February c. 1870 A.D. John Charles Ryle—“What Do We Owe the Reformation?”
February c. 1870 A.D. John Charles Ryle—“What Do We Owe the Reformation?” Ryle, John Charles. “What Do We Owe the Reformation?” Church Society. c. 1870? http://archive.churchsociety.org/publications/tracts/CAT056_RyleReformation.pdf . Accessed 22 Jan 2015. WHAT DO WE OWE TO THE REFORMATION? Church Association Tract 56 Revd. John Charles Ryle Our lot is cast in days when it is the fashion to despise everything that is old. There is a morbid readiness to throw aside all things which bear about them the least mark of antiquity, and to treat them with as little respect as last year’s almanacs or worn-out clothes. The only exceptions I can think of are old lace, old coins, old pictures, and old wine! But, as a general rule, old opinions and old institutions are too often condemned as useless lumber, and shovelled out of the way, simply because they are old. Now I am not one of those who object to all changes and reforms of old things. Nothing of the kind. I hea...