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A sermon preached
A sermon preached by John Knox minister of Christ Jesus in the public audience of the Church of Edinburgh, within the realm of Scotland, upon Sunday, the. 19. of August. 1565 For the which the said John Knox was inhibit preaching for a season. To this is adjoined an exhortation unto all the faithful within the said realm, for the relief of such as faithfully travail in the preaching of Gods word. Written by the same John Knox, at the commandment of the ministry aforesaid.A sermon preached by Iohn Knox minister of Christ Iesus in the publique audience of the Church of Edenbrough, within the realme of Scotland, vpon Sonday, the. 19. of August. 1565 For the which the said Iohn Knoxe was inhibite preaching for a season. To this is adioyned an exhortation vnto all the faythfull within the sayde realme, for the reliefe of suche as faythfully trauayle in the preaching of Gods worde. Written by the same Iohn Knoxe, at the commaundement of the ministerie aforesayd.
London: printed by Henry Denham?, 1566
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A SERMON PREACHED by John knoxe.A SERMON PREACHED by Iohn knoxe.
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.
O if Kings and Princes should consider what account shall be craved of them, as well of their ignorance and misknowledge of Gods will, as for the neglecting of their office But now to return to the words of the Prophet. In the person of the whole people he doth complain unto God, that the Babylonians (whom he calleth other Lords besides God, both because of their ignorance of God, and by reason of their cruelty and inhumanity) ⟨p. 7⟩had long ruled over them in all rigour, without pity or con compassion had upon the ancient men, and famous matrons. For they being mortal enemies of the people of God, sought by all means to aggravate their yoke, yea, utterly to have exterminate the memory of them and of their religion, from the face of the earth.
O if Kings and Princes shuld consider what accompt shall be craued of them, as well of their ignoraunce and misknoweledge of Gods will, as for the neglecting of their office But nowe to returne to the words of the Prophet. In the person of the whole people he doth complayne vnto God, that the Babilonians (whō he calleth other Lordes besydes God, both bycause of their ignoraunce of God, and by reason of their crueltie and inhumanitie) ⟨p. 7⟩hadde long ruled ouer them in all rigor, without pitie or cō compassion had vpon the aunciente men, and famous matrones. For they being mortall enimies of the people of God, sought by all meanes to aggrauate their yoke, yea, vtterlye to haue exterminate the memorie of thē and of their religion, from the face of the earth.
After the first part of this dolorous complaint, the Prophet declareth the protestation of the people, saying, nevertheless, only in thee shall we remember thy name (others read it, Put we will remember thee only and thy name) But in the Hebrew there is no Conjunction copulative in that sentence. The mind of the Prophet is plain, to wit, that not withstanding the long sustained affliction, the people of ⟨image 14⟩