for the salvation of God. The word of
promise is sure, (and hath an appointed time) that he that will come shall
come and will not tarry. There is none hath cause to distrust the Lords
word to his people; It hath often to our experience been tryed in the
fire, and hath ever come forth with a more glorious lustre. Let not
therefore these that suffer in _England_ cast away their confidence, they
are not the first who have needed patience after that they had done the
Lords will. But let them strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble
knees, and say to the fearfull in heart, be strong, fear not, behold your
God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence, he will come and
save you. Now the just shall live by faith, whereas these that draw back,
or become lukewarm in the Lords work, his soul shall abhorre them, and he
shall spue them out of his mouth, But we perswade our selves of better
things of these our brethren in _England_, and prayeth that the God of
Peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepheard
of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, may make them
perfect in every good work to doe his will, working in them that which is
well pleasing in his fight through Jesus Christ, to whom be Glory for
ever. AMEN.

_Act for a Collection for entertaining Highland Boyes at Schooles._

The Generall Assembly Considering that the contribution of fourty
shillings for entertaining of Highland boyes at Schools, in respect of the
penury and great indigence of those parts hath not taken the intended
effect. Therefore in respect of the necessity and profitablenesse of so
pious a work The Assembly in lieu of the said fourty shillings Do Appoint
and Ordain that there be an extraordinary Collection at the Kirk doors for
that use one Sabbath in the year: And to that effect, that a certain
Sabbath yearly be appointed and designed whereupon that collection shall
be gathered, intimation being made by the Minister the Sabbath before to
prepare for such a collection, and the necessity and usefulnesse thereof
being laid out to the people for that end. And if the collection in any
little private Congregation shall be lesse then fourty shillings, The
Session shall make up what wants of fourty shillings; And where the
collection is more, it is hereby specially inhibited and discharged that
any part thereof be retained or interverted to any other use whatsomever;
and these Collections