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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.
which thing understood, the King burst forth in his confession, saying, Of a truth your God is the most excellent of all gods, and he is Lord of Kings, and only he that revealeth the secrets, seeing that thou couldest open this secret. And when Nebuchadnezzar, after that, puffed up in pride by the counsel of his wicked Nobility, would make an Image, before the which he would that all Tongues and Nations, subject to him, should make adoration, and that Shadrach, Meshach and ⟨p. 107⟩Abednego; would not obey his unjust commandment, and so were cast in the flaming furnace of fire; and yet by Gods Angels, were so preserved, that no smell of fire remained in their persons nor garments: This same King giveth a more notable confession, saying, The Lord God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is to be praised, who hath sent his Angels, and delivered his worshippers, that put trust in him, who have done against the Kings commandment, who have rather given their own bodies to torment, then that they would worship another God, 1except their own God. By me therefore, is there made a decree, That whosoever shall blaspheme the God of Shadrach▪ Meshach and Abednego, that he shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made detestable.
which thing understood, the King burst forth in his confession, saying, Of a truth your God is the most excellent of all gods, and he is Lord of Kings, and onely he that revealeth the secrets, seeing that thou couldest open this secret. And when Nebuchadnezzar, after that, puffed up in pride by the counsell of his wicked Nobilitie, would make an Image, before the which he would that all Tongues and Nations, subject to him, should make adoration, and that Sydrack, Meshack and ⟨p. 107⟩Abednago; would not obey his unjust commandment, and so were cast in the flaming furnace of fire; and yet by Gods Angels, were so preserved, that no smell of fire remained in their persons nor garments: This same King giveth a more notable confession, saying, The Lord God of Sydrack, Misack and Abednago, is to be praised, who hath sent his Angels, and delivered his worshippers, that put trust in him, who have done against the Kings commandment, who have rather given their own bodies to torment, then that they would worship another God,