64 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

c h a r. authority, imposed on Scotland, was copiedi.iii. from that of England : But lest a servile imitation1637. might Ihock the pride os his ancient kingdom,a few alterations, in order to save appearances*were made in it; and in that shape it was trans-mitted to the bishops at Edinburgh 11 . But theScots had universally entertained a notion, that,though riches and worldly glory had been sharedout to them with a sparing hand, they couldboast of spiritual treasures more abundant andmore genuine, than were enjoyed by any nationunder heaven. Even their southern neighbours,they thought, though separated from Rome,still retained a great tincture of the primitivepollution; and their liturgy was represented as aspecies of mass, though with some less show andembroidery 12 . Great prejudices, therefore, wereentertained against it, even considered in itself;much more, when regarded,as a preparative,which was soon to introduce into Scotland allthe abominations of popery. And as the veryfew alterations, which distinguished the newliturgy from the English, seemed to approachnearer to the doctrine of the real presence; thiscircumstance was deemed an undoubted confirma-tion of every suspicion, with which the peoplewere possessed'*.

11 King’s Decl. p. iZ. May, p. 32.

12 King’s Decl. p. 20.

,J Burnet’s Mem. p. JJ. Rushworth, vol. ii. p. Zy6.May, p. j 1.

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