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"... the Reformation of Religion in England was principally by the Preachings and the disputings, the writings and the Martyrdom of Bishops" - Jeremy Taylor.

Bishops Latimer and Ridley were martyred on this day in 1555.

Jeremy Taylor in 'Of Slander and Flattery', Part III, Sermon XXIV, from his Golden Grove sermons - on violent language being "directly against the charity of the Gospel":

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From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 - "and of his kingdom there is no end" (p.70):

Each year, I measure 'peak Autumn' when fallen leaves cover the path leading up to Ballinderry Parish Church.

Peak Autumn arrived today.

The little Moravian church in the village this morning, through the colours of Autumn.

Jeremy Taylor in 'Of Slander and Flattery', Part III, Sermon XXIV, from his Golden Grove sermons - "and rends in pieces the very heart and vital parts of charity":

'St Knud's Church by the River in Odense. Autumn' by Dankvart Dreyer, c.1842. 🇩🇰

From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 - on how the annunciation to "the pure Virgin Mary" reveals "the certainty and power of God's Word" (p.70):

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - the conclusion of this sermon; "there are many good things ... they are spoiled with speaking":

Mid-October at the Parish Church in Jeremy Taylor country.

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - "No person that is clamorous can be wise":

even the circumstance of orderly and public meeting".

Jeremy Taylor in 'Holy Living':

"God’s usual way is to be present in those places where his servants are appointed ordinarily to meet. But his presence there signifies nothing but a readiness to hear their prayers, to bless their persons, to accept their offices, and to like 1/2

that of religion by this confusion of duties" - Burke in 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'.

In the celestial city, Burke is vigorously shaking his head ...

"Politics and pulpit are terms that have little agreement. No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity. The cause of civil liberty and civil government gains as little as 1/2

"Controversially, for a Whig, he used high church terminology to justify George’s claim to the throne by hereditary right" - this would very quickly become the norm, uniting Tory clergy and Whig bishops, contributing to the consensus of the 18thC CofE.

Super, thank you.

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - Taylor, in the 1650s, anticipating a particular vice encouraged by social media:

From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 - referring to Colossians 3, on what it is to be renewed in the image of the Creator (p.65):

For those of us who are fans of the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴, appreciate Lutheranism, and enjoy churches with stunning backdrops, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Faroe Islands has joined the Porvoo Communion.

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - "putting fierce appendages to every word":

From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 - how "the desire for salvation is present within us by nature" (p.63f):

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - on why the name of God is not to be taken in vain:

From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 - "looking to God and to the words of God ... is a sure sign of the divine relationship, image and similitude within us" (p.61f):

From the Facebook page of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, ordinations on Sunday past in Saint Martin's, Prague. The ECCB is a union of Lutheran and Reformed confessions. 🇨🇿

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - on taking the name of God in vain:

From Downame's sermon defending the office of bishops, on those Reformed churches without episcopacy:

From Zwingli's sermon 'Of the Clarity and Certainty of the Word of God', 1522 (p.61):

Jeremy Taylor in 'The Good and Evil Tongue', Part II, Sermon XXIII, from his Golden Grove sermons - how breaking the trust of another in revealing secrets "is a dismantling and renting of the robe from the privacies of human discourse":