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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.
Whereupon the said Lords gave answer to the French Ambassador, a Negative to every one of his Petitions.
Whereupon the said Lords gave answer to the French Ambassadour, a Nega•ive to every one of his Petitions.
The Lords Answer to the French Ambassador. 11. And first, That France had not deserved at their hands, that either they or their posterity should enter with them again in any League or Confederacy, offensive or defensive, seeing that so traitorously and cruelly they had persecuted them, their Realm and Liberties, under pretence of amity and Marriage. 2. Secondly, That besides their conscience, they could not take such a worldly shame, as without offence committed to break the League, which in Gods Name they had made with them, whom he hath made instruments to set Scotland at freedom from the tyranny of the French, at least of the Guisians and of their faction. 3. And last, That such as they called Bishops and Church-men, they knew neither for Pastors of the Church, neither yet for any just possessors of the patrimony thereof. 2But understand them perfectly to be Wolves, Thieves, Murderers, and idle Bellies; and therefore as Scotland hath forsaken the Pope and Papistry, so could not they be debtors to his forsworn Vassals.
The Lords Answer to the French Ambassadour. 11. And first, That France had not deserved at their hands, that either they or their posteritie should enter with them againe in any League or Confederacie, offensive or defensive, seeing that so traiterously and cruelly they had persecuted them, their Realme and Liberties, under pretence of amitie and Marriage. 2. Secondly, That besides their conscience, they could not take such a worldly shame, as without offence committed to break the League, which in Gods Name they had made with them, whom he hath made instruments to set Scotland at freedome from the tyrannie of the French, at least of the Guisians and of their faction. 3. And last, That such as they called Bishops and Church-men, they knew neither for Pastours of the Church, neither yet for any just possessours of the patrimony thereof.