The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

but that could not hinder the course of the travelling Boat, but forth she goeth in despite of the Devil, who then more cruelly raged, perceiving his own honour and service; that is, his detestable Mass, to be disclosed and opened before the people, to be damnable Idolatry, and assured damnation to such as put their trust in it: And therefore began he more craftily to work, and finding the same Instruments apt enough, whose labours he had used before, he blew such mortal hatred between two, which appeared to be the chief pillars under the King; for that wretched (alas) and miserable Northumberland could not be satisfied, till such time as simple Somerset most unjustly was bereft of his life; what the Devil and his Members the pestilent Papists, meant by his away-taking, God compelled my tongue to speak in more places then one; and specially before you, and in Newcastle, as sir Robert Bradling did not forget a long time after; God grant that he may understand all other matters spoken before him then and at other times, as rightly as he did that mine interpretation of the Vineyard,¹ whose Hedges, Ditches, Towers and Winepress God destroyed, because it would bring forth no good fruit: And that he may remember, that what ever was spoken by my mouth that day, is now complete, and come to pass, except that final destruction and vengeance is not yet fallen upon the greatest offenders,² as assuredly shortly it shall, unless that he and some other of his sort, that then were enemies to Gods truth, will speedily repent (and that earnestly) their stubborn disobedience.³ God compelled my tongue (I say) openly to declare, That the Devil and his Ministers intended only the subversion of Gods true Religion, by that mortal hatred among those which ought to have been most assuredly knit together by Christian charity, and by benefits received; and especially that the wicked and envious Papists (by that ungodly breach of charity) diligently minded the overthrow of him, that to his own destruction, procured the death of his innocent friend: Thus (I say) I was compelled of conscience oftener then once to affirm, That such as saw and invented the means how the one should be taken away, saw and should find the means also to take away the other;

but that could not hinder the course of the travelling Boat, but forth she goeth in despight of the Devill, who then more cruelly raged, perceiving his owne honour and service; that is, his detestable Masse, to be disclosed and opened before the people, to be damnable Idolatrie, and assured damnation to such as put their trust in it: And therfore began he more craftily to work, and finding the same Instruments apt enough, whose labours he had used before, he blew such mortall hatred between two, which appeared to be the chief pillars under the King; for that wretched (alas) and miserable Northumberland could not be satisfied, till such time as simple Somerset most unjustly was bereft of his life; what the Devill and his Members the pestilent Papists, meant by his away-taking, God compelled my tongue to speak in more places then one; and specially before you, and in Newcastle, as sir Robert Bradling did not forget a long time after; God grant that he may understand all other matters spoken before him then and at other times, as righly as he did that mine interpretation of the Vineyard,