_L._ The statute of 2 _Hen. V_, _c._ 7, which adds to the burning the forfeiture of lands and goods; and then no more till the 25 _Hen. VIII_, _c._ 14, which confirms the two former, and giveth some new rules concerning how they shall be proceeded with. But by the statute of 1 _Edw. VI_, _c._ 12, all acts of Parliament formerly made to punish any manner of doctrine concerning religion, are repealed. For therein it is ordained, after divers Acts specified, that all and every other Act or Acts of Parliament concerning doctrine or matters of religion, and all and every branch, article, sentence, and matter, pains and forfeitures contained, mentioned, or anywise declared in the same Acts of Parliament or statutes, shall be from henceforth repealed, utterly void, and of none effect. So that in the time of King Edward VI, not only all punishments of heresy were taken away, but also the nature of it was changed to what originally it was, a private opinion. Again, in 2 _Phil. & M._ those former statutes of 2 _Hen. IV_, _c._ 15, 2 _Hen. V_, _c._ 17, 25 _Hen. VIII_, _c._ 14, are revived; and the branch of 1 _Edw. VI_, _c._ 12, touching doctrine, though not specially named, seemeth to be this, that the same statute confirmeth the statute of 25 _Edw. III_, concerning treasons. Lastly, in the first year of Queen Elizabeth, _c. 1_, the aforesaid statutes of Queen Mary are taken away, and thereby the statute of 1 _Edw. VI_, _c._ 12, revived; so as there was no statute left for the punishment of heretics. But Queen Elizabeth by the advice of her Parliament gave a commission, which was called the High Commission, to certain persons, amongst whom were very many of the bishops, to declare what should be heresy for the future, but with a restraint that they should judge nothing to be heresy, but what had been so declared in the first four general Councils.