in, gif thair salvatioun sall depend upoun the Queneis faith and
religioun. Farder we have never hard any of oure Prechearis speik
of the Quene Regent, nether publictlie nor privatlie. Quhair hir
Grace declairis, 'It will nocht be sufferit that oure prechearis
mell with policie, nor speik of hir nor of uther Princeis bot with
reverence,' we answer, 'That as we will justifie and defend nathing
in oure prechearis, quhilk we fynd not God to have justifeit and
allowit in his messingeris befoir thame; sua dar we not forbid
thame oppinlie to reprehend that quhilk the Spreit of God, speiking
in the Propheitis and [SN: THE PROPHETTIS HAIF MIDDILLIT WITH
POLICEY, AND HIS REPROVIT THE CORRUPTIOUN THAIROF.] Apostillis, hes
reprehendit befoir thame. Helias did personallie reprove Achab and
Jesabell of idolatrie, of avarice, of murther; and sicklik Esaias
the Propheit callitt the magistrattis of Jerusalem in his tymeis
companzeounis to thevis, princeis of Sodome, brybe-takeris, and
murtheraris: He complenit that thair silver was turnit in to dross,
that thair wyne was myngleit with watter, and that justice was
bocht and sauld. Jeremias said, 'That the baneis of King Jehoiakim
sould widder with the sone.' Christ Jesus callit Herod a fox; and
Paul callit the Hie Preist ane payntit wall, and prayit unto God
that he sould strike him, because that against justice he commandit
him to be smyttin. Now gif the lyk or greittar corruptiounis be in
the warld this day, quha dar interprise to put silence to the
Spreit of God, quhilk [will] not be subject[941] to the appetyteis
of wickit Princeis?"

[SN: THE CUMING OF THE ERLE OF ARRANE TO SCOTLAND, AND HIS JOYNING
WITH THE CONGREGATIOUN.[942]]

We have befoir said, that the tent day of September was appointit for
ane Conventioun to be haldin at Striveling, to the quhilk repairit the
maist pairt of the Lordis of the Congregatioun. At that same tyme
arryvitt the Erle of Arrane, quha, efter that he had salutit his Father,
came with the Erie of Ergyle and Lord James to Striviling to the said
Conventioun. In quhilk diverse godlie men complenit upoun the tyrranie
usit against thair brethren, and especiallie that ma Frensche men wer
brocht in to oppress thair cuntrey. Efter the consultatioun of certane
dayis, the principall Lordis, with my Lord of Arrane and Erie of Ergyle,
past t