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A04922
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An answer to a letter of a Iesuit named Tyrie, be Iohne Knox; Answer to a letter of a Jesuit named Tyrie.
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Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.
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vnto yow in these moste dolorous dayes And good hope I haue that my petition shall not be repelled but for Christ Iesus sake accepted and graunted albeit not in suche sort as yow and I most gladely wold yet I dout not but in suche sort we shall obteane it as his glorie and our Euerlasting comfort and proffeit requyreth It hes not bene without the most speciall prouyde nâ—e and fauoures of God that these many dayes by past yow haue bene greuously tâ—â—pted and sore assaulted to reuolt turne back agane to that abhominable and blaspheamous Idolatrie which now in Gâ—odes anger is erected before the vttermâ—st of his plaigues be pow red furth vpon tâ—e stubburne and inobedieÌ„t which neuer wold delyte in y â— treuth of his word And therfor of his iust iudgmentes most iustly hes he giuen theÌ„ ouer according to there heartes desyre to delyte in lies to their eternall coÌ„dempnatioÌ„ In the dayes I say dearely beloued Mother that no apperance there was y â— euer such abhominationes should haue taken place so suddanely within this Realme of England yow wer tempted and assaulted to turne back agane to Idolatrie whichâ— tempting spirite God our heaueÌ„ly Father permitted to trouble yow partly for that he wold haue yow exercised in the battel before the great danger approched least perchance that ye might haue bene ouerthrowen if inprouydedly bothe occasion and temptation at ones had assaulted yow and partly that by continuall â—epugnance ye might learne how odious is all kynd of Idolatrie in y â— sight of God For Sathan vseth seldome to tempt but in those thingis where with he knoweth god moste to be offended as pryde lust couetousnes adâ—lterie idolatrie such others the committers whereof and continuers in the same pronunces Paule to haue no portion in the Kingdome of God This is my hope beloued Mother That in zour continuall battell so far ye haue profited that in this case almost ye nead no admonition of me But becaus it is my bounden dewtie not only by a common Christiane cheritie but also for that moste vnfeaned familiaritie and tender loue according to godlynes that we haue kept sence our first acquentance to do the vttermoste of my power for your coÌ„fort By pen therefore will I wryte becaus the bodyes be now put a sunder to mete agane at Godes plesure that which by mouth and face to face ye haue often hard If man or Angell shâ—ll lâ—ubour to bring yow back from the professioÌ„ that ones ye haue giuen let theÌ„ in that behalf be accursed and in no part coÌ„cerning your faith religion obeyed of yow if any trouble yow aboue measure whether they be Magistrates or câ—rnall freindes they shall beare their iust condempnation onles they suddanly repent But whosoeuer it be that shal prouoke or solist yow to that abhominable Idol resist yow all such boldely to the end learning of the holy Gost not to defyle the TeÌ„ple of God with Idolles nether yet to giue your bodylie presence vnto them but obeying God more then maÌ„ auoide all apperance of iniquitie The nâ—cessitie that all man hath so to do that willingly will not deceaue him self I remit partly to y â— which oft yow haue hard and partly to a generall letter by me written in great anguissie of heart to the Congregationis of whome I hear say a great part vnder pretense that they may kepe faith secrete in the heart and yet do as Idolaters do be ginneth now to fall before that Idoll But ô allace blinded and deceaued are they as they shall knowe in the Lordes sharpe visitation which so assuredly as our god liueth shall shoâ—tly apprehend those back starters amongis the myddes of Idolaters With the verray greaf of heart I wryte Better it had bene vnto theÌ„ neuer to haue knowen the treuth theÌ„ so suddanely with Godes great dishonour to haue returned to their vomet God of his infinite mercy grant vnto them suddane repentance for if the sin sleap long I feare it shall a walke to their perpetuall confusion But now deare Mother coÌ„fort yow my heart God grant ye may in this my great afflictioun and dolorous pilgramage CoÌ„tinew stoutly to the end and bow yow neuer before that Idoll and so will the rest of worldlie troubles to me be more tollerable With my owen heart I oft common yea and as it wer comforting my self I appeare to triumph that God shall neuer suffer yow to fall in that rebuke Sure I am that bothe yow wolde feare and eshame to commit that abhomination in my presence who am but a wretched man subiect to sâ—n and miserie lyke to your self But ô dear mother though no earthlie creature should be offended with yow yet fere yow the presence and offence of him who present in all place searches the verray heart and raynes whose indignation ones kendilled against the inobedient and no sin more inflaÌ„meth his wraith then Idolatrie doth no creature in heauen nor yet in earth y â— only is creature is able to appease the same And therefore deare mother auoide and fle from it euen as from the death Euerlasting Verray loue and carefull sollicitude whiche God knoweth my heart taketh for yow compelleth me so oftentymes to dowble and rehearse one thing being vncertane when God shall graunt any opportunitie to visite yow agane But the spirite of the Lord Iesus shall by his owen omnipoteÌ„t yet inuinsible power supplie in yow that w t lacketh of worldly comfort that the glorie may be knowen to be Godes alone who for a tyme vseth to comfort susteane fead one creature by another but in the end he draweth vs his owen Image vnto him self that by him alone without the help of all other we may liue reioyce regne triumph as he hes promysed by Iesus Christ his sone One thing will I not conceale from yow deare Mother That nether are we sure nether yet in our heartes can we glorifiâ— God as our dewtie requyreth so long as that we haue the carnall coÌ„fort defence of creatures with vs. The hole man in body and saule shall euidentlie proue this coclusioun For that body that liueth by meat drink sleap clothing nurishemeÌ„t we se it subiect to infirmitie yea to mutabilitie and sin as the finall death of all maÌ„ declareth and the saule euen of Goddes verray elect liuing by the liuely worde of the heuinly father hauing a teacher that caries fleshe is alwayes flowing and troubled with some feare as in Christes Apostles and many others most manifestly we ar instructed But when all earthly creature ceases then shall the sufficiencie of Godes spirite wirk his owen work And therefore beloued Mother feare not the battell that ye susteane nether yet the infirmitie that ye find either in fleshe or spirite only absteane from external iniquitie That yow make not your members seruandes to sin and your
not the Kirk sall perishe This holâ— argument we admit and mâ—st constantliâ— we do affirme it and yet sall he neuer be able to proue his intent which is that y â— Kirk of Scotland is no Kirk We will oppin the wound which the wryter of the letter keapes couerit yet it most greuis him as it doeth the rest of al papistis The Realme of Scotland all praise to God hes refused the Pape that Romane Antechrist and not only be preaching bot also be the publict Lawes hes dampned his tyrannicall lawes his odious superstitiounis and vsurped iurisdictioÌ„ And therefoir cry the papistis that we ar declyned from the trew Kirk and ar fallen back froÌ„ the Catholick faith But befoir that they be able to coÌ„uict vs of those crimes thay moÌ„ preif two thinges former that whatsoeuer was promysed to Ierusalem dois properly and only appertene vnto Rome and this mon thay do not be coniectures but be plane wordis as God pronouÌ„ced be his Prophet of Ierusalem This is the first The secund is that albeit Rome wer as able to proue a promise maid to it as Ierusalem was of whome it was said This is my rest heare will I dwell becaus I haue chosin it And albeit that the papis of Rome whome he stylis the perpetuall successioun of that Kirk had as an assured plane probatioÌ„ that be god they wer called be God they wer admitted and that be God they suld be maÌ„teyned in their ministerie functioun as that the Leuites and successioun of Aaron had to ê“duce at all tymes for their defence yet if they we say who cal them selues the successouris of the Apostlis be not able to proue that they haue coÌ„stantlie remaned in the first league coÌ„uenaÌ„t which Christ Iesus maid with his Apostlis when he send them furth to preache the glaid tydingis of the Kingdome and to establishe his Throne not only amonges the Iewis bot also amonges the Gentiles according to ye former propheseis Albeit we say that all thir former thay wer abil to proue as thay ar neuer able to do yet haue they said nothing y â— may help their caus nor â—urt ouris onles that they thairwith planely proue y â— the Kirk of Rome and the successioun of the same hes remanit and yet remaneth in y e original puritie of the Apostlis in doctrine lyfe lawes ceremonies For thir being corrupted the tytill of successiouÌ„ will na mair help them then did the braging of the Preistis vnder the Law who cryit aganis the Propheit Ieremie the Temple of the Lord the TeÌ„ple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord. What was answered vnto them let ye â— Chap. of his Prophesie witnes But farther of the sâ—ccessioun and of the assurance thairof efter Now moÌ„ we sumthing speak of Faith Religioun and Catholick Kirk whairwith he wold terâ—fie your consciencâ— and deface the treutâ—â—nd then mon we answer to his blaspheamous tauÌ„tis and mockage befoir we haue confessit that to leue without faith without Religion without the societie of the Catholick Kirk bringis with it most certanely death and dampnation But yet we affirme yat all opinion that is coÌ„monly receaued vnder the Name of faith is not faith which God approuis bot trew faith moÌ„ haue for the ground and assurance thereof Godis expressed word of his mercy ê“mysed in Christ Iesus whereto the heart of y e faithful mon coÌ„sent so moued be y â— haly gaist And therefor we fear not to affirme that the Papistis hauing no better ground for thair faith then consent of men decreis of counsallis and antiquitie of tyme haue no faith bot a fonde yea a dampnable opinion And the same we affirme of ReligiouÌ„ whiche if it be pleasing acceptable vnto God must haue his a win coÌ„mandemeÌ„t and approbatiouÌ„ for a warrand other wise it can not be bot odious in his presence as a thing repugning to his expres commandement saying not that which appeariâ— good in thy a win eyis sall thow do to the Lord thy God bâ—t what the Lord thy God hes commanded the that do thow ade nothing to it diminishe nothing froÌ„ it Be this precept of that Eternall God who is immutable and that can coÌ„mand nothing but y â— which is iust or all people Realmes and Natiounis that will auow them selues to be the inheritance of the Lord bound and oblist to measure thair Religioun not be the exemple of other Realmes nether yet be their owen good intentioun or determinatiouÌ„ of men but only be the expressed word of God So that what therein is commanded aucht to be done and what is not commanded be him aucht in na wyse to be done be the people of God what apperance or externall shaw of holynes that euer it hes And thairfoir haue we most iustly reiected the Rable of ceremoneis which the Papistis held for the cheif exercise of thair Religioun as thingis hauing na better ground then the inuentioun and consent of men Now shortlie of the Kirk commounlie callit Catholick The name of the Kirk is commoun and is taken aswell for the coÌ„gregation of the wicked as for the assemblie of the godlie as it is plane be ye wordes of Dauid saying I haue hated y â— Kirk or the assemblie of the wicked the terme Catholick which signifyis vniuersall heâ— not included in it that vertew which Papistes alledge That is that whatsoeuer is catholick y â— must be gude For if so wer then sin in the originall world shuld haue bene gude for it was so Catholick that is vniuersal that it ouerflowed y â— hole earth only one hous excepted How vniuersall Idolatrie was amongis the Gentiles Historeis witnesse aud how braid the pestilent sect of Machomet is this day spred experience dois teich vs. And yet we suppone that no man of right iudgemeÌ„t will either approue the one or the other notwithstaÌ„nding of their vniuersalitie there fore we must haue a better assuraÌ„ce of y â— Kirk to the which we aucht to ioyne our selfis then that it is Catholick or vniuersall To wit it must be holy the coÌ„munioun of Sanctis For in the confessioun of our faith we say not I beleue the Kirk vniuersal bot I beleue the holy Kirk vniuersall the coÌ„munion of Sanctis Wherefoir we affirme that if that Kirk whiche is called Catholick or vniuersall haue not holynes in the heart be trew faith the Confessioun of the same in the mouth in the foirhead it ceissis to be y â— immaculate spous of Iesus Christ in whose bosoÌ„e the sonnes of God ar nurished to the lyfe euerlasting And so befoir that the wryter of the letter shal be able to conuict vs that we haue declyned from the holy Kirk he must first defyne what is the verray holynes of the Kirk wherein it consistis â–ª fra whome it flowis and what is the effect of the