A47584:1479
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.
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IN writing of this parcel, as I remembered the impediments which might call you back from God, and from his true obedience; so did I consider what occasion you had to tremble and to fear before his Majesty, and to undergo the loss of all the worldly glory, for the promoting of the glory of God. I do consider, that your power is but borrowed, extraordinary, and unstable, for you have it but by permission of others.1 And seldom it is, that women do long reign with felicity and joy. Your most especial friends moreover, blinded by the vanity of this World; yea, being drunken with the Cup of that Roman Harlot, are mortal enemies to Christ Jesus, and to his true Religion. These things may easily abash the mind of a Woman not confirmed by grace; But yet, if you will a little consider with me the causes why, that ye ought to hazard all for the glory of God in this behalf, the former terrors shall suddenly vanish. I do not esteem that thing greatest, which peradventure some others do: to wit, That if ye shall enterprise to innovate any thing in matters of Religion, that then ye shall lose your Authority, and also the favours of your carnal friends.
IN writing of this parcell, as I remembred the impediments which might call you back from God, and from his true obedience; so did I consider what occasion you had to tremble and to fear before his Majestie, and to undergo the losse of all the worldly glory, for the promoting of the glory of God. I do consider, that your power is but borrowed, extraordinary, and unstable, for you have it but by permission of others.1 And seldom it is, that women do long raign with felicitie and joy. Your most especiall friends moreover, blinded by the vanitie of this World; yea, being drunken with the Cup of that Roman Harlot, are mortall enemies to Christ Jesus, and to his true Religion. These things may easily abash the minde of a Woman not confirmed by grace; But yet, if you will a little consider with me the causes why, that ye ought to hazard all for the glory of God in this behalf, the former terrours shall suddenly vanish. I do not esteem that thing greatest, which peradventure some others do: to wit, That if ye shall enterprise to innovate any thing in matters of Religion, that then ye shall lose your Authoritie, and also the favours of your carnall friends.