"trawalled." boith by toung and pen and so was collected a just volume, (as after will appeir,) conteanyng thingis done frome the fyftie-awght 16 16That is, the year 1558. Sathan blyndis not, eyther by thair fylthy lustes, or ellis by ambitioun, and insatiable covetousnes, which maek them repung to the power of God working by his worde.Īnd becaus we ar not ignorant what diverse bruittis war dispersed of us, the professoures of Jesus Christ within this 4 realme, in the begynnyng of our interprise, ordour was lackin, that all our proceidingis should be committed to register as that thei war, by such as then paynfullie travailled 15 15In the MS. G, "eyis." of some evin within this Realme, to see the vanitie of that which then was universally embrased for trew religioun and hes gevin unto them strenth to oppone thame selfis unto the same: and now, into these our last and moist corrupt dayis, hath maid his treuth so to triumphe amonges us, that, in despyte of Sathan, hipochrisye is disclosed, and the trew wyrschipping of God is manifested to all the inhabitantis of this realme whose eis 14 14Ib. But that same God that caused light to schyne out of darknes, in the multitud of his mercyes, hath of long tyme opened the eis 13 13In MS. I, "whairby idolatrie." hath bein manteined, the bloode of innocentis hath bene sched, and Christ Jesus his eternall treuth hath bene abhorred, detested, and blasphemed. G, "cloude." of ignorance, that long hath darkened many realmes under this accurssed kingdome of that Romane Antichrist, hath also owercovered this poore Realme that idolatrie 12 12In MS. It is not unknowen, Christeane Reader, that the same clud 11 11In MS. 10 10This Preface is not contained in either of the editions by David Buchanan of the History printed in 1644. TO THE GENTILL READAR, GRACE AND PEACE FROME GOD THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WITH THE PERPETUALL ENCREASE OF THE HOLY SPREIT. THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATIOUN OF RELIGIOUN WITHIN THE REALME OF SCOTLAND: CONTEANYNG THE MANER AND BY WHAT PERSONS THE LIGHT OF CHRISTIS EVANGELL HATH BENE MANIFESTED UNTO THIS REALME, AFTER THAT HORRIBLE AND UNIVERSALL DEFECTIOUN FROM THE TREWTH, WHICH HES CUME BY THE MEANES OF THAT ROMANE ANTICHRIST.
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