John Knox : the hero of the Scottish Reformation . y; and also to de-fend the Prince against those that would do himinjury. It was the prelude to the intended de-position of the mother, and acknowledgment ofthe son as king. Thus the Church supported thepoliticians; the politicians also undertook to sup-port the Church. The signatories engaged, inthe first Parliament that shall be holden, toratify and complete the establishment of theReformed Kirk; to make more adequate provi-sion for the ministry; and to root out allremaining monuments of idolatry. l While the General Assembly was still in ses
John Knox : the hero of the Scottish Reformation . y; and also to de-fend the Prince against those that would do himinjury. It was the prelude to the intended de-position of the mother, and acknowledgment ofthe son as king. Thus the Church supported thepoliticians; the politicians also undertook to sup-port the Church. The signatories engaged, inthe first Parliament that shall be holden, toratify and complete the establishment of theReformed Kirk; to make more adequate provi-sion for the ministry; and to root out allremaining monuments of idolatry. l While the General Assembly was still in session,Mary was constrained to abdicate her throne infavour of her infant, James, and to sanction theappointment of Moray as Regent. A few daysafter the Assembly had been dissolved, the youngKing was crowned in the Greyfriars Church, Stir-ling, by the Earl of Atholl; the Earl of Mortonand Lord Home took an oath, on behalf of theinfant Sovereign, that he would maintain the Pro-testant religion; the Bishop of Orkney, who had i Calderw., ii., 1568] Protestant Depression 331 embraced the Protestant faith, anointed thenewly crowned child according to ancient usage;and Knox preached what George Buchanan eu-logises as an excellent sermon from a pulpitstill preserved, taking as an appropriate text thepassage in II Kings which records the corona-tion of Joash. Within a month a commission ofregency was granted to the Earl of Moray, whohad returned to Scotland early in Thegreat majority of the nobility, including manywho had favoured less drastic measures, now ac-cepted, or at least acquiesced in, the remained, indeed, a party, including theHamilton faction, able and ready, as will be seen,when opportunity arrived, to give serious the support of Knox and the Church, backedapparently by the majority of the people, rend-ered the new Regents party the strongest in theState; and the Parliament which assembled inDecember, 1567, reflected the nation
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