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Show 33 "Oh, now here thas goin too far!" Hyrum was suddenly aghast at what he read. "How's that?" questioned Lathrop. "How's that?" You're writing against the Bishops themselves!" "I'm not so much writing against Bishops, as I am writing for freedom! It's impossible to discuss freedom in a vacuum. We must build a case for it, else the King won't pay attention." Lathrop was sure whereof he spoke. "This'll get his attention, and it'll get us the gibbet!" "Hyrum..." Lathrop's tone was appealing to Hyrum's sense of duty to the cause. "Writing against the prelacy will only bring evil upon our heads. Thou knaw'st!" "Hyrum, who has mandated that the ministers have the power to forgive sins?" "The Bishops." "And who is it that is compelling all ministers to confess that the Church of England is the only true church?" "The Bishops," came Hyrum's more feeble answer. "And who has decreed that the voice of the people is not required in the choice of a minister?" |