History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century Vol 4 by Jean-Merle Henri D'Aubigne - HTML preview

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CHAPTER 2

State—Religion in Berne—Irresolution of Berne—Almanac of Heretics—Evangelical Majority—Haller—Zwingle’s Signal—The radicals in Berne—Victory of the Gospel—

Papist Provocations—The City Companies—Proposed Disputation—Objections of the Forest Cantons—The Church, the Judge of Controversies—Unequal Contest—

Zwingle—A Christian Band—The Cordelier’s Church—Opening of the Conference—

The sole Head—Unity of Error—A Priest converted at the Altar—St. Vincent’s Day—

The Butchers—A strange Argument—Papist bitterness—Necessity of Reform—

Zwingle’s Sermon—Visit of the King of Kings—Edict of Reform—Was the Reformation political?