iugement of ony ane man, citie, prouince, realme, or ony ane aige of men of ane vther spirit—ze, albeit it wer ane angell frome heuin,—and knaw zour fragilitie and fall, and returne hame agane to zour awin Moder Godis 5 Kirk. Secundly, giue the ruidnes of my dytement, haistely wryttin in feruour of spirit but eloquence, may not dissuade zow fra the obstinate peruersitie of zoure erroure, I exhorte ze cause zour prophete Iohne Knox, and zour superintendent Iohne Spotiswod, to impreue 10 Sanctis Hierome and Augustine as leand witnessis in the premissis; and cause thaim delyuer thair ansuer in wryt, for thir haly Fatheris bukis ar patent tyl vs and thaim. And sum of our faithfull brether hes wryttin sindry tymes to thaim baith, and gettis na ansuer in wryt, bot waist 15 wynd agane. Bot peraduenture, albeit thir twa zoure kempis dar not1 for schame ansuer in this mater, ze wyll appeill to the rest of zour lernit theologis of a gret number in Scotland and Geneua. Bot to thaim we oppone all the Christiane Catholikis in Aphrik, Asia, and Europa. 20 Bot zit, perchance ze wyll allege zour priuate misordour to haue auctoritie, as establissit be ane lang space, now almaist thre zeris in Scotland; heirfore to that we oppone the vniuersale ordour throw all the warld beleuand in Christe, thir xv.c.xxvii.2 zeris, as the saidis 3 25 Sanctis Hierome and Augustine witnesses afore thair tyme, and al historiis sen syne. Desist heirfore, Schiris, maist deirbelufit,-desiste, I pray zow, in the sycht of God fra zour furious rage and wylful blyndnes. Think quhat it is to maling contrare Christ, His haly Kirk vniuersall, 30 our souerane Lady, and zour lauchful pastours. Be war to moue distruction to zour selfis, and seditioun in this nobyll town be zoure calking, and keling, and peruerst mynd, to puneis the innocent contrare all lawis of God and man. The potent Spirit of God mot humyll zour 3 O.E. said3 S3. 1 O.E. nott. 2 I.e., MDXXVII., 1527. с hertis and giue zow grace that this tumult tak rest without extreme damnage. At Edinburgh the last of Marche, be zouris M. A Quhais name ze sal knaw quhen ze sal knaw zoure errour, or quhen Iohne Knox or his brether answeris heirto in writ. THE LAST BLAST OF THE TROMPET OF Godis vvorde aganisthe vfurpit auctoritie of Iobné Knox and his Caluiniane brether intrudit Precheouris &c. Put furth to the Congregatioun of the at the belyre and in the name of his afs (+) [supees Vir impius procaciter obfirme: vultum fuum: qui autemp rectus eft,corrigit uiam fuam. Prouerb. I. Edinburgi vltimo Iulý. 1 5 6 à ANE SUBMONITIOUN TO THE REDAR. T HE caus quhy we haif intitulit this tractate on the maner preceding is, that we first soundit the trompet of Godis Word twiching this purpose in thre questions specialie, amangis 5 mony ma proponit to Iohne Knox and his brether, and delyuerit to him in name of tham al,-quhilkis we iugeit sufficient occasion to ony man in quhome had bene the feir of God to examinat him self, and to withdraw him fra the rolkis of errour and arrogance in this Io mater. And secundlie, quhen this fornamit Iohne wes not1 mouit thairby, bot erar puft vpe with mair pryde, intendit to preue his vocation planelie in the pulpet (bot quhat strenth had his armour of defence thair, lat cunning men iuge quha hard him), we blew the samyn 15 trompet againe in thre wrytingis according to his preching on sindry days; and that verray schortlie as it had bene be thre sindry soundis 2 blawin almast at ane tyme. Be the quhilks albeit he wes abaissit, and woundit in Hebre. 4. conscience afore God (quhais Worde is mair peirceand 20 than ony twa aigeit sworde, etc.) Zit the wylfull blyndnes and obstinat arrogance, leidand all peruersit erroneus men as captiuis and bunde presoneris, haldis him and his brether sa fetterit, as it war, with certane strang chenis of irne, that thay wyll not zit descend in thaim 25 selfis to humilitie and pennance, but indurit as Pharao 1 O.E. nott. 2 O.E. sonndis. |