Bishop Gilbert Burnet's "History of the Reformation in the Church of Eng...
Bishop Burnet gives an amazing
account of a trip to Paris where he meets with three academics—two who favor
his historical writings and one pertinacious man who will later retail cheap
objections to Burnet designed to please the French Romanist court. The two
sympathetic Frenchmen advise Burnet not to publish an answer while in Paris.
Also, in an aside, Burnet notes that some Anglican, rubrical martinets and
sticklers for the BCP are Pharisaical, leaving off the chief duties of religion
(humility, love, peace, brotherliness) and would be offensive to Reformed
brethren on the Continent. Wise advice since we are still afflicted with such
Anglican Pharisees from time-to-time.
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