The Henson Journals

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Friday, November 17th, 1916.

837th day

Heylyn's Introduction to Cyprianus Anglicus is a terse & effective summary of the Laudian version of Anglicanism, & could hardly be improved upon by the modern High Churchman. He is extremely anxious to make clear that the Reformers owed nothing to the foreign Reformers.

"And yet it cannot be denied, but that the first Reformers of it (i.e. the Church of England) did look with more respectful eyes upon the Doctrinals, Government, & Forms of Worship in the Lutheran Churches, than upon those of Calvin's platform".

Heylyn appears to understand nothing beyond the Cope to be indicated by the Ornament Rubrick. He has a vivacious denunciation of the Lecturers.

"No creature so like them as the Bats or Reremice, being neither Birds nor Beasts, and yet both together."

He applies "the vulgar proverb, neither flesh, nor fish, nor good red herrings". There is the same perverse ingenuity in collating odd & end survivals, & weaving them into a single argument for demonstrating the precise contrary of that which the Anglican standards affirm, as that which marks the modern Ritualist. But Heylyn could plead the excuse of his sufferings & losses during the interregnum. He knew the Papists mostly as fellow–sufferers for the King's cause, & their most vehement enemies were precisely the men who had turned him out of house & home.

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I wrote to Dr Stuart condoling with him on the death of his only son. The youth was killed in action on the Somme. It is very melancholy. I attended Mattins. Macartney & Cruickshank came to lunch. I attended Evensong, and afterwards walked with Logic.

I wrote to Mr Elliot in answer to his letter on the "Edinburgh Review" article. The "Guardian" contains several letters anent Gore's Book, including one from Gore himself, and a characteristically rude effusion from Headlam.

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