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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.
For neither of both can excuse you in God's presence from doing your duty, for it is a thing more then certain, that whatsoever ever God required of the civil Magistrate in Israel or Judah concerning the observation of true religion during the time of the Law, the same doth he require of lawful Magistrates professing Christ Jesus in the time of the Gospel, as the holy Ghost hath ⟨image 24⟩taught us by the mouth of David, saying Psal. 2.
For neither of both can excuse you in goddes presence from doing your duetie, for it is a thing more then certein, that whatso euer God required of the ciuile Magistrate in Israel or Iuda concernyng the obseruation of true religion during the tyme of the Law, the same doth he require of lawfull Magistrates professing Christ Iesus in the tyme of the Gospell, as the holie Ghost hath ⟨image 24⟩taught vs by the mouth of Dauid, saying Psal. 2.
Be learned you that judge the earth, kiss the Son, lest that the Lord wax angry, and that ye perish from the way.
Be learned you that iudge the earth, kysse the sonne, lest that the Lord waxe angrie, ād that yee perish from the way.
This admonition did not extend to the judges under the law only, but doth also include all such as be promoted to honours in the time of the Gospel, when Christ Jesus doth reign and fight in his spiritual kingdom, whose enemies in that psalm be first most sharply taxed, their fury expressed, and vanity mocked: & then are kings and judges, who think them selves free from all law and obedience, commanded to repent their former blind rage, and judges are charged to be learned: and last are all commanded to serve the eternal in fear, to rejoice before him in trembling, to kiss the Son, that is, to give unto him most humble obedience, whereof it is evident that the rulers, Magistrates and judges now in Christs kingdom are no less bound to obedience unto God, than were those under the Law. And how is it possible that any shall be obedient, who despise his religion, in which standeth the chief glory, that man can give to God, and is a service,