If you remember, when the accusations first appeared I posted a wide variety of quotes from the King himself and from other notables from the period. Sometimes folks are not interested in facts.
Thanks for the quotes! --- David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JD wrote: > >>> still believe King James was an Evangelical > >>> Christian???? > > Kevin wrote: > > Back to your old FAG accusations? > > JD wrote: > > You said it, not me. > > I'm hoping to add some substance to these wild assertions by posting > a few > quotes from one of King James' books. > > The following is quoted from Basilikon Doron, which can be found at: > http://users.bigpond.net.au/catchus/Basilikon%20Doron.html > > -------------------------------------- > CHARITABLE Reader, it is one of the golden sentences which Christ our > > Saviour vttred to his Apostles, that there "is nothing so couered, > that shal > not be reuealed, neither so hid, that shall not be knowne: and > whatsoeuer > they haue spoken in darknesse, should bee heard in the light: and > that which > they had spoken in the eare in secret place, should be publiklie > preached on > the tops of the houses." And since he hath said it, most true must it > bee, > since the authour thereof is the fountaine and very being of truth. > Which > should moue all godlie and honest men, to bee very warie in all their > > secretest actions, and whatsoeuer middesses they vse for attaining to > their > most wished ends: least otherwaise how avowable soeuer the mark be, > where-at > they aime, the middesses being discouered to be shamefull, whereby > they > climbe; it may turne to the digrace both of the good work it selfe, > and of > the authour thereof: since the deepest of our secrets cannot be hid > from > that al-seeing eye, and penetrant light, pearcing through the bowels > of > verie darknesse it selfe. > --------------------------------------- > > The term "evangelical Christian" is anachronistic in regards to King > James, > but I think what he wrote above is very much like what we might > expect from > an "evangelical." He takes time to quote Christ, calling him, "our > Saviour," and he assures us that because Jesus spoke it, it must be > true, > calling Jesus the fountain and very being of truth. > > In regards to inuendos of homosexuality and fornication, read what > King > James wrote as advice to his son below: > > --------------------------------------- > First of all consider, that Mariage is the greatest earthly felicitie > or > miserie, that can come to a man, according as it pleaseth God to > blesse or > cursse the same. Since then without the blessing of GOD, ye can not > looke > for a happie successe in Mariage; ye must be carefull both in your > præparation for it, and in the choise and vsage of your wife, to > procure the > same. By your præperation, I meane, that ye must keepe your bodie > cleane and > vnpolluted, till ye giue it to your wife; whome-to onelie it > belongeth. For > how can yee justlie craue to be joined with a pure Virgine, if your > body be > polluted? Why should the one halfe be cleane, and the other defiled? > And > althogh I knowe, Fornication is thought but a light and a veniall > sinne, by > the most part of the world: yet remember well what I saide to you in > my > first booke anent conscience: and count euerie sinne and breache of > Gods > law, not according as the vaine world esteemeth of it; but as God the > judge > and maker of the lawe accounteth of the same. Heare God commanding by > the > mouth of Paul, to "abstaine from Fornication," declaring that the > "Fornicator shall not inherite the kingdome of heauen:" and by the > mouth of > Iohn, reckoning out Fornication amongst other greeuous sinnes, that > debarres > the committers amongst "Dogges and Swine, from entrie in that > spirituall and > heauenly Ierusalem." > --------------------------------------- > > He uses the strongest possible terms to denounce fornication. Again, > yes, > King James does sound rather "evangelical" doesn't he? If James were > not a > king, he might make a good street preacher, eh? :-) > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
