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

TYRIE'S LETTER.

TYRIES LETTER.

There is sum I know perchance for lack either of good discourse or wit measures the verity of the thing they follow be the worldly success they have in the following of it. But surely I can not esteem zow to be of that rank, and gif ze were, I would exhort zow to read amongst the rest the seventeen and two Psalm, and the hundred forty and three Psalm. Quhairby ze will easily understand, that neither the prosperous success of zour part (in worldly things I mean) preifis it that ze follow to be of verity, nor zit our decay and adversity makes our part to be convicted, ze rather the matter being considered as it aught to be, zour prosperity is rather a ⟨image 29⟩manifest argument of God's wraith nor of any truth of verity. For it is said be an godly, holy and cunning man an xj. hundred zeir by past, Quod nihil infelicius felicitate peccantium, quia & penalis nutritur impunitas & mala voluntas velut interior hostis roboratur. &c.

THair is sum I knaw perchance for laik outher of gude discourse or wit measures the veritie of the thing thay follow be the warldly succes thay haue in the following of it. Bot surely I cā not esteme zow to be of that rank, and gif ze wer, I wald exhort zow to reid amangis the rest the seuintene and twa Psalme, and ye hundreth fourtie and thre Psalme. Quhairby ze wil easily vnderstand, that nouther the prosperous succes of zour part (in warldly thinges I mene) preifis it that ze follow to be of veritie, nor zit our decay and aduersitie makis our part to be conuicted, ze rather the mater being considderit as it aught to be, zour prosperitie is rather a ⟨image 29⟩manifest argument of Goddis wraith nor of ony treuth of veritie. For it is said be ane godly, haly and cunning man ane xj. hundreth zeir by past, Quod nihil infelicius felicitate peccantium, quia & penalis nutritur impunitas & mala voluntas velut interior hostis roboratur. &c.