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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.
For the first Acts, the Earle of Huntley said jestingly, Good morrow, my Lords of the two parts. The whole Rentals being gathered, the sum of the third, according to their own calculation, was found to extend to, &c. The Ministers even in the beginning of public Sermons opposed themselves to such corruption, for they foresaw the purposes of the Devil, and clearly understood the Butt whereat the Queen and her flatterers Shot.1 And so in the chair of Edinburgh John Knox said, Well, if the end of this Order, pretended to be taken for sustentation of the Ministers, be happy, my judgement fails me; for I am assured, That the Spirit of God is not the Author of it, for first I see two parts freely given to the Devil, and the third must be divided between God and the Devil.
For the first Acts, the Earle of Huntley said jestingly, Good morrow, my Lords of the two parts. The whole Rentals being gathered, the sum of the third, according to their own calculation, was found to extend to, &c. The Ministers even in the beginning of publike Sermons opposed themselves to such corruption, for they foresaw the purposes of the Devill, and clearly understood the Butt whereat the Queene and her flatterers Shot.1 And so in the chaire of Edinburgh Iohn Knox said, Well, if the end of this Order, pretended to be taken for sustentation of the Ministers, be happy, my judgement failes me; for I am assured, That the Spirit of God is not the Authour of it, for first I see two parts freely given to the Devill, and the third must be divided between God and the Devill.
- 1John Knox his judgement of the thirds.Iohn Knox his judgement of the thirds.
Well, said he, bear witness to me, that this day I said it, Ere it be long the Devil shall have three parts of the third; and judge you then, what Gods portion will be. This was an unsavoury saying in the ears of many; Some were not ashamed to affirm, That the Ministers being sustained, the Queen will not get at the years end, to buy her a pair of new shoes. And this was Secretary Lethington.