Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ithout aParliament. A Second Blast was to have followed; but the accession ofQueen Elizabeth to the throne of England, who was expected to be friendly tothe protestant cause, prevented it. In April, 1559, Knox would have visited England, but was prevented by theresentment felt by Elizabeth at his late treatise. He therefore proceeded
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ithout aParliament. A Second Blast was to have followed; but the accession ofQueen Elizabeth to the throne of England, who was expected to be friendly tothe protestant cause, prevented it. In April, 1559, Knox would have visited England, but was prevented by theresentment felt by Elizabeth at his late treatise. He therefore proceeded di-rectly to Scotland, where he found a persecution of the protestants just readyto commence at Stirling. He hurried to the scene of action to share the dan-ger, and, mounting a pulpit, inflamed the people by a vehement harangue againstidolatry. The indiscretion of a priest, who, immediately on the conclusion ofthis discourse, was preparing to celebrate mass, precipitated his hearers into ageneral attack on the churches of the city, in which the altars were overturned,the pictures destroyed, the images broken, and the monasteries almost levelledto the ground. These proceedings were censured by the reformed preachers,by the leaders of the party. JOHN Monument to John Knox, Glasgow. JOHN KNOX. l]9 From this time, Knox continued to promote the Reformation by every meanstn his power ; and, by his correspondence with the secretary Cecil, was chieflyinstrumental in establishing the negotiation between the congregation and theEnglish, which terminated in the march of an English army into joined by almost all the chief men of the country, these forces soonobliged the French troops, who had been the principal support of the regent,to quit the kingdom, and the parliament was restored to its former indepen-dence. Of that body, the majority had embraced protestant opinions, and noopportunity was omitted of assailing the ancient religion ; until at length thepresbyteri
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