The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

I shall close up all with two or three Instances of eminent men amongst the Papists Clergy, to show clearly how they stand affected to the Protestants.

I shall close up all with two or three Instances of eminent men amongst the Papists Clergie, to shew clearly how they stand affected to the Protestants.

Cardinal Pool, in an Oration to Charles the fifth, Emperor, saith, You must leave off the War against the Turks, and hereafter make War against the Heretics; so names he the professors of the Truth: He adds the reason, Because the Turks are less to be feared then the Heretics. Paul Rodmek in a Book express, tells us, That the Heretics must be put to death, slain, cut off, burnt, quartered, &c. Stapleton the Jesuit tells us, That the Heretics are worse then the Turks, in an Oration he made at Douai. Campian the Jesuit, in a Book of his, Printed in the year 1583, in Trevers, declares thus, in the name of his holy Order, Our will is, That it come to the knowledge of every one, so far as it concerns our Society, That we all, dispersed in great numbers through the world, have made a League, and holy solemn Oath, That as long as there are any of us alive, that all our care and industry, all our deliberations and counsels, shall never cease to trouble your calm and safety. That is to say, We shall procure and pursue for ever your ruin, the whole destruction of your Religion, and of your Kingdom. He speaks to the English. Now it is ⟨image 9⟩long since we have taken this resolution, with the hazard of our lives: so that the business being already well begun and advanced, it is impossible that the English can do any thing to stop our Design, or surmount it.

Cardinall Pool, in an Oration to Charles the fifth, Emperour, saith, You must leave off the War against the Turks, and hereafter make War against the Heretikes; so names he the professors of the Truth: He adds the reason, Because the Turks are lesse to be feared then the Heretikes. Paul Rodmek in a Book expresse, tells us, That the Heretikes must be put to death, slain, cut off, burnt, quartered, &c. Stapleton the Iesuite tells us, That the Heretikes are worse then the Turks, in an Oration he made at Doway. Campian the Iesuite, in a Book of his, Printed in the yeer 1583, in Trevers, declares thus, in the name of his holy Order, Our will is, That it come to the knowledge of every one, so far as it concerns our Society, That we all, dispersed in great numbers thorow the world, have made a League, and holy solemn Oath, That as long as there are any of us alive, that all our care and industry, all our deliberations and counsells, shall never cease to trouble your calm and safety. That is to say, We shall procure and pursue for ever your ruine, the whole destruction of your Religion, and of your Kingdom. He speaks to the English. Now it is