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Quote of the Day: Two Kingdoms
“Sir, we will humblie reverence your Majestie always, namlie in public, but sen we have this occasioun to be with your Majestie in privat, and the treuthe is, yie ar brought in extream danger bathe of your lyff and croun, and with yow, the country and Kirk of Christ is lyk to wrak, for nocht telling yow the treuthe, and giffen of yow fathfull counsall, we mon (must) discharge our dewtie thairin, or els be trators bathe to Christ and yow! And thairfor Sir, as divers tymes befor, sa now again, I mon tell yow, thair is twa Kings and twa Kingdomes in Scotland. Thair is Chryst Jesus the King, and his Kingdome the Kirk, whase subject King James the Saxt is, and of whose kingdome nocht a king, nor a lord, nor a heid, bot a member! And they whome Chryst hes callit and commandit to watch over his Kirk, and govern his spirituall kingdome, hes sufficient powar of him, and authoritie sa to do, bathe togidder and severalie; the quhilk na Christian King or Prince sould control and discharge, but fortifie and assist, utherwayes nocht fathfull subjects nor members of Chryst.” — Andrew Melville
There have always been some folks who did not care what consequences might befall them, they would speak the truth as they understood it, even if it meant telling a king he was but “God’s sillie vassal.” Bless all such men.
Published in Group Writing
Possibly due to the usage of the word ‘irreverent’.
Be warned: It is quite likely that you’ll get a firm (but not lethal) whack of a pool cue across the back of your head. By firm I mean, you know, just enough to make you see stars for a few minutes.
Say it again (ever, anywhere on the planet) and the consequences will most likely be more severe.
Nope. I meant this guy:
If you say so. After my time as far as watching TV.
It was on in the mid-eighties.
Late 80’s, 1988 premiere.
I had to look it up to figure out what you were talking about.