19 August 1565 A.D. John Knox Preaches Before Lord Darnley
19 August 1565 A.D. John Knox Preaches Before Lord Darnley The PCA historians tell it at: http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/04/april-13-john-knox-sermon-on-isaiah-26/ O, That All Men Would Humble Themselves in the Presence of Our God. A good Lord’s Day pastime, the following sermon by John Knox is one of the few committed to writing by him. His text is Isaiah 26:13-21 . The historical setting of the sermon is explained in this preface: “Henry Darnley (king of Scotland by his marriage with queen Mary,) went sometimes to mass with the queen, and sometimes attended the protestant sermons. To silence the rumours then circulated of his having forsaken the reformed religion, he, on the 19th of August, 1565, attended service at St. Giles’s church, sitting on a throne which had been prepared for him. Knox preached that day on Isaiah xxvi.13, 14, and happened to prolong the service beyond the usual time. In one part of the sermon, he quoted these words of scripture, ‘I...