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Other theological beliefs rejected by the Anabaptists were the predestination theology of the Calvinists and the belief that Jesus was born of the flesh of Mary.
In England during the reign of Edward VI the Church of England was busily engaged in establishing itself as the official religion of the country. Edward VI followed Henry VIII, his father, as the King of England and was expected to continue the persecutions of the Anabaptists that his father had initiated. Edward continued the ban against the right of Anabaptists to practice their religion in England but he did not promote the physical persecutions that had been part of his father's reign.
It is highly significant to remember that Edward VI's influence was highly minimal. His...
Stained glass windows and iconic pictures were removed and the pews and other church furniture became basic and plain. The services themselves were also simplified and restructured so that they were more easily understood by the congregation. In a drastic departure from the Catholic Church, priests in the Church of England were permitted to marry.
Anabaptists v. English in Edwardian England
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