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Anglican writers, such as Whitgift, Hooker, and Andrewes, seem to have accepted without hesitation the twelve (the seven named by Eusebius and five others) contained in that edition; but in England as on the
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various
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The sixth-former from Whitgift School in Croydon has made an 80-point surge up the world ratings, reflecting his growing maturity and confidence, a sharper opening repertoire and a series of attacking wins.
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It was here that Archbishop Parker entertained his queen, Elizabeth and her august court, with great splendour and festivity; as also did the celebrated Whitgift, who refused to accept of the high office of lord chancellor.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 Various
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The motive of all this is obscure, but there is some evidence that the lord treasurer Burghley endeavoured to save their lives, and was frustrated by Whitgift and other bishops.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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While Browne was preaching in Norwich, the Queen raised Whitgift to the See of
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene
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The works of Whitgift, which have been republished in our own day and made more generally accessible, clearly show that the controversy about the presbyterian government of the church had been formally raised even in
The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Alexander F. Mitchell
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Threadneedle Street, a school which had already achieved a great reputation and afterwards reckoned among its pupils the famous Whitgift.
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In the following November he was elected successor to Whitgift in the see of Canterbury.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Strype, _Annals of the Reformation_; and _Lives of Parker_, _Grindal_, and _Whitgift_.
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Whitgift, he was virtually invested with the power of primate, and had the sole management of ecclesiastical affairs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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