. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. r tran-substantiation was the unpardonable sin. The princess Elizabeth, half-sister toMary and afterwards queen, being at this time in confinement and under gravesuspicion on political as well as religious grounds, and much badgered bydivines who sought to get evidence against her from her own mouth, is saidto have given this prudent and admirable answer: He was the Word that spake it:He took the bread and brake it;And what that Word did make itI do believe and take it. 3
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. r tran-substantiation was the unpardonable sin. The princess Elizabeth, half-sister toMary and afterwards queen, being at this time in confinement and under gravesuspicion on political as well as religious grounds, and much badgered bydivines who sought to get evidence against her from her own mouth, is saidto have given this prudent and admirable answer: He was the Word that spake it:He took the bread and brake it;And what that Word did make itI do believe and take it. 326 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. The lines were probablywritten by Dr. Donne,who was born some yearsafter Elizabeths acces-sion ; but they doubtlessgive the substance of herreply to the inquisitors. When the threebishops were condemned,Cranmer arose and said,From this your sentenceI appeal to the just judg-ment of God Almighty,trusting to be present. with Him in heaven, forwhose presence at thealtar I am thus con-demned. Ridley camenext; Though I be notof your company, yet Idoubt not that my nameis written in anotherplace, whither this sent-ence will send us soonerthan in the course ofnature we should havegone. Latimer added,I thank God most
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