The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-02-03

was then sgitstiDg the continent. asa
At first opposed ~ It, be vrets . book
against Luther, and for his zeal. the
Pope gave him ths title of "lef.pdey Of
the faith" VIXEN the Pope refused ts
grant him a divorcs from Catkaripe bis
wife, Henry declared that on tho pris-
eiPles Of the eaiiy Church On foreign
eeclessiastic bad AEt right Ia Enxlsnd
and taxing advAntazs Of The disturb,
Anees in Eurspe, separated Esxlaud
frsn the psPal tsrritory, and os,stitut
cd himself head Of tke Church. I.vu
simply an aci Of tyrannioaI power +.
which the PsoPlO had no voice or
choice, yet had she EsSlish nation AZ
whole been oPpoEsd TO this step !.
could nsTsr have taken place. E.s-
land had always been most ros.Isss an.
der PaPsl oppression. WJelifiSs Bible.
among other tbings, had hslpad 70 pre-
pare the way for a return to tho ussses
Of the early Church the doctrines =
the Refermsrs had spread far ans
wide, 80 that Notwithstanding the tur.
buleHcs attending such "A chancs. the
nation susEitted in this matsor 70 the
dictAtion Of the arbitrary King, and
took part with him in iErezsrdiag the
menAsed vengeance Of tie Pope.
Uhder Henry the Church sf Egg
land bad no power, bnt rimply had 70
wait the turn ef events as ordered ky
an ovsr-ruling Providence.
The most important ehasRos were
however gradually Effected. The Bible
was translated inGo Esglirh and placed
in the Churches. The Church services
were also translated and read in the
mother tongue Of the psopls-The re-
feTners in England eerrsspsnded with
those in Germany hoIancthsn was
specially invited By Eenry and Arch
bishop Crhmner to como over 70 Egg
laAd while ss = Issalt of these nszs-
tistieHs, . body of thirteen articles ef
Religion were drawn up nearly azrsa-
ing with the confession of Aurtury.
King Edward the sixth was brought
up uHdsriths infusnce cf the refornsrS.
and when be suseeeGed to- the throne
IN l547 the Church in Englaud had
lhs hrSt opportunity to act as, sodv.
Al the Kings eomnsnd 80 define the
doctrines Of tie Reformed Church Of
England, Bishops CrHnnsr and Ridley.
assisted 6y others drew up forty-tws
articles Of religion, which we're suh-
nitted 10 the vhsls conroeatisn o.
clergy and accepted By th.n as tLs
Church's doctrine. The priaeipls or
which these articles we're framed car
30 judsSd from the sixth which rsads
"Hely Scripture centaiRsth all thiss,
EesesIary 10 sAlvaticn &c thai whII
sosver is Aot read therein ror may b,
proved tnsrsSye, although it be ssns
tine received Of the godly AID profit
able fer an order and cornelinessl ys
Es man sught to 90 constrained to ss
lisvs it as an article Of faish.' 1T" il
what il not in scripture.
The object Of the rsforners was no
TO found q new Church, but to ressor
the cid. Il was not a division, for
was q national movement, rer did "a,
Roman Catholics separats from sh,
EngliHh Church, until in the reign c
Elizabeth wksA the Pspe put forth
bull fsrbidding them to commune viii
her the first Division vas made whel
ths ROnanists withdrew fren her com
manien.
Edward was suoeseded by Mary al,
Romanism was fer short time aKail
fsrcsd upon the EsSlish roopls, The
was the trial time Of the reformed
Church. Her leaders such as Cram
nsr, Ridley and Latimsr were hurze
at ihs stake, othersEwere banished 0
found safety in fight. Hume give
this account Of the tive last named
"Ridley B;shop of Lendon and Latin
sr formerly Bishsp of Worcester, tw
Frelates celebrated for learning a.
! virtue, rsrishsd together IN the sam,
flames at Oxford, and supported sac
; others cenItancy by their mutual 81
, hOrtationS Lstimsr whea tied to th
: stake, called to his companion "Bs q
, COED cheer brother wc shall lhis ia
kiHdle Ruch torch in EaSlasd, ~
trust in Ged, shall never be exsinguiai
, cd. The exeoatisners had bson S
mercfal as to. tie bags Of guapovd.
/ about these prslates In order to pr
, . speedy period 80 their terturss Ii
: explosion Immediately killed Latins
| whe was in extreme old age Ride
continued alive during SEINE time j
, the midst OF the flames"
, TAess men arc bas examples
r many such marty' heroes who purihc
, the English Church from Rsmanisl
> and paid fos their zeal with ths
r deaths.
when Elizabeth succeeded t. Il
; throne, the refornisrs again oht.isa
the asesndaney la the Church. II
i | Prayer-beok and articles of Relisic
r issued in Edwards reign were revis,
9 and accepted By the clergy in oonvoc
9 tien. Parliament gave It's saAetio
4 and made these the national faith an
. practice of worship throughout Il
6 realm and thus thu Ckaroh and sta
l. la England have continued TO this as
. The ehurch csnaos make law Wit
I cut the consent Of the people, throu,
. their Representatives, in Psrliamer
y Aor can Parliament, or the Qaesn ms
l. q law for tha Church without the CO
n seat Of the clergy.
d Two extremes were disaffssted swi
L the established erder. The Rsnsnis
% who desired to restore the pspal {.
d thority, but never rsg.ined ths asc,
\ dancy, and tho Purisanic elensl
g which grew stronger, aud culmina,
., in Crom Wells Iime in the orsr,hrew
% beth royalty and the Church of Fl
r, land for . shert time.
isl While the Rsmanists were the &
n to leave the Church of England, |
hrst division that led to most disastrs
a