The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Ministers perceiving all things to tend to ruin, discharged their consciences in public and in private, but they received for their labour hatred and indignation; and amongst others, that worthy servant of God Master John Craig, speaking against the manifold corruption that then (without shame or fear declared it self, said, Sometimes was Hypocrites known by their noted habits, and we had men to be Monks, and women to be Nuns; but now all things are so changed, that we cannot discern the Earle from the Abbot, nor the Nun from him that would be esteemed the Nobleman; so that we have gotten a new order of Monks and Nuns; But, said he, seeing you are not ashamed of that unjust profit,¹ would to God that you had therewith the Cowl, the Veil and the Tail joined withal, that so you might appear in your own colours. This liberty did so provoke the choler of Lethington, that in open audience he gave himself to the Devil, If that after that day he should regard what became of the Ministers, but he would do what he could, that his companion should have a share with him: And let them bark and blow (said he) as loud as they list. And so that was the second time that he had given defiance unto the servants of God.

The Ministers perceiving all things to tend to ruine, discharged their consciences in publike and in private, but they received for their labour hatred and indignation; and amongst others, that worthy servant of God Master Iohn Craig, speaking against the manifold corruption that then (without shame or fear declared it self, said, Sometimes was Hypocrites known by their noted habits, and we had men to be Monks, and women to be Nuns; but now all things are so changed, that we cannot discerne the Earle from the Abbot, nor the Nunne from him that would be esteemed the Nobleman; so that we have gotten a new order of Monkes and Nunnes; But, said he, seeing you are not ashamed of that unjust profit,¹ would to God that you had therewith the Kowll, the Vaile and the Tayle joyned withall, that so you might appear in your own colours. This libertie did so provoke the choler of Lethington, that in open audience he gave himself to the Devill, If that after that day he should regard what became of the Ministers, but he would do what he could, that his companion should have a share with him: And let them bark and blow (said he) as loud as they list. And so that was the second time that he had given defiance unto the servants of God.