Excerpt from The History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, From the Restoration to the Revolution, Vol. 2 of 2: With an Introduction Containing the Most Remarkable Occurrences Relating to That Church From the Reformation to the Restoration; With an Introduction, Containing the Most Remarkable Occurrences Relating to That Church, From the Reformation to the Restorat When the numbers of the persecuted party were considerabl augmented, Mr Robert Hamilton, brother to the laird of Pres ton, and some others; moved that something farther mightbe done as a testimony against the iniquity of the times. Accordingly, after serious consideration and prayer, they resolved to continue to hear the gospel, notwithstanding all the dangers to which they might be exposed, and to publish to the world their testi. Mony to the truth and cause which they owned, and against the sins and defections of the times. In consequence of this resolution, the 'said Mr hamilion, 'mr Thomas Douglas one of their preachers, and about 80 armed men, were pitched upon to go up to some public place to publish their declaration, and burn the papers mentioned in it. They judged that the 29th of May was the most proper time for putting this in execution. Accordingly, the afternoon of that day, they came to Ruther glen, a small royal burgh two miles from Glasgow, where they extinguished the bonfires, put their resolution in practice, and affixed a copy of their declaration to the market-cross; the fol lowing is according to the copy thereof subjoined to the Infor. Matdry Vindication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.