The Reformation Collection Volume 3: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

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LibriVox recording of The Reformation Collection Volume 3 by Various. Read in English by InTheDesert This volume of the Reformation collection, begins with John Calvin's summary of the contents for the Bible from the preface to the Geneva Bible. Catherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII, contributes her "Prayers or Meditations", intended as a shortened Protestant equivalent to Thomas à Kempis' The Imitation of Christ. Next come accounts of trials and martyrdoms: Walter Mill, the last martyr of Scotland, John Bradford, an anonymous account of Protestants in Norfolk and Suffolk to commissioners sent by Mary I, Hugh Latimer's examination as an old man and the execution of Henry Grey, father of Lady Jane Grey. Following these are a series of prayers: Lady Jane Grey, John Knox, Edward VI as well as Knox's instructions on prayer. Knox also gives instructions for Christian gatherings in a time of persecution and John Wycliffe gives a rule of conduct for Christians in various life circumstances. Tyndale's Prologues covers the gospel of Matthew and, more briefly, John. There follows a selection of Reformation thinking about the relationship between church and state: Thomas Cranmer's sermon during the so-called "Prayer Book Rebellion" (the sermon notes he presumably preached from are included), Luther urging peace during the Peasants' Revolt and Bullinger explaining that civil magistrates have the right to declare and fight wars (contrary to the pacifism of the Anabaptists).Next come treatises on various ethical questions: Peter Martyr's opinion of dancing, Martin Bucer on almsgiving, Wolfgang Musculus on usury. There follow two controversial matters - James Waddell Alexander writes a history of Calvin's involvement in the execution of Michael Servertus and showing that it had the universal support of the age in which he lived, rather than resulting from any personal animosity from Calvin. Then comes a controversial dialogue by Bernardino Ochino, ostensibly arguing against polygamy (Ochino himself appears as one half of the dialogue but makes close to no case against polygamy while his interlocuter is given twice the airtime) but in reality arguing for it, for which Ochino was exiled from Zurich. Calvin's letter to Edward Seymour (Lord Protector of England) comes next which includes his opinion on the Church of England Books of Homilies. Next come a series of resulting from struggles to coexist between Protestants and Roman Catholics (not least on the question of the sacraments), intersperced with a short biography of John Wicklyffe and Oecolampadius' sermon to teenagers, expounding the Apostles' Creed. This volume of the Reformation collection ends with an eyewitness account of the final days of Oecolampadius. Other volumes of this collection: Volume 1 Volume 2

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Reformation Collection Volume 3
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 40
• Listed recording duration: 13:51:29

Catalogue topics

• bible
• Protestant
• sacraments
• sermons
• Gospels
• henry viii
• Reformation
• prayers

Opening tracks: first 24 of 40

1. 01 - Summary of the Books of the Old and New Testaments — 9:17
2. 02 - Prayer or Meditations — 27:22
3. 03 - The Martyrdom of the Blessed Servant of God, Walter Mill — 10:11
4. 04 - The Godly Exhortation of Holy Father Bradford which he gave to his Wife, Children and Friends a little before his Death — 8:16
5. 05 - A Certain Godly Supplication by Certain Inhabitants of Norfolk and Suffolk — 27:19
6. 06 - Examination before the Commissioners, September 30, 1555 — 19:25
7. 07 - The Last Hours of the Duke of Suffolk — 4:45
8. 08 - An Effectual Prayer Made in Time of Trouble — 4:14
9. 09 - Confession or Prayer, Composed and Used by Knox after the Death of Edward the Sixth — 3:39
10. 10 - The Prayer of King Edward the Sixth, which he made Three Hours afore his Death, to himself, his Eyes being Closed, and Thinking None had Heard him — 2:15
11. 11 - Thanksgiving for Deliverance, with Prayers — 5:26
12. 12 - A Treatise on Prayer — 43:40
13. 13 - A Most Wholesome Counsel, How to Behave Ourselves in the Midst of this Wicked Generation — 15:19
14. 14 - A Short Rule of Life for each Man in General — 7:33
15. 15 - Prologues upon the Gospels — 25:33
16. 16 - The Archbishop's Notes for a Homily against Rebellion — 5:25
17. 17 - A Sermon concerning the Time of Rebellion — 48:00
18. 18 - Martin Luther's Declaration to his Countrymen — 19:43
19. 19 - A Treatise or Sermon of Henry Bullinger Concerning Magistrates and Obedience of Subjects — 43:08
20. 20 - A Brief Treatise, Concerning the Use and Abuse of Dancing — 17:07
21. 21 - A Treatise how, by the Word of God, Christian Men's Alms ought to be Distributed — 31:11
22. 22 - Of the Lawful and Unlawful Usury amongst Christians — 56:19
23. 23 - The Life of Michael Servetus — 49:27
24. 24 - A Dialogue of Polygamy — 1:08:29

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