Lives Archbishops of Canterbury, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Lives Archbishops of Canterbury, Vol. 1

Supremacy - The Sovereign not the Head of the Church - Suppression of Monasteries. - Character of Crumwell. - Object of Introductory Chapters - From the Reformation Primates gradually retired from Politics - The Reformation Period, from time of King Henry VIII. And Archbishop Warham to that of Charles II. And Archbishop Jason. Our present Position dependent upon the Reformation of 1662. - Party Spirit displayed in Writers of the History of the Reformation - Character of the Historians - Fore not trustworthy - This Work composed from Public Documents - No great or master Mind among our Reformers. Advantage of this - English Reformation a providential Blessing.

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Excerpt from Lives Archbishops of Canterbury, Vol. 1

Amicable Relations between Warham and Wolsey. - Their occasional Misunderstandings. - Warham's Retirement from Public Life. - His Patronage of the Reformers before the Reformation. - His Conduct as Chancellor of Oxford. - The Reforms introduced at the University. - An Account of the leading Literary Men of the Day, Friends of Warham. - Warham the Patron and Protector of Colet. - The intimate Friend of Erasmus. - Erasmus in England. - Erasmus speaks of Warham as a married Man. - Question of Warham's Marriage considered. - Royal Divorce. - Wolsey sounds Warham on the Subject. - Warham inclined, though passive, to side with the King. - The Public first in favour of a Divorce. - Indignation and Discontent when Announcement was made of the King's intended Marriage with Ann Boleyn. - Wolsey in Disgrace. - Cranmer and Crumwell secret Advisers of the King. - Royal Supremacy mooted. - Account of Dr. Standish. - Matronage of England insulted by the King's proposed Marriage with his Mistress. - Clergy vehement in their Denunciation of the Marriage. - Pulpits silenced. - Henry determined to punish the Clergy. - Parliament of 1529. - Bills affecting the Clergy. - Clergy involved in the Penalties of Præmunire. - Convocation of Canterbury. - Latimer's Recantation. - House of Commons attack the Ordinaries. - Ordinaries as distinguished from Bishops. - Gardyner's Reply. - Royal Supremacy admitted by Convocation long before it was asserted by Parliament. - Discussions on this Subject. - Warham's View of it. - Submission of the Clergy. - Opposition in Convocation. - Concessions on both sides. - Warham in favour with the King. - Prepares for Death. - Last Illness. - His Disregard of Money. - Dies poor. - Obsequies. - Benefactions; Thomas Cranmer; Preliminary Observations. - Cranmer opposed to Protestantism in early Life. - Parentage and Birth. - His early Education. - Sent to Cambridge. - Is elected a Fellow of Jesus

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