Anne Askew
Anne Askew (1521-1546) was a Protestant Reformer whose opposition to the Roman doctrine of Transubstantiation resulted in her martyrdom under the reign of Henry VIII. She recorded the events surrounding her persecution along with a statement of her faith, published as The Examinations by John Bale, which was republished in 1563 by John Foxe in his Acts and Monuments.
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The Life And Martyrdom Of Anne Askew
Drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus," is one of the features of the woman, described in the Apocalypse, upon whose forehead was this name written, "Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth." The Popes of Rome, in virtue of their assumed right to govern the souls and bodies of men, and to say what is and what is not to be believed, have ever waged war with those who have dared, even upon Scriptural and patriotic grounds, to oppose their power and resist their tyranny. Ever jealous of their dogmas and their institutions, these pretended successors of the Apostle Peter, proudly styling themselves "vicars of Jesus Christ," have hunted…
