Four reforming Powers--Which reformed England?--Papal Reform?-- Episcopal Reform?--Royal Reform?--What is required in a legitimate Reform--The Share of the Kingly Power--Share of the Episcopal Authority--High and Low Church--Political Events--The Greek and Latin New Testament--Thoughts of Erasmus--Enthusiasm and anger-- Desire of Erasmus--Clamours of the Priests--Their Attack at Court-- Astonishment of Erasmus--His Labours for this Work--Edward Lee; his Character--Lee's _Tragedy_--Conspiracy, page 134 CHAPTER II. Effects of the New Testament in the Universities--Conversations--A Cambridge Fellow--Bilney buys the New Testament--The first Passage-- His Conversion--Protestantism, the Fruit of the Gospel--The Vale of the Severn--William Tyndale--Evangelization at Oxford-- Bilney teaches at Cambridge--Fryth--Is Conversion Possible?--True Consecration--The Reformation has begun, page 144 CHAPTER III. Alarm of the Clergy--The Two Days--Thomas Man's Preaching--True real Presence--Persecutions at Coventry--Standish preaches at St. Paul's--His Petition to the King and Queen--His Arguments and Defeat--Wolsey's Ambition--First Overtures--Henry and Francis Candidates for the Empire--Conference between Francis I and Sir T. Boleyn--The Tiara promised to Wolsey--The cardinal's Intrigues with Charles and Francis, page 151 CHAPTER IV. Tyndale--Sodbury Hall--Sir John and Lady Walsh--Table-Talk--The Holy Scriptures--The Images--The Anchor of Faith--A Roman Camp--Preaching of Faith and Works--Tyndale accused by the Priests--They tear up what he has planted--Tyndale resolves to translate the Bible--His first triumph--The Priests in the taverns--Tyndale summoned before the Chancellor of Worcester-- Consoled by an aged Doctor--Attacked by a schoolman--His Secret becomes known--He leaves Sodbury Hall, page 158 CHAPTER V. Luther's Works in England--Consultation of the Bishops--The Bull of Leo X published in England--Luther's books burnt--Letter of Henry VIII--He undertakes to write against Luther--Cry of Alarm-- Tradition and Sacramentalism--Prudence of Sir T. More--The Book presented to the Pope--_Defender of the Faith_--Exultation of the king, page 166 CHAPTER VI. Wolsey's Machinations to obtain the Tiara--He gains Charles V--Alliance between Henry and Charles--Wolsey offers to command the Troops--Treaty of Bruges--Henry believes himself King of France--Victories of Francis I--Death of Leo X, page 173 CHAPTER VII.