A47584:662
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.
She did openly confess, That there was no salvation, but in and by the death of Jesus Christ; but of the Mass we heard not her Confession. Some say she was anointed with extreme Unction, after the Papistical manner, which was a sign of small knowledge of the Trueth; and of less Repentance of her former Superstition: Yet howsoever it was, Christ Jesus gate no small Victory over such an enemy. For albeit before she had Vowed, That in ⟨p. 252⟩despite of all Scotland, the Preachers of Jesus Christ should either die, or be banished the Realm: yet was she compelled not only to hear, That Christ Jesus was Preached, and all Idolatry openly rebuked, and in many places suppressed:1 but also she was constrained to hear one of the principal Ministers within the Realm, and to approve the chief head of our Religion, wherein we dissent from all Papists and Papistry. Shortly thereafter she finished her life,2 unhappy to Scotland, from the first day she entered into it, unto the day that she departed this life, which was the ninth day of June, in year of God 1560. The Guisian Counsels, as they were wicked and cruel to the people, so they proved mischievous to themselves, and to them that followed them, to this day.
She did openly confesse, That there was no salvation, but in and by the death of Iesus Christ; but of the Masse we heard not her Confession. Some say she was anointed with extreame Unction, after the Papisticall manner, which was a signe of small knowledge of the Trueth; and of lesse Repentance of her former Superstition: Yet howsoever it was, Christ Jesus gate no small Victorie over such an enemie. For albeit before she had Vowed, That in ⟨p. 252⟩despight of all Scotland, the Preachers of Jesus Christ should either die, or be banished the Realme: yet was she compelled not onely to heare, That Christ Jesus was Preached, and all Idolatry openly rebuked, and in many places suppressed:1 but also she was constrained to heare one of the principall Ministers within the Realme, and to approve the chiefe head of our Religion, wherein we dissent from all Papists and Papistrie. Shortly thereafter she finished her life,