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The appellation of John Knox from the cruel and most iniust sentence pronounced against…The appellation of Iohn Knoxe from the cruell and most iniust sentence pronounced against…
The appellation of John Knox from the cruel and most iniust sentence pronounced against him by the false bishops and clergy of Scotland, with his supplication and exhortation to the nobility, estates, and co[m]munaltie of the same realm.The appellation of Iohn Knoxe from the cruell and most iniust sentence pronounced against him by the false bishoppes and clergie of Scotland, with his supplication and exhortation to the nobilitie, estates, and co[m]munaltie of the same realme.
Geneva: printed by J. Poullain and A. Rebul?, 1558
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Then hearken to the matter, which I do write unto you ⟨image 62⟩not forth of mens dreams nor fables, not forth of profane histories painted with mans wisdom, vain eloquence, or subtle reasons, but forth of the infallible trueth of God's word, and by such plain demonstrations, as shall be able to convince every one of your own consciences, be he never so obstinate. I will ask no further judges. Is not this God's curse, and threatening amongest many other pronounced against the sinful land and disobedient people?
Thē harkē to the matter, which I do write vnto you ⟨image 62⟩not furth of mennes dreames nor fables, not furth of prophane histories painted with mannes wisdome, vaine eloquence, or subtile reasons, but furth of the infallible trueth of goddes worde, and by such plaine demonstrations, as shall be able to conuince euerie one of your owne consciences, be he neuer so obstinate. I will aske no further iudges. Is not this goddes curse, and threatninge amongest many other pronounced against the sinfull land and disobedient people?
That strangers should devour the fruit of thy land,1 that the stranger should clime above thee, and thou should come down and be his inferior, he shall be the head and thou the tail. The Lord shall bring upon the a people far of, whose tongue thou canst not understand, thy strong wales, wherein thou trusted, shall be destroyed &c.
That strangers should deuoure the frute of thy lād,1 that the stranger should clyme aboue the, and thou should comme downe and be his inferiour, he shall be the head and thou the taile. The Lord shall bring vpon the a people farr of, whose tongue thou canste not vnderstand, thy strong wales, wherin thou trusted, shall be destroied &c.