THE ANSWER.

God, full of mercy and goodnes, forgeve thame that sayeth such thingis

of me. I wote and know suirelie by the word of God, that he which hath

begone to have the faith of Jesus Christ, and belevith fermelie in him,

I know suirelie, that the sawll of that man shall never sleape, bot ever

shall leve ane immortall lyef; the which lyef, frome day to day, is

renewed in grace and augmented; nor yitt shall ever perish, or have ane

end, but shall ever leve immortall with Christ thare heid: To the which

lyfe all that beleve in him shall come, and rest in eternall glorie.

Amen.

* * * * *

When that the Bischoppis, with thare complices, had accused this

innocent man, in maner and forme afoirsaid, incontinentlie thei

condemned him to be brynt as are Heretike, not having respect to his

godly answeris and trew reassones which he alledged, nor yitt to thare

awin consciences, thinking verelye, that thei should do to God good

sacrifice, conformable to the sayingis of Jesus Christ in the Gospell of

Sanct Johnne, chapter 16: "Thei shall excommunicat yow; yea, and the

tyme shall come, that he which killeth yow shall think that he hath done

to God good service."

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