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

Who boldly and without any salutation, offering the decree of the counsel, together with the Empreoures letters, said. This Hildebrand is no Bishop, no Father, no pasture: he is a thief, a Wolf, a murderer, a Tyrant: and therefore let him he deposed. &c. We are not ignorant that hereof ensue great tumult, sedition, and trouble. But as that purged nothing his former infamy, so did it not stop the mouths of many, plainly to pronounce, what Judgement they had of him and of that seat. To wit, that he under the title of Christ, did the very work of the Antichrist: That he sat in the Temple of god, which then was become Babylon: That he was worshipped and extolled above all that which was called God: That he glorified as if he could not err. &c. These and others crimes of no less weight were lade in that age, to the Bishops and seat of Rome: and this was far without the term of three hundred years within the which Master Tyrie would limit the doctrine ⟨image 36⟩of our Kirk. But let us hear farther.

Who boldly and without any salutation, offering the decreit of the counsall, together with the Empreoures letters, said. This Hildebrand is no Bishop, no Father, no pasture: he is a theaf, a Wolf, a murtherer, a Tyranne: and therefoir let him he deposed. &c. We are not ignorant yt hereof ensewe great tumult, sedition, and trouble. But as that purged nothing his former infamie, so did it not stop ye mouthes of many, planely to pronunce, what Iudgement they had of him and of that seat. To wit, that he vnder the tytle of Christ, did the verray work of the Antichrist: That he sat in the Tempell of god, which then was become Babilone: That he was worshipped and extolled aboue all that wc was called God: That he glorifyed as if he could not erre. &c. These and others crymes of no les weight wer lade in that age, to the Bishoppes and seat of Rome: and this was far without the terme of thre hūdreth yeares within the which Maister Tyrie wolde limitat the doctrine ⟨image 36⟩of our Kirk. But let vs heare farther.