Reformation in Scotland - Knox - XII - Chapter 2 of Book 3

Required reading
Reformation in Scotland by John Knox, edited by C J Guthrie (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 2 of Book 3.

My summary
This week Knox makes a digression from his history of the Scottish Reformation 'to let the posterity that shall follow understand by what instruments God wrought the familiarity and friendship that after we found in England.' 

Thus we are treated to details of interactions between the Scottish and English Reformers.  Most of the account has to do with Knox's favourable communications with Sir William Cecil, Chief Secretary of State of England, and Queen Elizabeth herself.  Knox even communicates with them in person.

What grabbed me
I liked the reasons outlined by Sir James Crofts of England as to why Knox shouldn't stay long out of Scotland: ''Ye should travel no further, neither yet should ye be seen in public, and that for divers considerations. First, the Queen Regent has her espials in England. Secondarily, the Queen of England and the Council that favour your action would that all things should be secret so long as they might. And, last, I think it not expedient, that in such rarity of preachers, ye two be any long time absent from the Lords of the Congregation.'

The last reason was the best: A man of Knox's preaching calibre should not be out of the pulpit!

Next week's reading
Read Chapter 3 of Book 3.

Now it's your turn
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