The Reformation

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Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1873 - Reformation - 620 pages

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Contents

Attacks upon Papal usurpations by writers Marsilius of Padua
41
The concessions to them from Princes more apparent than real
49
The Catharists Albigenses
55
The Smalcaldic war 154647 defeat of the Protestants at Muhl
63
His victory over the Monks
79
CHAPTER IV
85
Four principal events of modern history
95
Assassination of the Guises by order of Henry III 1588
99
Organization of Protestantism not uniform in the different coun
105
His occupations labors on the translation of the New Testa
113
What is indicated by the rise of these sects
121
Twofold aspect of the Reformationreligious and political
133
Zurich becomes a separate Protestant Church 1524
142
THE RISE OF
149
The grounds of his condemnation
151
Ground of Luthers vehemence against the Zwinglian doctrine
152
Better prospects of Protestantism
157
53
161
The Diet of Augsburg 1530 situation and spirit of Charles
168
CHAPTER II
170
Accession of Elizabeth 1558 her conservative Protestant
171
Protestants united in opposing Church government by a priest
187
Michael Servetus his history and character
190
CHAPTER VII
192
His conversion 1532
194
Two characteristic features of the Lutheran polity
200
His last years the variety of his employments his infirmities
235
The Sorbonne and Parliament oppose doctrinal innovations
238
He persecutes the Protestants 1534 courts the alliance of
252
Decree adverse to the Protestants
253
Calvin preaches to them submission their patience
260
CHAPTER IX
285
The Edict of St Germain 1562 grants a measure of tolera
286
Character of the nobles William of Orange
293
The Compromise 1566
297
Various theories Erastianism Hooker
301
The Regent makes a truce with the Confederacy of Nobles
303
Influence of the Revival of learning
317
The English Bible issued by the Kings authority
323
Geneva subject to Savoy achieves its independence 1533
330
Revision of the Articles 1563
331
His birth 1509 family and education
334
Martyrdom of Cranmer Ridley and Latimer 155556
336
Farel 14891565 his history and character his preaching
337
Views of Jewel and other Elizabethan bishops
343
No iconoclasm in England
350
The character of Cranmer
352
Protestantism in Ireland
383
The spirit of the Renaissance Laurentius Valla d 1465
389
460
390
Persecution of Protestants
392
Palearios treatise on the Benefits of Christ
395
Its definitions are antiProtestant
401
Introduction of Protestantism into Spain
403
INDEX
405
Heroism of the sufferers
408
excommunicates Henry IV 1585 and supports
412
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417
They use the varieties of talents and character
418
Origin of the Thirty Years War 16181648
423
28
433
Demoralization of the English Court
443
Declining reputation of the Jesuits Pascal 162362
452
CHAPTER XIII
459
Sense of the phrase ex opere operato
462
Don John succeeds Requesens 1576
466
The Antitrinitarians of the age of the Reformation
478
29
483
He is divorced from his wife and marries Mary 1567
485
The war between King and Parliament 1642
507
NEW HAVEN Jan 15 1873
508
The Jesuits advocate popular sovereignty
509
Their ecclesiastical system
520
Renovation of philosophy by Bacon and Des Cartes
524
119
534
His birth 1483 and parentage
556
The relation of sacerdotal authority to Papal supremacy
557
Death of Zwingle 1531
558
He leaves the country 1564
561
Effect of the massacre on the surviving Huguenots
562
Position of Henry III 157489
579
301
593
Speech of William of Orange against the policy of the govern
594
Its church organization is republican
596
Catharine de Medici her relations to Henry and his mistress
597
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598
Failure of Charles V to subjugate the Protestants
602
He resides at Geneva 155659 his Monstrous Regimen
607
His literary and theological attainments
608
Protestantism in Europe protected by Cromwell
612
306
613
Hostility of the Catholic Reaction to Elizabeth
617
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Page 527 - There it was that I found and visited the famous Galileo, grown old, a prisoner to the Inquisition for thinking in astronomy otherwise than the Franciscan and Dominican licensers thought.
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