1st Edition

The Writings of John Greenwood 1587-1590, together with the joint writings of Henry Barrow and John Greenwood 1587-1590

By John Greenwood Copyright 1962
360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

Henry Barrow and John Greenwood are the fathers of Elizabethan Separatism. Unlike Robert Browne, they refused to compromise their beliefs or conform to Anglicanism and as a consequence they died in 1593 - as martyrs for their steadfast adherence to the principles of English Congregationalism. Volumes three and four include c. 40 items derived from manuscripts, surreptitiously printed books and... Read more
THE WRITINGS OF JOHN GREENWOOD I. 1587 Fragment of a Letter II. 1588 Reasons against Read Prayer III. Reply to George Gifford IV. 1589 Greenwood’s Examination, [March 24, 1588/9] V. 1590 An Answere to George Gifford’s Pretended Defence of Read Praiers and Devised Litourgies VI. An Intercepted Letter THE JOINT WRITINGS OF HENRY BARROW AND JOHN GREENWOOD VII. 1588 The True Church and the False Church VIII. 1590 A Collection of Certaine Sclaunderous Articles Gyven out by the Bisshops IX. A Collection of Certain Letters and Conferences Lately Passed betwixt Certaine Preachers and Two Prisoners in the Fleet X. Letter to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, September 13, 1590 XI. Letter to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, September 18, 1590

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John Greenwood