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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.
John Knox. The Proof thereof I would gladly hear.
Iohn Knox. The Proofe thereof I would gladly hear.
Arbugkill. Saith not Saint Paul, that another foundation then Jesus Christ, may no man lay. But upon this foundation, Some build gold, silver, and precious stones, some hay, stubble, and wood. The gold, silver, and the precious stones are the Ceremonies of the Church, which do abide the fire, and consumeth not away, &c. This place of Scripture is most plain, sayeth the foolish fiend.
Arbugkill. Saith not Saint Paul, that another foundation then Jesus Christ, may no man lay. But upon this foundation, Some build gold, silver, and precious stones, some hay, stubble, and wood. The gold, silver, and the precious stones are the Ceremonies of the Church, which do abide the fire, and consumeth not away, &c. This place of Scripture is most plaine, sayeth the foolish fiend.
John Knox. I praise my God through Jesus Christ, for I find his promise sure, true, and stable. Christ Jesus bids us not fear when we shall be called before men to give confession of his Trueth, for he promiseth that it shall be given unto us in that hour what we shall speak. If I had sought the whole Scriptures, I could not have produced a place more proper for my purpose, nor more potent to confound you. Now to your Argument. The Ceremonies of the Church (say ye) are gold, silver, and precious stones, because they are able to abide the fire. But I would learn of you, What fire is it which your Ceremonies do abide? And in the mean time, while ye be advised to answer, I will show my mind, and make an Argument against yours, upon the same Text. And first, I say, that I have heard this Text adduced for a proof of Purgatory, but for defence of Ceremonies, I never heard nor yet read it. But omitting whether ye understand the mind of the Apostle or not; I make my Argument and say: That which can abide the fire, can abide the Word of God; But your Ceremonies cannot abide the Word of God. Ergo, They cannot abide the