Publications of Henrician government

• Produced by Cromwell
• Aformulary of new church’s faith
• Henry didn’t agree with Luther’s ideas but break with Rome went badly so needed German princes support
• Articles mentioned baptism, penance and Eucharist only but didn’t deny the other four
• They also mention justification by faith but in a way that was acceptable to conservative clergy
• Didn’t mention transubstantiation but did mention real presence

6/10 protestant 4/10 catholic

• Produced by bishops, Henry was greatly distracted by Jane Seymour’s death
• Looked to deal with the issue of justification, purgatory and states of other four sacraments
• Henry did not read the draft
• Seven sacraments again but the others are lesses
• There is sola fide but good works must also be done, combines both theories
• Confirms transubstantiation
• Priest must preach (protestant) catholics feel it is to be the eucharist/mass
• No hierarchy in church
• Renumbered the 10 commandments, took out images

5/10 protestant 5/10 catholic

• Organised preaching campaigns against Catholic practices eg worshipping images
• Promotes circulation and use of vernacular Bible
• Propaganda tool by Henry designed to enhance his kingship
• Cromwell saw it as a significant move into making the word of God reachable
• £400 of Cromwell’s own money for printing
• 1538 said all churches had to have a copy
• Nov 1539 3000 Bibles
• 1540 price cut so people could afford it
• High point of evangelical success in Henrician government
• Conservatives disagreed, not many rural parishes purchased it
• Positive and lasting evangelical reform

completely protestant

• Took out four of the previous articles from 1536
• Confirmed transubstantiation, private masses and auricular confession
• Banned clerical marriage/taking communion in both kinds, only one or the other
• Upheld vows of chastity
• Archbishop cranmer was married so sent off his wife
• Henry had much more control

• 2/10 protestant (no pope)  8/10 catholic

• Outlined traditional core of catholic doctrines
• Removed Lutheranism from Bishop’s book
• 6 articles involved, 10 commandments, the creed, 7 sacraments and lord’s prayer were all laid out. Creed: state what beliefs are
• Bible reading is restricted to only the rich, upperclass men and the clergy. if normal people read it then there would be uproar

1/10 protestant 9/10 catholic