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    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

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