The History of the Kirk of Scotland

David Calderwood

Wodrow Society, 1843 - Presbyterianism

Contents

• CONTENTS: 1
• Queens party hindered from holding a parliament: 9
• Pictures and prophecies upon public events: 19
• His answer in writing: 25
• 1571: 31
• Vicissitudes of the war between the Kings and Queens party: 36
• A shamskirmish at the Castle of Edinburgh: 43
• Another libel: 51
• The Archbishop of St Andrews tried and hanged: 58
• He gives an account of his embassy: 63
• Skirmish of Lowsila: 70
• The East Port of Edinburgh fortified: 76
• Their interview with the Duke Lethington Balfour and Grange: 87
• Their answer and acts in consequence: 96
• The Bishop of Galloways sermon on charity: 102
• Bickerings between the parties: 111
• THE TWENTYTHIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 132
• Skirmishes: 135
• The Earl of Mar appointed Regent: 141
• The Queen of England requests the lords in the Castle of Edin: 147
• The siege of Edinburgh raised by the Kings party: 153
• The Regents answer: 163
• Knox sent for to Edinburgh: 168
• benefices: 170
• Trial of the Duke of Norfolk for high treason: 196
• His sentence: 204
• Morton compelled to resign the regency: 208
• Knoxs last sermons: 211
• The sessions answer: 212
• The truce expires 252: 215
• Knoxs last illness: 232
• Preface to his latter will and testament: 238
• Published declaration of the state of matters during the truce: 246
• A parliament: 253
• Complaint presented to this parliament: 260
• THE TWENTYSIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 272
• The Castle of Edinburgh surrendered: 283
• Articles presented to the Regent: 298
• Mr John Davidsons trial for his book: 309
• The Regent opposes the execution of church discipline: 328
• Andrew Melvill appointed Principal of the College of Glasgow: 339
• The Hamiltons make satisfaction to the Earl of Angus: 346
• The points on which they agree about the office of a Bishop: 356
• The conference upon the policy in the West: 368
• 1577: 378
• THE THIRTYFIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 385
• The Book of Policy presented to the King and Lords: 415
• The factions muster their forces: 423
• PAGI PAGE: 430
• 395: 442
• Commissioners chosen: 448
• Argyle and Morton apparently reconciled: 462
• THE FORTYFIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 474
• Lord Ruthven pursued by the Master of Oliphant: 480
• He is transported to Dumbarton Castle: 486
• Advices sent to the King from the Prince of Orange to the same: 495
• The Second Confession of Faith subscribed: 501
• Libel affixed to the English ambassadors gate: 507
• THE FORTYSECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 515
• to the Assembly: 516
• Of the parts of the policy of the Kirk and per: 532
• Captain Stewart promoted to the earldom of Arran: 555
• Denies all cooperation in the deed: 563
• Palliates his injurious dealings to the church: 565
• Expresses his hope of Gods mercy: 572
• A parliament: 592
• THE FORTYFOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 598
• Commissioners of the Assembly treated roughly by the Kings: 619
• The Presbyteries of Glasgow and Edinburgh charged: 631
• The Raid of Ruthven: 637
• The Dukes friends repair to Edinburgh: 643
• Lennox leaves Edinburgh: 648
• The declaration of Lennox in which he denies the charges brought: 665
• English ambassador arrives: 673
• The departure of Lennox urged by the Lords: 690
• Another French ambassador arrives: 697
• Manningville offends the people by holding his Maunday: 703
• Departure of Manningville the French ambassador: 713
• The Regent holds a parliament in which his authority is con: 717
• Proclamation of the King concerning the alteration made at: 719
• Grievances presented by him from Queen Elizabeth: 725
• The courtiers fortify themselves against the lords of the Raid: 731
• Synod of Lothian divided by the Assembly: 748
• Their declaration: 759
• APPENDIX: 765
• Copy of part of a sermon preached by Mr W Balcanquall in: 772
• A declaration of the Kings will and intention concerning the: 780

Popular passages

Page 622 - In 1582 he preached the opening sermon before the General Assembly, and boldly 'inveighed against the bloody knife of absolute authority, whereby men intended to pull the crown off Christ's head and to wring the sceptre out of his hand.

Page 238 - PRAYER. LORD JESUS, receive my spirit, and put an end, at thy good pleasure, to this my miserable life ; for justice and truth are not to be found among the sons of men ! John Knox, with deliberate mind — to his God.

Page 329 - July 1574, having been absent from his native country for nearly ten years. Upon his return, the learned Beza, in a letter to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said, " That the greatest token of affection the kirk of Geneva could show to Scotland, was, that they had suffered themselves to be deprived of Mr. Andrew Melvill.

Page 651 - ... and to have special care that every Parish, betwixt and Pasch next, procure unto themselves two at least of the said Books of Common Prayer, for the use of the Parish. The which to do, we commit to you conjunctly and severally our full power, by these our Letters, delivering the same by you duly executed and indorsed again to the bearer. Given under our signet, at Edinburgh, the twentieth day of December, and of our Reign the twelfth year, 1636.

Page 242 - There lies a man, who, in his life, never feared the face of man ; who hath been often threatened with dag and dagger, but hath ended his days in honour and in peace.

Page 288 - Quhilkes admonitiones gif he or she contemptuously disobeys, that archbishop, bishop, or superintendant to direct charges to the minister of that parochin quhair the offender remaines; or in case there be nane, or that the minister will not execute, to the minister of the next adjecent kirk theirto, Quha sail proceede against the said offender with publick admonitiones, and gif they be contemned, to the sentence of excommunication...

Page 48 - ... comfort of his church, would oppose his power to her pride, and confound her, and her assistants, in their impiety : this prayer, let them call it imprecation or execration, as they pleased, had stricken, and would yet strike, whoever supported her. To the charge of not praying for her, he answered, " I am not bound to pray for her in this place, for sovereign to me she is not ; and I let them understand that I am not a man of law that has my tongue to sell for silver, or favour of the world.

Page 206 - my lord's bishop," and " the Lord's bishop." " My lord bishop," said he, " was in time of Papistrie ; my lord's bishop is now, when my lord getteth the benefice, and the bishop serveth for a portioun out of the benefice, to make my lord's title sure : the Lord's bishop is the true minister of the Gospell.

Page 206 - My Lord's bishop is now when my Lord gets the benefice, and the bishop serves for nothing but to make his title sure ; and the Lord's bishop...

Page 48 - ... bound to pray for her in this place. My accusers, indeed, term her their sovereign, and themselves the nobility and subjects professing her obedience ; but in this they confess themselves traitors, and so I am not bound to answer them. * * * As to the imprecations made against her, I have willingly confessed, that I have desired, and in my heart desire, that God of his mercy, for the comfort of his poor flock within this realm, will oppose his power to her pride, and confound her and her flatterers,...

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the Kirk of Scotland; Publications (Wodrow Society), Wodrow Society; The History of the Kirk of Scotland, David Calderwood; Volumes 3-10 of The Wodrow society ... Publication[s] of the works of the fathers and early writers of the Reformed church of Scotland [v. 3-10]; Issue 5 of Wodrow society, Edinburgh. [Publ
• Author: David Calderwood
• Publisher: Wodrow Society, 1843
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 14, 2007