Paul’s Cross and the Culture of Persuasion in England, 1520–1640 Studies in the History of Christian Traditions General Editor Robert J. Bast Knoxville, Tennessee In cooperation with Paul C.H. Lim, Nashville, Tennessee Eric Saak, Liverpool Christine Shepardson, Knoxville, Tennessee Brian Tierney, Ithaca, New York Arjo Vanderjagt, Groningen John Van Engen, Notre Dame, Indiana Founding Editor Heiko A. Oberman† VOLUME 171 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/shct Paul’s Cross and the Culture of Persuasion in England, 1520–1640 Edited by Torrance Kirby P.G. Stanwood LEIDEN • BOSTON 2014 Cover illustration and Frontispiece: ‘A sermon preached in the presence of King James I at Paul’s Cross’. The Society of Antiquaries’ diptych commissioned by Henry Farley in 1616 and painted by John Gipkyn. Scharf XLIII, Way/Museum No. 304, Burlington House, London. By kind permission of the Society of Antiquaries, London. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Paul’s Cross and the culture of persuasion in England, 1520-1640 / edited by Torrance Kirby, P.G. Stanwood. pages cm. -- (Studies in the history of Christian traditions, ISSN 1573-5664 ; VOLUME 171) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-24227-2 (hardback : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-90-04-26281-2 (e-book) 1. Preaching-- England--London--History--16th century. 2. Preaching--England--London--History--17th century. 3. Sermons, English--16th century. 4. Sermons, English--17th century. 5. St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, England) 6. London (England)--Church history--16th century. 7. London (England)--Church history-- 17th century. I. Kirby, W. J. Torrance, editor of compilation. II. Stanwood, P. G., editor of compilation. BV4208.G7P38 2013 251.009421’09031--dc23 2013039807 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. 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This book is printed on acid-free paper. <UN> <UN> CONTENTS Illustrations ................................................................................................................ix Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................xi Contributors ............................................................................................................ xiii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................xix Introduction ................................................................................................................1 PART ONE SITUATING PAUL’S CROSS 1 Reconstructing St Paul’s Cathedral, 1520–1640 ...................................... 23 John Schofield 2 Paul’s Cross and Nationwide Special Worship, 1533–1642 .................. 41 Natalie Mears 3 Virtual Paul’s Cross: The Experience of Public Preaching after the Reformation ................................................................................................ 61 John N. Wall PART TWO EARLY TUDOR SERMONS, 1520–1558 4 ‘The Tree and the Weed’: Bishop John Fisher’s Sermons at Paul’s Cross ..................................................................................................... 95 Cecilia Hatt 5 Paul’s Cross and the Crisis of the 1530s ...................................................107 Richard Rex 6 Reformation Conflict between Stephen Gardiner and Robert Barnes, Lent 1540 ...........................................................................................129 Ralph S. Werrell 7 Paul’s Cross and the Implementation of Protestant Reforms under Edward VI .............................................................................................141 John N. King <UN> <UN> vi contents 8 Public Conversion: Richard Smyth’s ‘Retractation’ at Paul’s Cross in 1547 ..................................................................................................161 Torrance Kirby 9 ‘Lords and Labourers’: Hugh Latimer’s Homiletical Hermeneutics .................................................................................................175 Jason Zuidema 10 The Style and Logic of James Brooks’s 1553 ‘Reconciliation Sermon’ .............................................................................................................187 Mark Rankin PART THREE ELIZABETHAN SERMONS, 1558–1603 11 The Challenge of Catholicity: John Jewel at Paul’s Cross ....................203 Angela Ranson 12 Paul’s Cross and the Dramatic Echoes of Early-Elizabethan Print ...223 Thomas Dabbs 13 Richard Hooker’s Paul’s Cross Sermon ....................................................245 David Neelands 14 Edmund Campion in the Shadow of Paul’s Cross: The Culture of Disputation ................................................................................................263 Gerard Kilroy 15 Thomas Bilson and Anti-Catholicism at Paul’s Cross ..........................289 Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer 16 Queen Elizabeth’s Performance at Paul’s Cross in 1588 .....................301 Steven W. May 17 John Copcot, John Whitgift, and Mark Frank: ‘Right Cause and Faithful Obedience’ .......................................................................................315 P.G. Stanwood 18 Bancroft versus Penry: Conscience and Authority in Elizabethan Polemics ...................................................................................327 W. Bradford Littlejohn PART FOUR JACOBEAN AND CAROLINE SERMONS, 1603–1640 19 Preaching the Good News: William Barlow Narrates the Fall of Essex and the Gunpowder Plot .............................................................345 Anne James <UN> <UN> contents vii 20 ‘Paul’s Work’: Repair and Renovation of St Paul’s Cathedral, 1561–1625 ......................................................................................................361 Roze Hentschell 21 The Love-sick Spouse: John Stoughton’s 1624 Paul’s Cross Sermon in Context ........................................................................................389 Jeanne Shami 22 Sermon, Salvation, Space: John Donne’s Performative Mode and the Politics of Accommodation ........................................................411 Kathleen O’Leary 23 The Paul’s Cross Jeremiad and Other Sermons of Exhortation .....................................................................................................421 Mary Morrissey 24 Lost at Paul’s Cross: Unrecorded Sermons .............................................439 Susan Wabuda Bibliography ...........................................................................................................453 Index .........................................................................................................................475 <UN> <UN> <UN> <UN> ILLUSTRATIONS Chapter 1 Fig. 1. St Paul’s Cathedral from the south side in 2010 ........................... 24 Fig. 2. The nave of St Paul’s by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657 ........................ 26 Fig. 3. Arch-stone of the mid-12th century ................................................ 27 Fig. 4. View of the choir by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657 .............................. 30 Fig. 5. The Cathedral from the east by Hollar, 1657 ................................. 31 Fig. 6. Paul’s Cross in the foreground of the Cathedral viewed from the northeast.................................................................. 34 Fig. 7. Effigy of Sir Thomas Heneage (d. 1594), formerly in the Cathedral Quire ......................................................................... 36 Fig. 8. West entrance to the Cathedral with portico designed by Inigo Jones, 1633–41, drawn by Hollar, 1657 .......................................................................................................... 37 Fig. 9. Architectural fragment of a lion’s head from the upper façade of the portico designed by Inigo Jones .................. 38 Chapter 3 Fig. 1. Paul’s Churchyard looking west, from the Visual Model ........................................................................................................ 62 Fig. 2. Bishop King preaching at Paul’s Cross, Society of Antiquaries Diptych ............................................................................. 63 Fig. 3. Wenceslaus Hollar, St Paul’s Cathedral, north side ...................... 64 Fig. 4. John Schofield, St Paul’s Churchyard around 1450 ...................... 64 Fig. 5. View of Paul’s Cross from about 50 feet, from the Visual Model ........................................................................................... 65 Fig. 6. View of Paul’s Cross from the Sermon House, from the Visual Model ...................................................................................