Necessary Doctrine

by Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)

The following is an extract from Cranmer's annotations to The King's Book, which was the popular title for "A Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man; Set Forth by the King's Majesty of England," (1538). This electronic edition was scanned and edited by Shane Rosenthal from the Parker Society edition of Cranmer's writings (Cambridge University Press, 1840), and is thus in the public domain. Content has been edited in a few cases.