The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

And so all these three things concurring together, confirmed in them this imagination, That Christ Jesus, who came to their great comfort and deliverance, was a fearful and wicked spirit appearing to their destruction.

And so all these three things concurring together, confirmed in them this imagination, That Christ Iesus, who came to their great comfort and deliverance, was a fearfull and wicked spirit appearing to their destruction.

What here happened to Christ Jesus himself,¹ that I might prove to have chanced, and daily to happen to the verity of his blessed Word in all ages from the beginning.

1. 1What chanced to Christ, that also in all ages chanceth to his holy Word.

For as Christ himself in this their trouble, was judged and esteemed by his disciples at the first sight a spirit, or fantastical body; so is the Truth and sincere Preaching of his glorious Gospel, sent by God for mans comfort, deliverance from sin, and quietness of conscience, when it is first offered, and truly preached, it is (I say) no less but judged to be heresy and deceivable doctrine, sent by the devil to mans destruction.

For as Christ himself in this their trouble, was judged and esteemed by his disciples at the first sight a spirit, or phantasticall body; so is the Truth and sincere Preaching of his glorious Gospel, sent by God for mans comfort, deliverance from sin, and quietnesse of conscience, when it is first offered, and truely preached, it is (I say) no lesse but judged to be heresie and deceivable doctrine, sent by the devill to mans destruction.