THE

HISTORY

or

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.

VOL. V.

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE COMMENCEMENT AND PROGRESS OF

THE REFORMATION.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY;

AND SOLD AT their depoSITORY, 56, PATERNOSTER-ROW;

ALSO BY

T. CADELL, STRAND; J. NISBET, BERNERS-STREET ;
AND OTHER BOOKSELLERS.

MUSEUM
BRITANNICEN

Printed by J. Hill, Black Horse Court, Fleet Street.

CONTENTS OF VOL. V.

CENTURY XVI. (Continued.)

Page

CHAP. VII. From the conclusion of the Diet of

Worms, to the death of Leo X.

Anxiety of the followers of Luther; his employments at Wart-

burg;- Luther's tract on Confessions;-Private masses abolished

at Wittemberg;-Latomus's attack upon Luther; his reply ;-

Luther's remarks on the nature of sin;-Reflections ;-Luther's

opinion of scholastic theology; his translation of the New Testa-

ment; his letters written while at Wartburg; his letter to his

flock;-Myconius ;-Hausman ;-Progress of the truth;-Luther

visits Wittemberg-Henry VIII. writes a book against Luther;

his reply;-Warmth displayed by Luther;-Death of Leo X.;

his character.

CHAP. VIII. From the death of Leo X. to the election

of Adrian VI.

Luther returns to Wittemberg ;- Carolstadt's mistaken zeal pre-
judicial to the Reformation ;-Examination and report respecting
private masses;-Caution of the elector ;-Luther encourages him;
-Constancy of the elector;-Remarks ;-Munzer and his compa-
nions ;-Melancthon's account of them ;-Luther's opinion of Stork
and his associates ;-Bugenhagius ;-Luther's letters ;-Luther's
letter to the elector ;-Frederic's anxiety for the safety of Luther;
-Luther's statement of the reasons for his return to Wittemberg;
his discourses on his return; he exhorts to faith, love, patience, and
moderation; his readiness to tolerate; his desire to obey the divine
will; his differences with Carolstadt; he opposes the self-styled
prophets; -Luther's calmness when in danger; his translation
of the Bible;―The elector Frederic supports the Reformation ;-
Luther removes some abuses of popery ;-Duke George persecutes

27

the protestants in his dominions;-The elector's reply to him;-

Violence of duke George;-Emser's Romish translation of the New

Testament;-Endeavours of Romanists to stop the circulation of the

Scriptures;-Luther's tract against the Romish bishops;-Luther's

bull in defiance of the popish bulls ;-Rapid progress of the Refor-

mation ;-Pomerania ;-Bugenhagius ;-Sickingen; - Proceedings

in Saxony ;-Testimonies to the success of Luther by Hartmuth

and Canirmius.

CHAP. IX. From the election of Adrian VI. to Luther's

letter to the duke of Savoy ..

-

Adrian VI. elected pope; his address to the Diet of Nuremberg;
he admits the existence of abuses in the church of Rome ;-Reply
of the German princes to the pope ;-Displeasure of the pope's
nuncio. The hundred grievances stated by the Diet of Nuremberg;
-Insulting brieve issued by the pope ;—Steady adherence of the
elector to the truth ;-Luther's address respecting the Edict of
Nuremberg; Displeasure of the court of Rome at the proceedings
in Germany;-Fortitude of Luther;-Conduct of duke George ;-
Contrast of his proceedings with those of the elector and Luther;—
Sufferings and piety of the queen of Denmark ;-Character of Chris-
tiern II.;-The Reformation in Denmark; in Holstein; and in Swe-
den;-Olaus Petri ;-Proclamation by Gustavus;-Convocation at
Upsal, at Arosen ;-Opposition of the Romish clergy;-Firmness
of Gustavus;-A public discussion ;-Progress of the Reformation
in Sweden ;-Hungary;—George of Brandenburg;—John Thurzo,
bishop of Breslaw ;- The Reformation in Silesia ;-Persecutions ;-
Flanders ;-Martyrdom of Voes and Esch;--Luther's encouraging
letter to Lambert Thorn ;-France ;-The Sacramental controversy;
-John Brisman ;-Prussia ;-Luther's letter to the duke of Savoy.

CHAP. X. From Luther's letter to the duke of Savoy,

to the persecutions in 1523 and 1524 ....

Pope Clement VII.;-Reception of the legate at Nuremberg;-
Conduct of the elector of Saxony ;-Campeggio's letter to him ;-
The pope's instructions to his legate ;-Resolutions of the Diet ;-
Sentiments of the elector ;-The emperor's displeasure ;-Displea-
sure of the court of Rome;-Observations of Luther;-Campeggio
forms the confederacy at Ratisbon;-Convention of Spires ;-The

Page

82

132