Excerpt from The Works of Augustus M. Toplady, A. B., Late Vicar of Broad Hembury, Devon, Vol. 4 of 6 Coming acquainted with the famous Mr. George Wishart (afterwards martyred for the protestant faith), it pleased God so to bless the conversation of that holy man to Mr. Knox, that it issued in the effectual conversion of the latter: who, being very honest, and very courageous, published a confession of his faith, at Edinburgh, in which he boldly and clearly avowed the blessed principles of the reforma tion. The Romish bishops and clergy, alarmed at the open defection of so eminent a man, and who had taken priest's orders in their church but a few years before, endeavoured first to suppress his book, and then to seize the author himself. He was accordingly apprehended, and condemned to suffer death; but by the good providence of God, being set at liberty, he left his native country and retired to Berwick, from whence he proceeded to Newcastle, and then to Warwick; in all which places, he preached the gospel in its purity, with great zeal and unremitting labour, and with success equal to both; so that his name now became more public and diffused than ever. Edward VI. Was then king of England. The fame of Mr. Knox soon reached the ears of that excellent prince; who showed him no small favour and encouragement. His majesty first made him his own chaplain, and then licensed him as one of the six itinerant ministers, who were empowered to preach the gospel in all places throughout the king dom. In process of time Edward offered him a bishopric; which, however, Mr. Knox declined to accept. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.