A47584:1395
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.
But, O England, England, if thou obstinately wilt return into Egypt, that is, If thou contract Marriage, Confederacy, or League with such Princes, ⟨p. 68⟩as do maintain and advance Idolatry (such as the Emperor, who is no less enemy unto Christ then ever was Nero;) if for the pleasure and friendship (I say) of such Princes thou returnest to thine old abominations, before used under the Papistry, then assuredly (O England) thou shalt be plagued and brought to desolation by the means of those whose favours thou seekest, and by whom thou art procured to fall from Christ, and to serve Antichrist.
But, O England, England, if thou obstinately wilt return into Egypt, that is, If thou contract Mariage, Confederacie, or League with such Princes, ⟨p. 68⟩as do maintain and advance Idolatry (such as the Emperour, who is no lesse enemy unto Christ then ever was Nero;) if for the pleasure and friendship (I say) of such Princes thou returnest to thine old abominations, before used under the Papistrie, then assuredly (O England) thou shalt be plagued and brought to desolation by the means of those whose favours thou seekest, and by whom thou art procured to fall from Christ, and to serve Antichrist.
This and much more in the dolour of my heart, that day, in the audience of such as yet may bear record, (through Gods permission) I then pronounced: The thing that I then most feared, and which also my Tongue spake (that is, The subversion of the true Religion, and bringing in of Strangers to reign over that Realm) this day I see come to pass in mens counsels and determinations; which if they proceed and take effect, as by men it is concluded, then so assuredly as my God liveth, and as those Israelites that obstinately returned into Egypt again,1 were plagued to the death; so shall England taste what the Lord hath threatened by his Prophets before. God grant us true and unfeigned repentance of our former offences. God for his great mercies sake stir up some Phinehas, Elijah, or Jehu, that the blood of abominable Idolaters may pacify Gods wrath, that it consume not the whole multitude. Amen.