A47584:959
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.
1Secretary Lethington began the Harangue, which contained these Heads; first, How much we are indebted unto God, by whose providence we have liberty of Religion, under the Queens Majesty, albeit that she is not persuaded in the same. Secondly, How necessary a thing it is, That the Queens Majesty by all good Offices of the part of the Church (so spake he) and of the Ministers principally should be retained in that constant opinion, that they unfeignedly favoured her advancement, and procured her subjects to have a good opinion of her. And last, How dangerous a thing it is, That the Ministers should be noted one to disagree from another in form of Prayer for her Majesty: And in these two last Heads (said he) we desire you all to be circumspect: But especially, we most crave of you our Brother John Knox, to moderate your self, as well in form of praying for the Queens Majesty, as in Doctrine that you propose, touching her State and Obedience: Neither shall ye take this (said he) as spoken to your reproach, quia mens pulchra, interdum in corpore pulchro; But because that others, by your example, may imitate the like liberty, albeit not with the same discretion and foresight; and what opinion that may engender in the peoples heads, wise men may foresee.
1Secretary Lethington began the Harangue, which contained these Heads; first, How much we are indebted unto God, by whose providence we have liberty of Religion, under the Queens Majestie, albeit that she is not perswaded in the same. Secondly, How necessary a thing it is, That the Queens Majestie by all good Offices of the part of the Church (so spake he) and of the Ministers principally should be retained in that constant opinion, that they unfainedly favoured her advancement, and procured her subjects to have a good opinion of her. And last, How dangerous a thing it is, That the Ministers should be noted one to disagree from another in form of Prayer for her Majestie: And in these two last Heads (said he) we desire you all to be circumspect: But especially, we most crave of you our Brother Iohn Knox, to moderate your selfe, as well in form of praying for the Queens Majesty, as in Doctrine that you propose, touching her State and Obedience: Neither shall ye take this (said he) as spoken to your reproach, quia mens pulchra, interdum in corpore pulchro; But because that others, by your example, may imitate the like liberty, albeit not with the same discretion and foresight; and what opinion that may engender in the peoples heads, wise men may foresee.