The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

For this Sermon, was Jeremiah apprehended, and a sentence of death pronounced against him, and that by the Priests, by the Prophets, and by the People: which things being bruited in the ears of the Princes of Judah, ⟨p. 5⟩they passed up from the Kings House, to the Temple of the Lord, and sate down in Judgement for further knowledge of the cause: But the Priests and Prophets continued in their cruel sentence which before they had pronounced, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this City, as your ears have heard. But Jeremiah, so moved by the holy Ghost, began his defence against that their tyrannous sentence, in these words; The Lord (saith he) hath sent me to prophesy against this House, and against this City, ¹all the words which you have read. Now therefore make good your ways, and hear the voice of the Lord your God, and then shall he repent of the evil which he hath spoken against you. And as for me, behold, I am in your hands (so doth he speak to the Princes) do to me as you think good and right: Nevertheless, know you this most assuredly, That if ye murder or slay me, ye shall make your selves, this City, and the inhabitants of the same, criminal and guilty of innocent blood; for of a truth the Lord hath sent me to speak in your ears all these words.

For this Sermon, was Ieremy apprehended, and a sentence of death pronounced against him, and that by the Priests, by the Prophets, and by the People: which things being bruted in the ears of the Princes of Iuda, ⟨p. 5⟩they passed up from the Kings House, to the Temple of the Lord, and sate downe in Judgement for further knowledge of the cause: But the Priests and Prophets continued in their cruell sentence which before they had pronounced, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this City, as your ears have heard. But Ieremy, so moved by the holy Ghost, began his defence against that their tyrannous sentence, in these words; The Lord (saith he) hath sent me to prophesie against this House, and against this City, ¹all the words which you have read. Now therefore make good your wayes, and hear the voyce of the Lord your God, and then shall he repent of the evil which he hath spoken against you. And as for me, behold, I am in your hands (so doth he speak to the Princes) do to me as you think good and right: Neverthelesse, know you this most assuredly, That if ye murther or slay me, ye shall make your selves, this City, and the inhabitants of the same, criminall and guilty of innocent blood; for of a truth the Lord hath sent me to speak in your ears all these words.