John Bradford Resources

Born in Lancashire c. 1510, Bradford was in military service in France and afterwards studied law in London. His conversion (c. 1547) led him to study divinity at Cambridge where Martin Bucer and other Protestant leaders soon urged him to the work of preaching. Made a prebend of St Paul’s and a chaplain to King […]

An extract from Words Old and New: Gems from the Christian Authorship of all Ages (pp. 90-91).1 1. What is glory in this world but shame? Why art thou afraid to carry Christ’s cross? Wilt thou come into his kingdom, and not drink of his cup? 2. Dost thou not know Rome to be Babylon? […]