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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.
This alteration in words, and Order was made without knowledge and consent of those whose counsel we had used in all such causes before: For some of them perceiving we began to faint, and that we would appoint with unequal conditions, said, God hath wondrously assisted us in our greatest dangers: He hath stricken fear in the hearts of our enemies, when they supposed themselves most assured of Victory: Our case is not yet so desperate, that we need to grant to things unreasonable and ungodly;1 which if we do, it is to be feared, That things shall not so prosperously succeed as they have done heretofore.
This alteration in words, and Order was made without knowledge and consent of those whose counsell we had used in all such causes before: For some of them perceiving we began to faint, and that we would appoint with unequall conditions, said, God hath wonderously assisted us in our greatest dangers: He hath stricken fear in the hearts of our enemies, when they supposed themselves most assured of Victory: Our case is not yet so desperate, that we need to grant to things unreasonable and ungodly;1 which if we do, it is to be feared, That things shall not so prosperously succeed as they have done heretofore.
- 1Note.
When all things were communed and agreed upon by mid persons, the Duke, and the Earle of Huntlie, who that day were against us, desired to speak with the Earls of Argyle and Glencarne, the Lord James, and others of our party; who obeying their requests, met with them at the Quarrel holes betwixt Leith and Edinburgh, who in conclusion promised to our Lords, 1That if the Queen brake to us any one jot of the Appointment then made, that they should declare themselves plain enemies to her, and friends to us. As much promised the Duke that he would do, in case that she would not remove her French-men at a reasonable day; for the oppression which they did was manifest to all men. This Appointment made and subscribed by the Duke, Monsieur Dosell and the Earle of Huntlie, the 25 of July, we returned to the Town of Edinburgh, where we remained till the next day at noon, when after Sermon, dinner, and Proclamation made at the Market Cross, in form as followeth, we departed.