Description:Excerpt from Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556It has been maintained by an eminent scholar re cently dead that the chief content of modern history is the emancipation of conscience from the control of authority. From that point Of view the student of Tudor times will not be exclusive in his choice of heroes. He will find room in his calendar of saints for More as well as for Cranmer. Both had grave imperfections, and both took their share in enforcing the claims of authority over those of conscience. Nor perhaps is it true to say that they died in order that we might be free; but they died for conscience' sake, and unless they and others had died conscience would still be in chains. That was Cranmer's serv ice in the cause of humanity his Church owes him no less, for in the Book of Common Prayer he gave it the most effective of all its possessions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556 (Classic Reprint)
Description: Excerpt from Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556It has been maintained by an eminent scholar re cently dead that the chief content of modern history is the emancipation of conscience from the control of authority. From that point Of view the student of Tudor times will not be exclusive in his choice of heroes. He will find room in his calendar of saints for More as well as for Cranmer. Both had grave imperfections, and both took their share in enforcing the claims of authority over those of conscience. Nor perhaps is it true to say that they died in order that we might be free; but they died for conscience' sake, and unless they and others had died conscience would still be in chains. That was Cranmer's serv ice in the cause of humanity his Church owes him no less, for in the Book of Common Prayer he gave it the most effective of all its possessions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Thomas Cranmer: And the English Reformation, 1489-1556 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.