A47584:1369
The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
London: printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644
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.
It cometh to my mind, that upon Christmas day, Anno 1552. preaching, in New-Castle upon Tine, and speaking against the obstinacy of the Papists I made this affirmation, That whosoever in his heart was enemy to Christs Gospel and Doctrine, which then was preached within the Realm of England, was enemy also to God, and secret traitors to the Crown and Common-wealth of England; for as they thirsted nothing more then the Kings death, which their iniquity could procure; so they regarded not who should reign over them, so that their Idolatry might be erected again. How these my words at that time pleased men, the crimes and action intended against me did declare. But let my very enemies now say their conscience, if those may words have not proved true?
It cometh to my minde, that upon Christmas day, Anno 1552. preaching, in New-Castle upon Tine, and speaking against the obstinacie of the Papists I made this affirmation, That whosoever in his heart was enemy to Christs Gospel and Doctrine, which then was preached within the Realm of England, was enemy also to God, and secret traitours to the Crown and Common-wealth of England; for as they thirsted nothing more then the Kings death, which their iniquity could procure; so they regarded not who should reign over them, so that their Idolatry might be erected again. How these my words at that time pleased men, the crimes and action intended against me did declare. But let my very enemies now say their conscience, if those may words have not proved true?
What is the cause that Winchester and the rest of his pestilent sect,1 so greedily would have a Spaniard to reign over England? The cause is manifest; for as that Hellish Nation surmounteth all other in pride and Whoredom, so for Idolatry and vain Papistical and devilish Ceremonies, they may rightly be called the very sons of superstition; And therefore are they found and judged by the Progeny of Antichrist,2 most apt Instruments to maintain, establish and defend the Kingdom of that cruel Beast, whose head and wound is lately cured within England, which (alas for pity) must now be brought into bondage and thraldom, that pestilent Papists may reign without punishment.