Excerpt from The History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, From the Restoration to the Revolution, Vol. 1 of 2: With an Introduction, Containing the Most Remarkable Occurrences Relating to That Church, From the Reformation to the Restoration Had I been capable to present the world with a most exact, impartial, and perfect history of the Church Of Scotland, during this' period, I know none who had a juster claim to have it de dicated to them than your Lordship; for the great actions and sufferings of your worthy progenitors, on account of the protestant religion and liberties of mankind, are well known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.