The Works of John Knox Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ... whairof he renderit his spreit, as it had bene without pane, to the great and maist singular comfort of all faithfull, and to the feir, confusioun, and schame of thois cruell tirantis. And thairfoir, I say, deir Brethren and Sisteris, that we aught not to be discorageit suppose that Sathan now rage aganis us; for stronger is He who by grace worketh in us, than is that deceaving Spreit of iniquitie, whilk trubilleth us and blindeth the haill warld. For albeit we appeir to be left without all comfort and consolatioun for a tyme, yit sail the end of oure battell be sic, that we sajl knaw and feill in effect that the promeis of oure God is not vane, who sayeth, cc With thois that feir me will I be in trubill, I sail delyver thame and thai sail glorifie me." To His halie name be prais and glorie befoir his Congregatioun. Amen. Thus Begynneth The Epistill Of Oure Belovit Bretherne And Slsteris, Haldin In Prisone At Paris For The ProFessioun Of Ohryst Jesus, Whats Halie Spreit Comfort Thame, And Move Us To Follow Thair Godlie Baldnes. Gif it be a great greif to thois that leid ane upright lyfe to be blamit for weildoing, and thairfoir upon just cause tak pane to haif thair innocencie knawin, by a mair strong reasone thai that go about to walk in a gude conscience befoir God, and to serve him purelie according to his Halie Word, aught to haif thair hartis persit and throchtlie1 woundit, when for the seiking to please God thai ar not onlie tormentit in the bodeis, but also ar oppressit and overwhelmed with sclanderis and horribill reprochis, to the hurt of thair fame and defaceing of thair innocencie. For the sclander aganis thame dispersit, is not to be weyit and esteamit as is the evill report in other comraoun matteris; but rather as thocht in thair personi...