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

Against this exhortation will we object nothing. For our earnest desire is that men diligently consider what doctrine they embrace, what foundation and ground ⟨image 39⟩their faith hes, and finally what way they follow, thinking thereby to attain to eternal felicity. For this careless security that universally may be espied in men, we damn, and ever have damned: But this we fear not to affirm, as before we have written, that the doctrine of the Papistical Kirk, now many years bypast, hath been altogether corrupt: that their opinion which they call their Catholic faith, hes no sure ground within the word of God: And that the way which they for y• most part have followed, was the very way of perdition, to all such as without true repentance departed this life in y• blindness. And much more shall be to all persons and estates, that now shall maintain those abominations, because the light is come and hes sufficiently declared the •ormer darkness. That man of sin is so manifestly revealed, that excuse of ignorance there resteth none: But a fearful judgement abides all such, that yet farther will follow his damnable ways.

AGainst this exhortation wil we obiect nothing. For our ernest desyre is that men diligently considder what doctrine they imbrase, what fundation and ground ⟨image 39⟩their faith hes, and finally what way they follow, thinking thereby to atteane to eternall felicitie. For this careles securitie that vniuersally may be espyed in mē, we dampne, and euer haue dampned: But this we feare not to affirme, as before we haue written, that the doctrine of the Papisticall Kirk, now many yeares bypast, hath bene altogether corrupt: that their opiniō which they call their Catholick faith, hes no sure ground within the word of God: And that the way which they for y moste part haue followed, was the verray way of perdition, to all suche as without trew repentance departed this lyfe in y blindnes. And much more shalbe to all persons and estates, that now shal manteane those abhominationes, becaus the light is come and hes sufficiently declared the ormer darknes. That man of sin is so manifestli reueled, that excuse of ignorance there resteth none: But a fearefull iudgement abydes all such, that yet farther will follow his dampnable wayes.