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"THE EYES OF THE LORD are upon every sinful nation, to root it out of the earth." (Amos 9). For thy unthankfulness, O England, He suffereth false teachers to be a burden unto thee, whom if thou dost receive and allow their doctrine, be thou well assured His great wrath cometh shortly after to thy destruction. This is the accustomed order of God when He is minded to destroy. First He sendeth lying spirits in the mouths of their priests or prophets, which delighted in lies, then suffereth He them to be deceived by the same to their destruction, as He did with Ahab.
O England! Now is God's wrath kindled against thee, now hath He begun to punish, as he hath threatened a long while, by His true prophets and messengers; He hath taken from thee the crown of thy glory, and hath left thee without honour, as a body without a head; and this appears to be only the beginning of sorrows, which appear to increase for I perceive, that the heart, the tongue; and hand of one Englishman is bent against another, and division to be in the whole realm, which is an assured sign of desolation to come.
But, O England, England! if thou obstinately wilt return into Egypt: that is, if thou returnest to thine old abominations, formerly used under the papistry, then assuredly, thou shalt be plagued and brought to desolation. Assuredly as my God liveth, and as those Israelites that obstinately returned to Egypt again were plagued to the death, so shall England taste what the Lord hath threatened by His prophets before.
"He, that being often, reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy." (Prov. 29:1).
"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." (Psa. 9:17).?
John Knox (1514-1572) - Scottish reformer who took the lead in reforming the church of Scotland. Wrote many books and is still revered in many Presbyterian Churches.
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