LUTHER,

AND THE

LUTHERAN REFORMATION.

BY

JOHN SCOTT, M.A.

VICAR OF NORTH FERRIBY, AND MINISTER OF ST. MARY'S,
HULL, ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

NEW-YORK:

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Recapitulation-Diet of Augsburg-Confession of Augs-

burg-Proceedings respecting the Confession-Luther-

Concluding Transactions and Recess of the Diet

CHAPTER XVIII.

Protestant Measures of Defence-League of Smalkald-

Pacification of Nuremberg-Death of the Elector John,

and Succession of John Frederic-Progress of the

Reformation-Writings of Luther

CHAPTER XIX.

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41

Erasmus on Concord in the Church-Persecutions-

Reformation extended-Anabaptists of Munster-Henry

VIII. and Francis I.-Pope's Commission for Reforma-

tion-Roman Catholic League-Convention of Frankfort 56

CHAPTER XX.

Luther's Interview with Vergerio-Concord of Wittemberg

-Ecclesiastical Funds-Luther's Illness and Prayer-

Character of Popery-Luther's alleged Conference with

Satan-His Writings

CHAPTER XXI.

74

Death of George of Saxony, and Succession of Henry-

Reformation of his Dominions, and of the Electorate of

Brandenburg-Joachim II.-Conferences of Haguenau,

Worms, and Ratisbon-Gropper's Book-Misconduct of

the Landgrave-Dangerous Illness of Melancthon

CHAPTER XXII.

Progress of the Reformation-Germany-Denmark and

Sweden-France-Austria-Italy-Luther's Writings-

Agricola and Antinomianism

CHAPTER XXIII.

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93

Maurice succeeds Henry of Saxony-His Line of Policy-

Henry of Brunswick expelled-Reformation of his Terri-

tories-Situation of the Protestants-Herman Arch-

bishop of Cologne-The Bishop of Munster-The

Princes of Henneberg

CHAPTER XXIV.

George Prince of Anhalt-Bugenhagius Pomeranus-Diet

of Worms-Council of Trent-Alarm of the Protestants

-Their Leaders-Artifices of the Emperor-Diet and

Conferences of Ratisbon-Preparations for War-

Reformation of the Lower Palatinate, and of Leutkirk

CHAPTER XXV.

Closing Transactions of Luther's Life-His Death-His

Character-His later Writings

CHAPTER XXVI.

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154

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The War of Smalkald-Elector of Saxony deposed, and

Maurice advanced in his room-Conduct of John Fred-

eric in Captivity-The Interim established-Conduct of

Melancthon

CHAPTER XXVII.

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Proceedings of Maurice-He attacks and surprises the

Emperor-Treaty of Passau-Death of Maurice-Peace

of Religion-Extracts from Melancthon's Writings-Pro-

gress of Reforination-Controversies-Reflections

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

Remainder of Melancthon's History-Further Extracts from

his Epistles-His Works-Notices of Lutheran Reform-

ers ·

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280

CHAPTER XXIX.

P. P. Vergerio, and Francis Spira-Juan Diaz-The Wal-

denses of Provence-The Council of Trent

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