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Book Description<\/h2>\n

Few martyr’s words can be more stirring than those of Bishop Hugh Latimer’s to Dr. Nicholas Ridley: ‘Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out’.<\/p>\n

But, why were such men burned at the stake? What were the great convictions in which they lived and for which they were prepared to sacrifice life itself? What made their lives and testimony to Christ’s gospel so powerful? Do Christians today share either their convictions or their faithfulness?<\/p>\n

It was the increasing conviction that martyrs, though dead, can still speak to the church, which led Bishop J.C. Ryle to pen these pungent biographies of Five English Reformers last century. Along with an analysis of the reasons for their martyrdom he pointed out the salient characteristics of their Christian lives. Such men still prove to be examples, warnings and challenges all in one, to Christians today. Readers will rise from the company of their life stories praying for a similar faith in Christ’s power.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nWHY WERE OUR REFORMERS BURNED?<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJOHN HOOPER: BISHOP AND MARTYR<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nROWLAND TAYLOR: MARTYR<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHUGH LATIMER: BISHOP AND MARTYR<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJOHN BRADFORD: MARTYR<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nNICHOLAS RIDLEY: BISHOP AND MARTYR<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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