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【】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 ...