The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

He being constrained for a time to leave his Country, by reason of the Persecution raised in Scotland, by the then Bishops, against the professors of the Truth, he came into England, where for some years he was busied, in preaching the Evangel of Christ, with a great deal of content and benefit to those that had the happiness to hear him. His chief abode was in Berwick, Newcastle, and London: This was in the days of King Edward the sixth, with whom he was in great favour and esteem; By whom being offered a Bishopric, he not only refused and rejected it, but with a grave and severe speech declared, That the proud Title of Lordship, and that great State, was not to be suffered to be in the Church of God, as having quid commune cum Antichristo; that is, somewhat common with Antichrist. King Edward being dead, the persecution of Mary made him leave England, with many other godly Ministers, who went beyond Seas. First, John Knox went to Frankford, where for a time he preached the Gospel to the English Congregation there; From whence he wrote the Admonition to England: But being molested there, partly by open Papists, and partly by false Brethren, was constrained to retire: And from thence he went to Geneva, from whence he wrote his Letter to Mary Regent of Scotland, his Appeal to the Nobility of Scotland, and Admonition to the Commons of Scotland. From Geneva, after some years abode there, he was called home to his own Country, the year of Christ 1559. which was the 54 of his age, by the Noble-men, and others who had taken upon them the general Reformation of the Church of Scotland; where, how soon that the reformed Church had any liberty, he was settled Minister at Edinburgh, where he continued exercising his Ministry to his dying day; but not without interruption, by reason of the Civill disorders that fell out in those days.

He being constrained for a time to leave his Countrey, by reason of the Persecution raised in Scotland, by the then Bishops, against the professors of the Truth, he came into England, where for some yeers he was busied, in preaching the Evangell of Christ, with a great deal of content and benefit to those that had the happinesse to hear him. His chief abode was in Berwick, Newcastle, and London: This was in the dayes of King Edward the sixth, with whom he was in great favour and esteem; By whom being offered a Bishopricke, he not onely refused and rejected it, but with a grave and severe speech declared, That the proud Title of Lordship, and that great State, was not to be suffered to be in the Church of God, as having quid commune cum Antichristo; that is, somewhat common with Antichrist. King Edward being dead, the persecution of Mary made him leave England, with many other godly Ministers, who went beyond Seas. First, John Knox went to Frankford, where for a time he preached the Gospel to the English Congregation there; From whence he wrote the Admonition to England: But being molested there, partly by open Papists, and partly by false Brethren, was constrained to retire: And from thence he went to Geneva, from whence he wrote his Letter to Mary Regent of Scotland, his Appeal to the Nobility of Scotland, and Admonition to the Commons of Scotland. From Geneva, after some yeers abode there, he was called home to his own Countrey, the yeer of Christ 1559. which was the 54 of his age, by the Noble-men, and others who had taken upon them the generall Reformation of the Church of Scotland; where, how soon that the reformed Church had any liberty, he was setled Minister at Edinburgh, where he continued exercising his Ministery to his dying day; but not without interruption, by reason of the Civill disorders that fell out in those dayes.