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The Testimony Of The Reformers: Selected From The Writings Of Cranmer, Jewell, Tindal, Ridley, Becon, Bradford, Etc - Softcover

Edward Bickersteth

 
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The Testimony Of The Reformers: Selected From The Writings Of Cranmer, Jewell, Tindal, Ridley, Becon, Bradford, Etc by Edward Bickersteth presents a curated collection of mid-16th?century sermons, treatises, and letters by Cranmer, Jewell, Tindal, Ridley, Becon, Bradford, and others. The collection argues for justification by faith alone, the gospel as a free gift, and holy living rooted in Scripture and patristic authority, while opposing Papal Rome and Trent-era doctrines. It defends infant baptism, reformed sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper), and the sufficiency of Scripture, with polemics against indulgences, purgatory, and formal ritual apart from faith. The volume surveys contextual doctrinal debates on faith, repentance, and grace, citing Paul, James, and church fathers such as Hilary, Basil, Ambrose, Augustine, and Cyprian. It includes The Salvation of Mankind (Cranmer), A Lively Description of Our Justification (Tindal), Faith in Christ. The Gospel for Whit-Monday (Becon), A Fruitful Sermon on Repentance (Bradford), A Letter of John Philpot on Infant Baptism, and A Brief Treatise on the Lord’s Supper (Ridley), along with 19th?century framing material by Bickersteth and Jewell’s Apology. The overall aim is to reaffirm Protestant gospel principles and Scripture as the ultimate authority.

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