Excerpt from Annals of the Persecution in Scotland, Vol. 1: From the Restoration to the Revolution The ancient enemies of Presbyterianism are not yet extinct. Popery and Prelacy have one common sentiment of dislike to the polity and faith which constitute its character, and in the recent revival of these powers, that dislike is daily assuming a less equivocal form. The present age is full of portents, and it would not be at all surprising if in these latter days Presbyterians should again be called to main tain their principles at the hazard of life. Against such a contingenc they should be fully armed. To a cordial love for od's truth let there be added coura age, and that they may derive strength from the force of example, and catch the spirit of the noble army of martyrs, let them carefully peruse these annals of past persecution. 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.