Rev. Henry John Todd's "Life of Archbishop Cranmer, Vol. 2," 1-24.

CHAPTER I. EDWARD VI. 1547. The accession of Edward occurred on 20 Feb 1547, within the month of Henry VIII’s death. Sixteen persons are on the Regency as appointed by Henry VIII and, as we believe, excluding Gardiner but including Cranmer as a Co-Regent. Cranmer's commission as archbishop and commissions for the other bishops is issued from the new sovereign, acknowledgements or reaffirmations of the sovereign Source for ecclesial authority, the King himself. We dispute this affirmation. Cr. Cranmer gives his speech at the King’s coronation of the king, alluding to the divine ordination to Kingship, Josiah, and the need to rule in God’s fear. " Your Majesty is God's vicegerent, and Christ's vicar within your own dominions…” (5). Rev. Todd includes the speech. Some putdowns of Papal authority are made, as expected. “…God truly worshipped, and idolatry destroyed; the tyranny of the bishops of Rome banished from your subjects; and images removed” (5).— He proceeds cautiously to the abandonment of transubstantiation and the mass. Bishop Ridley had abandoned transubstantiation in 1546 and was working with Dr. Cranmer and others on Ubiquitarianism. The abandonment of Ubiquitarianism would be the “ great and important point of the Reformation in doctrine” (7). His opinions of Romish ceremonies as resembling those of the heathens is noted with this on liturgical tomfooleries and histrionics: “Ere a year had passed in the present, he obtained an order of the Council to forbid the processions with tapers on Candlemas day, the giving of ashes on Ash Wednesday, and the carrying of palms on Palm Sunday; and, almost immediately afterwards, another order for the removal of images from the churches” (8). A general visitation of six circuits of the kingdom is ordered up. Injunctions, based on Cromwell’s, are pushed down to the parochial level. Twelve Homilies are issued and Gardiner is unhappy. The Paraphrases of Erasmus are ordered for several churches and all Cathedral libraries. Rev. Todd takes the unwarranted occasion to “control history” by informing us that Cranmer’s Reformation was Erasmian rather than Calvinistic, as if Dr. Cranmer was not a double-predestinarian and had not ruled on these issues. Sheer bias, including some Tridentizing blather about justification, faith, and works. Additionally, several written queries—ten questions—for discussion are given to the bishops preparatory to recrafting of the first Communion Service, 1549. Cranmer gives his answers. The 1549 Order of the Service is published, 1-24