tterie: his mensworne aith of apostasie is ignorant to us. But
yf he had maid ane unlefull aith, contrair Goddis command, it war
bettir to violate it then to observe it. He preaches nathing to us
but the Evangell. Giff he wald otherwiese do, we wold nott beleve
him, nor yitt ane angell of heavin. We hear him sawe na schismes
nor divisiones, but sic as may stand with Goddis word, whilk we
shall caus him confesse in presence of your Lordschip and the
Clargie, when ye requyre us thairto. And as to it that hes bein
condempned be the Generall Counsallis, we traist ye knaw weall that
all the Generall Counsalles hes bein at diversitie amanges thame
selfis, and never twa of thame universallie aggreing in all
pointis, in samekle as thei ar of men. But the Spreit of veritie
that bearis testimony of our Lord Jesus hes nott, nether can not,
err; "for heavin and earth shall perishe or ane jote of it
perishe." By this, my Lord, nether teaches he, nether will we
accept of him, but that whilk aggreis with Goddis synceir word,
sett furth be Patriarkis, Prophetis, Apostles, and Evangelistis,
left to our salvatioun in his expresse word. And swa, my Lord, to
condempne the doctrin not examinat is not requyred; for when your
Lordschip pleassis to hear the confessioun of that manis faith, the
maner of his doctrin, which aggreis with the Evangell of Jesus
Christ, I will caus him to assist to judgement, and shalbe present
thairat with Goddis pleasur, that he may rander recknyng of his
beleve and our doctrin, to the superiour-poweris, according to the
prescriptioun of that blood of the eternall Testament, seilled be
the immaculate Lambe, to whome, with the Father, and the Holy
Spreit, be all honour and glorie, for ever and ever. Amen.

4. The Ferd Article puttis me in remembrance, how dangerous it is,
gif the authoritie wald putt at me and my House, according to
civile and cannon lawes, and our awin municipale lawis of this
Realme, and how it appeareth to the decay of our house.

ANSURE.--All lawis ar (or at the least should be) subject to Goddis
law, whilk law should be first placed and planted in everie manes
hearte; it should have na impediment: men should not abrogat it for
the defence and upsetting of thare awin advantage. Gif it wald
please Authorities to put at our