Richard Watson Dixon: "History of the Church of England," 1.107ff.



ACT OF SUBMISSION. DISSENTERS. The Clergy offer a personal submission to the King (106). No more Thomas a Beckets. They modify the King’s Articles very considerably, that is, for maneuvering room (107). The famous Submission of the Clergy comes with poor Warham forced to reconstitute the liberty of the Church as a “grant” from the Royal throne (110). Henceforth, no new ecclesiastical laws or canons can be “enacted, promulged, or executed without the King's assent.” Hence, theology and exegesis “by the hermeneutic of King Henry VIII.” Also, a review is ordered by to examine the existing canons. Henry and his own commission of 42 examiners—appointed by Henry—is to proceed. That would be like exegeting Scripture by the “hermeneutic of Obama, Trump, or, horrors, Joe.” Interestingly, the clergy petition the King, Convocation and Parliament for the abolition of the Papal Annates (113). This was attempted at the Council of Basel, 1431, to wit, no more exactions by the Roman Court. But, it still went on as this petition indication. In another directions, Canon Dixon tells us of the stifled dissents of many Churchmen who remained silent, but disagreed with the church on doctrine, worship and piety. Lollards? Dixon tells of Tracy's 1530 testament, a Gloucestershire Churchman whose will reads like something from Wycliffe, Tyndale or Frith. He ain’t leavin’ a penny to the church. This makes its way through the court to convocation and is denounced for its heresies. Dead for 2 years, the Dean executes an order to exhume Tracy and burn him at the stake (115-116). That causes outrages and even Henry promises to punish any similar actions in the future. Dixon then. Dixon makes a start on Hugh Latimer.

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