Identifier: storyofourchrist00bird (find matches)
Title: The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908 Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Subjects: Church history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Peerless Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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she meant not to compel or strain mens consciences otherwise than God should, as she trusted, put in their hearts a persuasion of the truth that she was in, through *- the opening of His word to them by godly and virtuous and learned preachers. But this rational method proved much too mild: her promise was cast aside, and word went forth to light the fires for heresy. The news was per-sonally alarming to buta fraction of any class,for the country as yetwas by no means firmlyProtestant. The nobleshad made haste to faceabout; among theclergy were many vicarsof Bray, whose principlewas to hold their places;and a large majorityof priests and people still at heart preferred the old ways. Of the Reformerssuch as were at liberty, and had prudence and cash to spare, fled to theirfriends on the continent: Geneva and Germany welcomed some noted exiles,who were to be useful in the next reign. Those who remained set their lipstogether and awaited what was to come. Early in 1555 began a series of
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WILLIAM TYNDALE. THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 325 exhibitions such as England had not seen before, and was never to see again.Let it be remembered that there was no complication of foreign war ordomestic rebellion. One or two risings had been easily put down, the fewtraitors were executed or outlawed. In a time of profound peace, surroundedby a submissive and 103al people, the queen began to commit her subjects tothe flames for a mere difference of religious forms, professions, and opinions.In her mothers country, Spain, this would have been a matter of course: inItaly, France, or parts of Germany, it might not have occasioned much com-ment : in England it was an unusual proceeding, and a grave mistake. Itwas her own work, first and chiefly. Her new archbishop, Pole,a cardinaland popes legate, agreed to it with reluctance. Of course she found spirits likeher own, to attend to the details of judicial murder. Bonner, bishop of London,was the chief assistant-butcher: Gardiner of Lincol

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