第58节

  【】ndhenication.</p>

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  adringltitudeandfrohatnt,peacebetself</p>

  andthepopewasnolongerpossible.</p>

  ethe</p>

  leaderofavastarofdisedchristians.gern</p>

  patriotslikeulrihutten,rushedtohisdefehe</p>

  studentsoftenberganderfurtandleipzigofferedto</p>

  defendhihouldtheauthoritiestrytoirisonhithe</p>

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  heraslongashestayedonsaxonground.</p>

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  foradieteneralasselyinthegoodcityofson</p>

  therhineahertobepresentandgivean</p>

  atofhisextraordinarybehaviour.luther,whonow</p>

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  takebackasinglehehadevertenorsaid.</p>

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  onsce</p>

  thedietofs,afterduedeliberation,declared</p>

  lutheranoutlaan,andforbadeallgerns</p>

  togivehihelterorfoodordrink,ortoreadasingle</p>

  hebookshedastardlyheretichadten.</p>

  butthegreatreforrajority</p>

  ofthegernsofthenorththeedictost</p>

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  heburg,acastlebelongingtotheelector</p>

  ofsaxony,andtherehedefiedallpapalauthoritybytranslating</p>

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  peopleghtreadandknoselves.</p>

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  andreligiousaffair.thoseode</p>

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  destroytheydidnotlikebecausetheydidnotuand</p>

  it.ioverishedknightstriedtokeupforpastlossesby</p>

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  disedprinperor</p>

  toiheirpeasants,following</p>

  theleadershipofhalfadethebestof</p>

  theopportunityandattaastersand</p>

  plunderedandrderedahezealoftheold</p>

  crusaders.</p>

  averitablereignofdisorderbrokeloosethroughoutthe</p>

  eire.soprinaprotestantsasthe``protesting</p>

  adherentsoflutheredtheir</p>

  aiholidhaheir</p>

  protestantsubjects.thedietofspeyeroftheyear1526</p>

  triedtosettlethisdifficultquestionofallegianceby</p>

  that``thesubjeereligiousdenonation</p>

  astheirprihistuedgernyintoakerboard</p>

  ofathousandhostilelittleduchiesandprincipalitiesand</p>

  createdasituationalpolitical</p>

  growthforhundredsofyears.</p>

  infebruaryoftheyear1546lutherdiedand</p>

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  hadproclaidhisfausobjestothesaleofindulgences.</p>

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  thearguing,quarrelling,backbitiingsocietyofthe</p>

  refortion.theuniversalspiritualeireofthepopes</p>

  catoasuddenendandtheeeuropewas</p>

  tuedintoabattlefield,estantsands</p>

  killedeachotherfreatergloryofcertaintheological</p>

  doesprehensibletothepresentgeion</p>

  asthesteriousinscriptionsofthearuss.</p>

  religiouswarfare</p>

  theageofthegreatreligious</p>

  ntroversies</p>

  thesixteenthaeeuriesheageof</p>

  religiousntroversy.</p>

  ifyouosteverybody</p>

  aroundyouisforever``talkingenoddiscussing</p>

  rikesintheirrelationtothe</p>

  lifeofthenity,forthatistheintopifi</p>

  ofouroe.</p>

  thepoorlittlechildrenoftheyear1600or1650fared</p>

  hingbut``religion.their</p>

  headsh``predestination,``transubstantition,</p>

  ``freeherqueerwords,expressing</p>

  obscurepointsof``thetruefaith,hercatholir</p>

  protestant.agtothedesireoftheirparentstheywere</p>

  baptisedsorlutheransorcalvinistsorzwinglians</p>

  oranabaptists.theyleaedtheirtheologyfroheaugsburg</p>

  the``institutes</p>

  ofchristianity,uledthe</p>

  thirtyiclesoffaithedintheenglish</p>

  bookofnprayer,andtheyoldthatthese</p>

  alonerepresehe``truefaith.</p>

  theyheardoftheheftofhproperty</p>

  perpetratedbykinghenryviii,thechrriednarchof</p>

  england,adehielfthesupreheadoftheenglish</p>

  churdassudtheoldpapalrightsofappointingbishops</p>

  andpriests.theyhadanightreeone</p>

  ntioheholyinquisition,hitsdungeonsandits</p>

  nytorturechaers,andtheyreatedtoequallyhorrible</p>

  storiesofhoobofeddutchprotestantshad</p>

  gotholdofadozendefen</p>

  forthesheerpleasureofkillingthosewhoprofessed</p>

  adifferentfaith.ituthetwo</p>

  ntendingpartiesatched.otherwise</p>

  thestruggleetoaquicksolution.</p>

  nedhtgeions,and</p>

  itgrepliost</p>

  iortaails,andstaskyoutogetthe</p>

  restfrohenyhistoriesoftherefortion.</p>

  thegreatreforoventoftheprotestants</p>

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  oftheh.thosepopeswho</p>

  hadbeeeurhunistsanddealersinron</p>

  andgreekantiquities,disappearedfroheseand</p>

  theirplatyhours</p>

  adayadnisteringthoseholydutieshhadbeenplaced</p>

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  hedying.theholyinquisitioncheddayand</p>

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  thep</p>

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