to God in al this.

24.--I din'd with Sir Ja. Primros in Jh. Campbell's. Being loth and auers from other compani ther, I spok to Latherdaill, and he told me he feard that his signatour should be restricted to the airs of his bodie. I saw my oun ignoranc and dulnes which did not gainsay that, wherof the inconvenience did afterward appeir.

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25.-Mr. Lighton din'd with me.a I perceaud he was not auerss from taking on him to be a Bishop: al was clear to him: ciuil places fre from censurs: he approu'd the orgains, antheams, musick in ther worship. He said the greatest error among papists was ther persecution and want of chariti to us. His intention was to doe good in that plac, and not for ambition. He was against defensiv arms: men in popri holding all ther tenets might be sav'd. He had no scrupl in ani thing which they did, repeating oft this word-Religion did not consist in thes external things, whether of gouernment or ceremonies, but "in righteousness, peac, and joy of," &c. I prayd for him, as for myself, and was feard that his chariti misguided might be a snar to him.

I desird to mourn under thes darknes which hid us from one another, and hids the mind of God from us, that we see it not clearli. How great is our darkness! He said, he signd and swor the Couenant, and had thes sam

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thoghts then: That the couenant was rashli enterd in, and is now to be repented for. They placd mor relligion in ther ceremonies then in the most material things of religion; and we placd mor religion in opposing ther ceremonies then in the weightiest matters of the law of God.

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told me that the King would reduct laboure, and did see the corruptions of men and ther factions, but was barren, and could not tak that instruction by thes things which I might and ought. And I met with E. Newbrugh, and found smal appearanc of setling my nephew's buisines.

27. Die Dom. I found much distemper, deadnes, and disorder on my hart, and desird to be exercisd with it. . . I heard Mr. Rood on the doctrin of sinceriti.

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I told Midleton the Session's ansuer to Mortoun's signatour; wherwith I was troubld. I saw the I found that ther was noe appearanc of doing ani good in Calder's buisines. This does humble. Lord! sanctifi this

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29.—I did see the Lord Maior of London his solemnities, and desird to be instructed by what I saw 1. Ther was something of the witt and invention of men therin. I desird to acknouledg the manifold wisdom of God that gius common gifts to them. 2. The varieti of the Lord's creatures on other parts of this earth was represented. In this I acknouledg him. 3. That the creaturs of God ar broght from farr to us: al the earth is the Lord's, and al his works praise him. 4. The glori of thes things ar for one man, and this soon passes away. Such is all human created earthli glori,

vanishing: it neither bides nor can mak man the happier: it cannot be laid hold upon it is not solid: it is but in conceit. Oh! learn me to die, to

be crucified to all this and the lyk, and giu me grac to seek that glori which [is] in God and fads not: and to lay up thes, mak me "wyse unto salvation."

30.-I spok with E. Midl. and found him (as I thoght) not affected to me. I heard that they purposd to have an excessiv sum to thes ̧a found my Lord Crauford I did see Dr. Sharp, and was straitnd in myself whither I should see him or not: I desird the Lord to clear me. I

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