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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by
GEORGE PUNCHARD,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY
H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
CHAPTER I.
RÉSUMÉ OF ECCLESIASTICAL MATTERS PRIOR TO THE ENGLISH
REFORMATION.
The struggle of Congregational principles with ecclesiastical des-
potism, 1. Lollardism in England at the dawn of the Refor-
mation, 3. Lambert's congregational sentiments in 1538, p. 7.
Froude's mistake respecting the extinction of Lollardism after
1417, p. 8. The corrupt state of the English hierarchy to the
end of the fifteenth century, 14. The first twenty years of
Henry VIII.'s reign, 23. Wolsey's reformatory purposes, 24.
"The Supplication of Beggars," 1527, p. 26. An "Act of Ac-
cusation" against the clergy, 27. Petition of the clergy of
Bangor, 31. "A Supplication of the poor Commons," 1546,
p. 33.
CHAPTER II.
THE ENGLISH REFORMATION.
The marriage of Henry VIII. and Catharine of Aragon, 37.
Henry begins to disclose his doubts about his marriage, 40.
First movement towards a divorce, 1527, p. 42. Persecution
of protestants, 44. The legates' court to try Henry's cause in
England, 48. Wolsey in trouble, 49. Dr. Cranmer's plan to
get the opinions of the learned about Henry's marriage, 52.
A parliament called - Important reformatory measures, 54.
Summary of opinions on the king's marriage, 57. Bribery
freely employed, 58. Opinions laid before parliament and con-
vocation, 62. The statutes of Præmunire and Provisors, 63.
The pope's dilemma, 65. Important bills before parliament in
1531-32, p. 66. The people destroying images and crucifixes, 68.
The plotting and counterplotting of Clement VII., Charles V.,
Francis I., and Henry VIII., 69. Henry and Francis make a
league of friendship, 1532, p. 71. Henry marries Anne Bol-
eyn, January 25th, 1532-33 — Cranmer made archbishop of
Canterbury, 72. The divorce of Henry, May 23d, 1533, p. 73.
Appeals to Rome forbidden, 74. Sensation at Rome, 75. The
league between Henry and Francis broken, 76. Pope Paul
prepares his terrible bull against Henry, 79. Promulgated,
1538, p. 80. Reformatory measures pushed forward, 81. The
"Maid of Kent," 85. Henry pronounced supreme head of the
church of England, 90.
CHAPTER III.
PROGRESS OF THE REFORMATION. -THE FIRST ENTIRE BIBLE
IN ENGLISH PRINTED.- SUBSEQUENT ISSUES OF THE SCRIP-
TURES IN ENGLISH.
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Important reformatory measures and acts-Visitation of the
monasteries, 1535- Fall of Bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas
More "A Goodly Prymer," 93. Coverdale's Bible, 1535,
p. 96. Act of parliament (1536) extinguishing the authority
of the bishop of Rome, 102. Royal proclamation against
holy-days-The first proclamation and injunctions in favor
of Tyndale and Rogers' English Bible, 1537, p. 103. Cran-
mer and Cromwell's interest in the movement, 108. Ex-
posure of clerical trickery, 113. Condemnation of "St.
Thomas à Becket," and demolition of his shrine, 114. Bishop
Hilsey's primer - Publication of the "Great Bible," 117.
Taverner's Bible, 119. Bible era of the Reformation, 121.
Anthony Marler, the publisher of folio Bibles, 124. In six
years thirty thousand Bibles and forty thousand Testaments
published in English, 125.
CHAPTER IV.
OBSTACLES TO THE ENGLISH REFORMATION. THE CHANGEABLE COURSE OF THE KING. TRACT AND BIBLE DISTRIBUTORS.
The pope's efforts against the Reformation, 127. The Maid of Kent, 128. The mendicant monks - Bishop Fisher and Sir
Thomas More, 130. The Irish rebellion - The fall of Anne
Boleyn, 131. "Pilgrimage of Grace"-Threatened invasion
by Charles V., 132. Bishop Gardiner's doings - Retrogres-
sion of the king, 133. The terrible "Six Articles Act," 134.
Five hundred persons under indictment, 135. Resignation of
bishops Latimer and Shaxton, 136. Fall of Cromwell, 137.
Birth of Edward VI. - Death of Jane Seymour, 138. Anne
of Cleves Catharine Howard · Catharine Parr, 139. Retro-
grade course of Henry, 141. The Six Articles Act slightly
modified, 142. A litany in English-" King Henry's Primer "
in English and Latin, 144. English books prohibited, 145.
Death and character of Henry VIII., 146. Tract and Bible
distributors, 150.
CHAPTER V.
REIGN OF EDWARD VI., 1546-1553. -PROGRESS OF THE REFOR-
MATION. DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED.
Accession of Edward, January 31st, 1546-47- Carefully edu-
cated, 154. Henry's plan for governing during his son's minor-
ity, 155. Persecution stopped, 155. Exiles invited home, 156.
Cranmer's "slow and safe" plan of reformation, 157. Hom-
ilies published, 158. Injunctions, 159. Opposition of the pa-
pists, particularly Gardiner, Bonner, and the Lady Mary, 161.
The people outrun the government in reforming, 162. Ed-
ward's first parliament, 163. Act relating to "the sacrament
of the altar," 164. Proclamation against "irreverent talkers
of the sacrament," 165. Repeal of all the persecuting statutes,
168. Bishops to be made by the king's letters patent, 170.
Church revenues given to the king, 171. Commotion occa-
sioned by these measures, 172. Committee to prepare a book
of common prayer, etc., 174. The new service book adopted
by act of parliament, January, 1548-49, p. 176. The fatal
error of the Reformers to attempt to enforce absolute uniform-
ity, 180. Marriage of ecclesiastical persons authorized, 181.
David's Psalms in metre, by Sternhold and Hopkins, 181.
Troubles and anxieties of the Reformers, 182. Proclamations
against innovators—against preaching, 183. Open rebellion
caused by turning arable land into pastures, and fencing in
commons, 184. Rumors that the new service was to be laid
aside, 185. Act of parliament abolishing all other books of
service, 188. The childish superstitions of the times, 189.
Altars superseded by tables in the churches, 191. Preaching
on week-days, 192.
CHAPTER VI.
THE VESTMENT CONTROVERSY.-REMOVAL OF THE OLD BISH-
OPS. COMPLETION OF THE REFORMATION.― IRREGULARITIES,
FRAUD, AND CORRUPTION.
Disagreement among the Reformers about priestly vestments, 193.
Appointment of John Hooper to the bishopric of Gloucester,
1550-His objection to the oath of supremacy and to the vest-
ments The controversy, 194. Hooper unwillingly yields,
and is consecrated, March, 1550-51, p. 201. Ridley, Hooper's
great opponent, convinced of his error, 202. Others who sym-
pathized with Hooper, 204. Importance ascribed to preach-
ing by the Reformers, 206. Removal of the old bishops, 209.
Book of Common Prayer revised, ratified, and adopted by par-
liament, 211. Doctrinal articles agreed on, 212. "The ref-
ormation of doctrine and worship brought to their perfection,"
1532, p. 214. The fraud and corruption of this reign, 215.
CHAPTER VII.
DIS-
ECCLESIASTICAL OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH REFORMERS. SENTERS IN EDward's reign. — END OF THE REFORMATION.
The English Reformation a triumph of Lollardism, 223. The
Scriptures recognized as the rule of faith and church order,
224. Two orders of clergy only recognized-The equal-
ity of bishops and priests admitted, 230. The rights of the
people to choose their own pastors and to exercise discipline
allowed, 240. Baptism and the Lord's supper the only scrip-
tural sacraments, 244. Laymen, in cases of necessity, might
do ministerial work, 245. The jure divino of episcopacy not
recognized, 246. Dissenters in Edward's reign, 250. John
Champney, 251. John Ashton, 253. Michael Thombe-