A04931:78
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
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A SERMON PREACHED by John knoxe.A SERMON PREACHED by Iohn knoxe.
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Now of the former words of the Prophet we have to gather this comfort, that if at any time we shall see the face of the church with in this realm so defaced (as I think it shall be sooner than we look for) ⟨image 44⟩when we shall see, I say, virtue to be despised, vice to be maintained, the verity of God to be impugned, lies and mens inventions, holden in authority, and finally when we shall see the true religion of our God, and zealous observers of the same, to be trodden under the feet of such as in their heart say there is no God:1 Let us then call to mind what have been the wondrous works of our God from the beginning, that it is his proper office to bring forth light out of darkness, order out of confusion, life out of death, & finally that it is he, that calleth things that are not, even as if they were, as before we have hard. And if in the day of our temptation (which in my judgement approacheth fast) we be thus armed. If our incredibility can not utterly be removed, yet shall it so be corrected, that damnable desperation ⟨p. 38⟩oppress us not.
Nowe of the former wordes of the Prophet we haue to gather this comforte, that if at anye tyme we shal see the face of the church with in this realmeso defaced (as I think it shall be soner than we looke for) ⟨image 44⟩when we shall see, I say, vertue to be dispised, vice to be mayntayned, the veritie of God to be impugned, lyes and mens inuentions, holden in aucthoritie, and finally when we shall see the true religion of our God, and zelous obseruers of the same, to be troden vnder the feete of suche as in their heart saye there is no God:1 Let vs then call to minde what haue bene the wonderous workes of our God from the beginning, that it is his proper office to bring forth lighte out of darkenesse, order out of confusion, lyfe out of death, & finally that it is he, that calleth thigs that are not, euen as if they were, as before we haue hard. And if in the day of our tēptation (which in my iudgemēt approcheth fast) we be thus armed. If our incredibilitie can not vtterly be remoued, yet shal it so be corrected, that dampnable desperation