The Reformation · 1528
The Obedience of a Christian Man
William Tyndale · c. 1494–1536
What it is
An argument that scripture should be read in the plain literal sense, that kings are answerable to God alone, and that the clergy have usurped both.
Why it lasted
Henry VIII read it and reportedly said it was a book for him and all kings to read — six years before he broke with Rome.
Where to read it
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