Following up on this here. Calderwood's Perth Assembly is the earliest English publication I can find that says that the day of Christ's birth was hid as was the body of Moses, to prevent idolatry? Calderwood, Mocket, Matther and others mention other writers who wrote in Latin close enough to where they all say this to perhaps infer this was not original to Calderwood but someone like Hospinian said it. Mocket I think sites his prefacing epistle to Pasche. I couldn't find what this refers to. Anyone up for a hunt? I need to find out before Monday is out as I want to wrap a note I'm adding to Gillespie Shorter Writings vol. 2.
Mather, page 20.
Mocket, page 16.
Calderwood, page 80.
Mather, page 20.
Mocket, page 16.
Calderwood, page 80.