Knox to Mr. Christopher Goodman
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LETTERS, ETC.
the Kirk of God remaiuctli in either realme.
With my heaitie commendations to your bedfellow, and to my Lord Marshall, and to the hiithfull in their companie, deliver to them the bookes according to their directions, and pray the faithfuU in my name to recommend me to God in tlieir prayers ; for my battell is strong, and yitt without great corporall paine.
• The Lord Jesus, who hath oncfi.j:edfi£meii-ilS,_who hath also of InV hkk ic oi^
( unto us the light of his blessed countenance, continue us in tliat light that once we have receaved externallie, and at his good pleasure putt an end to all the troubles of his owne spouse, the Kirk, which now sobbeth and crietli,
" C(inu\ Lord Jesus ! come. Lord Jesus !" whose omnipotent Spirit conduct you to the end.
Amen.
Off Sanct Andrewes, the 19th of Julie [1572].
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Knox to Mr. Christopher Goodman.
Beloved Brother,—I cannot praise God of your trouble, but that of his mercie he hath made you one against whome Satan bendeth all his ingynes.
Therof unfainedlie I praise my God, beseeking him to strenthen you, to fight your battell lawfuUie to the end.
Tliat we sail meit in this life, there is no hope for to my bodie, it is impossible to be caried frome countrie to countrie, and of your comfortable presence where I am,
1 have small, yea, no esperance.
The name of God be praised, who of his mercie hath left me so great comfort of you in this life, that ye may understand, that my heart is peirced with the present troubles.
Frome the Castell of Edinburgh have sprung all the murthers first and last connnitted in this realme ; yea, and all the troubles and treasons contrived in England.
God confound the wicked devisers, with their cruel 1 vices.
So long it hath pleased God to continue me in anie strength, I ceassed not to forewarne