ndhenication
lutherbuedthepapalbullinthepresenceofanadringltitudeandfrohatnt,peacebetself
andthepopewasnolongerpossible
ethe
leaderofavastarofdisntentedchristiansgepatriotslikeulrichvonhutten,rushedtohisdefencethestudentsoftenberganderfurtandleipzigofferedtodefendhihouldtheauthoritiestrytoirisonhitheeleennoharbr >
heraslongashestayedonsaxonground
allthishappenedintheyear1520charlesvy
yearsoldandastherulerofhalftheo
reinonpleasantterhthepopehesentoutcallsforadietorgeneralasselyinthegoodcityofsontherhineandndedluthertobepresentandgiveanacuntofhisextraordinarybehaviourluther,whonowans,herefusedto
takebackasinglehehadevertenorsaid
hisnsciencerolledonlybythewordofgodhe
onscience
thedietofs,afterduedeliberation,declaredlutheranoutlaan,andforbadeallges
togivehihelterorfoodordrink,ortoreadasinglehebookshedastardlyheretichadten
butthegreatreforrajority
ofthegesofthenorththeedictost
unjustandoutrageousdocuntforgreatersafety,lutherheburg,acastlebelongingtotheelector
ofsaxony,andtherehedefiedallpapalauthoritybytranslatingtheentirebibleintothegelanguage,thatallthepeopleghtreadandknoselves
bythisti,therefortionual
andreligiousaffairthoseode
churchbuildingusedthisperiodofunresttoattackanddestroytheydidnotlikebecausetheydidnotunderstanditioverishedknightstriedtokeupforpastlossesbygrabbingtheterritoryonasteries
disntentedprinperor
toincreasetheiroarvingpeasants,followingtheleadershipofhalfadethebestof
theopportunityandattaastersand
plunderedandrderedandbuedhthezealoftheoldcrusaders
averitablereignofdisorderbrokeloosethroughouttheeiresoprincesbecaprotestantsasthe``protestingadherentsoflutheredtheir
ainedcatholicandhangedtheir
protestantsubjectsthedietofspeyeroftheyear1526triedtosettlethisdifficultquestionofallegiancebyorderingthat``thesubjeereligiousdenonation
astheirprincesthistuedgeyintoacheckerboardofathousandhostilelittleduchiesandprincipalitiesandcreatedasituationalpolitical
growthforhundredsofyears
infebruaryoftheyear1546lutherdiedand
torestinthesachurchynineyearsbeforehe
hadproclaidhisfausobjectionstothesaleofindulgencesinlessthanthirtyyears,theindifferent,jokingandlaughingedinto
thearguing,quarrelling,backbiting,debatingsocietyoftherefortiontheuniversalspiritualeireofthepopescatoasuddenendandtheeeuropewas
tuedintoabattlefield,estantsandcatholicskilledeachotherforthegreatergloryofcertaintheologicaldoctrinesprehensibletothepresentgenerationasthesteriousinscriptionsoftheancientetruscansreligiouswarfare
theageofthegreatreligious
ntroversies
thesixteenthandseventeenthcenturiesheageofreligiousntroversy
ifyouosteverybody
aroundyouisforever``talkingenocsanddiscussingrikesintheirrelationtothe
lifeofthenity,forthatistheintopifinterestofouroe
thepoorlittlechildrenoftheyear1600or1650faredhingbut``religiontheir
headsh``predestination,``transubstantition,``freeherqueerwords,expressing
obscurepointsof``thetruefaith,hercatholirprotestantacrdingtothedesireoftheirparentstheywerebaptisedcatholicsorlutheransorcalvinistsorzwingliansoranabaptiststheyleaedtheirtheologyfroheaugsburgthe``institutes
ofchristianity,uledthe
thirtyninearticlesoffaithedintheenglishbookofnprayer,andtheyoldthatthese
alonerepresentedthe``truefaith
theyheardoftheheftofchurchproperty
perpetratedbykinghenryviii,thechrriednarchofengland,adehielfthesupreheadoftheenglishchurch,andassudtheoldpapalrightsofappointingbishopsandprieststheyhadanightreeone
ntionedtheholyinquisition,hitsdungeonsanditsnytorturechaers,andtheyreatedtoequallyhorriblestoriesofhoobofoutrageddutchprotestantshadgotholdofadozendefen
forthesheerpleasureofkillingthosewhoprofessedadifferentfaithitunatethatthetwo
ntendingpartiesatchedotherwise
thestruggleetoaquicksolution
nodraggedonforeightgenerations,and
itgrepliost
iortantdetails,andstaskyoutogetthe
restfroneofthenyhistoriesoftherefortionthegreatreforoventoftheprotestants
hadbeenfollo
ofthechurchthosepopeswho
hadbeenrelyateurhunistsanddealersinron
andgreekantiquities,disappearedfrohesceneandtheirplaceentyhours
adayadnisteringthoseholydutieshhadbeenplacedintheirhands
thelongandratherdisgraonasteries
onksandnunsobeup
atsunrise,tostudythechurchfathers,totendthesickandnsolethedyingtheholyinquisitioncheddayandnightthatnodangerousdoctrinesshouldbespreadbywayofthep
