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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.
Moreover note, That as the people set aside by God are said to be his Anointed, so they are also called, A Royal Priesthood, Kings and Priests. Not that every one of the people is a King or a Priest, these being particular Callings, no more then they were anointed; but because they are set aside by God as Priests, to offer daily unto him the Sacrifice of Righteousness, &c. And as Kings were anointed with Oil, to signify their setting aside for their peculiar Office; so every one of us, being anointed in Baptism by the holy Spirit, is set aside to do justice, &c. as a King, in our several station.
Moreover note, That as the people set aside by God are said to be his Anoynted, so they are also called, A Royall Priesthood, Kings and Priests. Not that every one of the people is a King or a Priest, these being particular Callings, no more then they were anoynted; but because they are set aside by God as Priests, to offer daily unto him the Sacrifice of Righteousnesse, &c. And as Kings were anoynted with Oyl, to signifie their setting aside for their peculiar Office; so every one of us, being anoynted in Baptisme by the holy Spirit, is set aside to do justice, &c. as a King, in our severall station.
Thus much have I, in few words, spoken of Kings anointing, and how the people are said to be anointed, or to be Priests and Kings, because in the beginning of the fifteenth Age, sundry were condemned as heretics, for saying, That every man is a Priest in some kind; and that the anointing of Kings is now needless, being an invention of Rome, to subject Princes unto it.
Thus much have I, in few words, spoken of Kings anoynting, and how the people are said to be anoynted, or to be Priests and Kings, because in the beginning of the fifteenth Age, sundry were condemned as hereticks, for saying, That every man is a Priest in some kinde; and that the anoynting of Kings is now needlesse, being an invention of Rome, to subject Princes unto it.