The Historie Of The Kirk Of Scotland

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The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of literature that are out-of-print or on the verge of becoming lost. This book is one such reprint. General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 Original Publisher: Printed for the Maitland club Subjects: Scotland Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Christianity / History Religion / Christianity / Episcopalian Religion / Christianity / Protestant Religion / Christianity / General Religion / Christianity / Presbyterian Religion / Christian Church / History Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE HISTOKIE IT SELFE. The Lord God, that workes his workes marvelouflie, wrought his worke of Reformation of Religion in Scotland above men's expectation, confi- dering the inftruments whom God vfed in the fame, and the power and authoritie that wer againft them. Yet to fpeake fomewhat of the outward meanes how true Religion came into this poore kingdome, omitting what the Lord did by Martine Luther in Germanie, quhom God raifed vp in the year of our Lord 1517, firfl to inveigh agaimt the Pope giving to all men pardon of their fins for money ; but they wold not be admonifhed be fuch a poore man. The Lord, be his good Spirit, taught him the true religion, quhilk he fett out to the view of the world ; but the Pope and his clergie perfecuted God's fervant. But God ftirred vp one of the Princes of Germanie to know that fame trueth, and to take it to heart, and to Hand out againft the Pope's crueltie : As alfo, the Lord ftirred vp notable theologues to fett out notable bookes againft all papifticall errour, as Calvin, Melancthon,

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