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Bucer received several offers of sanctuary, including Melanchthon's from Wittenberg and Calvin's from Geneva. He accepted Archbishop [[Thomas Cranmer]]'s invitation to come to England; from his correspondence with several notable Englishmen, he believed that the [[English Reformation]] had advanced with some success. On 25 April 1549 Bucer, Fagius, and others arrived in London, where Cranmer received them with full honours. A few days later, Bucer and Fagius were introduced to [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]] and his court. Bucer's wife Wibrandis and his stepdaughter Agnes Capito (daughter of [[Wolfgang Capito]]) joined him in September. The following year, Wibrandis arranged for the rest of her children and her elderly mother to come to England. | Bucer received several offers of sanctuary, including Melanchthon's from Wittenberg and Calvin's from Geneva. He accepted Archbishop [[Thomas Cranmer]]'s invitation to come to England; from his correspondence with several notable Englishmen, he believed that the [[English Reformation]] had advanced with some success. On 25 April 1549 Bucer, Fagius, and others arrived in London, where Cranmer received them with full honours. A few days later, Bucer and Fagius were introduced to [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]] and his court. Bucer's wife Wibrandis and his stepdaughter Agnes Capito (daughter of [[Wolfgang Capito]]) joined him in September. The following year, Wibrandis arranged for the rest of her children and her elderly mother to come to England. | ||
Bucer took the position of [[Regius Professor of Divinity]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. In June he entered a controversy when [[Pietro Martire Vermigli|Peter Martyr Vermigli]], another refugee who had taken the equivalent Regius Professor position at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]], debated with Catholic colleagues over the issue of the Lord's Supper. Martyr asked Bucer for his support, but Bucer did not totally agree with Martyr's position and thought that exposure of differences would not assist the cause of reform. Unwilling to see the eucharist conflict repeat itself in England, he told Martyr he did not take sides, Catholic, Lutheran, or Zwinglian. He said, "We must aspire with the utmost zeal to edify as many people as we possibly can in faith and in the love of Christ—and to offend no one." | Bucer took the position of [[Regius Professor of Divinity]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. In June he entered a controversy when [[Pietro Martire Vermigli|Peter Martyr Vermigli]], another refugee who had taken the equivalent Regius Professor position at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]], debated with Catholic colleagues over the issue of the Lord's Supper. Martyr asked Bucer for his support, but Bucer did not totally agree with Martyr's position and thought that exposure of differences would not assist the cause of reform. Unwilling to see the eucharist conflict repeat itself in England, he told Martyr he did not take sides, Catholic, Lutheran, or Zwinglian. He said, "We must aspire with the utmost zeal to edify as many people as we possibly can in faith and in the love of Christ—and to offend no one." | ||
In 1550, another conflict arose when [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]], the new [[bishop of Gloucester]], refused to don the traditional vestments for his consecration. The [[vestments controversy]] pitted Cranmer, who supported the wearing of clerical garments, against Hooper, Martyr and [[Jan Laski]], the pastor of the [[Dutch Church, Austin Friars|Stranger church]] in London. As it was known that Bucer had reformed the church services in Strasbourg to emulate the simplicity of the early church, Hooper expected Bucer's support. However, Bucer tried to stay out of the fray, arguing that there were more important issues to deal with—lack of pastors and pastoral care, the need for catechismal instruction, and the implementation of church discipline. Hooper refused to be swayed, and was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] until he accepted Cranmer's demand. | In 1550, another conflict arose when [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]], the new [[bishop of Gloucester]], refused to don the traditional vestments for his consecration. The [[vestments controversy]] pitted Cranmer, who supported the wearing of clerical garments, against Hooper, Martyr and [[Jan Laski]], the pastor of the [[Dutch Church, Austin Friars|Stranger church]] in London. As it was known that Bucer had reformed the church services in Strasbourg to emulate the simplicity of the early church, Hooper expected Bucer's support. However, Bucer tried to stay out of the fray, arguing that there were more important issues to deal with—lack of pastors and pastoral care, the need for catechismal instruction, and the implementation of church discipline. Hooper refused to be swayed, and was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] until he accepted Cranmer's demand. | ||
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# According to Eells, Bucer died on 1 March 1551, and he cites sources that support that date. However, he also notes that Beza and Edward VI mentioned the 28 February date.[133] Selderhuis 1999, p. 115 also says he died on 1 March. | # According to Eells, Bucer died on 1 March 1551, and he cites sources that support that date. However, he also notes that Beza and Edward VI mentioned the 28 February date.[133] Selderhuis 1999, p. 115 also says he died on 1 March. | ||
== Further reading == | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* Burnett, Amy Nelson (1994), The Yoke of Christ: Martin Bucer and Christian Discipline, Kirksville, MO: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, <nowiki>ISBN 0-940474-28-X</nowiki>. | * Burnett, Amy Nelson (1994), The Yoke of Christ: Martin Bucer and Christian Discipline, Kirksville, MO: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, <nowiki>ISBN 0-940474-28-X</nowiki>. | ||
* Pils, Holger; Ruderer, Stephan; Schaffrodt, Petra (2005), Martin Bucer (1491-1551). Bibliographie, Guetersloh: Guetersloher Verlagshaus, <nowiki>ISBN 978-3-579-04893-2</nowiki>. | * Pils, Holger; Ruderer, Stephan; Schaffrodt, Petra (2005), Martin Bucer (1491-1551). Bibliographie, Guetersloh: Guetersloher Verlagshaus, <nowiki>ISBN 978-3-579-04893-2</nowiki>. | ||
