Documents of the English Reformation

by Gerald Bray (Editor)

Overview

The Reformation era has long been seen as crucial in developing the institutions and society of the English-speaking peoples, and study of the Tudor and Stuart era is at the heart of most courses in English history. The influence of the Book of Common Prayer and the King James version of the Bible created the modern English language, but until the publication of Gerald Bray's Documents of the English Reformation there had been no collection of contemporary documents available to show how these momentous social and political changes took place. This comprehensive collection covers the period from 1526 to 1700 and contains many texts previously relatively inaccessible, along with others more widely known. The book also provides informative appendixes, including comparative tables of the different articles and confessions, showing their mutual relationships and dependence. With fifty-eight documents covering all the main Statutes, Injunctions and Orders, Prefaces to prayer books, Biblical translations and other relevant texts, this third edition of Documents of the English R

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780227176955
Publisher:	James Clarke & Co. Ltd
Publication date:	01/31/2019
Series:	Library of Ecclesiastical History
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	630
Sales rank:	853,609
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x (d)

About the Author

Reverend Dr Gerald Bray has a Ph D from Paris-Sorbonne. He worked as Professor of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School, and is now a Research Professor for the same institution. He is also Director of Research at the Latimer Trust. He has published with James Clarke and Co Ltd The Books of Homilies: A Critical Edition (2016), and The Institution of a Christian Man (2018).

Table of Contents

00 Introduction to the Third Edition 1

Before the Break with Rome (1526-1534)

1 Tyndale's Preface to the New Testament (1526), 1534 7

2 Tyndale's Preface to the Pentateuch, 1530 21

3 Act for the Pardon of Clergy, 1531 (22 Henry VIII, c.20) 29

4 The Supplication of the Commons, 1532 38

5 The Reply of the Ordinaries, 1532 44

6 The Submission of the Clergy, 1532 57

7 Act for the Conditional Restraint of Annates, 1532 (23 Henry VIH, c.20) 59

8 Act in Restraint of Appeals, 1533 (24 Henry VIII, c. 12) 64

9 Act for the Submission of the Clergy and Restraint of Appeals, 1534 (25 Henry VIII, c. 19) 70

10 Act Restraining the Payment of Annates and Concerning the Election of Bishops, 1534 (25 Henry VIII, c. 20) 74

11 The Ecclesiastical Licenses Act, 1534 (25 Henry VIII, c. 21) 79

12 The Abjuration of Papal Supremacy by the Clergy, 1534 92

The Henrician Reformation (1534-1547)

13 The Act of Supremacy, 1534 (26 Henry VIII c.1) 97

14 The Suffragan Bishops Act, 1534 (26 Henry VTIL, c. 14) 99

15 The Wittenberg Articles, 1536 102

16 The Ten Articles, 1536 141

17 The First Henrician Injunctions, 1536 153

18 The Second Henrician Injunctions, 1538 157

19 The Thirteen Articles, with Three Additional Articles, 1538 161

20 The Act of the Six Articles, 1539 195

21 Cranmer's Preface to the Great Bible, 1540 205

Cranmer's Reformation: The Reign of Edward VI (1547-1553)

22 The Edwardian Injunctions, 1547 217

23 The Sacrament Act. 1547 (1 Edward VI c.1) 227

24 The Election of Bishops Act, 1547 (1 Edward VI, c. 2) 232

25 The Act of Uniformity, 1549 (2-3 Edward VI c. 1) 235

26 The Preface to the Book of Common Prayer, 1549 241

27 The Preface to the Ordinal, 1549 246

28 Act to take away all Positive Laws against the Marriage of Priests, 1549 (2-3 Edward VI, c. 21) 248

29 The Act of Uniformity, 1552 (5-6 Edward VI c. 1) 250

30 The Forty-two Articles, 1553

The Thirty-eight Articles, 1563

The Thirty-nine Articles, 1571 253

Reaction and Recovery (1553-1559)

31 The Marian Injunctions, 1554 281

32 The Act of Supremacy, 1559 (1 Elizabeth I, c.1) 284

33 The Act of Uniformity, 1559 (1 Elizabeth I, c.2) 294

34 The Elizabethan Injunctions, 1559 300

35 The Eleven Articles, 1559 313

The Progress of Protestantism (1560-1625)

36 The Preface to the Geneva Bible, 1560 319

37 The Preface to the Rheims New Testament, 1582 327

38 Archbishop Whitgift's Articles, 1583 357

39 The Lambeth Articles, 1595 359

40 The Preface to the Douay Old Testament, 1609 361

41 The Preface to the Authorized (King James) Version, 1611 372

42 The Irish Articles, 1615 394

43 The Canons of the Synod of Dort, 1619 408

The Protestant Schism and the Final Settlement (1625-1701)

44 The King's Declaration, 1628 433

45 The Solemn League and Covenant, 1643 435

46 The Westminster Confession of Faith, 1647 438

47 The Savoy Declaration, 1658 469

48 The Declaration of Breda, 1660 490

49 The Act of Uniformity, 1662 (14 Charles II, c.4) 492

50 The Preface to the Book of Common Prayer, 1662 505

51 The Test Act, 1673 (25 Charles II c.2) 508

52 The Toleration Act, 1689 (1 William III and Mary II, c.18) 514

53 The Second London (Baptist) Confession of Faith, 1689 521

54 The Act of Settlement, 1701 (12-13 William III, c.2) 527

Supplementary Texts

01 The First and Second Statutes of Provisors, 1351 and 1390 (25 Edward III, s. 5 and 13 Richard II, s. 2) 535

02 The First Statute of Praemunire, 1353 (27 Edward III, s.1) 541

03 The Second Statute of Praemunire, 1393 (16 Richard II, c.5) 543

04 The Augsburg Confession, 1530 546

Appendixes

01 Sovereigns of England (1485-1714) and Archbishops of Canterbury (1486-1715) 591

02 Sovereigns by Regnal Years 592

03 Popes 1484-1721 592

04 Dates of Easter and Moveable Feasts 1485-1735 593

05 From the Augsburg Confession to the 39 Articles: A Comparative Table 597

06 From the 39 Articles to the Westminster Confession: A Comparative Table 598

07 The Westminster Confession and the 39 Articles directly compared 599

08 The Westminster Confession and its Offspring compared 600

Notes 601

Index 604

Editorial Reviews

"A timely collection of official formularies relating to the English Reformation The Expository Times Magnificient work, which must (and will) prove itself by generations of use as an indispensable tool of English Reformation studies. No recent book has come my way of greater intrinsic value in its own sphere than this - or one which will repay more abundantly the price asked for its range, its detail and its length.Epworth Review It is a most welcome contribution to the study of theology and ecclesiastical history, and will establish itself as an essential reference for all students of the Tudor and Stuart experience of the Protestant faith David Parnham It will serve at least three very useful purposes: first, a salutary source of information; second, it should provide a stark reminder to those engaged in the various ministries of the Church of England: third, it will remind over-secularized modern analysts that the Reformation, even in England, did have a lot to do with religion, its understanding and practice.Theology A well designed collection which will meet a widely felt need ... probably the most comprehensive one of its type to appear this century ... outstandingly useful.R.A. Houlbrooke, in Parliamentary History A very useful primary source collection ... The timespan is generously conceived ... From a scholarly point of view admirable, and the standard of editing is very high Teaching History This is an essential reference work for anyone interested in this important period of church history.Reformed Theology Journal Gerald Bray's Documents of the English Reformation is an indispensable resource for those interested in studying the English Reformation. Its thorough selection of documents, informative appendices, and accessible format make it an invaluable aid for students and a useful reference for both laymen and scholars in theology and history. I can't recommend this book highly enough!Kristiya Know, Marc Daniel Rivera, October 10, 2023.For a book of this size it is good value.Robin Gil,Theology 2020, Vol 123, pp78"

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