d;
and thairfoir thay affirme, that thay aucht to be honourit, feirit,
obeyit, evin for conscience saik; providit that thay command nor
requyre nathing expreslie repugning to Godis commandiment and
plane will, reveillit in his holy worde. Mairover, thay affirme,
that gif wickit personeis, abusing the auctoratie estableischet be
God, command thingis manifestlie wickit, that sick as may and do
brydill thair inordinatt appetyteis of Princeis, can not be accusit
as resistaris of the aucthoratie, quhilk is Godis gud ordinance. To
brydill the fury and raige of Princeis in free kingdomes and
realmeis, thay affirme it appertenis to the Nobilitie, sworne and
borne Counsallouris of the same, and allsua to the Barronis and
Pepill, quhais voteis and consent ar to be requyreit in all greit
and wechty materis of the commun-welth. Quhilk gif thay do not,
thay declair thame selffis criminall with thair Princeis, and sa
subject to the same vengeance of God, quhilk thay deserve, for that
thay pollute the sait of justice, and do, as it war, mak God author
of iniquytie. Thay proclame and thay cry, that the same God quha
plaigit Pharoo, repulsit Senacherib, struik Herod with wormes, and
maid the bellies of dogis the grave and sepulchrie of despytefull
Jesabell, will nott spair the crewell Princeis, murtheraris of
Chrystis memberis in this our tyme. On this maner thay speik of
Princeis in generall, and of youre Grace in particular. [SN: LETT
SICK AS THIS DAY LEIF WITNES QUHAT GOD HES WROCHT SINCE THE
WRYTTING AND PUBLICATIOUN HEIROF.[939]] This onlie we have hard ane
of oure Prechearis say, rebuiking the vane excuise of sick as
flatter thame selffis, be reassone of the auctoratie; 'Many now a
dayis, (said he,) will have na uther religioun nor faith than the
Quene and the authoratie hes.'[940] Bot is it [not] posseble, that
the Quene be sa far blyndit that sche will haif na religioun, nor
na uther fayth, than may content to the Cardinall of Lorane? and
may it nott lykwyise be abill, that the Cardinall be sua corrupt,
that he will admitt na religioun quhilk dois nott establische the
Paip in his kingdome: Bot plane it is, that the Paip is lievetenent
to Sathan, and ennemy to Chryst Jesus, and to his perfyte
religioun. Lett men thairfoir considder quhat daingear thay stand