dickson again
Another quote from David Dickson (who I've quoted from before). It's from the same book, but this time it's part of an exposition of Job 10.
We see here, that uprightness and a good conscience have boldness with God, and will get leave with confidence to lift up the face before him, and get his testimony and approbation.
An honest sincere man will be bold with God. An honest man is not a sinless man; but one who, as he shall answer to God, strives against all known sin in private and in public; and when he is overcome in sin, is never at rest, till he be sure that God is pacified, and has assurance of a remission granted. He tells God whatever he feels or fears, puts God on all his counsels, goes to him in all his distresses; counts God so merciful and good, that he will go to him; so constant, that he will not, nor cannot, change; and still justifies God, to be what he has spoken of himself in his word.
Such a man will get liberty to tell all his mind to God, and God will not mis-take him, or captiously snack at [check, snap at] his words, but expone them favourably. As he construes God according to his mind, so God construes him according to his aim and desire. Therefore, be honest before God, for the there is no beguiling of him. Those who promise to repent the morn beguile themselves, and not him. It were better that such persons should timeously take with their faults, and seek into his mercy then when he seemed angriest, yea count him their best friend; or when he curbs them most; for there are not passions in God.When any come into him, and make supplication to him, he can neither loosen his love from them, nor yet strike them in anger.
Therefore study plain dealing with God. If there be great wickedness in your heart, tell him of it. Tell him that it is stiff, stubborn, and backward; or that it is borne down with naughty burdens and will not take on a better burden. Let God be thy secretary [confidant] in all, and whatever thou would have close kept, commit that to him.
Taken from the Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (Vol 1). Issued by the Committee of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland for the Publication of the Works of Scottish Reformers and Divines. Edinburgh (1845). p24.
PS: Words which strike me as possibly being old Scottish words, which possibly might not mean much any more, include expone for 'expound,' the morn for 'tomorrow,' and timeous for 'timely.' Also naughty is used in its old sense of 'evil.' The glosses given in square brackets were provided as footnotes in the 1845 publication.
We see here, that uprightness and a good conscience have boldness with God, and will get leave with confidence to lift up the face before him, and get his testimony and approbation.
An honest sincere man will be bold with God. An honest man is not a sinless man; but one who, as he shall answer to God, strives against all known sin in private and in public; and when he is overcome in sin, is never at rest, till he be sure that God is pacified, and has assurance of a remission granted. He tells God whatever he feels or fears, puts God on all his counsels, goes to him in all his distresses; counts God so merciful and good, that he will go to him; so constant, that he will not, nor cannot, change; and still justifies God, to be what he has spoken of himself in his word.
Such a man will get liberty to tell all his mind to God, and God will not mis-take him, or captiously snack at [check, snap at] his words, but expone them favourably. As he construes God according to his mind, so God construes him according to his aim and desire. Therefore, be honest before God, for the there is no beguiling of him. Those who promise to repent the morn beguile themselves, and not him. It were better that such persons should timeously take with their faults, and seek into his mercy then when he seemed angriest, yea count him their best friend; or when he curbs them most; for there are not passions in God.When any come into him, and make supplication to him, he can neither loosen his love from them, nor yet strike them in anger.
Therefore study plain dealing with God. If there be great wickedness in your heart, tell him of it. Tell him that it is stiff, stubborn, and backward; or that it is borne down with naughty burdens and will not take on a better burden. Let God be thy secretary [confidant] in all, and whatever thou would have close kept, commit that to him.
Taken from the Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (Vol 1). Issued by the Committee of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland for the Publication of the Works of Scottish Reformers and Divines. Edinburgh (1845). p24.
PS: Words which strike me as possibly being old Scottish words, which possibly might not mean much any more, include expone for 'expound,' the morn for 'tomorrow,' and timeous for 'timely.' Also naughty is used in its old sense of 'evil.' The glosses given in square brackets were provided as footnotes in the 1845 publication.
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10:31 pm
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then again within the last 5 years I heard a girl on a train say "Friday night the night, loonies and quinies: nae work amorn".
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PeterinScotland, at 2:38 pm
Interesting ... this train was in the northeast?? Trains and (the back of) buses are ideal for catching this kind of language in action ... always such a shame that surreptitious recording is unethical ... Incidentally, you've written "amorn" -- could it have been "e morn," written with the IPA symbol epsilon, or maybe schwa? That would make it more in line with "the night." I might say things like "the day" (and even "the morrow"?) depending who you're speaking to and where ... as i'm sure you know, the "to-" in "today, tonight, tomorrow" was a norse prefix which rougly meant "the" or "this" anyway.
When I wrote "possibly" btw, that was a weasel word designed to cover both "old" and "scottish!" I'm not even very sure that some of those words are necessarily scottish as opposed to just old (and like the 'the morn' usage, some of them are just scottish, as opposed to being old :) )
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cath, at 12:38 pm
Cath - I saw your comment on my blog. Yes, lurking is allowed, but commenting is better. So, I've checked out your blog, and have read every post, from the beginning. I love it! You're very articulate (I guess a linguistics person *would* be!). I especially enjoyed your posts on hypercalvinism v. arminianism.
I'm going to give your blog a plug on my own blog. One thing, though - what does "ninetysix and ten" mean? Richard Zuelch
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richard zuelch, at 3:41 am
There is a Dickson sermon online now
http://www.reformation-scotland.org.uk/articles/behold_my_servant.html
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MAV, at 1:42 pm
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