nd the furye of utheris, from
persecuting of us, till our cause be tryed in lauchfull and opin
judgement.

"And now, to yow that ar perswaded of the justice of our cause,
that sumtyme have professed Chryst Jesus with us, and that also
have exhorted us to this interpryse, and yit have left us in our
extreme necessitie, or at the least look throw your fingaris, in
this our truble, as that the matter apperteaned nocht unto yow; we
say, that onles (all fear and warldlie respectis sett asyde) ye
joyne your selffis with us, that as of God ye ar reputed
traytouris, so shall ye be excomunicated from our societie, and
from all participatioun with us in the administratioun of
Sacramentis. The glorie of this victorie, quhilk God shall geve to
his Churche, yea evin in the eyis of men, shall nocht apperteane to
yow; bot the fearfull judgement, whiche apprehended Ananias and his
wyfe Sapphyra, sall apprehend yow and your posteritie. [SN: LETT
BOTH THE ONE PART AND THE UTHER JUDGE YF GOD HAVE NOCHT JUSTIFIED
THE CAUS OF THE INNOCENTIS.] Ye may perchance contempne, and
dispyise the excomunicatioun of the Churche now by Godis myghtie
power erected amongis us, as a thing of no force; bot yit doubt we
nothing, but that our Churche, and the trew ministeris of the same,
have the same power whiche our Maister, Christ Jesus, granted to
his Apostles in these wordis, "Whose synnis ye sall forgeve, shalbe
forgevin; and whose synnis ye shall reteane, shall be reteaned;"
and that, becaus thay preiche, and we beleve the same doctryne
whiche is conteyned in his most blessed wourd. And thairfoir except
that ye will contempne Chryst Jesus, ye nether can despyise our
threatnyng, nether yit refuise us calling for your just defence.
[SN: FROM QUHENS THIS CORAGE DID PROCEID THE ISHEW DECLAIRED.] By
your faynting, and by extracting of your support, the enimeis ar
incoraged, thinking, that thay shall find no resistance: In whiche
point, God willing, thay salbe deceaved. For gif thay war ten
thowsand, and we bot are thowsand, thai sall nocht murther the
least of our bretherin, but we (God assisting us) shall first
committ our lyves in the handis of God for thair defence. But this
shall aggravat your damnatioun; for ye declair your selfis boith
traytouris to the treuth ones professe