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He
checked
himself
with
an
effort
and
proceeded
in
a
calmer
tone
.
"
No
evidence
need
be
called
on
the
main
counts
,
for
they
have
been
admitted
by
the
panel
.
By
his
own
confession
David
Sempill
,
lately
ordained
minister
of
the
Gospel
in
Woodilee
,
is
guilty
of
the
grievous
sin
of
consorting
with
and
abetting
the
declared
enemies
of
Christ
’
s
Kirk
in
Scotland
.
Under
the
specious
plea
of
charity
-
-
whilk
is
a
favourite
device
of
the
Enemy
to
delude
mankind
-
-
he
has
given
shelter
to
one
whose
hands
were
red
with
the
blood
of
the
saints
,
and
has
endeavoured
to
cumber
the
work
of
purging
the
accursed
thing
from
our
midst
.
Moreover
,
he
has
lately
shown
what
was
in
his
heart
by
further
and
intimate
converse
with
the
ungodly
.
I
do
not
speak
of
other
errors
,
of
harsh
and
un
-
Christian
conduct
towards
his
congregation
,
of
lack
of
judgment
,
and
of
a
weakness
in
doctrine
,
whilk
,
if
not
actual
heresy
,
is
its
near
neighbour
.
I
deal
with
the
gravamen
of
the
matter
,
a
sin
openly
committed
and
indeed
acknowledged
and
gloried
in
.
"
Mr
.
Muirhead
pursed
his
lips
,
and
a
sigh
of
approval
rose
from
his
hearers
.
"
But
it
is
needful
at
all
times
,
"
he
went
on
,
"
to
temper
mercy
with
justice
.
Our
brother
is
young
and
has
no
doubt
been
led
astray
by
evil
conversation
and
by
over
-
much
carnal
learning
.
There
is
yet
room
for
repentance
,
and
the
Kirk
is
merciful
to
the
penitent
.
If
he
will
make
full
confession
of
his
sins
and
renounce
and
abhor
them
and
humbly
seek
forgiveness
from
an
offended
Jehovah
,
this
Court
will
doubtless
be
prepared
to
deal
tenderly
with
him
.
It
would
not
consist
with
decency
that
he
continue
in
the
charge
of
Woodilee
,
but
the
matter
of
excommunication
might
be
dispensed
with
.
For
let
him
understand
clearly
that
if
he
persists
in
his
contumacy
he
will
be
outcast
not
only
from
the
ministry
of
Woodilee
but
from
membership
of
the
Kirk
of
Christ
.
"
His
voice
had
become
sensibly
gentler
.
If
his
main
object
was
to
avoid
too
great
a
scandal
in
the
Church
,
there
may
have
been
a
spice
of
pity
for
the
youth
and
the
haggard
face
of
the
accused
.
"
I
acknowledge
myself
most
heartily
to
be
the
chief
of
sinners
,
"
said
David
.
"
There
must
be
more
than
a
general
confession
,
"
said
the
Moderator
.
"
You
must
condescend
upon
the
transgression
.
You
must
in
this
place
confess
the
heinousness
of
your
guilt
on
the
precise
counts
I
have
expounded
,
admit
your
grievous
errors
and
your
abhorrence
of
them
,
and
humbly
submit
yourself
to
judgment
.
"
"
Nay
,
"
said
David
.
"
I
cannot
admit
that
to
be
sin
which
I
hold
to
have
been
my
duty
.
"
