. Little journeys to the homes of great reformers ... THE repentance of England requireth two things: first, the expul-sion of all dregs of popery and the treading under foot of allglistering beauty of vain ceremonies. Next, no power or liberty mustbe permitted to any, of what estate, degree, or authority they be,either to live without the yoke of discipline by Gods word com-manded, or to alter one jot in religion which from Gods mouth thouhast received. If prince, king or emperor would enterprise to change ordisannuU the same, that he be the reputed enemy to God, while aprince who erects idol
. Little journeys to the homes of great reformers ... THE repentance of England requireth two things: first, the expul-sion of all dregs of popery and the treading under foot of allglistering beauty of vain ceremonies. Next, no power or liberty mustbe permitted to any, of what estate, degree, or authority they be,either to live without the yoke of discipline by Gods word com-manded, or to alter one jot in religion which from Gods mouth thouhast received. If prince, king or emperor would enterprise to change ordisannuU the same, that he be the reputed enemy to God, while aprince who erects idolatry must be adjudged to death. —JOHN KNOX. GREAT REFORMERS OHN KNOX the Scotchman,Martin Luther the German,and John Calvin the French-man, were constitute a trinity ofstrong men who profoundlyinfluenced their times; andthe epoch they made was soimportant that we call itThe Reformation. Theyform the undertow of thatgreat tidal wave of reasonand commonsense, called the Italian as the chief business of the Hahnemanian schoolof medicine was to dilute the dose of the allopaths,and the Christian Scientists confirmed the homeo-paths in a belief concerning the beauties of the blanktablet, so did Luther, Calvin and Knox neutralize thearrogance of Rome, and dilute the dose of despotism.
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