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In the Toll Booth, Margaret knelt down to pray. Even now they could not leave her in peace, but - after all that had happened! - bade her to pray and they would pray with her. To consent would have been taken as a surrender of all for which she was giving her life. It was no time to mince words, so she answered roundly: "I will not pray with you, nor shall you pray with me; neither will I say Amen to your prayers, nor shall you to mine." What fellowship has light with darkness?
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― St. Margaret Clitherow, c. 1553-1586
― St. Margaret Clitherow, c. 1553-1586
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At a deeper psychological level, the reformers' ideas of salvation introduced a major change in the way people saw their world. They could no longer free themselves from sin through magical rituals. Instead, they had to be active in adopting a new lifestyle, based on private prayer, worship, study, and individual ethical choice. This was difficult for many to do.
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― The Reformation
― The Reformation
