Certain Tractates, Together with the Book of Four Score Three Guestions; and a Translation of Vincentius Lirinensis Volume 1

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...Sen God geuis vs libertie withidoia trie, with efter our vnderstande frehe to think, sall this zour ydo-ane simple, latricall auarice persuaid our conscience (albeit we be ruid of letteris and iugement) that ze intend only to trampe doun ydolatrie and set vp Christis kingdome? 15 or thate zour forbearis, quha distributit thair awin iuste geris and landis to exercise the louing of God and to sustene the pure, to haue bene ignorantis off God and ydolatouris? And zow (saifing zour dew honoris we speik) quha rugis, as ze may, fra God and al godly vse, 20 to zour awin kechingis, to be the trew discipulis of Christe? Na, na, trewlie; sen the veritie pronunces this, Non potestis Deo seruire & mammonae? And Luc 16. againe, Nisi quis renunciauerit omnibus qua possidet, non Luc. 14. potest meus esse discipulus. Nochrtheles 3 we persaue mony 25 amangis zow (to God be glore!) quha with humil spirit wald flee fra al idolatrie, superstition, and abuse; and siclyke fra errour, heresie, and curious presumptioun with vaine babling, and practissis the law of God, leuing sobirlie, godlie, and iustlie. To quhome we committ 1 cor. 10. 30 this regiment, Qui se existimat stare uideat ne cadat; as we do to the warldly ignorantis abone specifiit, this vther psai. 3i. of the Prophet, Nolite fieri sicut equus & mulus, in quibus non est intellectus. And as we haue schawin sum thing, as we may for tyme to our pastores, exhortyng thame to 1 O.E. thee. 2 O.E. mammone. 3 O.E. nochtheles. 4 O.E. state. To the Quenes Maiestie. The petitioun to the wryttaris. Twa causis of the petitioun. reformatioun, swa we suspect nocht zoure gentle human-itie, ze1 noble potent lordis, baronis, and vtheris quhat-sumeuir of the nobilitie of Scotlande, to be offendit with vs zour...