Scotlands Warning, Table of contents
The summe of the former TREATISE.
THe dutie of Watch-men. Numb. 1
Scotlands Pastours giuegive warning. 2
A Fast appointed. 3
1. Cause. The Churches affliction. 4
It is Antichrists persecution. 5
But hee colloureth it with ciuill respects. 6
Why God afflicteth his Church. 7
Their trouble is our lesson. 8
VVee should mourne with them. 9
For their Persons. 10
And for the Gospel. 11
And for our home dangers. 12
2. Cause. The sinnes of this Land. 13
Sinnes against the Law. 14
Sinnes against the Gospel. 15
1. Infidelitie. 16
2. Vniuersall Disobedience. 17
3. Apostasie. 18
Papists admonished. 19
4. Atheisme. 20
5. Breach of Brotherlie LoueLove. 21
6. Contempt of the Word and Preachers. 22
7. Sacriledge.
8. Impenitencie▪ 23
Foure signes of a deadlie Disease in this Land. 24
Gods controuersie with this Land. 25
3. Cause. Our Kings Ma. Royall affaires. 26
Remouall of the Gospel to bee feared. 27
An idle conceate refuted. 28
Vse of discouerie of the new World. 29
The Sword to bee feared. 30
God our best defence. 31
Right use of lawfull meanes. 32
God hath impannelled this Land. 33
None escape but by Repentance. 34
God commandeth it. 35
Prayers and Teares our kindlie weapons. 36
Sathan is most affrayd of them. 37
How vvee are called to them. 38
VVee must fast. 39
Not the Hypocrets Fast. 40
Nor the Papists Fast, In 41
But the Christians Fast which standeth in 42
1. Inquirie vvhere sinne is. 43
And that not laying it on another. 44
But taking it to our selues. 45
Not to waite on others Rep…ntance. 46
But repent our selues. 47
2. Next in renting our hearts▪ 48
The reasons of that renting. 49
3. In amendement of life. 50
4. In confidence of merciemercy▪ 51
Fine Grou…ds of it from God. 52
From his Couenant. 53
From Experience. 54
How to processe our selues. 55
Foure reasons of bodilie Fasting. 56
Base Apparrell to bee used▪ 57
Large Almes to the Poore, 58
Sixe godlie Exercises ioyned. 59
All must repent. 60
Pastours duetie in Fasting. 61
Peoples duetie in Fasting. 62
4. Reasons for publicke Humiliation. 63
5. Reasons of priuate Humiliation. 64
1. Preparation for Fasting, 65
2. Disposition in it. 66
3. How vvee close it. 67
New obedience, a proofe of Repentance. 68
True Repentance findeth.
1. Remission. 69
2. Accepting of our persons. 70
3. Punishment of our Enemies. 71
4. Releauing of his distressed Church. 72
5. Continuance of our Peace. 73
A Prayer for Repentance and Remission. 74
And for pardon of the faults of our Repentance. 75
FINIS.
End of the text · William Struther, Scotlands Warning (1628)