Introduction to the Thirty-Nine Articles by W.H.G. Thomas (# 13): Reform...

A few observations: (1) The Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticarum (RLE), 1544, by Cranmer and his staff including Vermigli, although large, forms an integral part of Tom's thinking, to wit, what does he know and believe?; to this scibe's knowledge, few, if any, comment on this in the biographies; the search is on, to wit, how does the RLE inform the biographer regarding Tom's mens rea? What is Tom thinking in the 1540s? (2) Prof. Thomas notes the Calvinistic views of the bishops in the approach to the Articles until Bill Laud and his crew, previously known facts, but delightfully noted by Prof. Thomas, to his credit and to the correction of other Anglicans; will the ACNA-fellas acknowledge this or do they do ecclesiology by political exegesis? (3) Prof. Thomas, like others, gravely erred by by denying the need for the 1595 Articles by Archbishop Whitgift. Weak! If in Prof. Thomas's class, rough weather would be ordered up. We're listening, Professor, and taking notes.