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【】ndhenication.</p>
lutherbuedthepapalbullinthepresenceofan</p>
adringltitudeandfrohatnt,peacebetself</p>
andthepopewasnolongerpossible.</p>
ethe</p>
leaderofavastarofdisedchristians.gern</p>
patriotslikeulrihutten,rushedtohisdefehe</p>
studentsoftenberganderfurtandleipzigofferedto</p>
defendhihouldtheauthoritiestrytoirisonhithe</p>
eleen.noharbr></p>
heraslongashestayedonsaxonground.</p>
allthishappeheyear1520.charlesvy</p>
yearsoldandastherulerofhalftheo</p>
reinonpleasahepope.hesentoutcalls</p>
foradieteneralasselyinthegoodcityofson</p>
therhineahertobepresentandgivean</p>
atofhisextraordinarybehaviour.luther,whonow</p>
ans,.herefusedto</p>
takebackasinglehehadevertenorsaid.</p>
hisnscerolledonlybythewod.he</p>
onsce</p>
thedietofs,afterduedeliberation,declared</p>
lutheranoutlaan,andforbadeallgerns</p>
togivehihelterorfoodordrink,ortoreadasingle</p>
hebookshedastardlyheretichadten.</p>
butthegreatreforrajority</p>
ofthegernsofthenorththeedictost</p>
unjustandeousdot.freatersafety,luther</p>
heburg,acastlebelongingtotheelector</p>
ofsaxony,andtherehedefiedallpapalauthoritybytranslating</p>
theentirebibleintothegernlanguage,thatallthe</p>
peopleghtreadandknoselves.</p>
bythisti,therefortionual</p>
andreligiousaffair.thoseode</p>
hbuildihisperiodofuoattad</p>
destroytheydidnotlikebecausetheydidnotuand</p>
it.ioverishedknightstriedtokeupforpastlossesby</p>
grabbierritoryonasteries.</p>
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>
torestinthesachurineyearsbeforehe</p>
hadproclaidhisfausobjestothesaleofindulgences.</p>
ihanthirtyyears,theindifferent,jokingand</p>
laughio</p>
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>
hadbeenfollo</p>
oftheh.thosepopeswho</p>
hadbeeeurhunistsanddealersinron</p>
andgreekantiquities,disappearedfroheseand</p>
theirplatyhours</p>
adayadnisteringthoseholydutieshhadbeenplaced</p>
intheirhands.</p>
thelongandratherdisgraonasteries</p>
onksandnunsobeup</p>
atsuostudythehfathers,totendthesid</p>
hedying.theholyinquisitioncheddayand</p>
nightthatnodangerousdoesshouldbespreadbywayof</p>
thep</p>
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