According to Coles, Anne Askew told Dr. Standish “…agaynst saynt Paules lernynge, that I beynge a woman shuld interprete the scriptures….” As for the second examination, Coles mentions that Anne Askew refuses to fix her position of the sacrament and Askew starts to assert her faith. For example, in the novel, Coles states “…her voice becomes more expansive, and she begins to assert her faith…she is willing to declare openly her opinion concerning sacramental ontology….” Therefore, during the second examination, Anne Askew starts to be more open about her Protestant faith and her opinions of the sacrament. Coles’ second chapter titled as “Representing the Faith of a Nation: Transitional Spirituality in The Works of Katherine Parr”, Coles discusses how Queen Katherine Parr’s writings focus on England transitioning from old faith to new faith. According to Coles, Katherine Parr uses Lutheran prescriptions in her work called Preface to the Epistle to the Romans. Coles then compares Anne Askew’s work to Katherine Parr’s work. Coles argues that Katherine…show more content… Coles also argues that Katherine Parr is central to her reformulation. For example, Coles states “But Parr is not, like Askew, peripheral to the theological deliberations of the time – she is central to their reformulation. Her use of her own conversion as a vehicle for religious change appears particularly appropriate once we recognise her crucial intervention in the development of vernacular forms of worship in England.” Coles then discusses several of Katherine Parr’s writings, which include Prayers or Meditacions, The Lamentacion of a Synner, and Paraphrases of Erasmus. According to Coles, Katherine Parr’s Prayers or Meditacions contained seven different editions from
