Your comment on King Henry in post #59 was what got my attention. The original statement wasn’t that Henry was some great guy, but that through him Tyndale’s prayer was answered.
Peace,
SR
I have a question about Tyndale. Was he praying that Henry VIII’s eyes would be opened to Tyndale’s translations of the Bible into English or opened to his, according to Tyndale, divorce of Catherine of Aragon which Tyndale evidently opposed?
From what I’ve read Tyndale believed that Kings should be the Head of the Church in their own countries. Henry VIII used Tyndale’s writings to, in part, justify his split with Rome. He then proceeded to put to death everybody that did not agree with him and also accused Tyndale of treason, causing Tyndale to flee England.
Had Tyndale remained in England under Henry, I wonder if he would have been willing to be executed by Henry for his ‘treason’ like many others were.