The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

If on this manner or otherwise (as God shall put in our hearts) without hypocrisy in the presence of our God (respecting more his glory then our private wealth) continually we pour forth our complaint, confession and prayers. Then so assuredly as our God liveth, and as we feel these present troubles, shall our God himself rise to our defence, he shall confound the counsels of our enemies, and trouble the wits of such as most wrongfully troubleth us. He shall send Jesus to execute his just judgments against Idolaters, and against such as obstinately defendeth them. Yea, the chief men of our times shall not escape the vengeance and plagues that are prepared for their portion. The flatterers and maintainers of her abominations shall drink the cup of Gods wrath. And in despite of the Devil shall yet the glory of Christ Jesus, and the brightness of his countenance so shine in our hearts by the presence of his grace, and before our eyes by the true preaching of his Gospel, that altogether we shall fall before him and say: O Lord thou art our God, we shall extol thee,¹ and shall confess thy Name, for thou •ast brought wondrous things to pass according to thy counsels, which albeit appear to be far off, yet are they true and most assured. Thou hast brought to ruin the palaces of tyrants, and therefore shall the afflicted magnify thee, and the City of tyrannical Nations shall fear thee. Thou hast been, O Lord, a strong defence to the poor, a sure place of refuge to the afflicted in the time of his anguish.

If on this manner or otherwise (as God shall put in our hearts) without hypocrisie in the presence of our God (respecting more his glory then our private wealth) continually we poure forth our complaint, confession and prayers. Then so assuredly as our God liveth, and as we feel these present troubles, shall our God himself rise to our defence, he shall confound the counsels of our enemies, and trouble the wits of such as most wrongfully troubleth us. He shall send Jesu to execute his just judgments against Idolators, and against such as obstinately defendeth them. Yea, the chiefe men of our times shall not escape the vengeance and plagues that are prepared for their portion. The flatterers and maintainers of her abominations shall drink the cup of Gods wrath. And in despite of the Devill shall yet the glory of Christ Jesus, and the brightnesse of his countenance so shine in our hearts by the presence of his grace, and before our eyes by the true preaching of his Gospel, that altogether we shall fall before him and say: O Lord thou art our God, we shall extoll thee,