Volume 1 Book 1: Progress from the First to the Fourteenth Century Chapter 1: Protestantism 1 Chapter 2: Declension of the Early Christian Church 5 Chapter 3: Development of the Papacy from the Times of Constantine to those of Hildebrand 8 Chapter 4: Development of the Papacy from Gregory VII. to Boniface VIII. 15 Chapter 5: Mediaeval Protestant Witnesses 18 Chapter 6: The Waldenses - Their Valleys 23 Chapter 7: The Waldenses - Their Missions and Martyrdoms 28 Chapter 8: The Paulicians 32 Chapter 9: Crusades Against the Albigenses 28 Chapter 10: Erection of Tribunal of Inquisition 44 Chapter 11: Protestants Before Protestantism 47 Chapter 12: Abelard, and Rise of Modern Skepticism 56 Book 2: Wicliffe and his Times, or Advent of Protestantism Chapter 1: Wicliffe - His Birth and Education 58 Chapter 2: Wicliffe, and the Pope’s Encroachments on England 63 Chapter 3: Wicliffe’s Battle with Rome for England’s Independence 70 Chapter 4: Wicliffe’s Battle with the Mendicant Friars 74 Chapter 5: The Friars Versus the Gospel in England 85 Chapter 6: The Battle of the Parliament with the Pope 87 Chapter 7: Persecution of Wicliffe by the Pope and the Hierarchy 92 Chapter 8: Hierarchical Persecution of Wicliffe Resumed 96 Chapter 9: Wicliffe’s Views on Church Property and Church Reform 98 Chapter 10: The Translation of the Scriptures, or the English Bible 105 Chapter 11: Wicliffe and Transubstantiation 113 Chapter 12: Wicliffe’s Appeal to Parliament 119 Chapter 13: Wicliffe Before Convocation in Person, and Before the Roman Curia by Letter 122 Chapter 14: Wicliffe’s Last Days 124 Chapter 15: Wicliffe’s Theological and Church System 128 Book 3: John Huss and the Hussite Wars Chapter 1: Birth, Education, and First Labours of Huss 130 Chapter 2: Huss Begins his Warfare Against Rome 135 Chapter 3: Growing Opposition of Huss to Rome 141 Chapter 4: Preparations for the Council of Constance 144 Chapter 5: Deposition of the Rival Popes 149 Chapter 6: Imprisonment and Examination of Huss 154 Chapter 7: Condemnation and Martyrdom of Huss 161 Chapter 8: Wicliffe and Huss Compared in their Theology, their Character, and their Labours 165 Chapter 9: Trial and Temptation of Jerome 167 Chapter 10: The Trial of Jerome 171 Chapter 11: Condemnation and Burning of Jerome 173 Chapter 12: Wicliffe, Huss, and Jerome, or the First Three Witnesses of Modern Christendom 176 Chapter 13: The Hussite Wars 178 Chapter 14: Commencement of the Hussite Wars 184 Chapter 15: Marvellous Genius of Ziska as a General 189 Chapter 16: Second Crusade Against Bohemia 190 Chapter 17: Brilliant Successes of the Hussites 195 Chapter 18: The Council of Basle 202 Chapter 19: Last Scenes of the Bohemian Reformation 207 Book 4: Christendom at the Opening of the Sixteenth Century Chapter 1: Protestantism and Medievalism 213 Chapter 2: The Empire 215 Chapter 3: The Papacy, or Christendom Under the Tiara 220 Book 5: History of Protestantism in Germany to the Leipsic Disputation, 1519 Chapter 1: Luther’s Birth, Childhood, and School-Days 226 Chapter 2: Luther’s College Life 232 Chapter 3: Luther’s Life in the Convent 236 Chapter 4: Luther the Monk Becomes Luther the Reformer 239 Chapter 5: Luther as Priest, Professor, and Preacher 243 Chapter 6: Luther’s Journey to Rome 245 Chapter 7: Luther in Rome 251 Chapter 8: Tetzel Preaches Indulgences 255 Chapter 9: The “Theses” 260 Chapter 10: Luther Attacked by Tetzel, Prierio, and Eck 266 Chapter 11: Luther’s Journey to Augsburg 272 Chapter 12: Luther’s Appearance Before Cardinal Cajetan 275 Chapter 13: Luther’s Return to Wittemberg and Labours there 281 Chapter 14: Miltitz - Carlstadt - Dr. Eck 287 Chapter 15: The Leipsic Disputation 293 Book 6: From the Leipsic Disputation to the Diet at Worms, 1521 Chapter 1: Protestantism and Imperialism; or, the Monk and the Monarch 302 Chapter 2: Pope Leo’s Bull 310 Chapter 3: Interviews and Negotiations 317 Chapter 4: Luther Summoned to the Diet at Worms 326 Chapter 5: Luther’s Journey and Arrival at Worms 329 Chapter 6: Luther Before the Diet at Worms 335 Chapter 7: Luther put Under the Ban of the Empire 345 Book 7: Protestantism in England, from the Times of Wicliffe to those of Henry VIII. Chapter 1: The First Protestant Martyrs in England 350 Chapter 2: The Theology of the Early English Protestants 356 Chapter 3: Growth of English Protestantism 362 Chapter 4: Efforts for the Redistribution of Ecclesiastical Property 366 Chapter 5: Trial and Condemnation of Sir John Oldcastle 370 Chapter 6: Lollardism Denounced as Treason 377 Chapter 7: Martyrdom of Lord Cobham 381 Chapter 8: Lollardism under Henry V. and Henry VI. 384 Chapter 9: Rome’s Attempt to Regain Dominancy in England 393 Chapter 10: Resistance to Papal Encroachments 396 Chapter 11: Influence of the Wars of the Fifteenth Century on the Progress of Protestantism 401 Book8: History of Protestantism in Switzerland from A.D. 1516 to its Establishment at Zurich, 1525 Chapter 1: Switzerland - The Country and the People 408 Chapter 2: Condition of Switzerland Prior to the Reformation 412 Chapter 3: Corruption of the Swiss Church 416 Chapter 4: Zwingle’s Birth and School-Days 421 Chapter 5: Zwingle’s Progress Towards Emancipation 425 Chapter 6: Zwingle in Presence of the Bible 430 Chapter 7: Einsiedeln and Zurich 432 Chapter 8: The Pardon-Monger and the Plague 437 Chapter 9: Extension of the Reformation to Bern and Other Swiss Towns 441 Chapter 10: Spread of Protestantish in Eastern Switzerland 446 Chapter 11: The Question of Forbidden Meats 450 Chapter 12: Public Disputation at Zurich 454 Chapter 13: Dissolution of Conventual and Monastic Establishments 460 Chapter 14: Discussion on Images and the Mass 464 Chapter 15: Establishment of Protestantism in Zurich 468 Book 9: History of Protestantism from the Diet of Worms, 1521, to the Augsburg Confession, 1530 Chapter 1: The German New Testament 472 Chapter 2: The Abolition of the Mass 479 Chapter 3: Pope Adrian and his Scheme of Reform 485 Chapter 4: Pope Clement and the Nuremberg Diet 490 Chapter 5: Nuremberg (This chapter is founded on Notes made on the Spot by the Author in 1871) 495 Chapter 6: The Ratisbon League and Reformation 502 Chapter 7: Luther’s Views on the Sacrament and Image-Worship 506 Chapter 8: War of the Peasants 512 Chapter 9: The Battle of Pavia and its Influence on Protestantism 519 Chapter 10: Diet at Spires, 1526, and League Against the Emperor 523 Chapter 11: The Sack of Rome 527 Chapter 12: Organization of the Lutheran Church 532 Chapter 13: Constitution of the Church of Hesse 537 Chapter 14: Politics and Prodigies 543 Chapter 15: The Great Protest 548 Chapter 16: Conference at Marburg 554 Chapter 17: The Marburg Confession 562 Chapter 18: The Emperor, the Turk, and the Reformation 564 Chapter 19: Meeting Between the Emperor and Pope at Bologna 573 Chapter 20: Preparations for the Augsburg Diet 580 Chapter 21: Arrival of the Emperor at Augsburg and Opening of the Diet 585 Chapter 22: Luther in the Coburg and Melanchthon at the Diet 590 Chapter 23: Reading of the Augsburg Confession 594 Chapter 24: After the Diet of Augsburg 601 Chapter 25: Attempted Refutation of the Confession 606 Chapter 26: End of the Diet of Augsburg 614 Chapter 27: A Retrospect-1517-1530-Progress 617 Volume 2 Book 10: Rise and Establishment of Protestantism in Sweden and Denmark Chapter 1: Causes that Influenced the Reception or Rejection of Protestantism in the Various Countries 1 Chapter 2: Fortunes of Protestantism in Italy, Spain, and Britain 4 Chapter 3: Introduction of Protestantism into Sweden 11 Chapter 4: Conference at Upsala 16 Chapter 5: Establishment of Protestantism in Sweden 23 Chapter 6: Protestantism in Sweden, from Vasa (1530) to Charles IX. (1604) 29 Chapter 7: Introduction of Protestantism into Denmark 33 Chapter 8: Church-Song in Denmark 38 Chapter 9: Establishment of Protestantism in Denmark 41 Chapter 10: Protestantism under Christian III., and its Extension to Norway and Iceland 45 Book 11: Protestantism in Switzerland from its Establishment in Zurich (1525) to the Death of Zwingle (1531) Chapter 1: Zwingle - His Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper 51 Chapter 2: Disputation at Baden and its Results 56 Chapter 3: Outbreak and Suppression of Anabaptism in Switzerland 59 Chapter 4: Establishment of Protestantism at Bern 64 Chapter 5: Reformation Consummated in Basle 70 Chapter 6: League of the Five Cantons with Austria - Switzerland Divided 76 Chapter 7: Arms - Negotiations - Peace 81 Chapter 8: Proposed Christian Republic for Defence of Civil Rights 85 Chapter 9: Gathering of a Second Storm 88 Chapter 10: Death of Zwingle 92 Book 12: Protestantism in Germany from the Augsburg Confession to the Peace of Passau Chapter 1: The Schmalkald League 95 Chapter 2 : The German Anabaptists, or the “Heavenly Kingdom” 99 Chapter 3 : Accession of Princes and States to Protestantism 104 Chapter 4: Death and Burial of Luther 107 Chapter 5: The Schmalkald War, and Defeat of the Protestants 112 Chapter 6 : The “Interim” - Re-Establishment of Protestantism 117 Book 13: From Rise of Protestantism in France (1510) to Publication of the Institutes (1536) Chapter 1: The Doctor of Etaples, the First Protestant Teacher in France 123 Chapter 2 : Farel, Briconnet, and the Early Reformers of France 128 Chapter 3 : The First Protestant Congregation of France 134 Chapter 4 : Commencement of Persecution in France 137 Chapter 5: The First Martyrs of France 141 Chapter 6: Calvin: His Birth and Education 146 Chapter 7 : Calvin’s Conversion 149 Chapter 8 : Calvin Becomes a Student of Law 155 Chapter 9 : Calvin the Evangelist, and Berquin the Martyr 158 Chapter 10 : Calvin at Paris, and Francis Negotiating with Germany and England 164 Chapter 11 : The Gospel Preached in Paris - A Martyr 168 Chapter 12 : Calvin’s Flight from Paris 174 Chapter 13 : First Protestant Administration of the Lord’s Supper in France 178 Chapter 14 : Catherine De Medici 183 Chapter 15 : Marriage of Henry of France to Catherine De Medici 186 Chapter 16 : Melancthon’s Plan for Uniting Wittemberg and Rome 190 Chapter 17 : Plan of Francis I. for Combining Lutheranism and Romanism 196 Chapter 18 : First Disciples of the Gospel in Paris 198 Chapter 19: The Night of the Placards 205 Chapter 20 : Martyrs and Exiles 208 Chapter 21: Other and More Dreadful Martyrdoms 214 Chapter 22: Basle and the “Institutes” 219 Chapter 23: The “Institutes” 226 Chapter 24: Calvin on Predestination and Election 231 Chapter 25: Calvin’s Appeal to Francis I. 233 Book 14: Rise and Establishment of Protestantism at Geneva Chapter 1: Geneva: The City and its History 238 Chapter 2: Genevese Martyrs of Liberty 243 Chapter 3: The Reform Commenced in Lausanne and Established in Morat and Neuchatel 247 Chapter 4: Tumults - Successes - Toleration 251 Chapter 5: Farel Enters Geneva 256 Chapter 6: Geneva on the Brink of Civil War 260 Chapter 7: Heroism of Geneva 265 Chapter 8: Rome Falls and Geneva Rises 268 Chapter 9: Establishment of Protestantism in Geneva 274 Chapter 10: Calvin Enters Geneva -its Civil and Ecclesiastical Constitution 280 Chapter 11: Sumptuary Laws - Calvin and Farel Banished 285 Chapter 12: Calvin at Strasburg - Rome Draws Near to Geneva 291 Chapter 13: Abortive Conferences at Hagenau and Ratisbon 297 Chapter 14: Calvin Returns to Geneva 299 Chapter 15: The Ecclesiastical Ordinances 304 Chapter 16: The New Geneva 306 Chapter 17: Calvin’s Battles with the Libertines 310 Chapter 18 : Calvin’s Labours for Union 315 Chapter 19 : Servetus Comes to Geneva and is Arrested 320 Chapter 20 : Calvin’s Victory over the Libertines 323 Chapter 21 : Apprehension and Trial of Servetus 328 Chapter 22 : Condemnation and Death of Servetus 333 Chapter 23 : Calvin’s Correspondence with Martyrs, Reformers 340 Chapter 24 : Calvin’s Manifold Labours 345 Chapter 25 : Final Victory and Glory of Geneva 349 Chapter 26 : Geneva and its Influence in Europe 353 Chapter 27 : The Academy of Geneva 358 Chapter 28 : The Social and Family Life of Geneva 362 Chapter 29 : Calvin’s Last Illness and Death 365 Chapter 30 : Calvin’s Work 370 Book 15: The Jesuits Chapter 1 : Ignatius Loyola 377 Chapter 2 : Loyola’s First Disciples 382 Chapter 3 : Organization and Training of the Jesuits 387 Chapter 4 : Moral Code of the Jesuits-Probabilism, Etc 393 Chapter 5 : The Jesuit Teaching on Regicide, Murder, Lying, Theft, Etc 398 Chapter 6: The “Secret Instructions” of the Jesuits 404 Chapter 7: Jesuit Management of Rich Widows and the Heirs of Great Families 407 Chapter 8: Diffusion of the Jesuits Throughout Christendom 412 Chapter 9: Commercial Enterprises and Banishments 416 Chapter 10: Restoration of the Inquisition 421 Chapter 11: The Tortures of the Inquisition 424 Book 16: Protestantism in the Waldensian Valleys 430 Chapter 1: Antiquity and First Persecutions of the Waldenses 430 Chapter 2: Cataneo’s Expedition (1488) Against the Dauphinese and Piedmontese Confessors 436 Chapter 3 : Failure of Cataneo’s Expedition 441 Chapter 4: Synod in the Waldensian Valleys 445 Chapter 5 : Persecutions and Martyrdoms 449 Chapter 6 : Preparations for a War of Extermination 456 Chapter 7 : The Great Campaign of 1561 461 Chapter 8 : Waldensian Colonies in Calabria and Apulia 468 Chapter 9 : Extinction of Waldenses in Calabria 472 Chapter 10 : The Year of the Plague 476 Chapter 11 : The Great Massacre 479 Chapter 12 : Exploits of Gianavello - Massacre and Pillage of Rora 488 Chapter 13 : The Exile 494 Chapter 14 : Return to the Valleys 498 Chapter 15 : Final Re-Establishment in their Valleys 503 Chapter 16 : Condition of the Waldenses from 1690 508 Book 17: Protestantism in France from Death of Francis I (1547) to Edict of Nantes (1598) Chapter 1 : Henry II and Parties in France 512 Chapter 2 : Henry II and his Persecutions 518 Chapter 3 : First National Synod of the French Protestant Church 525 Chapter 4 : A Gallery of Portraits 532 Chapter 5 : The Guises, and the Insurrection of Amboise 538 Chapter 6 : Charles IX-The Triumvirate-Colloquy at Poissy 546 Chapter 7 : Massacre at Vassy and Commencement of the Civil Wars 555 Chapter 8 : Commencement of the Huguenot Wars 562 Chapter 9 : The First Huguenot War, and Death of the Duke of Guise 568 Chapter 10 : Catherine de Medici and her Son, Charles IX- Conference at Bayonne-The St. Bartholomew Massacre Plotted 574 Chapter 11 : Second and Third Huguenot Wars 580 Chapter 12 : Synod of La Rochelle 585 Chapter 13 : The Promoters of the St. Bartholomew Massacre 588 Chapter 14 : Negotiations of the Court with the Huguenots 592 Chapter 15 : The Marriage, and Preparations for the Massacre 597 Chapter 16 : The Massacre of St. Bartholomew 600 Chapter 17 : Resurrection of Huguenotism-Death of Charles IX. 608 Chapter 18 : New Persecutions-Reign and Death of Henry III. 614 Chapter 19 : Henry IV and the Edict of Nantes 617 Volume 3 Book 18: History of Protestantism in the Netherlands Chapter 1: The Netherlands and their Inhabitants 1 Chapter 2: Introduction of Protestantism into the Netherlands 4 Chapter 3: Antwerp: Its Confessors and Martyrs 9 Chapter 4: Abdication of Charles V. and Accession of Philip II. 14 Chapter 5: Philip Arranges the Government of the Netherlands, and Departs for Spain 17 Chapter 6: Storms in the Council, and Martyrs at the Stake 22 Chapter 7 : Retirement of Granvelle - Belgic Confession of Faith 29 Chapter 8: The Rising Storm 35 Chapter 9: The Confederates or “Beggars” 41 Chapter 10: The Field-Preachings 46 Chapter 11: The Image-Breakings 51 Chapter 12: Reaction - Submission of the Southern Netherlands 58 Chapter 13: The Council of Blood 64 Chapter 14: William Unfurls his Standard - Execution of Egmont and Horn 71 Chapter 15: Failure of William’s First Campaign 75 Chapter 16: The “Beggars of the Sea,” and Second Campaign of Orange 79 Chapter 17: William’s Second Campaign, and Submission of Brabant and Flanders 87 Chapter 18: The Siege of Haarlem 92 Chapter 19: Siege of Alkmaar, and Recall of Alva 98 Chapter 20: Third Campaign of William, and Death of Count Louis of Nassau 102 Chapter 21: The Siege of Leyden 107 Chapter 22: March of the Spanish Army Through the Sea - Sack of Antwerp 110 Chapter 23: The “Pacification of Ghent,” and Toleration 116 Chapter 24: Administration of Don John, and First Synod of Dort 119 Chapter 25: Abjuration of Philip, and Rise of the Seven United Provinces 128 Chapter 26: Assassination of William the Silent 133 Chapter 27: Order and Government of the Netherland Church 137 Chapter 28: Disorganization of the Provinces 142 Chapter 29: The Synod of Dort 146 Chapter 30: Grandeur of the United Provinces 154 Book 19: Protestantism in Poland and Bohemia Chapter 1: Rise and Spread of Protestantism in Poland 158 Chapter 2: John Alasco, and Reformation of East Friesland 165 Chapter 3: Acme of Protestantism in Poland 172 Chapter 4: Organisation of the Protestant Church of Poland 178 Chapter 5: Turning of the Tide of Protestantism in Poland 183 Chapter 6: The Jesuits enter Poland - Destruction of its Protestantism 185 Chapter 7: Bohemia - Entrance of Reformation 192 Chapter 8: Overthrow of Protestantism in Bohemia 200 Chapter 9: An Army of Martyrs 207 Chapter 10: Suppression of Protestantish in Bohemia 212 Book 20: Protestantism in Hungary and Transylvania Chapter 1: Planting of Protestantism 219 Chapter 2: Protestantism Flourishes in Hungary and Transylvania 225 Chapter 3: Ferdinand II and the Era of Persecution 228 Chapter 4: Leopold I. and the Jesuits 234 Chapter 5: Banishment of Pastors and Desolation of the Church of Hungary 239 Book 21: The Thirty Years’ War Chapter 1: Great Periods of the Thirty Years’ War 248 Chapter 2: The Army and the Camp 252 Chapter 3: The March and its Devastations 256 Chapter 4: Conquest of North Germany by Ferdinand II and the “Catholic League” 261 Chapter 5: Edict of Restitution 269 Chapter 6: Arrival of Gustavus Adolphus in Germany 274 Chapter 7: Fall of Magdeburg and Victory of Leipsic 280 Chapter 8: Conquest of the Rhine and Bavaria - Battle of Lützen 287 Chapter 9: Death of Gustavus Adolphus 294 Chapter 10: The Pacification of Westphalia 299 Chapter 11: The Fatherland after the War 304 Book 22: Protestantism in France from Death of Henry IV. (1610) to the Revolution (1789) Chapter 1: Louis XIII. and the Wars of Religion 309 Chapter 2: Fall of La Rochelle, and End of the Wars of Religion 316 Chapter 3: Industrial and Literary Eminence of the French Protestants 320 Chapter 4: The Dragonnades 326 Chapter 5: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 332 Chapter 6: The Prisons and the Galleys 338 Chapter 7: The “Church of the Desert” 343 Book 23: Protestantism in England from the Times of Henry VIII. Chapter 1: The King and the Scholars 347 Chapter 2: Cardinal Wolsey and the New Testament of Erasmus 352 Chapter 3: William Tyndale and the English New Testament 359 Chapter 4: Tyndale’s New Testament Arrives in England 365 Chapter 5: The Bible and the Cellar at Oxford - Anne Boleyn 371 Chapter 6: The Divorce - Thomas Bilney, the Martyr 376 Chapter 7: The Divorce, and Wolsey’s Fall 383 Chapter 8: Cranmer - Cromwell - The Papal Supremacy Abolished 389 Chapter 9: The King Declared Head of the Church of England 395 Chapter 10: Scaffolds - Death of Henry VIII 402 Chapter 11: The Church of England as Reformed by Cranmer 408 Chapter 12: Deaths of Protector Somerset and Edward VI 416 Chapter 13: Restoration of the Pope’s Authority in England 419 Chapter 14: The Burnings under Mary 425 Chapter 15: Elizabeth; Restoration of the Protestant Church 431 Chapter 16: Excommunication of Elizabeth, and Plots of the Jesuits 440 Chapter 17: The Armada; its Building 446 Chapter 18: The Armada Arrives off England 450 Chapter 19: Destruction of the Armada 455 Chapter 20: Greatness of Protestant England 461 Book 24: Protestantism in Scotland Chapter 1: The Darkness and the Daybreak 466 Chapter 2: Scotland’s First Preacher and Martyr, Patrick Hamilton 470 Chapter 3: Wishart is Burned, and Knox Comes Forward 478 Chapter 4: Knox’s Call to the Ministry and First Sermon 483 Chapter 5: Knox’s Final Return to Scotland 489 Chapter 6: Establishment of the Reformation in Scotland 492 Chapter 7: Constitution of the “Kirk”: Arrival of Mary Stuart 496 Chapter 8: Knox’s Interview with Queen Mary 501 Chapter 9: Trial of Knox for Treason 506 Chapter 10: The Last Days of Queen Mary and John Knox 511 Chapter 11: Andrew Melville; the Tulchan Bishops 515 Chapter 12: Battles for Presbyterianism and Liberty 520 Chapter 13: James in England—The Gunpowder Plot 526 Chapter 14: Death of James VI, and Spiritual Awakening in Scotland 530 Chapter 15: Charles I and Archbishop Laud; Religious Innovations 536 Chapter 16: The National Covenant and Assembly of 1638 540 Chapter 17: Civil War—Solemn League—Westminster Assembly 545 Chapter 18: Parliament Triumphs, and the King is Betrayed 551 Chapter 19: Restoration of Charles II, and St. Bartholomew Day, 1662 556 Chapter 20: Scotland—Middleton’s Tyranny—Act Recissory 560 Chapter 21: Establishment of Prelacy in Scotland 563 Chapter 22: Four Hundred Ministers Ejected 568 Chapter 23: Breach of the “Triple League” and War with Holland 574 Chapter 24: The Popish Plot, and Death of Charles II 578 Chapter 25: The First Rising of the Scottish Presbyterians 586 Chapter 26: The Field-Preaching or “Conventicle” 591 Chapter 27: Drumclog—Bothwell bridge—The “Killing Times” 597 Chapter 28: James II—Projects to Restore Popery 603 Chapter 29: A Great Crisis in England and Christendom 609 Chapter 30: Protestantism Mounts the Throne of Great Britain 617 Chronology 648

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