第58节

    【】ndhenication.

    lutherbuedthepapalbullinthepresenceofan

    adringltitudeandfrohatnt,peacebetself

    andthepopewasnolongerpossible.

    ethe

    leaderofavastarofdisedchristians.gern

    patriotslikeulrihutten,rushedtohisdefehe

    studentsoftenberganderfurtandleipzigofferedto

    defendhihouldtheauthoritiestrytoirisonhithe

    eleen.noharbr>

    heraslongashestayedonsaxonground.

    allthishappeheyear1520.charlesvy

    yearsoldandastherulerofhalftheo

    reinonpleasahepope.hesentoutcalls

    foradieteneralasselyinthegoodcityofson

    therhineahertobepresentandgivean

    atofhisextraordinarybehaviour.luther,whonow

    ans,.herefusedto

    takebackasinglehehadevertenorsaid.

    hisnscerolledonlybythewod.he

    onsce

    thedietofs,afterduedeliberation,declared

    lutheranoutlaan,andforbadeallgerns

    togivehihelterorfoodordrink,ortoreadasingle

    hebookshedastardlyheretichadten.

    butthegreatreforrajority

    ofthegernsofthenorththeedictost

    unjustandeousdot.freatersafety,luther

    heburg,acastlebelongingtotheelector

    ofsaxony,andtherehedefiedallpapalauthoritybytranslating

    theentirebibleintothegernlanguage,thatallthe

    peopleghtreadandknoselves.

    bythisti,therefortionual

    andreligiousaffair.thoseode

    hbuildihisperiodofuoattad

    destroytheydidnotlikebecausetheydidnotuand

    it.ioverishedknightstriedtokeupforpastlossesby

    grabbierritoryonasteries.

    disedprinperor

    toiheirpeasants,following

    theleadershipofhalfadethebestof

    theopportunityandattaastersand

    plunderedandrderedahezealoftheold

    crusaders.

    averitablereignofdisorderbrokeloosethroughoutthe

    eire.soprinaprotestantsasthe``protesting

    adherentsoflutheredtheir

    aiholidhaheir

    protestantsubjects.thedietofspeyeroftheyear1526

    triedtosettlethisdifficultquestionofallegianceby

    that``thesubjeereligiousdenonation

    astheirprihistuedgernyintoakerboard

    ofathousandhostilelittleduchiesandprincipalitiesand

    createdasituationalpolitical

    growthforhundredsofyears.

    infebruaryoftheyear1546lutherdiedand

    torestinthesachurineyearsbeforehe

    hadproclaidhisfausobjestothesaleofindulgences.

    ihanthirtyyears,theindifferent,jokingand

    laughio

    thearguing,quarrelling,backbitiingsocietyofthe

    refortion.theuniversalspiritualeireofthepopes

    catoasuddenendandtheeeuropewas

    tuedintoabattlefield,estantsands

    killedeachotherfreatergloryofcertaintheological

    doesprehensibletothepresentgeion

    asthesteriousinscriptionsofthearuss.

    religiouswarfare

    theageofthegreatreligious

    ntroversies

    thesixteenthaeeuriesheageof

    religiousntroversy.

    ifyouosteverybody

    aroundyouisforever``talkingenoddiscussing

    rikesintheirrelationtothe

    lifeofthenity,forthatistheintopifi

    ofouroe.

    thepoorlittlechildrenoftheyear1600or1650fared

    hingbut``religion.their

    headsh``predestination,``transubstantition,

    ``freeherqueerwords,expressing

    obscurepointsof``thetruefaith,hercatholir

    protestant.agtothedesireoftheirparentstheywere

    baptisedsorlutheransorcalvinistsorzwinglians

    oranabaptists.theyleaedtheirtheologyfroheaugsburg

    the``institutes

    ofchristianity,uledthe

    thirtyiclesoffaithedintheenglish

    bookofnprayer,andtheyoldthatthese

    alonerepresehe``truefaith.

    theyheardoftheheftofhproperty

    perpetratedbykinghenryviii,thechrriednarchof

    england,adehielfthesupreheadoftheenglish

    churdassudtheoldpapalrightsofappointingbishops

    andpriests.theyhadanightreeone

    ntioheholyinquisition,hitsdungeonsandits

    nytorturechaers,andtheyreatedtoequallyhorrible

    storiesofhoobofeddutchprotestantshad

    gotholdofadozendefen

    forthesheerpleasureofkillingthosewhoprofessed

    adifferentfaith.ituthetwo

    ntendingpartiesatched.otherwise

    thestruggleetoaquicksolution.

    nedhtgeions,and

    itgrepliost

    iortaails,andstaskyoutogetthe

    restfrohenyhistoriesoftherefortion.

    thegreatreforoventoftheprotestants

    hadbeenfollo

    oftheh.thosepopeswho

    hadbeeeurhunistsanddealersinron

    andgreekantiquities,disappearedfroheseand

    theirplatyhours

    adayadnisteringthoseholydutieshhadbeenplaced

    intheirhands.

    thelongandratherdisgraonasteries

    onksandnunsobeup

    atsuostudythehfathers,totendthesid

    hedying.theholyinquisitioncheddayand

    nightthatnodangerousdoesshouldbespreadbywayof

    thep

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