A47584:1578
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.
The reason is evident, for as there is two heads and captains that rule over the whole world, to wit, Jesus Christ, the Prince of Justice and Peace; and Satan, called the Prince of the world; so are they but two Armies that hath continued battle from the beginning, and shall fight unto the end: The quarrel is one which the Army of Jesus Christ do sustain, and which the reprobate do persecute, to wit, The eternal truth of the Eternal God, and the Image of Jesus Christ printed in his Elect, so that whosoever in any age persecuteth any one Member of JESUS CHRIST, for his Truths sake, subscribeth as it were, with his hand, the persecution of all that have passed before him.
The reason is evident, for as there is two heads and captains that rule over the whole world, to wit, Jesus Christ, the Prince of Justice and Peace; and Sathan, called the Prince of the world; so are they but two Armies that hath continued battell from the beginning, and shall fight unto the end: The quarrell is one which the Armie of Jesus Christ do sustain, and which the reprobate do persecute, to wit, The eternall truth of the Eternall God, and the Image of Jesus Christ printed in his Elect, so that whosoever in any age persecuteth any one Member of IESUS CHRIST, for his Truths sake, subscribeth as it were, with his hand, the persecution of all that have passed before him.
And this ought the Tyrants of this age deeply to consider, for they shall be guilty, not only of the blood shed by themselves, but of all (as is said) that hath been shed for the Cause of Jesus Christ from the beginning of the world.
And this ought the Tyrants of this age deeply to consider, for they shall bee guilty, not onely of the blood shed by themselves, but of all (as is said) that hath been shed for the Cause of Jesus Christ from the beginning of the world.