A47584:404
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.
Memorandum, This present Writ is to make answer particularly to every Article, directed from my Lord of S. Andrews to me, by Sir David Hamilton, which Articles are in number nine; and here repeated and answered, as I trust, to his Lordships contentment. 1. The first Article putteth me in remembrance of the antiquity of the blood of my house, how many Earls, Lords, and Knights hath been thereof; how many Noble-men descended of the same house, how long it continued true to God and the Prince, without spot, in their days, in any manner of sort. Answer, True it is, my Lord, that there is well-long continuance of my house, by Gods providence, and benevolence of our Princes whom we have served,1 and shall serve truly, next to God. And the like obedience, towards Gods and our Princes remaineth with us yet, or rather better, (praised be the Lords Name) neither know we any spot towards our Princess, and her due obedience. And if there be offence towards God, he is merciful to remit our offences. For he will not the death of a sinner. Like as it standeth in his omnipotent power to make up houses, to ⟨p. 114⟩continue the same to alter them, to make them small or great, or to extinguish them according to his own inscrutable wisdom. For in exalting, depressing, and changing of houses, the laud and praise must be given to that one eternal God, in whose hands the same standeth. 2. The second Article beareth the great affection and love your Lordship beareth towards me and my house, and of the ardent desire ye have of the perpetual standing thereof in honour and fame with all them that are coming of it. Answ. Forsooth it is your duty to wish good unto my house, and unto them that are coming of the same; not only for the faithfulness, amity, and society that hath been between our forefathers; but also for the late conjunction of blood that is between our said house, if it be Gods pleasure that it have success. Which should give sufficient occasion to your Lordship to wish good to my house and perpetuity, with Gods glory, without which nothing is perpetual, unto whom be praise and worship for ever and ever. Amen. 3.
Memorandum, This present Writ is to make answer particularly to every Article, directed from my Lord of S. Andrews to me, by Sir David Hamilton, which Articles are in number nine; and heere repeated and answered, as I trust, to his Lordships contentment. 1. THe first Article putteth me in remembrance of the antiquity of the blood of my house, how many Earles, Lords, and Knights hath been thereof; how many Noble-men descended of the same house, how long it continued true to God and the Prince, without spot, in their dayes, in any manner of sort. Answer, True it is, my Lord, that there is well-long continuance of my house, by Gods providence, and benevolence of our Princes whom we have served,