The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

We thirdly protest, That if any tumult or uproar shall arise amongst the members of this Realm for the diversity of Religion; ¹and if it shall chance that abuses be violently reformed, that the crime thereof be not imputed to us, who most humbly do now seek all to be reformed by an Order. But rather whatsoever inconvenience shall happen to follow for lack of Order taken, ²that may be imputed to those that do refuse the same. And last we protest, That these our requests, proceeding from conscience, do tend to none other end, but to the reformation of the abuses in Religion only: Most humbly beseeching the sacred Authority to take us faithful and obedient subjects into protection against our adversaries, and to show unto us such indifferency in our most just Petition, as it becometh Gods Lieutenants to do to those that in his Name do call for defence, against cruel oppressors, and blood-thirsty Tyrants.

We thirdly protest, That if any tumult or uprore shall arise amongst the members of this Realme for the diversity of Religion; ¹and if it shall chance that abuses be violently reformed, that the crime thereof be not imputed to us, who most humbly do now seek all to be reformed by an Order. But rather whatsoever inconvenience shall happen to follow for lack of Order taken, ²that may be imputed to those that do refuse the same. And last we protest, That these our requests, proceeding from conscience, do tend to none other end, but to the reformation of the abuses in Religion onely: Most humbly beseeching the sacred Authority to take us faithfull and obedient subjects into protection against our adversaries, and to shew unto us such indifferency in our most just Petition, as it becometh Gods Lieutenants to do to those that in his Name do call for defence, against cruell oppressors, and blood-thirsty Tyrants.

1. 1Let the Papists observe.
2. 2Note.