Covenanter Wisdom

Before leaving behind for a while the heroic Covenanters, who purchased a freedom now enjoyed in America and the United Kingdom with their sufferings, here are a few choice sayings of theirs:

"In the worst of times, there is still more cause to complain of an evil heart than of an evil world." - Robert Fleming (1630-1694)

"Prosperity, ease, and the desires of the soul, send leanness to the soul; the evils of the world are much better than the good thereof." - James Fraser of Brea (1639-1698)

"Here there is much repining and fretting at God's dispensations; but believe it, the day is approaching when ye shall write upon the posts of the doors of heaven, He hath done all things well." - Andrew Gray (1634-1656)

"Heaven is a land of peace, and all things are there in full age; here all are in minority [childhood], it is but yet night; but, when the day shall break up, and the shadows fly away, and the Prince of peace shall appear and be revealed, He shall bring peace and grace both with Him, and both perfect." - Hugh Binning (1625-1654)

"Our apprehensions [fears] are not canonical [Scripture]." Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)