recited aboue could not Iustifie and saue them as Luther sayeth in Sermone sic Deus dilevit mundum where faith is no sinne can harme the man Eightly deadly sinne maketh the foule of man a nest of Infernall corpions a denne of dragons a Dungeon of Deuills Esay 13.21 and Beasts shall lodge and make their habiation there their houses shal be full of dragons shall dwell there and the hoaie sayres shall daunce thee a howlets shall cry in their palices and the sirens in their Temples of pleasours The Deulls ar called Beasts because they stirre vp the hearti of men to beastly desires actions and manerse The Deuill also hath the coÌ„none Namea of som Beasts by Reason of some harticulare confortmltie he hath to these Beasts in causing men to sinne The Deuill is called a dragon because he Infectech the soule with the pestilent poyson of sinne as the Dragon doth the aire round about him with a venemous qualitie which Issueth out of him The Deuill is called and ostriche for so much as theostriche consumeth the hard yron by a natunaturall qualitie which is in him so the Eeuill sPoileth the soule of man by deadly sinne of all grace merits and good workes before God The deuill is calld an how late be use that as such a foule worketh all her cheefe workes in the Night so the Deuill maketh feeble Inconstant men by his tentations to seeke priuie places darke corners lureing holes to performe the Deuills desires in coÌ„mitting deadly sinnes Therefore Christ sayeth he that doth Euill hatteth the light that is for feare of reprehnsion The Deuill is said to be Satire because he shall accuse vs bettely befote the Iudgment of God of all offences and sindes coÌ„mitted which are not blotted away by true penitence He is called a svrene because as some writte that such a Monster Marine which is a women from the wast vp and an fish from the wast doune sitting on a Rocke in Sea by her sweete songs did alure passingers to come to her and since did kill them Right so the Deuill doth allure men by his fweete aentatians to deadly sinnes that tbus he may kill them by Eternall damnation S. Gregorie in the first books of the Kings in cap 7 writteth that alse manie Deuills aelident in the hearts of men as therc be silthie vncleaÌ„e desires Therefore S. luke writteth that seauen Deuills did goe out Marie Magdalen when our Lord Iesue did deliuer her soule from the pestient poyson of deadly sinne ' which Deuills did lodge within her body during the time she was defiled with the seauen deadly sinnes Here you may see that the Protestants are continuallie possessed with Deuills by an spirituall Inuisible possession because that their sinnes doâ— neuer depairte out of their soules as they writte them selues and where so euer deadly sinnes are there the Deuill doth make his habitation as it is Euident by these former authorities of the holy Scripture Nyntly deadly sinne maketh the man quiltiâ— of Eternall damnation Mat. 25 4i Depairt from me you cursed to Euerlasting fire for I was hungred you gaue me not to Eate I was thristed anâ— you gaue me not to drinke Yf such be damned vnto hells fire which gaue not meate and drinke vnto the poorem the tiâ— of necessitie how much more shall they be daÌ„neâ— vnto hells fire which coÌ„mite thifte homicide adulterie sacriledge periurie and other such like hynous crymes which are fore bidden by the commaâ—demint of God Now to make a collection of all these thing recited aboue which accomdainie deadly sinnes we sâ—ll doâ—clude most truly that because the Proteâ—tants soules according to their owen doctrine ars alwise possessed with deadly sinne thev muâ— haue also these propper qualities and condition in their soules which are vnsearable from deadâ— sinne that is to be Enemie to God to be accurse of God to be the Naughtie slaue and Child of thâ— Deuill to be deepely wounded in the soule by deadly sinne which is hells Infernall darte to be spoiled of all grace and merits to haue the soule blacke before the Eyes of God as an black Ethioâ—ian is before men to be withered like a drie stocke without any sope of grace or deuotion to â—e full of corrupt stinch and abhomination before God to be Excluded from the Kingdome of Heâ—uen to be a nest of Deulls and denne Infernall DragoÌ„s to be compaimons to hellish spiritss and guiltie of Eternall damnation what thing in this world can be more accurst miserable vnhapie â—hen the soule of the Protestants which abide perâ—etually in deadly sinne consequently all these â—ormer miseries which are vnsparable froÌ„ deadly sinne But they will say to me that they will couer all â—heir Imundicities vncleanesse abhominations â—urses corrupt stinches virulent vlcer pestiferous â—oiches venemous byles Infernall scabes contâ—cted by the banne of deadly sinne in their soules with the Iustice of Christ apprehended by their â—ith which shall cause God to wirke at all their â—nnes abhominations and so not purish them â— Caluin writteth lib. 3. Inst cap. 14 sect 12. â—ur silthinesse and vneleanesse being cuered with â—e puritie of Christ are not Inouted vnto vs but â—e hiddee as yf they were buried that they may â—ot come to the Iudgment of God VVee answee first that they doe great Iniurie Christ the sonne of God who ar the true phisiphisition of the world come to take away the Infernall darte of deadly sinne out of the soules of men wounded by Infernall theeues and to cure their woundes with the oyle of Inherent grace powred in their woundes as it is written lue 10.33 when they teach tacitly by their doctrine that he could not merite or deserue so much grace at his fathers hande by his obddience death and passioÌ„n as maigt takee away the Infernall darte of deadly sinne out of the Protestants soule and eureâ— their wounds in truth with the holy oyle of Inherent grace powred really in their wounded soulesâ— but was constrained by the Insufficiencic of his merits death passion to let the Infernall darte of deadly sinne remaine still within the woundâ— soules of the protstants and couer only their virulaÌ„t vlcers pestifrous boiches venemous byleâ— and corrupt stinch of their Infernall scabe contracted by the pestilent poyson of deadly sinne with an Exteeranll veale of his owen pure Iustice anâ— let them ly still vnder such a wourded thâ— death luc 10.34 o miserable estate of Protestant soules to ly halfe dead wounded an continuall pyned by Innumerable soires without any remeeâ— at all Godly Catholiques are deliuerd froÌ„ such miseriâ— because our Loud Iesus by the mirits of his deaâ— and passion hath taken out of their soules the Infernall sting of deadly sinne and cured the wounds with the oyle of Inhrent grace powred their wounded soule luc 10.34 Secondly wee answere that they dod much shame â—o them seluees when they confesse taeitly that as a black stinching Ethiopian is couered
me and maketh me to Erre for the sinnes of the people There neuer was a holy Doctour of the Church of God that did boast and brage of such perfections prerogatiue◠of Grace as this shamelesse Sodomite malitious hypocrite doth VVhen a Citizen of Geneua hade saide to his friend that they Esteemed more of Caluin then by good Reason they should doe he could neuer be contented with that citizen called Peter Amy vntill the time he should be cast in Prison and thereafter come shirte alone with a Light Taper or Torch in his hand and cry him mercy before the whole world with such amend honorable VVhen some of his frends did aeprotch him to haue pulled done the Image of our Lord our Ladie and holy Saincts in Heauen and suffer his owen Image to be sette vp in publique places of the Towne and to be hanged about the necks of sundry Inhabitants of Towne he answered without any courtessie saying let all such as mislike such things burst for malice VVhen he went out of Geneua to visie the Church of Beane he did Ryde vpon a Gailziart Steede accompained with 25. or 30. horsemen well Armed with their Pistolets like Capitaains of warre and not like a Prophete or one of Christs Apostles VVhen Caluin did persuade sillie poore man for a litle some of siluer to faine him selfe to be dead and sine to arise at his praiers before all the people when he did praie God cry vpon the sillie poore man for to arise at his praiere to confirme the truth of his Euangell the siillie abused man was found dead in deede and so Caluin to confirme his Religion did kill a quicke man when the holy saincts of the Romaine Church to confirme the Catholique Romaine Religion by manie other miarcles did often times restore by their holy prayers the life agains to such as were truly depairted out of this world Caluin also stirred vp with pride and ambition and vains Gloire that he could neur to his contentment be sufficiently honnored vntill the time he did writ letteres and frame sundrie workes wherein he dmit nothing that might aduace extoll his dwen honour and sette these works out to the whole world in the Nemes of others to hide in this behalfe his rused tre cherie and deeite Caluin was so proud in his owen conceite that he did not only preferre him selfe to all the heretiques of his time but also to the ancient Fatheres as accounting nothing of their authoritie he wold bring in his owen sentence with a maiesticall authoritie against the holy Doctours saying Augustine sayeth this Hierome sayeth that Sed Ego Vero as yf he hade beene the Messias disputing against the Iewes Cap. 13. All such as did professe this new Relihion could doe Caluin no greater pleasour to purchasse his friendshipe then to call him often times to dinner and supper Cap. 14. where all kind of daintie meats were in aboundance which forme of life made many poore Indigent to murmure against his gluttonie of their carnall Gospeller cap. 14. His Siluer Flagons with finest wines his bread compounded with fine floure rose watter Sugare Cannell Annlseeds were euerie where carried about with him to serue for his dainti mouth Since the begining of the world it was neuer hard or seene that anie of the Prophets send from God or Apostles from Christ did feede so daintily as Monsieur Caluin did great Prophete of the souritans and Cherist him selfe as he did in the promulgation of his sensuall Gospell for he did deuore and swallowe doune more sugred confits of Portugall and Spaine both drie and mole then manie poore sillie soules could find morsells of bread for the conseruation of this their mortall life Of Caluins sodomie wee haue made mention before as concerning his Impuidicitie there was a great murmure slaunder of sundrie Dames and Damosells which did haunt familiarly with him with out any companie except a litle Infant leding in their hands cap. 15. and some times he take lodging with the fairest Damosell when her husband wes away and the hand maid benished away because she said that the print of tow persons was left in the bedde after the vprising from him of her Mistresse Caluin gaue concell to Madame Iolland de Breed to lit her husband pine away in his disease witholding from him such things as were necssarie for his conualescens with promise to Marie her after his death which counsoull made the noble Dame to despite him and retired her selfe and her husband out of the Towne of Geneua Because that no man in the Towne of Genenua did oppose him selfe to Caluins vngodly practises but the Gouernour of the Towne called Amy Perin he did Imagine sundrie strategems treasonable attempts against the Gouernour Either to beraue him of his life or than at the least to cast him in Banishment which lastly he did obtane persuading falsly the Gentle men of Frence which were retired to Geneua for Religious cause that the Gouernour hade cōspired their death who with the concurrance of Caluin and his faction constrained the that Gouernour to saue his life from their daūger retiring him selfe to Berne adiaent to the lands of Geneua in this seditione coused by him he made sundrie young men to lose ther liues against the lawfull order of Iustice OF Caluins horrible diseases in his laiter daye◠and Execrable Death CAluin in hie latter dayes was by th◠Iust Iudgment of God punishihe◠with horrible diseases desperate death for his blasphemous heresies deceitfull hypocrisies and Execrable life for Theodore Beza writteeh that he was heauily troubled with a consumption of the lungs with the crampe collicke difficulte of the breath the Stonie Grauell the Gutte hemoirods or bloodie fluxe the Migrame or Ache in the head besids these euills written by Beza he was cruellie tormeted with the lousie euill the through the whole bodie a wirulent and stinching ver in the fondament and his secreete Members cōsumed with crewling or creeping wormes Mach. 99. act 12.23 as Antioehus herods enemies to God were berefte of this mortall life by consumption crewsinh or creeping worms which did creepe like swarmes of Bees plentifully abroad out of their bodies He was so painefull and troublesome to him selfe and priuie Seruants by the Execrable stinch of his corrupted bodie that no man was able to abide the pestilent puanture of the same therefore he gaue a straite cōmand that no man should gette entress to visie him He likewise was so Impatient to suffer the great griefe and Intollereble paine of so manifolde diseases which he did feele deriue from the weightie hand of the dreadfull Iustice of God without any hope of mercie as his finall end doth testifie that he did Incall the Deuills sweare dsperatly detast and curse the day and time which he did bestowe to the knowledye of letters and setting out of Bookes Now Gentle Reader beholde the desperate end of a
the bread as is recited aboue conclision that faith receueth Christ as well with the rosted Goose as with the CoÌ„munion braed because Christs Bodie is no more within the compasse of the CoÌ„muÌ„ion bread then within the rosted Goose but only in Heauen where faith gooth vp to receiue him as with they eate Christ in the CoÌ„munion bread Ioyned with the word for faith and her office is Euenr wher a like free therefore the fruit and the Effecr must alwise be a like fore all vertue grace is obtained by the action of faith and not by the CoÌ„munion bread as is taught by them selues OF M. George Nicoslonne Minister of Gairtelv in Straithboguy CHA. XXXIII Master George NicolsoÌ„ne Minister at the Church of Gairthly after that he did know surelie in an assemblie at Elgne in murray hade concluded amongst them selues to giue him vp in a Sacrifice to Sathan chiefe Doctour of their blacke diuinitie he was so much affrayed of their conspiracie against him that Iincontinent he tooke the flight from the synodoll assemblie to saue his life from such a tragedie prepared for him and for the greater hast to runne away he hade almost loosed his lif in passing amasedly and rashly through the watter of Spey and so soone as he come home to his owen house he went sttraightly to bedde wher within a few dayes he gaue vp the Ghest which fighting in the agoiÌ„e of death said vnto his wyfe yf they Beetheren Chainge not their mainers and forme of life which they peruse they will lastly make all such an end as the Read friers did before them This Miserable man by â—hese words did declaree to vs that the Ministers â—id hoÌ„nour and worship Sathan with Sacrifice ouershipe hoÌ„nour as the Read Friers did before â—hem which by the coÌ„mandement of the Pope with the assistance of Christian Princes were all â—estroyed in one day which forme of death as M. George NicollsoÌ„ne did fotetell should fall â—pon the Ministers for the like seruice made to â—athn see the historie of the Read Friers otherwise called Templiars in the French tragicall â—istories of Belfora An faithfull womon which did heare these words â—f M Georges owen wyfe when he did speake of â—he Ministers at the houre of his death did rehearse â—hem vnto me as I haue written aboue OF M. Ihon knox Minister of Bally in Enzie CHAP. XXXIIII Master Ihon Knox Minister of Belly in Engzie one Spey syde being consecrated by â—he Bretheren as a Sacaifice vnto Sathan in an â—ther assemblie at Elgine in Murray he tooke the â—ight from the said assemblie to saue him selfe â—rom such daunyer and for hast to Eschape most â—ade drowned him selfe in the watte of Spâ—y â—athan at that time could obtaine no other thing â—f him but only did depriue him of an Eye which â—e could neuer obtaine againe vnto his dying day â—ese that sawe him spoiled after the fearfull sensentence of the foresaide assemblie against him did relate this historie vnto me OF M. Peter BlaeKeburne Bishope of Aberdine CHAP. XXXV Master Peter Blackurne Bishope of aberdinâ— is aceused to be witch and Necromaceâ— for four causes First for so much that he hath a Clocke so Enchaunted and Charmed by witchcraft that wheâ— so euer any Gentle woman did couer her self with the same she was Incontinently berefte witâ— loue of him wherfore it was coÌ„monly spoken thaâ— he did purchase to bim selfe the Laird of Caskibens Daughter by his Enchanted Clocke Secondly there was a younhe wenche in Buchannochie which is within the Baronie of Gighâ— who was so bewitched that she hade no power tâ— peruse her Members Armes and Leggs but waâ— Impotena in their function wherefore the wenâ— hes Fathar did carie his dangter to the Bishope 〈◊〉 Aberdine for the famous bruit he hade to cuâ— such dieases as other witches doe to the end thâ— by his aide and crafte the maid might recouâ— her health againe which Indeede she hade confeâ—red with the Bishope and vsed his crafte in sucâ— behallfe in the meane time she hade a vision wheâ— she sawe viuely one Rauening Beast cast the sikâ—se vpon her and an other Rauening Beast take 〈◊〉 of her that is one Deuill did cast the disease vpoâ— â—er and an other Deuill take it of Thirdly when the witches of the North were â—ccused by the Bishope and other Ministers â—y the coÌ„mission which my Lord Marques of â—suntly hade obtained from his Maiestie to this â—ffect some of the wtiches did answere to the â—ishope and said yf your life were alse wold â—yed in this behalfs as ours are you wold be â—und more familiare with Sathan then wee are Fourthly when an boy called williame Read â—d spy in the Councell house where the Ministers â—ere assembled in the Towne of Aberdine Sathan 〈◊〉 shape of a blacke dogge M. Peter Blackeburne â—oderatur for the the time did so Enchaunt this â—resaide williame Read to end he shuld not reuâ—de their secreete confence with Sathan that the â—y did loose his naturall wits and became a foole â—d likewise did neuer ritorne to his netiue counâ—ey thereafter as you may see in the life of M. â—lliame Roberrsonne Minster of Tarland in â—romare more at lenght Moreouer his vngodly vsurie is knowen to the â—orld which taketh 15. Marks for the hundreth â—erely which is a Iewsh forme of dealing against Christian OF M. VVillame Robertsone Minister of Tarland CHAP. XXXVI Masters VVilliame Robertsone Minister at the Chuch of Tarland in Cromare went to â—e presbâ—trie of aberdine with his boy called williamé Read which being in the Councelâ— House quyetly did see Sathan in forme of a blacke dogge retourning home againe did speairâ— at his Master what such an blacke dogge it was his Master vndestanding that he sawe the blacke dogge Incontinently directed the boy abacke to M. Peter Blackburne Moderataur for the tim witâ— a Mistiue letter when M. Peter vnderstood thâ— truth of the mater as is reciteh aboue he did Incontiently cast such witchraft and sorcerie vpoâ— the boy that he did loose his naturall witts anâ— euere since did remaine a foole and did neuer retâ—ourne to his natiue Countrie OF Ihon Durie Minister of Manrosse CHAP. XXXVII IHON Durie a foresworne Monke being iâ— Edinbrugh for sundrie of his owen affaires hâ— wife went vp vnto his Studie where when she saâ— Sathan like a blache man lying on a lowe Bedde iâ— the Studdie she was so perturbed with such a feare and tentation of Sathan that she did stricâ— her selfe with a sharpe knyfe in at the shouâ— Ribbs so that all the Neghbours did dispaire 〈◊〉 her life which Neuerthelesse she did not loose 〈◊〉 that time Ihon Durie being retorned home 〈◊〉 Excuse the matter said that the peapll should â— Interprese that fact of his wife 's in an Euill paiâ— because that God did ptrmite his most holy Seâ—uants to be tempted with Sathan it is true thâ— God permitteth Sathan to tempt and Exercise 〈◊〉 holy Seruantts as it is