The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland

by John Knox

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The volume presents a history of religious reformation in Scotland and includes a confession and a book of discipline. The account describes ecclesiastical authorities appearing to approve doctrine and to concede that many matters in church government required reformation. The charges described concern pilgrimage, purgatory, prayer to saints and prayer for the dead.

A prayer asks for grace to continue and for those professing the truth never to forsake or deny it. The disciplinary discussion requires admonition before proceedings against people found disobedient and unwilling to share spiritual gifts with their brethren. The prescribed disciplinary proceedings depend on the civil magistrate concurring with the church's judgment and election.

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John Knox

John Knox was a Scottish minister, theologian, and leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. The First Blast of the Trumpet was published anonymously in 1558 and argued against rule by women, responding especially to the Catholic queens who governed England and Scotland.