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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.
The which judgement is begun in England, and shortly alas will be fully executed and finished without right speedy repentance. Somme hope is in Scotland, which hath not showed forth any such cruelty, and hath not contemned the known treasures: but like wanton children ⟨p. 73⟩have contemned the commandment of their father, partly of frailty, partly of ignorance. But England the servant, that knew the will of his Lord and master, which was once lightened with most clear beams, which hath tasted of the sweetness of the word of God, and of the joys of the world to come, which hath abjured Antichrist, and all idolatry, which hath boasted to profess Christ with great boldness before all the world, must be beaten with many stripes, it can not be avoided.
The which iudgement is begonne in Englande, and shortly alas will be fully executed and finished without right spedie repentance. Somme hope is in Scotland, which hath not shewed furth any such crueltie, and hath not contemned the knowen treasures: but lyke wanton children ⟨p. 73⟩haue contemned the commaundement of theyr father, partely of frailtie, partely of ignorance. But Englād the seruante, that knew the will of his Lord and maister, which was once lightened with most clere beames, which hath tasted of the swetenes of the worde of God, and of the ioyes of the worlde to comme, which hath abiured Antichrist, and all idolatrie, which hath boasted to professe Christ with greate boldnes before all the worlde, must be beaten with many stripes, it can not be auoided.
But to be short this only remaineth for both these nations, that they repent and return into the vineyard with the first son. For neither shall ignorance excuse any land or nation, as is plain in the first to the Romans, neither can any people be received without the fruits of repentance, as John Baptist proclaimeth.
But to be shorte this only remaineth for bothe these nations, that they repent and returne into the vineyarde with the fyrst sonne. For neither shall ignorance excuse any land or nation, as is playn in the fyrst to the Romanes, neither can any people be receyued without the frutes of repentance, as Iohn Baptist proclaimeth.