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

O golden and most comfortable sentence, ⟨image 23⟩pronounced of him who can not lie. Heir is no mention of any succession that we should claim to, before that we be received of him, who is the head of y• Kirk: but only it is said: that that which the father giveth, and that the son receiveth, shall not be cast away: nether yet will he lose any that cummeth to him, but that he will save them and raise them up at the last day. And the Apostle speaking of the vocation of the Gentiles sends them not to seek a succession: but in the person of y• Ephesians pronounceth this sentence in favours of all that believe in Jesus Christ.

O golden and moste comfortable sentence, ⟨image 23⟩pronunced of him who can not lie. Heir is no mention of any succession that we should clame to, befoir that we be receaued of him, who is the head of y• Kirk: but only it is said: that that which the father giueth, and that the sone receaueth, shall not be cast away: nether yet will he lose any that cūmeth to him, but that he will saue them and rase them vp at ye last day. And the Apostle speaking of the vocation of the Gentiles sendes them not to seak a succession: but in the persone of y• Ephesianes pronunceth this sentence in fauoures of all that beleue in Iesus Christ.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but Citizens with y• saints and of the household of God.¹ And are builded upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets. Jesus Christ him self being th• chief corner stone: in whom all the building coupled together groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord. Heir we find men who before were strangers maid Citizens with the saints and of the household of God, we find them builded upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets: we find Jesus Christ to be the chief corner stone: but we find no mention of