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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.
Thou shalt separate Aaron and his sons from the middest of the people of Israel,1 that they may ⟨image 20⟩execute the office of the Priesthood, thou shalt make unto them garments, thou shalt anoint them, thou shalt wash them, thou shalt fill their hands with the sacrifice.
Thou shalt seperate Aaron and his sonnes from the middest of the people of Israel,1 that they may ⟨image 20⟩execute the office of the Preesthode, thou shalt make vnto them garments, thou shalt annoynte them, thou shalt wash thē, thou shalt fill theyr handes with the sacrifice.
- 1Exod. 28.
And so forth of every rite and ceremony, that was to be done unto them, especial commandment was given unto Moses, that he should do it. Now if Aaron and his sons were so subject to Moses, that they did nothing but at his commandment, who dare be so bold as to affirm that the civil Magistrate hath nothing to do in matters of religion? For seeing that then God did so straitly require, that even those, who did bear the figure of Christ, should receive from the civil power as it were their sanctification, and entrance to their office, and seeing also that Moses was so far preferred to Aaron, that the one commanded and the other did obey, who dare esteem that the civil power is now become so profane in Gods eyes, that it is sequestered from all intromission with the matters of religion. The holy ghost in divers places declareth the contrary.
And so furth of euerie rite and ceremonie, that was to be done vnto thē, especiall commaundement was geuen vnto Moses, that he should do it. Now if Aarō and his sonnes were so subiect to Moses, that they did nothing but at his commaundement, who dar be so bold as to affirme that the ciuile Magistrate hath nothing to do in matters of religiō? For seing that thē God did so straytly require, that euen those, who did beare the figure of Christ, should receaue from the ciuile power as it were theyre sanctification, and entrāce to theyr office, and seing also that Moses was so far preferred to Aaron, that the one commaunded and the other did obey, who dar esteme that the ciuile power is now becomed so prophane in Gods eyes, that it is sequestred from all intromission with the matters of religion. The holie ghost in diuers places declarethe the contrarie.