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An answer to a letter of a Jesuit named Tyrie, be John KnoxAn answer to a letter of a Iesuit named Tyrie, be Iohne Knox
Imprentit at Sanctandrois : Be Robert Lekprevik, Anno. Do. 1572Imprentit at Sanctandrois : Be Robert Lekpreuik, Anno. Do. 1572
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ANSWER.
OF this part of the writers letter, & of that with is past before it is easy to consider, that he will acknowledge no Kirk to be the true Kirk of Jesus Christ, onles y• it can show the dew succession thereof, from the days of Jesus Christ. And farther, y• the teachers of it, do so agree in doctrine, that in no point they be found to differ one from an other. We answer1 if the immaculate spouse of Jesus Christ were, bound to these two extremities, The bondage thereof were most miserable: but because we find our master Jesus Christ, is more favourable to his pure Kirk, then Master Tyrie craves, we are decreed to stand in that freedom and liberty, whereunto our head, and only sovereign Lord, hes called us. We find that he sends not his afflicted Kirk to seek a lineal succession of any persons, before that he will receive them: but he with all gentleness calleth his sheep unto him self, saying: cum unto me all ye that labour and are laden, & I will ease you.2 And again, all that the Father giveth me, shall come to me:3 and him that cometh to me I cast not away.
OF this part of the wryters letter, & of that wt is past befoir it is easie to cō sider, that he wil acknawledge no Kirk to be the trew Kirk of Iesus Christ, onles y• it can shaw the dew succession therof, frō the dayes of Iesus Christ. And farther, y• the teachers of it, do so aggre in doctrine, that in no point they be found to differ one from an other. We answer1 if the immaculate spous of Iesus Christ wer, boūd to these two extremities, The bondage thereof wer moste miserable: but becaus we find our maister Iesus Christ, is moir fauourable to his pure Kirk, then Maister Tyrie craues, we are decreed to stand in that fredome and libertie, whereunto our head, and only souerane Lord, hes called vs. We find yt he sendes not his afflicted Kirk to seak a lineal successiō of any persones, befoir that he wil receaue thē: but he with all gentilnes calleth his sheap vnto him self, saying: cum vnto me all ye yt laubour and are laden, & I will ease yow.