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dec 11, 1558 - Elizabeth's Book of Common Prayer

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- reflected her stance of via media and not wanting to make 'windows into men's souls'
- having the service in English also meant that the old, incomprehensible Latin was done away with and a much more literate congregation could keep up with the reading
- Bible in English was in every church
- Erasmus' Paraphrases upon the Gospels

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dec 11, 1558
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~ 467 years ago