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ERRONEOVS PROPOSITIOVNS.
43
that quhilk I haue alreddy condemnit in thee, to the matter
I affirme our doctrine not to be new, for it is als ancient as
ye faith quhilk we professe. nor our Kirks vnuisible this 1000.
zeir. For we baldly defend, that in na age sence the Pape
(the sone of perditioun) hes vsurped sic tyrannicall power,
that thair hes not bene sum, quhome God steare vp in oppon-
ing thame against his tyrannic. And althoght this lang time
as S. Pauli hes forespokin, he hes sittin in the middest of the
tempill. His antiquitie of possessioun, sould not tume the
verytie in abuse. Seing ane hours prescriptioun, may suffice
to anull his papedome.
The V. Pro.
In the trew and Catholik Kirk thair hes bene and sal be euer an
continuall successioun of faithfull Docteurs & Pasteurs.
[P. 7.] That the confutatioun of this conclusioun the mair easily
c- ’iij- may be concaued, & for eschewing of tha things, quhilks may
reteine the lecteur in suspence, we mynd shortely to intreat
of the mater it selfe. We planely deny (quhairof we sail
assigne guid reasons) that the Kirk of God is decemit by
personal successioun, a note conuenient to al Kirks, Grecians
Assyrians, Armenians, and Ethiopians : quhilkis the Pape
hes condemnit in mony heads of heresie. And mair proper,
to iudaisme, and turcisme : then to the Kirk of Christ, as
afterwart salbe breifly declarit.
Ad. This is prouit by S. Paul to the Ephesi. 4. chap, that Christe
gaue to his Kirkis sum Apostlis, sum prophets, Euangelists, Pasteurs
and docteurs.
An. We acknawledge Hammiltoun Christs gifts, & benefeit,1
be the quhilks Gainfully and beneficially he hes indeuit his
Kirk. Bot it is far socht to collect heirof, an continual suc¬
cessioun from Pape, to Pape.
Ad. And in S. Math, quhair Christ sayis to his Apostles I salbe
with zou to the end of the warld. of the quhilk this thou infers.
Sua that gif the Apostlis did not remaine in thair awin persons as thay
did not: it is necessare that thay ramanit in thair successeurs vnto the
latter day.
10
20
30
35
1 Corr.
43
that quhilk I haue alreddy condemnit in thee, to the matter
I affirme our doctrine not to be new, for it is als ancient as
ye faith quhilk we professe. nor our Kirks vnuisible this 1000.
zeir. For we baldly defend, that in na age sence the Pape
(the sone of perditioun) hes vsurped sic tyrannicall power,
that thair hes not bene sum, quhome God steare vp in oppon-
ing thame against his tyrannic. And althoght this lang time
as S. Pauli hes forespokin, he hes sittin in the middest of the
tempill. His antiquitie of possessioun, sould not tume the
verytie in abuse. Seing ane hours prescriptioun, may suffice
to anull his papedome.
The V. Pro.
In the trew and Catholik Kirk thair hes bene and sal be euer an
continuall successioun of faithfull Docteurs & Pasteurs.
[P. 7.] That the confutatioun of this conclusioun the mair easily
c- ’iij- may be concaued, & for eschewing of tha things, quhilks may
reteine the lecteur in suspence, we mynd shortely to intreat
of the mater it selfe. We planely deny (quhairof we sail
assigne guid reasons) that the Kirk of God is decemit by
personal successioun, a note conuenient to al Kirks, Grecians
Assyrians, Armenians, and Ethiopians : quhilkis the Pape
hes condemnit in mony heads of heresie. And mair proper,
to iudaisme, and turcisme : then to the Kirk of Christ, as
afterwart salbe breifly declarit.
Ad. This is prouit by S. Paul to the Ephesi. 4. chap, that Christe
gaue to his Kirkis sum Apostlis, sum prophets, Euangelists, Pasteurs
and docteurs.
An. We acknawledge Hammiltoun Christs gifts, & benefeit,1
be the quhilks Gainfully and beneficially he hes indeuit his
Kirk. Bot it is far socht to collect heirof, an continual suc¬
cessioun from Pape, to Pape.
Ad. And in S. Math, quhair Christ sayis to his Apostles I salbe
with zou to the end of the warld. of the quhilk this thou infers.
Sua that gif the Apostlis did not remaine in thair awin persons as thay
did not: it is necessare that thay ramanit in thair successeurs vnto the
latter day.
10
20
30
35
1 Corr.
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