A47584:931
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.
Well (said he) you are wise enough, but you will not find that men will bear with you in times to come, as they have done in times by past.
Well (said he) you are wise enough, but you will not finde that men will beare with you in times to come, as they have done in times by past.
If God stand my friend, (said the other) as I am assured he of his mercy will, so long as I depend upon his promise, and prefer his glory to my life and worldly profit, I little regard how men behave themselves towards me, neither yet know I whereinto any one man hath born with me in times by-past, unless it be, that of my mouth they have heard the Word of God, which in time to come if they refuse, my heart will be perfect, and for a season I will lament; but the incommodity will be their own. And after these words (hereunto the Laird of Lochinvar was witness) they departed, but unto this day, the seventeenth day of December, 1571. yea, never in this life met they in such familiarity as before.
If God stand my friend, (said the other) as I am assured he of his mercy will, so long as I depend upon his promise, and preferre his glory to my life and worldly profit, I little regard how men behave themselves towards me, neither yet know I wherinto any one man hath born with me in times by-past, unlesse it be, that of my mouth they have heard the Word of God, which in time to come if they refuse, my heart will be perfect, and for a season I will lament; but the incommodity will be their owne. And after these words (hereunto the Laird of Lochinvar was witnesse) they departed, but unto this day, the seventeenth day of December, 1571. yea, never in this life met they in such familiarity as before.
The brute of the accusation of John Knox being devulgate, Master John Spence of Condie Advocate, a man of gentle nature, and one that professed the doctrine of the Evangel, came as it were in secret to John Knox, to enquire the cause of that great brute; to whom the said John was plain in all things, and showed unto him the double of the Letter; which heard and considered, he said, I thank God, I came unto you with a fearful and sorrowful heart, fearing that you had done such a Crime as Laws might have punished, which would have been no small trouble to the heart of all such as have received the Word of life which you have preached; but I depart greatly rejoiced, as well because I see your own comfort, even in the midst of the troubles, as that I clearly understand, that you have committed no such Crime as you are bruited with; you will be accused (said he) but God will assist you; and so he departed.