Thomas Cranmer and the English reformation (1905) (14770737665)

Thomas Cranmer

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Title: Thomas Cranmer and the English reformation

Year: 1905 (1900s)

Authors: Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick), 1869-1948

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Publisher: Hamden, Conn., Archon Books

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

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tension must have grown al-most unbearable. The climax was reached ; his trialwas over, his triumph began. written in the same hand and enclosed with the letter; this was ap-parently copied by J. A. from a still earlier MS., written possiblyon the very day of execution. Strype has manipulated these twodocuments so as to form a continuous narrative (Dixon, iv., 532-533).Another narrative (Harleian MS., 417, ff., 90, et seq.) is printed inNicholss Narratives of the Reformation, pp. 218-233. The next invalue is that of the Venetian ambassador, written on 24 March. The last phrase of Cranmers conveyed no sure indication toothers, but it was a significant departure from the seventh recantationhe had written in prison the day before; that ran, whatsover Ihave said, preached, or written in time past, and referred to hisReforming activity. By leaving out said, preached, or he nowindicated his written recantations. The Forty-two Articles of that year admitted that General Coun-cils might err.

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PORTRAIT OF CRANMER DURING THE REIQN OF EDWARD VI. FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURE AT LAMBETH PALACE. In the Hour of Death 381 * And now I come to the great thing that so troublethmy conscience, more than any other thing that I said ordid in my life : and that is my setting abroad of writingscontrary to the truth, which here now I renounce andrefuse as things written with my hand contrary to thetruth which I thought in my heart, and written for fearof death, and to save my life, if it might be ; and that isall such bills which I have written or signed with mineown hand since my degradation ; wherein I have writtenmany things untrue. And forasmuch as my hand of-fended in writing contrary to my heart, it shall be firstburned. And as for the Pope, I refuse him as Christsenemy and Antichrist, with all his false doctrine. Andas for the Sacrament He got no farther; his foes had been dumb withamazement, but now their pent-up feelings brokeloose. * Stop the heretics mouth ! cried Cole, take him awa

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