The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland by John Knox Edited by Cuthbert Lennox

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Author

Knox, John, 1514?-1572

Title

The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland With Which Are Included Knox's Confession and The Book of Discipline

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity

Subject

Scotland -- Church history

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Text

eBook-No.

48250

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48250

Release Date

February 13, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF RELIGION IN SCOTLAND
2. 2.INTRODUCTORY NOTE.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.APPENDIX.
5. 5.THE REFORMATION OF RELIGION IN SCOTLAND
6. 6.BOOK FIRST. [1] — 1422-1558.
7. 7.BOOK SECOND. [126] — 1558-1559.
8. 8.BOOK THIRD. [151] — 1559-1561.
9. 9.BOOK FOURTH. [177] — 1561-1564.
10. 10.APPENDIX.
11. 11.KNOX'S CONFESSION. [242] — The Preface. — Of God.—Cap. I. — Of the Creation of Man.—Cap. II. — Of Original Sin.—Cap. III. — Of the Revelation of the Promise.—Cap. IV. — The Continuance, Increase, and Preservation of the Kirk.—Cap. V. — Of the Incarnation of Christ Jesus.—Cap. VI. — Why it behoved the Mediator to be very God and very Man.—Cap. VII. — Election.—Cap. VIII. — Christ's Death, Passion, Burial, etc.—Cap. IX. — Resurrection.—Cap. X. — Ascension.—Cap. XI. — Faith in the Holy Ghost.—Cap. XII. — The Cause of Good Works.—Cap. XIII. — What Works are reputed good before God.—Cap. XIV. — The Perfection of the Law and Imperfection of Man.—Cap. XV. — Of the Kirk.—Cap. XVI. — The Immortality of the Souls.—Cap. XVII. — Of the notes by which the True Kirk is discerned from the false, and who shall be judge of the doctrine.—Cap. XVIII. — The Authority of the Scriptures.—Cap. XIX. — Of General Councils, of their Power, Authority, and Causes of their Convention.—Cap. XX. — Of the Sacraments.—Cap. XXI. — Of the right Administration of the Sacraments.—Cap. XXII. — To whom Sacraments Appertain.—Cap. XXIII. — Of the Civil Magistrate.—Cap. XXIV. — The Gifts freely given to the Kirk.—Cap. XXV.
12. 12.THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE. [245] — I. Of Doctrine. — II. Of Sacraments. — III. Touching the Abolition of Idolatry. — IV. Concerning Ministers and their Lawful Election. — V. Concerning Provision for the Ministers, and for Distribution of the Rents and Possessions justly appertaining to the Kirk. — VI. Of the Superintendents. [252] — VII. Of Schools and Universities. — VIII. Of the Rents and Patrimony of the Kirk. — IX. Of Ecclesiastical Discipline. — X. Touching the Election of Elders and Deacons, etc. — XI. Concerning the Policy of the Church. — XII. For Preaching and Interpretation of Scriptures, etc. — XIII. Of Marriage. — XIV. Of Burial. — XV. For Reparation of Churches. — XVI. For Punishment of those that Profane the Sacraments and do contemn the Word of God, and dare presume to minister them, not being thereto lawfully called. — The Conclusion.
13. 13.Act of Secret Council, xxvii January, Anno &c., 1560. [272]
14. 14.GLOSSARY — OF OBSOLETE AND SCOTS WORDS AND PHRASES.
15. 15.INDEX. — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's note:

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