A47584:1525
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.
And first (after the first part of the complaint of the afflicted, as we have heard in vehemency of spirit) he bursteth forth against all the proud enemies of Gods people, against all such as trouble them, and against all such as mock and forsake God, and saith, The dead shall not live, the proud Giants shall not rise, thou hast scattered them, and destroyed their memorial. In which words he fighteth against the present temptation and dolorous state of Gods people, and against the insolent pride of such as oppressed them; as if the prophet should say, O ye troublers of Gods people, howsoever it appeareth to you in this your bloody rage,1 that God regardeth not your cruelty, nor considereth not what violence you do to his poor afflicted, yet shall ye be visited, yea, your Carcasses shall fall and lie as stinking Carrions upon the face of the earth, ye shall fall without hope of life or of a blessed resurrection; yea, howsoever ye gather your substance, and augment your families, ye shall be so scattered, that ye shall leave no memorial of you to the posterities to come, but that which shall be execrable and odious.
And first (after the first part of the complaint of the afflicted, as we have heard in vehemency of spirit) he bursteth forth against all the proud enemies of Gods people, against all such as trouble them, and against all such as mock and forsake God, and saith, The dead shall not live, the proud Giants shall not rise, thou hast scattered them, and destroyed their memoriall. In which words he fighteth against the present temptation and dolorous state of Gods people, and against the insolent pride of such as oppressed them; as if the prophet should say, O ye troublers of Gods people, howsoever it appeareth to you in this your bloody rage,1 that God regardeth not your crueltie, nor considereth not what vio•ence you do to his poor afflicted, yet shall ye be visited, yea, your Carcases shall fall and lie as stinking Carrions upon the face of the earth, ye shall fall without hope of life or of a blessed resurrection; yea, howsoever ye gather your substance, and augment your families, ye shalbe so scattered, that ye shall leave no memoriall of you to the posterities to come, but that which shall be execrable and odious.
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